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Grand welcome for Bawumia in Wa as he begins tour of the north

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was accorded a rapturous reception in the Upper West Regional capital, Wa, earlier today as he began a...

Transparency International rejects calls to scrap OSP as ‘unnecessary and premature’

Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, Mary Addah, has pushed back against proposals to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), arguing that...

NDC Candidate files contempt application against EC Chair over delayed Kpandai re-run

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Kpandai Constituency, Daniel Nsals Wakpal, has filed an application at the Tamale High Court seeking...

EC sets December 30 for Kpandai election re-run

The Electoral Commission has scheduled a rerun of the Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election for Tuesday, December 30, 2025. This decision comes after a ruling by...

NDC to file contempt of court against EC over Kpandai re-run

Deputy Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko Computer, has revealed that the party is preparing to file a contempt...

Ayariga, Dafeamekpor draft bill to abolish OSP

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and his Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, have drafted a private member’s bill to repeal the OSP Act and abolish the...

Kpandai Rerun: NDC will win the seat hands down – Rashid Tanko Computer

Deputy Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko Computer, says the party is fully prepared for the upcoming rerun of...

Nyindam’s Seat: Minority Caucus rejects EC letter, pledges full defense

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has firmly stated that the Kpandai parliamentary seat cannot be declared vacant while legal proceedings regarding the matter are...

Why am I treated differently from Gyakye Quayson? – Kpandai MP asks

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has questioned what he describes as deliberate political targeting by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite...

This is a planned action against me — Nyindam on Kpandai seat controversy

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Mathew Nyindam, has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of orchestrating a plan against him after his...

I’m not happy about this – Nyindam on NDC campaign moves in Kpandai

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has expressed frustration over what he describes as early and aggressive campaigning by the National Democratic...

Nyindam thanks Minority for standing by him amid parliamentary dispute

The embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpandai Constituency, Mathew Nyindam, has expressed gratitude to the Minority in Parliament for showing solidarity amid the...

You have been unfair to me – Kpandai MP tells Speaker Bagbin [Audio]

The embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpandai Constituency, Mathew Nyindam, has accused Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin of being unfair to him as...

I am confused, but… – Kpandai MP [Listen]

The embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpandai Constituency, Mathew Nyindam, has expressed frustration over the recent Tamale High Court ruling that annulled his...

Kpandai re-run: Minority’s tactics ‘backfired’ – Ayariga

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has defended the Clerk to Parliament over the controversial letter declaring the Kpandai seat vacant, insisting the Clerk acted strictly...

Nana B criticises govt over rising tariffs, worsening living conditions

The National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, accusing it of failing...

Mahama third-term talk ‘absurd fantasy’ – Kwakye Ofosu dismisses rumours

Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has rejected claims that President John Mahama plans to seek a third term...

Kpandai Re-Run: No one can bully us – Michael Okyere Baafi

The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has vowed that the Minority will block all parliamentary business until the letter...

Kpandai Re-Run: We will halt parliamentary business until… – John Darko

The Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko Esq., has declared that the Minority Caucus will not allow parliamentary proceedings to continue until the...

Chaos erupts in Parliament as Minority storms centre of floor over Kpandai seat controversy

Parliamentary proceedings descended into chaos as the Majority and Minority clashed over the Speaker’s directive to continue the day’s business. The disruption occurred after Minority...

Until Kpandai issue is resolved, government business will suffer – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has warned that government business will continue to be disrupted until the controversies surrounding the Kpandai parliamentary seat are fully...

Kpandai rerun: Matthew Nyindam will only be reinstated as MP If … – Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has outlined the conditions under which Matthew Nyindam could be reinstated as MP for Kpandai, amid a growing...

Full speech: NPP on Kpandai election petition judgement

Good morning, distinguished members of the press, members of the New Patriotic Party, and fellow Ghanaians. Today marks one year and two days since Ghanaians...

NPP National Organiser slams High Court judge over Kpandai rerun ruling

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has sharply criticised the High Court judge...

Minority demands withdrawal of letter declaring Kpandai seat vacant

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the Speaker of Parliament to immediately withdraw the letter sent to the Electoral Commission declaring the Kpandai...

Kpandai re-run: Minority dons black, vows to resist parliament and government over ‘unlawful’ decision

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has expressed outrage over what it describes as an unlawful and deliberate attempt to unseat the New Patriotic Party...

First year anniversary of NDC government; Ashanti Chairman calls for calm among party supporters

Chairman of the NDC in the Ashanti Region, Augustus Nana Akwasi Andrews, has revealed that party members continue to mount pressure on his office...

Energy Ministry hits back at Minority, says 9% tariff hike modest compared to their 27%

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has pushed back against criticisms from the Minority in Parliament following the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC)...

I am not troubled; we didn’t cheat – Nyindam responds as Kpandai poll heads for re-run

The candidate at the centre of the Kpandai election challenge, Matthew Nyindam, says he remains unfazed by the latest developments surrounding the Kpandai Parliamentary...

Bawumia will perform better in 2026 NPP primaries, his popularity has actually risen – Nana Akomea

Vice Chairman of the ‘Bawumia 2024 Campaign Team,’ Nana Akomea, says he is confident that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will perform even better in the...

Nana Akomea refutes claims of selling STC land, says allegations are politically driven

Former Managing Director of the State Transport Company (STC), Nana Akomea, has strongly denied allegations that he sold off portions of the company’s land...

Cecilia Dapaah, Ofori-Atta cases ‘entrenched distrust’ in OSP – Mary Addah

Executive Director of Transparency International–Ghana, Mary Addah, says public trust in Ghana’s anti-corruption efforts has sunk even deeper because of how major cases involving...

Parliament notifies EC of vacancy for Kpandai parliamentary rerun

The Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, has officially notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the Kpandai Constituency, following a High...

Accra High Court dismisses application by Chairman Wontumi’s lawyers for further disclosures

The Accra High Court has thrown out an application by lawyers for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi...

Put the party first — Kufuor calls on NPP to close ranks for 2028

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor is urging members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to prioritise unity as the party begins the process of...

Kufuor reveals NPP plot against him after 1996 election loss

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has revealed that some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) opposed his nomination for a second attempt as...

NPP leaders ‘not truthful’ about 2024 defeat – Adansi Asokwa Chairman

Kwame Owusu, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Adansi Asokwa, has accused party leaders of not being honest with members ahead of...

Former President Kufuor blames DDEP, National Cathedral, and PDS deal for NPP’s 2024 defeat

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has openly criticised several major policy decisions under the Akufo-Addo administration, citing the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), the...

‘I never backed Alan Kyerematen against Akufo-Addo’ – Kufuor clears air on old rumours

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has emphatically denied long-circulating claims that he preferred Alan Kyerematen over Nana Akufo-Addo as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP)...

Alan Kyerematen rejected my offer to serve as minister in 2000 – Kufuor reveals

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has revealed that Alan Kyerematen declined an invitation to serve in his first government after the New Patriotic Party...