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EC chair commends Dampare, Election Security Task Force ahead of 2024 polls

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has described collaborations between her outfit and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, and...

You may have been understood but take feedback in good faith – NAPO told 

The Dean of International Studies at the University of Cape Coast, Prof Samuel Bert Boadi Kusi has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) running...

Constituents knew NAPO would be running mate – Manhyia South NPP Chairman 

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for Manhyia South constituency, Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta has said the constituency had known that its Member of...

IEA Presidential debates no longer necessary – Prof Kobby Mensah [Audio]

A Political Marketing Strategist, Professor Kobby Mensah, has downplayed the relevance of presidential debates ahead of the December 7 election. According to him, debates especially...

Mahama scores 90% in Prof Kobby Mensah’s assessment of media encounter 

A Political Marketing Strategist at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Professor Kobby Mensah, has scored former President John Mahama 90% for his...

I’ll set up a commission to probe ‘looting’ of Ga lands – Mahama

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has pledged to set up a commission of enquiry to investigate what he describes as...

My administration will prioritise gender equality – Mahama 

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that his next administration will prioritise gender equality if elected in the December 7 election. Mr Mahama has...

My administration will revive the constitutional review processes – Mahama

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama has announced that he will revive the constitutional review processes if he is elected president in...

Election 2024: Acknowledge NAPO’s flaws – Arthur Kennedy to supporters

A political activist, Dr Arthur Kennedy, has asked supporters of the Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the running mate to the New Patriotic...

Kofi Bentil downplays ‘arrogant’ tag, says Napo’s running mate selection is spot on

Kofi Bentil, the Senior Vice President of IMANI-Africa, has praised Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's choice of Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as "Napo," as...

NAPO isn’t arrogant; we’ll defend that tag – Egyapa Mercer

Tourism Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer has stated that Matthew Opoku Prempeh, commonly known as "Napo", the running mate of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer,...

Check out the faces of aspirants battling for Manhyia South seat

Six people including Nana Owusu Afriyie Prempeh, the brother of Manhyia South MP, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh have expressed the desire to succeed him...

NAPO’s selection as Bawumia’s running mate amounts to nothing – Suhuyini

Tamale North the Member of Parliament (MP) Alhassan Suhuyini has said the selection of Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as NAPO, as the...

Choosing Napo might have been very painful for Bawumia – Ricketts-Hagan

Member of Parliament of Cape Coast South, George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, has suggested that the decision by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to settle on Dr. Matthew...

2024 election: NDC appoints Ashanti region campaign team

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region has set up its campaign team for the 2024 general election. The team was instituted after...

2024 election: Bawumia-NAPO ticket dangerous – Atta Akyea 

Abuakwa South Member of Parliament(MP), Samuel Atta-Akyea has described the ticket of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as dangerous for the...

Don’t allow NAPO, NPP drag you into their politics – Manhyia Palace told

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is urging the Manhyia Palace to distance itself from attempts by the New Patriotic...

Ghanaians should judge NAPO and Prof Jane Naana on their track records – Gideon Boako

The spokesperson for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has asked Ghanaians to use the track records of running mates, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh and...

Manhyia South: Posters of NAPO’s brother pop up as parliamentary aspirant 

Posters of Nana Owusu Afriyie Prempeh, said to be the biological brother of Manhyia South MP, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh have popped up, announcing...

Profile of Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh

The National Executive Council of the New Patriotic Party has formally approved Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as the running mate for the...

NPP NEC endorses NAPO as running mate

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has unanimously endorsed the nomination of Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as running mate...

Police ready for 2024 election – Dampare

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare has declared the Ghana Police Service’s readiness to manage security in the country before, during and...

IGP cautions against disinformation ahead of the December 7 polls

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has warned against the spread of disinformation ahead of the December 7 general elections. He sounded the...

It’s better for NPP to go into opposition than reconcile with Alan – Kwabena Sarpong

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwabena Sarpong has cautioned the party against reconciling with former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen. According to...

National Peace Council needs $1m for election-related activities

The National Peace Council has highlighted a critical need for increased funding as it prepares for the upcoming 2024 general elections. Reverend Dr Adu Gyamfi,...

NPP’s National Council to decide on Bawumia’s running mate today

The National Council (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, July 4, meet the flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to decide on his...

NPP bigwig defends Akufo-Addo over Bawumia’s running mate selection [Listen]

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Kwabena Sarpong has dismissed assertions that President Akufo-Addo had a hand in the selection of Dr Matthew Opoku...

EC reschedules voters exhibition exercise

The Electoral Commission(EC) has changed the date for the 2024 Voters Exhibition Exercise. The exercise was initially scheduled to begin on August 1, but has...

NPP guru likens Bawumia-NAPO ticket to Martin Luther King and Malcolm X 

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) has compared the flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his proposed running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh...

Parliament reaching out to all stakeholders for a peaceful election – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, says the leadership of the House is taking steps to engage all relevant stakeholders to ensure the...

Election 2024: Mistrust among stakeholders unhealthy for democracy – Peace Council

The Board Chairman of the National Peace Council, Dr Ernest Adu Gyamfi, has called on stakeholders in Ghana’s elections to foster trust among themselves...

NPP not copying NDC’s campaign strategy – Frimpong Kodua

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Justin Frimpong Kodua, has refuted claims that the NPP is imitating the campaign strategy of...

EC agrees to NUGS proposal, sets up voter transfer centers on campuses

Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) has agreed to allow students who want to transfer their votes from places they registered to their campuses to do...

Bawumia ready to floor Mahama in a debate – JFK

The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua has said the party's flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is ready to...

Mahama cannot achieve much in 4 years – NPP General Secretary

The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has said the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani...

EC to extend vote transfer to 25 universities, prisons

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced the re-opening of the applications for vote transfer and proxy exercises nationwide for security agencies. Additionally, the Commission will...

GPCC President urges Ghanaians to avoid religious conflict ahead of elections

The President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has called on Ghanaians to avoid turning the elections into a...

Election 2024: EC must prepare for possible cyber-attack on December 7 – ACDT

The Africa Center for Digital Transformation (ACDT) is urging the Electoral Commission (EC) and other stakeholders in the upcoming general elections to be vigilant...

2024 Elections: EC must be seen to be open, fair and impartial – Chieftaincy Minister 

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng is urging the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct itself in a manner that it...

Bawumia campaign: Nana B clears air on Dan Botwe’s rumoured resignation 

National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed reports on the resignation of Member of Parliament for Okere, Dan Botwe as the...