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NPP flagbearer race: Adutwum appoints Yaw Opoku Mensah as official spokesperson

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful for the 2028 general elections, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has appointed Yaw Opoku Mensah as his official spokesperson. In...

NPP flagbearer race: They underestimate me at their own risk – Adutwum 

Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has warned those dismissing his chances in the race to do so at their...

Tamale Central by-election: Prof. Alidu to be declared unopposed if… – EC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate in the Tamale Central by-election, Prof. Alidu Seidu, is set to make history as the first person...

Running for presidency in Ghana now costs $200m – CDD-Ghana

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has raised alarm over the escalating cost of contesting presidential elections, warning that democracy risks being captured...

NPP Presidential race: Charles Bissue endorses Kennedy Agyapong

Former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee Against Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, has publicly expressed his support for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful...

Tamale Central by-election: NDC’s Prof. Alidu becomes sole contestant 

The People's National Convention (PNC) and the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) have also decided to withdraw from the Tamale Central by-election scheduled for...

NPP flagbearer race should not be reduced to a contest of rich men – K.T. Hammond

Former Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahir (K.T.) Hammond, has urged that the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) upcoming flagbearer contest should not...

Prof. Seidu Alidu wins Tamale Central NDC parliamentary primary

A former Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana, Professor Seidu Alidu, has emerged as the winner of the National...

Police assure of maximum security for Tamale Central NDC primary

The Northern Regional Police Command has assured maximum security during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central Constituency. Assistant Commissioner of...

NDC holds Tamale Central parliamentary primary today

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold its parliamentary primary in the Tamale Central Constituency today, September 6, 2025. The exercise precedes a by-election to...

Akwatia MP-Elect sets record straight on road construction ahead of by-election

The newly elected Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has dismissed claims by the opposition New...

Akwatia by-election: Mustapha Gbande accuses NPP leaders of provocation, condemns alleged poster-tearing incident

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has condemned what he described as an act of political provocation by senior...

World Peace Volunteers criticise “wasteful” spending on Akwatia by-election

Civil society group World Peace Volunteers (WPV) has expressed concern over what it describes as the excessive deployment of public resources during the recent...

NPP has no moral right to petition police over Azorka – Sukparu

Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technologies and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lacks the moral standing to petition...

NPP would have won Akwatia by-election if… – Richard Ahiagbah

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Director, Richard Ahiagbah, has attributed the party’s defeat in the closely contested Akwatia by-election to deliberate voter suppression by...

NPP knew it would lose Akwatia by-election; candidate was not fit – Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has said the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) choice of candidate for the Akwatia...

Akwatia by-election results under legal review, challenge not ruled out – NPP

The Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako, has said the party is carefully reviewing the results of the...

Akwatia by-election outcome reflects NPP’s eight-year record – MP-Elect

The newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia, Bernard Baidoo, says his victory in Tuesday’s by-election represents the electorate’s verdict on the eight-year...

Richard Ahiagbah blames Sofo Azorka, NDC violence for Akwatia defeat

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has blamed its defeat in the Akwatia by-election on alleged acts of violence by the National Democratic Congress (NDC),...

The NDC’s Akwatia by-election victory: The final waterloo for NPP’s dwindling Minority?

The reverberations of the 2024 general election, which delivered a resounding defeat to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), are still fresh in the minds...

Akwatia by-election: Asumadu congratulates Bernard Baidoo; sends important message

New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate Solomon Asumadu has conceded defeat in the recently concluded Akwatia by-election. Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii...

Former UN Advisor hints at possible removal of EC Chair, Deputies

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey, could soon be the next...

Akwatia road construction continues after by-election despite vote-buying claims

Road construction works in parts of Akwatia are continuing days after Tuesday’s by-election, despite earlier suspicions that the projects were hurriedly rolled out to...

NPP welcomes Okyere Baafi’s apology after Akwatia by-election defeat

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Koduah, has defended New Juaben South MP, Michael Okyere Baafi, following public backlash...

NPP’s Gary Nimako reveals late Ernest Kumi planned to resign

The Director of Legal Affairs for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako, has disclosed that the late Ernest Kumi, former Member of Parliament...

NPP commends police, EC for smooth Akwatia by-election

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Koduah, has commended the Ghana Police Service and the Electoral Commission (EC) for...

Akwatia by-election signals rise in NDC goodwill – Dr. Asah-Asante

Political Scientist and Head of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, has said the outcome of the...

NPP defends candidate selection process in Akwatia by-election

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Koduah, has defended the party’s choice of candidate in the recently held Akwatia...

I would’ve been ‘slaughtered’ if Akwatia prediction failed – Mussa Dankwah

Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has described his organisation’s projection for the Akwatia by-election as one of the most rewarding exercises he...

Akwatia defeat: NPP will bounce back in 2028 – Kennedy Nyarko Osei

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Nyarko Osei, has expressed confidence that the party will bounce back to...

Akwatia by-election: NDC’s loss would have been surprising – Mornah

Leader of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has said it would be a “surprise” if the National Democratic Congress (NDC) failed...

We won’t accept Okyere Baafi’s apology; he must resign – NDC’s Tanko-Computer

Deputy National Elections Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, has rejected the apology issued by New Juaben South MP, Michael Okyere...

Akwatia by-election: Okyere Baafi apologises over resignation comment after NPP’s loss

New Juaben South MP, Michael Okyere Baafi of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has apologised for his controversial statement that he would resign if...

Akwatia by-election: NDC has no hand in vote buying – Tanko-Computer

The Deputy Director of Elections and Information Technology for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, has dismissed allegations of vote buying in the...

Afenyo-Markin reacts to threats from NDC’s Chief Azorka

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has dismissed claims that he was threatened by the National Vice Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief...

Tamale Central by-election: NPP withdrew because they don’t stand a chance – NDC

General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has dismissed suggestions that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) pulled out of...

Akwatia by-election: Provisional results so far

Provisional results from the Akwatia by-election are coming in rapidly from all 119 polling stations, with early figures indicating tight contests in key battlegrounds. The...

If I were President, I wouldn’t fix Akwatia roads if… – Collins Dauda [Video]

Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Collins Dauda, has sparked debate by suggesting that road projects in Akwatia could be influenced by the results...

“Akwatia by-election no apicki ama me” – NDC’s Bernard Baidoo [Video]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in the Akwatia by-election, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has expressed confidence in winning the contest, though he remains unsure...

We’ll ensure Okyere Baafi honours his word if NPP loses Akwatia – Baba Jamal

Former Akwatia MP, Baba Jamal, has called on New Juaben South legislator Michael Okyere Baafi to honor his public pledge to resign from Parliament...