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Police probe alleged assault on Alhaji Masawudu at Akwatia

The Akwatia District Police Command has launched an investigation into an alleged assault on Alhaji Masawudu Osman, Third Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic...

Kokofu urges shake-up in NPP leadership

Former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has called for a complete overhaul of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP)...

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...

Mahama twisting facts on Ofankor-Nsawam road – Asenso-Boakye [Listen]

A member of Parliament’s Roads and Transport Committee and MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has taken on President John Mahama over his comments on...

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...

Inducements and incumbency abuse cost us Akwatia seat – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected claims that its defeat in the Akwatia by-election signals waning support, attributing the outcome instead to what...

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),...

Akwatia by-election: I’ll contest again if party allows – NPP Candidate

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate in the Akwatia by-election, Solomon Kwame Asumadu, says he plans to further his education while keeping the...

Akwatia by-election: People were intimidated by heavy security – Okyere Baafi

The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has criticised the heavy security deployment during the Akwatia by-election, describing it as...

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...

NPP lost because we couldn’t pay – Okyere Baafi on Akwatia by-election

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has alleged that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the Akwatia by-election due to...

NPP condemns alleged threats and attacks on party leaders

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly condemned alleged threats of death and acts of violence against some of its leaders by National Democratic...

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...

Security Analyst praises police for handling of Akwatia by-election

Security analyst Samuel Nana Appiah has commended the Ghana Police Service for their performance during the Akwatia by-election, noting that their quick interventions helped...

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...

Akwatia by-election loss not a reflection of 2028 – Justin Kodua

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, says the party’s defeat in the Akwatia by-election should not be seen as...

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...

Have we reaped the Whirlwind?

Our Country has a history. A few years after Independence, Article 44(3) of the First Republican Constitution of 1960 gave our President, Dr. Kwame...

Akwatia by-election: Azorka should feel embarrassed for his actions – Miracles Aboagye

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has strongly criticized Chief Sofo Azorka, National Vice Chairman of the National...

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...

NDC’s Bernard Bediako wins Akwatia by-election

Bernard Bediako Baidoo of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has emerged victorious in the Akwatia by-election, securing a crucial win for the government...

Akwatia by-election: Both NPP, NDC claim victory as collation nears completion

Collation is nearing completion, about 4 hours since polls closed in the Akwatia constituency by-election. Voting, which began at 7:00 a.m., was largely smooth across...

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...

Polls close in Akwatia by-election; counting underway

Polling has officially ended in the Akwatia constituency, bringing the much-anticipated by-election to a close. The exercise, which began at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September...

NDC confident of victory in Akwatia by-election – Fifi Kwetey

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has expressed confidence that his party will win the Akwatia by-election, despite acknowledging...