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Boakye Agyarko welcomes NPP delegates to Kumasi, outlines four-point agenda

NPP National Chairman hopeful Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko has welcomed delegates to Kumasi for the party’s National Annual Delegates Conference and National Executives Elections, calling...

NPP deploys 3,000–4,000 police officers for national delegates conference

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says between 3,000 and 4,000 police personnel have been deployed to Kumasi to provide security for its National Delegates...

NPP needs Afoko to break NDC in 2028 – Senior Lecturer

Political Scientist Dr. Kwasi Amakye-Boateng has argued that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) faces a tougher task ahead of the 2028 elections because of...

Fusaini Abanga maintains lead in NPP National Youth Organiser race

Fusaini Yakubu Abanga has maintained a commanding lead in the race for National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), according to the...

Former NEIP CEO praises Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, takes swipe at EOCO’s current leadership

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has praised former Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)...

Boakye Agyarko calls for Baffour-Awuah’s release

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman hopeful, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has called on the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to release the Member...

NPP sets up 31 voting centres for national executive elections

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will establish 31 voting centres at the Babayara Sports Stadium for its upcoming national executive elections in an effort...

‘Pursue drug kingpins, persecute not political opponents’ – Afenyo-Markin tells EOCO

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to step up efforts to pursue the financiers and organisers...

7,163 delegates to vote in NPP national executive elections

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set for its National Officers’ Elections on Saturday, October 3, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi,...

NPP elections: Police announce road closures, diversions in Kumasi

Motorists travelling through parts of Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, will have to use alternative routes as police implement temporary road closures and traffic...

There is high enthusiasm in Kumasi ahead of NPP conference – Ashanti Reg. Communications Director

The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Kerskin Opoku Owusu, has described the high level of enthusiasm in Kumasi...

NPP elections: Destruction of aspirants’ posters breaches democracy – Ashanti Communications Director

The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Kerskin Opoku Owusu, has expressed concern over the alleged destruction of posters...

NPP external branches demand ROPAA implementation roadmap ahead of delegates conference

The External Branches of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are calling for a clear, time-bound plan to implement the Representation of the People (Amendment)...

Sylvester Tetteh wraps up NPP campaign in Adansi Asokwa, targets 60 parliamentary seats

New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary aspirant Sylvester Tetteh has concluded his campaign in the Adansi Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region, appealing to...

Afoko is Bawumia’s clean-break man for 2028 – Political Science Lecturer

Political Scientist Dr Kwasi Amakye-Boateng has dismissed concerns that Mahamudu Bawumia and Awentami Paul Afoko, both from northern Ghana, should be excluded from leadership...

Afoko is the ideal candidate to rebuild NPP – Political Scientist

A Senior Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Kwasi Amakye-Boateng has backed former National Chairman of the New...

Beyond Mahama: The Leadership the NDC Will Need for Its Next Chapter

After more than three decades of observing Ghana’s public life from different vantage points as a media practitioner, legislator, lecturer, member of the National...

Samuel Kofi Payitey declared UNIMAC-IJ TEIN president-elect

Communication Studies student of the University of Media, Arts and Communication-Institute of Journalism (UniMAC-IJ), Samuel Kofi Payitey, has been declared the duly elected President...

NDC officials attend Adua of late Asante Mampong Organizer Halidu Inusah

A high-powered National Democratic Congress (NDC) delegation in the Ashanti Region on Saturday joined family members and sympathisers in Asante Mampong for the Islamic...

NPP internal elections: Justin Kodua leads general secretary race with 71% – Global InfoAnalytics

Incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong is leading the contest to retain his position, according to a poll by Global...

John Boadu leads NPP chairmanship race with 48% in Global InfoAnalytics poll

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary John Boadu has emerged as the leading candidate in the party’s national chairmanship contest, according to the...

I’m the most experienced candidate in NPP First Vice Chairman race – Nana B

New Patriotic Party (NPP) First Vice Chairman hopeful, Henry Nana Boakye, says his 26 years of involvement in the party have equipped him with...

Abanga Yakubu targets over 80% votes in NPP National Youth Organiser race

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Youth Organiser hopeful, Abanga Yakubu Fusani, has said he is confident of winning the upcoming internal election, targeting more...

‘I’m committed to leading an NDC Youth Wing that will drive unprecedented political organisation and mobilisation’ — Okai Mintah

National Youth Organiser aspirant of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Okai Mintah, says he is committed to building a Youth Wing capable of...

NDC supporters storm Fomena constituency office over alleged disqualification of chairman aspirant

Some aggrieved supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Adansi Fomena Constituency have stormed the party’s office to protest the alleged disqualification...

NPP Vice Chair race: I may be the youngest, but most experienced – Nana B

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Vice-Chairperson hopeful Henry Nana Boakye says his relatively young age should not be mistaken for a lack of experience...

NPP announces voting schedule and ID requirements for national executives elections

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the programme and voter identification requirements for its national conference scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2026. According to...

Nobody can unite NPP better than Afoko – Bawumia’s ally

Private Legal Practitioner and New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart Charles Owusu Juanah says Awentami Paul Afoko has already started engaging members of opposing camps...

Ketu South NDC clears 73 aspirants for constituency elections

A total of 73 aspirants have been cleared to contest the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ketu South Constituency elections following the completion of...

Walewale MP withdraws ‘rude’ remark, apologises to Speaker Bagbin

The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Dr Kabiru Tiah Mahama, has apologised to Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and the House after withdrawing his...

Minority vows to pursue narcotics probe despite Bagbin’s rejection of motion

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to pursue its demand for a parliamentary inquiry into major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana, rejecting Speaker Alban...

Bagbin adjourns Parliament indefinitely

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has adjourned the House indefinitely following his decision to reject a Minority motion seeking a parliamentary investigation into major...

‘Give caucus leaders adequate time to speak before ruling’ – Afenyo-Markin to Bagbin

Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged Speaker Alban Bagbin to allow the leaders of the respective parliamentary caucuses adequate opportunity to make...

John Boadu leads NPP chairmanship race in latest survey ahead of Saturday’s delegates conference

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has emerged as the candidate respondents consider most likely to win the party’s...

Insults in public discourse: Bagbin tells MPs to lead by example

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has urged Members of Parliament to set the standard for respectful public debate, noting that some of them have...

Bagbin raises concern over rising insults and hate speech in Ghana’s public discourse

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has called for greater civility in Ghana’s national discourse, expressing concern over the increasing use of insults, threats and...

My defamation suit against Sammy Gyamfi still pending in court – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin says a court case arising from alleged defamatory comments by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board...

NDC announces date for 2026 Regional Executive elections

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will open nominations for its 2026 Regional Executive Elections on Tuesday, October 6, as the party begins the process...

Chairman Wontumi hit with sad news

Incarcerated former Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has lost his sister. Former NPP Ashanti...

NPP rewrites the campaign playbook as opposition reality shapes national executive contest

If the New Patriotic Party (NPP) were still in power, the campaign for its October 3, 2026, national executive elections would probably have looked...