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Dr. Kokofu praises Assembly members, assures more support from NPP

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu has praised the country's Presiding and Assembly members. He...

Koku Anyidoho lauds Mahama’s ‘city outside Accra’ idea

Former deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Samuel Koku Anyidoho has praised former President John Dramani Mahama's pledge to develop a new...

Yaw Gyampo: We all thought we knew NPP better

Ideally, the NDC, given its revolutionary past, should have been more vicious, vindictive and ruthless in dealing with political opponents. We heard it’s former National...

Charles Bissue’s case against OSP arrest warrant reassigned and postponed

The legal proceedings involving Charles Bissue, the former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), have been reassigned to a new judge...

Dzata Cement received unlawful tax waivers from Mahama – Majority Leader

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has accused the former Mahama administration of illegally granting tax exemptions to Dzata Cement, a cement manufacturing firm. The Caucus...

Limited registration: EC contemplating mop-up exercise – Serebour Quaicoe

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebour Quaicoe, says they are considering conducting a mop-up exercise following the recently...

Limited Voters Registration: Innocent people shouldn’t suffer – Fifi Kwetey on challenged applicants

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has called for the application of the “innocent until proven guilty”...

I visit my constituency sometimes at night – Ursula Owusu [Audio]

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has expressed confidence in leading the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to victory again come December 7,...

Ghana is not an island – Ursula Owusu on economic challenges [Video]

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has stated that any objective person would recognize the great work President Akufo-Addo has done...

I am ready to be a running mate but… – Ursula Owusu [Watch]

The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West has said she is ready to be a running mate...

Resolve your issues, don’t accuse Minority of sabotaging government business – Richard Acheampong to Majority

The Majority wants the Minority to get its house in order as far as government business is concerned. The Deputy Ranking Member on the Finance...

EC begins voter ID card replacement and transfers

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the procedures for transferring votes, applying for proxy voting, and replacing lost or damaged voter ID cards...

Ambulance case: A-G was fair and candid in refusing plea bargain – Deputy AG

Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has clarified that the Office of the Attorney-General was “fair and candid” in refusing a plea bargain request from one...

I have not been given slots to recruit into security agencies – Ursula Owusu [Listen]

Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says she has not been given 30 slots to recruit New Patriotic Party (NPP) loyalists and supporters into...

NPP campaign team tasked to break NDC’s dominance in Nkwanta South

The newly inaugurated campaign team for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Nkwanta South constituency of the Oti Region has been given...

Ambulance case: AG backs Ato Forson’s request for live telecast of hearing

The Office of the Attorney General appears unfazed by the request for a live telecast of the controversial ambulance case. This comes after the Minority...

Volta chiefs welcome Bawumia’s progressive ideas

The President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Tapre Hodo IV, has called on his fellow chiefs to pay attention to Dr....

I voted for you but… – Lecturer tells Akufo-Addo [Listen]

A lecturer and an author, Samuel Inkoom Tenkorang, has expressed his disappointment in the Akufo-Addo government. According to him, he had high expectations of the...

Bawumia calls for strategic private sector partnerships to boost national development

The Vice President and the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), called for a strategic shift towards greater private sector involvement in...

Reduce Presidential power – Bawumia

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed his commitment to amending the constitution to reduce presidential powers if elected. He believes in...

Ernest Frimpong champions rural electrification in Amenfi East

The parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Amenfi East, Ernest Frimpong, is leading a rural electrification initiative in the Wassa Amenfi...

Leaked audio: Court grants Ofosu-Ampofo’s adjournment request to open defence

The High Court Accra has granted Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo’s request for time to open his defence following complications from minor surgery. The former National Chairman of...

The People’s Forum: No gutter, no vote; Nanakrom residents chant

Residents of Nanakrom in the Adentan constituency have threatened to boycott the 2024 election over the poor drainage system in the area. According to them,...

Kwesi Pratt’s emotional reaction to Godfred Dame’s leaked tape [Watch]

Veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr has expressed shock at the conduct of the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame in the ongoing ambulance procurement case...

Bawumia will use a long-term strategy to stabilise cedi when elected – Stephen Amoah

Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr. Stephen Amoah, has argued that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), intends to develop...

Leaked tape: GBA’s silence on Godfred Dame’s conduct worrying – ASEPA

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has joined calls for the resignation or dismissal of Attorney General and Minister for Justice,...

Akufo-Addo, Ofori-Atta have no standing in our society – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has called for persistent efforts in combating corruption, emphasising the importance of public discourse and whistleblowing. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super...

Voter ID cards replacement: NDC raises concerns on GH₵10 charge [Audio]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is opposing the GH₵10 charge by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the replacement of missing voter ID cards. In an...

First results announced from South Africa election

The first results have been announced from what is seen as South Africa's most closely fought elections since the African National Congress (ANC) came...

Mahama promises new administrative city outside Accra to ease congestion

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Mahama has promised to start a plan, design and feasibility study for the construction of a...

Ambulance case: Lawyer punches holes into NDC’s leaked tape [Listen]

A private legal practitioner has strongly criticised the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) secret recording indicting the Attorney General in the ongoing ambulance purchase trial. Nana...

Godfred Dame won’t resign today nor tomorrow – Nana B insists

The National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has firmly stated that the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame will...

I’ll be disappointed if Godfred Dame… – Lawyer [Audio]

Private legal practitioner, Nana Adjei Baffour Awuah has said he will be disappointed if the Attorney General holds a press conference to respond to...

Voter registration: CODEO lauds EC

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has commended the Electoral Commission (EC) for the successful conduct of the limited voter registration exercise. The National...

Bawumia, Mahama agree on need for tax reforms

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and former President John Dramani Mahama have agreed on the need for a simplified tax regime for easy computation...

Counting underway in South Africa’s crucial election

Votes are being counted after what is seen as South Africa's most closely fought elections since the African National Congress (ANC) came to power...

EC begins replacement of voter ID cards today

The Electoral Commission will from today, May 30, 2024, begin the replacement of voter ID cards ahead of the 2024 election. The exercise which will...

South African election results trickle in after wide-open vote

First results from South Africa's most competitive election since the end of apartheid were trickling in early on Thursday, after a late voting surge...

Cedi depreciation a ritual problem; Bawumia will fix it – Minister

Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr Stephen Amoah, says the depreciation of the cedi is a ritual problem caused by the import-driven economy. Speaking to the...

John Dumelo issues strong warning to Lydia Alhassan and her campaign team

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, has addressed a video circulating on social media that depicts a...