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EC didn’t receive names of returning officers from MMDCEs – Jean Mensa

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa has stated that, individuals recruited to help the Commission organize the upcoming registration were selected...

Elections 2024: I’m ready to serve Ghana with my heart and energies – Bawumia

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated his preparedness to lead Ghana if elected in the upcoming 2024...

EC sets a 623,000 target for limited voter registration

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said that it expects to register 623,000 Ghanaians in the upcoming Limited Voter Registration exercise. The Limited Voter Registration exercise...

2024 polls: Cheddar pledges to combat unemployment

Founder of the New Force Movement, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has revealed his commitment to reducing Ghana’s unemployment rate to boost...

Voter registration: NDC cautions NPP over alleged deployment of ‘macho men’ to Savelugu

The members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Savelugu constituency in the Northern region have cautioned the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Voter Registration: EC deploys logistics

The Electoral Commission (EC) has deployed Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits and other logistics to its regional and district offices ahead of the voter...

IMANI petitions CHRAJ over EC’s equipment disposal

The IMANI Center for Policy and Education has lodged a formal petition with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), urging an...

Dr. Etse Sikanku writes: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – The quintessential doer

There are not many politicians who end up matching their rhetoric with action. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia belongs to that limited group with the rare...

Stop whining and do your work – Sammy Gyamfi tells OSP

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has expressed disappointment in Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng regarding the handling of...

EC excludes over 50,000 2023 registrants from voters’ register – Suhuyini reveals

Tamale North Member of Parliament, Alhassan Suhuyini, has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of attempting to suppress votes as part of a grand but...

NPP cautions NDC against registration of minors, foreigners 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to boycott any plans to assist minors and foreigners acquire voter ID...

Voter registration: Participate to bring the desired change – NDC urges Ghanaians

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged all eligible Ghanaians to take part in the voter registration exercise when the Electoral Commission (EC) begins. The...

Bawumia’s vision for the fisheries sector is a game-changer – Richard Ahiagbah

The policy proposal for the fisheries sector by the 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will enhance the business...

Voters registration: GES grants SHS students permission to participate

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has granted permission to Senior High School (SHS) students who have attained 18 and above to go home and...

Only Mahama solved ‘dumsor’ – Minority

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has asserted that, the intermittent power outage, commonly known as ‘dumsor,’ was effectively tackled by former President John Dramani...

Farouk Aliu Mahama commends Akufo-Addo government for achieving 88% electricity coverage

Chairman of the Government Assurances Committee, Farouk Aliu Mahama has called on the government to take further action to address the recent challenges in...

Ghana will not derail into political turmoil under my watch – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians of his determination to maintain the country’s enviable democratic credentials and territorial integrity before, during and...

Bawumia takes campaign tour to Bono, Ahafo regions

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is set to continue his campaign tour in the Ahafo, Bono and Bono...

Al Jazeera office raided as Israel takes channel off air

Israel's government has moved to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, branding it a mouthpiece for Hamas. Prime...

NPP didn’t struggle to win Ejisu by-election – Former MP

New Patriotic Party (NPP) former Member of Parliament for Ayensuano, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has dismissed assertions that the party struggled to retain the Ejisu seat...

Jefferson Sackey leads clean-up exercise in Ablekuma Central, donates dustbins

In commemoration of the 2024 May Day celebration, parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Ablekuma Central constituency,  Jefferson Sackey organised a...

2024 election: Religious leaders urged to avoid inflaming political passions  

As Ghana approaches the crucial 2024 general elections, a stern warning has been issued to religious leaders against making sensational and potentially divisive prophecies...

Mahama failed Ghanaians; should not be allowed near Presidency – Western North chief

A sub-chief of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council and a renowned cocoa farmer, Nana Kyei Sikapa II has called on Ghanaians to reject former...

Ejisu by-election: Richard Ahiagbah speaks on money distribution

The Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has refuted claims that the party distributed money to voters during the...

Cecilia Dapaah’s case: What’s happening now is a clear indication of cover-up – Amaliba

A former Director of Legal Affairs and Director of Conflict Resolution for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has expressed dissatisfaction with the...

 Asiedu Nketia sends strong warning to NPP appointees

In a solemn address to supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu-Nketia has issued a stern call...

Media’s failure to hold government accountable for ‘galamsey’ alarming – Mahama

Former President John says that Ghana must recognize the vital role of journalism in addressing the severe environmental challenges facing the nation. He expressed disappointment...

Trobu NDC, NPP PCs face off on constituency watch [Video]

The Trobu constituency parliamentary candidates for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) have clashed over the track records of their...

Ejisu by-election: Police invite Kwadaso MP, EC staff over alleged bribery

The Ghana Police Service has commenced investigations into the alleged bribery incident during the Ejisu by-election, involving Electoral Commission (EC) staff and the Member...

2024 election: Former NPP MP goes independent in La Dadekotopon

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for La DadeKotopon, Vincent Sowah Odotei popularly known as Obama, has declared his intention to...

Democracy is going to reverse in West Africa if… – Prof Atuguba

The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof Raymond Atuguba, has stated that economic hardship is a major reason coup d’états...

Ejisu: NPP should’ve referred MP’s bribery allegation to police – Inusah Fuseini

Former Ranking Member of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, has chastised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for defending...

Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photo ID

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring his ID to vote in the U.K.'s...

Bernard Mornah announces bid to run for President

A former National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) party, Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has declared his intention to run for President. Mr Mornah has...

Majority defends GRA-SML deal, insists no wrong was done

The Majority in Parliament has jumped to the defense of the Ghana Revenue Authority-Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) deal. The caucus insists that no wrong was...

Hopeson Adorye to form ‘Jail Them’ advocacy group

A former member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Director of Special Duties for Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change, Hopeson Adorye, has...

Appiatse: Support Bawumia to do more – Richard Ahiagbah to Ghanaians

The reconstruction of Appiatse, a community in the Prestea-Huni Valley District of the Western Region, is an indication of the care that the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia...

Unless EC has rules against officials receiving lunch money, nothing can be done in ‘envelope scandal’ – Prof Agyeman Duah

Governance expert, Prof Baffour Agyeman Duah has dismissed calls for the prosecution of Kwadaso MP over his alleged electoral misconduct during the Ejisu by-election...

OSP begins investigation into alleged bribery of EC staff by Kwadaso MP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has begun investigations into alleged corruption in respect of public election involving the Kwadaso MP and some...

Mahama was an angel; I will one day kneel and beg him – Hopeson Adorye [Watch]

A former member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hopeson Adorye has described former President John Dramani Mahama as an “angel”. He is ready to...