Reports

Did Mahama introduce teachers’ licensure exams?

On November 17, 2023, Presidential Staffer, Dennis Edward Aboagye, shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) suggesting that Former President John Mahama had contradicted himself on his stance on the cancellation of the teacher...

Has Bawumia improved the electoral fortunes of the NPP in the north?

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is the top candidate in the lead-up to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) November 4 primaries. Although many predicted that Dr Bawumia was going to win by a majority vote...

False! Akufo-Addo did not order dam spillage as payback to Volta region residents

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, a popular X (formerly Twitter) handle, @bongoideas, alleged that President Akufo-Addo deliberately ordered the spillage of the Akosombo Dam as an act of retaliation against the people of Lower...

Akufo-Addo’s claim of at least 70% voter turnout in all elections false

During a presentation at the US National Peace Institute on October 12, President Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Ghana has never had less than 70% of registered voters participating in its elections. The President made...

Mahama never said ethnicity was reason Akufo-Addo hadn’t visited victims of Dam spillage

On Monday, October 16, 2023, claims suggesting that Former President John Dramani Mahama had said President Akufo-Addo refused to visit victims of Volta River Authority’s Dam spillage because of their ethnicity emerged on social...

BoG and Inflation: NPP’s Akosua Manu’s claim completely false

On October 5, 2023, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Akosua Manu, claimed that the Bank of Ghana’s decisions do not affect food inflation in the country. She said...

ANALYSIS: Can Alan break the independent candidates’, breakaway party jinx?

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kyerematen, on Monday shook the country's political landscape with his decision to go solo in the 2024 elections as an independent candidate. A serial presidential...

10 politicians who resigned to form their own parties or run independently

Unity is the cornerstone of Ghanaian ideals, enshrined in our coat of arms and national anthem. But when it comes to politics, that unity does not always last with our political parties. The latest...

Are soldiers the force behind Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive?

In the context of the ongoing democratic decline and rising military coup in Africa, TV show host Blessed Godsbrain Smart, better known as Captain Smart, has said that soldiers are the force behind Vietnam’s...