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Political parties are not only about winning elections – Prof Nelson Oppong

The Executive Director of the Africa Governance Centre, Prof Nelson Oppong, has urged political parties across Africa to look beyond winning elections and focus...

Do not give up national cohesion for partisan victories – H.E. Prof Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang

The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Prof Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, has urged political parties across Africa to prioritize national cohesion over...

Politics should unite, not divide us – Speaker Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged Ghanaians to see politics as a unifying force rather than a source of division, stressing that...

Galamsey fight must match urgency of death response – Dr. Kingsley Agyemang

Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has called for a renewed national commitment to fight illegal mining, locally known as...

We will spiritually probe helicopter crash – Ho Central NDC Chairman

The Ho Central Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Franklyn Gedzia, has expressed outrage over the recent Z9 military helicopter crash that...

NPP Flagbearer race: Coalition of Youth Organisers endorses Bawumia

A coalition of over 490 Youth Organisers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), comprising substantive and deputy youth leaders from constituencies across the country,...

Scrap by-elections in Ghana – Kofi Bentil

Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has renewed calls for the complete abolition of by-elections in Ghana, suggesting that Members of Parliament who vacate their...

Fake news can twist Parliament’s words, Hansard staff must keep up with high-tech threats – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has urged the Hansard staff across Africa to try and upgrade their knowledge, skills, and competence...

Why should politicians review prophecies? – Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong questions govt

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has criticized the government’s new directive requiring clergy to submit prophecies...

NPP youth executives pick flagbearer forms for Bryan Acheampong

A group of youthful New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives has picked nomination forms for Dr. Bryan Acheampong to contest in the party’s flagbearership race. The...

NPP opts out of Tamale Central by-election

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that it will not participate in the Tamale Central Constituency by-election to elect the successor to the...

Asantehene convenes emergency Traditional Council meeting at Manhyia Palace

Scores of paramount, divisional, and sub-chiefs from across the Ashanti Kingdom have gathered at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi for an emergency sitting of...

Titus Glover recounts near-death experience on flight

Former Deputy Transport Minister and ex-MP for Tema East, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has shared a harrowing near-death experience he survived while on official...

Retracing the true Ghanaian spirit: Upholding dignity and discipline in times of tragedy

On 6th August 2025, tragedy struck the nation when an Air Force helicopter crashed into the thick forests of Adansi Brofoyedur in the Obuasi...

Wiping a nation’s tears – Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes

Tragic moments often leave no room for chuckles; yet Ghana’s Black Wednesday leaves room to recall past experiences riding on the giant bird called...

Helicopter crash: Franklin Cudjoe criticises former Akufo-Addo gov’t for failing to tackle galamsey

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has criticised the former Akufo-Addo administration following the August 6 helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, including two...

PPP mourns victims of military helicopter crash

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has expressed profound sorrow over the deaths of eight Ghanaians who perished in Wednesday’s tragic military helicopter crash in...

Majority Caucus mourns victims of military helicopter crash

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has extended its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the eight individuals who perished in the...

NDC grieves loss of stalwarts and military personnel in tragic helicopter crash

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed profound sorrow and shock over the tragic loss of eight prominent Ghanaians in a helicopter crash that...

Bawumia mourns victims of helicopter crash, extends condolences to President Mahama

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight individuals, including...

Minority mourns victims of military helicopter crash, calls for national unity

The Minority in Parliament has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, including two Cabinet Ministers, calling on...

Cocoa prices: Give farmers what you promised – Miracles Aboagye to gov’t

Aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has appealed to the government to uphold its campaign promises by ensuring cocoa...

NDC condemned galamsey in public, endorsed it in private – John Boadu alleges

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of being politically dishonest in...

What has the gov’t used the dollar for? – John Boadu questions currency stability

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has raised concerns about the government’s management of the economy despite the recent...

Senior lecturer joins NPP presidential race 

Senior Lecturer at Kumasi Technical University, Dr. Edmund Oppong-Peprah, has officially declared his intention to contest as flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

New cocoa price disappointing, farmers feel betrayed – Dr. Isaac Opoku

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Food and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, has expressed disappointment over the newly announced cocoa producer price for...

Opare-Addo praises Mahama’s leadership as credible and impactful

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo, has lauded President John Dramani Mahama for what he described as credible and impactful leadership that...

Let’s support our own or risk becoming like CPP – Hackman Owusu-Agyemang warns NPP

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, has cautioned that the party risks becoming irrelevant like the Convention...

First batch of National Apprenticeship Programme beneficiaries to be matriculated next week – Opare-Addo

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo, has announced that the first cohort of Ghana’s National Apprenticeship Programme will be matriculated on August...

Kennedy Agyapong picks forms to contest 2026 NPP flagbearer race

Former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has officially picked nomination forms to contest in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2026 presidential primaries. The announcement...

Speaker lauds MPs for consensus-building as Parliament adjourns sine die

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has lauded Members of Parliament (MPs) for the spirit of consensus-building and bipartisanship that characterised the...

NPP race: Dr Alex Ampaabeng endorses Kennedy Agyapong for flagbearer

Former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Alex Ampaabeng, has declared his support for Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Proposal for biogas implementation to address Ghana’s energy crisis

Ghana’s ongoing hydroelectric power supply and distribution crisis demands urgent, pragmatic solutions—not political rhetoric. With hydroelectricity serving as the backbone of the nation’s economy, the...

Bernard Bediako Baidoo wins NDC primaries ahead of Akwatia by-election 

Private legal practitioner Bernard Bediako Baidoo has been elected the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Akwatia by-election. Mr. Baidoo, who also serves...

Adom-Otchere’s detention was unfair and unjust – Titus Glover

Former Deputy Transport Minister and Member of Parliament for Tema East, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has criticised the circumstances surrounding the detention of former...

COKA accuses Mahama of crippling economy

Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), former Constituency Chairman for Afigya Kwabre South, has launched a scathing critique of the current administration, stating that President...

COKA slams Mahama over galamsey, rallies media support

Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), a former Constituency Chairman for Afigya Kwabre South, has raised strong concerns about the state of illegal mining—commonly referred...

Tight security at Akwatia as NDC holds primary ahead of by-election

There is a heavy police presence at the Akwatia GCD Walker Park today, Monday, August 4, as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) holds its...

If you’re innocent, the process will clear you – Nana Yaa Jantuah to Adom-Otchere defenders

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to stop politicising investigations and allow due process to take its course,...

Akwatia by-election: NDC holds primaries today 

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will today, August 4, 2025, hold its parliamentary primaries in the Akwatia Constituency of the Eastern Region to elect...