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Election 2024: Key highlights of National Election Security Taskforce meeting with EC

According to the Chairperson of the EC: Ballot papers have been distributed to Police Regional Armouries in all but three regions as of today. ...

2024 Election: My real party is not on the ballot sheet – Prof. Frimpong-Boateng

The former Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has revealed that his party is not on the ballot sheet for the...

Afenyo-Markin’s bended knees recall plea insulting to electorate, waste of public funds – Martin Amidu

Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has expressed skepticism over Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin's proposal to recall Parliament for two days. Describing the move as “insulting...

Freddie Blay’s claim country’s inflation rate stands at 14%, false

Claim: Freddie Blay, the former national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that the county’s inflation rate currently stands at 14%. Verdict: False. The...

True, NAPO mentioned John Mahama’s name instead of Dr Bawumia during address at UPSA

Claim: Social media users have shared a video of  Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), urging voters...

Bagbin’s lawyer criticizes plaintiff for self-inflicted harm in court battle

The legal counsel for the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has delivered a stinging critique of actions by a key plaintiff who brought a...

MP pulls gun on youth who threatened him with toy guns in Kumasi

Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso Constituency, Dr. Stephen Amoah, is reported to have been involved in an incident at Atasemanso, Kumasi, where he allegedly...

‘No-one will win’: Canada, Mexico and China respond to Trump tariff threats

Officials from Canada, Mexico and China have warned US President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to impose sweeping tariffs on America's three largest trading partners could...

Ghana and Seychelles sign two agreements

Ghana and Seychelles have signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their bilateral relationship. The MOU is...

President Akufo-Addo calls on Otumfuo as he commends Asanteman for the support

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his appreciation to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his wise counsel and support to his...

Questioning Kufuor’s support for Bawumia is the height of impunity – Hackman to Alan

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu Agyeman, has issued a strong rebuke to Movement for Change presidential...

Bawumia lacks emotional attachment to NPP – Prof Frimpong-Boateng

A former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has expressed doubts about Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s emotional attachment to...

‘Liars won’t go to heaven’ – Mahama jabs Akufo-Addo on dumsor claims

Former President, John Mahama has responded to President Akufo-Addo’s claims about the erratic power supply also known as ‘dumsor’. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate...

2024 polls: We’re ready for special voting on December 2 – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared its readiness for the 2024 Special Voting Exercise, scheduled for Monday, December 2, 2024, at 276 designated centres...

Ghanaians can’t afford another NPP gov’t; let’s kick them out – Afriyie Ankrah

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) manifesto committee, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has said it will be in the best interest of Ghanaians...

Napo needs help – Afriyie Ankrah says after he mistakenly endorsed Mahama [Listen]

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) manifesto committee, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has taken a swipe at Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, popularly known as...

Ashanti chiefs express gratitude to Akufo-Addo for regional development contributions

As part of President Akufo-Addo’s ongoing three-day tour of the Ashanti Region, the region’s paramount chiefs have expressed gratitude to the President for his...

2024 Polls: Ballot papers delivered to 13 regions, remaining to be completed today – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured the public that all ballot papers and biometric verification devices will be distributed to every region across the...

Ashanti chiefs and queenmothers honour Akufo-Addo as ‘Precious President’

During President Akufo-Addo’s three-day tour of the Ashanti Region, he was warmly received by the Paramount Chiefs and Queenmothers, who affectionately named him their...

Mahama refutes claims that newly recruited security service personnel will be sacked

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama has refuted claims that he will sack individuals currently undergoing training with the various security services. According to...

Bawumia is God’s gift to Ghana; he is incomparable – Rebecca Akufo-Addo

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on voters in the Odododiodoo constituency to support Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming presidential election on December...

Mahama accuses NPP and EC of plotting to rig the election

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has accused the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of conspiring with the Electoral...

CPP gov’t will prioritize enforcing laws to combat air pollution – Issah Salam

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Issah Abdul Salam, says that as part of efforts to combat the menace of...

2024 Election: NPP is panicking over their fate in the Ashanti Region – Political Analyst

A Political Science Lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr. Kwasi Amakye Boateng, has disclosed that the NPP is panicking in...

2024 Election: Mahama calls for removal of politically affiliated polling officials

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, is calling for the removal of individuals identified as politically affiliated from...

2024 Election: NPP targets 21 parliamentary seats in Greater Accra

Greater Accra Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Divine Agorhom, says they remain resolute and determined to reclaim lost parliamentary seats on December...

Bawumia commissions 1,072 Kpone affordable housing units, breaks ground for Phase 4

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned the 1,072-unit Kpone Affordable Housing Project, marking the successful completion of Phases 1 to 3 of the...

Don’t appoint partisan election officers on Dec. 7 – Omane Boamah to EC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised the Electoral Commission (EC) against appointing partisan officers for the December 7 election. In a post on Facebook,...

2024 Election: Celebrating your victory

Celebrations are phenomenal among sportsmen. Athletes celebrate at the end of a race, but in soccer, celebrations are more often tied to scoring a...

Breaking the 8 will break Ghana: Why you shouldn’t vote for Bawumia

Ideally, when a sitting vice president decides to shoot their shot at the top job, it shouldn’t feel like they’re auditioning to be a...

I really feel sorry for them – Ablakwa on renowned men of God involved in National Cathedral saga

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed pain over the membership of some men of God on the National Cathedral Board...

Minority Caucus urges Speaker to reject NPP MPs’ recall request

The Minority in Parliament has called on Speaker Alban Bagbin to reject the recall request made by the Majority following the indefinite adjournment of...

2024 Election: NDC’s popularity soars in Oti Region

The Basares community in the Oti Region has officially endorsed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with just 11 days remaining until the December 7...

NDC Campaign: Francis Senanu Dekutse urges Volta Region support for development and prosperity

Francis Senanu Dekutse, a prominent business tycoon and key figure in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) campaign logistics, youth, and finance committees in the...

NDC will revive Ghana’s collapsing cocoa sector – Mahama

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential Candidate, John Mahama, has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over what he describes as the irresponsible management of...

Bawumia proves NPP is not ‘anti-North’ – Hackman Owusu-Agyeman

The Chairman of the NPP’s National Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, has emphatically dismissed claims that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) harbours biases...

NDC campaign in Keta: Francis Senanu Dekutse urges unity and massive support for December 7 elections

A key figure in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region, Francis Senanu Dekutse, has called on constituents in the Keta Municipality,...

‘Stop the lies’ – Akufo-Addo challenges Mahama over 24-hour economy promise

President Nana Akufo-Addo has criticized former President John Dramani Mahama, describing him as a failed leader who could not secure a second term due...

National Cathedral: A-G must probe and surcharge if he finds breaches – Domelovo

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelovo has called on the Auditor General to investigate and surcharge individuals if breaches are found in the use of...

‘Even if you bring Jesus as EC Chair, NDC will complain’ – Hackman Owusu-Agyeman

The Chairman of the NPP National Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, has criticised the opposition NDC for what he describes as a chronic tendency...