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Election 2024: EC releases calendar

The Electoral Commission (EC) will receive nominations of candidates for this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections from September 9 to 13 in a major...

EC to hold IPAC meeting on Thursday

The Electoral Commission (EC) has scheduled an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting for Thursday, March 7. This is to address critical issues concerning the upcoming...

An open letter to NDC Council of Elders

Counseling the NDC Council of Elders Dear Seniors, I wish to salute you for all your dedication and sacrifices for our party over the years. I...

I was shocked – Former Oti Regional Minister speaks after reshuffle

Former Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu says he was a bit surprised about his removal from office. He indicated no concerns were raised about him...

Chief Imam, National Muslim Conference present manifesto proposal to Mahama

The Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Nuru Sharubutu has led the National Muslim Conference of Ghana, to present a manifesto proposal to the National Democratic...

Organising events at State House endangering security of MPs – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has raised concerns about events held at the forecourt of the State House. The forecourt of the State...

Trobu NPP parliamentary candidate charges supporters to work towards victory

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Trobu constituency, Gloria Owusu has officially been unveiled at a Thanksgiving rally on Saturday. The event...

Innocent Tettey confirmed as South Tongu DCE after initial rejection

In a significant development for the South Tongu District Assembly in the Volta Region, members have confirmed Innocent Tettey as the District Chief Executive...

We are in a leadership crisis – Political Science lecturer

A Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has blamed Ghana’s underdevelopment on the poor quality of leadership structures...

Senegal protesters demand fresh election within a month

Hundreds of protesters in the Senegalese capital Dakar have called for elections to be held before the end of President Macky Sall's term on...

Education is essential for human resource development – Mahama

Former President, John Dramani Mahama says education is crucial to the country’s development since the sector attracts a greater chunk of budgetary allocations by...

NDC’s digitalization will be better than Bawumia’s – Isaac Adongo

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo has outlined the National Democratic Congress (NDC) commitment to implementing an advanced digitalization system for...

Akufo-Addo, wife, bid farewell to Gertrude Quashigah 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has joined hundreds of mourners at Keta Senior High Technical School (KETASCO) Park to pay his last respect to...

O.B Amoah’s aide wins Akuapem South NPP parliamentary primary

The special aide to O. B Amoah, the current Member of Parliament for Akuapem South, Eric Apeadu Yeboah, has emerged as the winner in...

Parliament passed a ‘harsher’ Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill – Gabby Otchere-Darko

A prominent figure within the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has voiced his reservations regarding the Human Sexual Rights and Family...

2024 polls: Ghanaian children call for peaceful elections

As Ghana gears up for the upcoming general elections, the children of Ghana are earnestly appealing to various political parties to prioritize the preservation...

2024 elections: Martin Amidu reacts to NDC’s running mate choice

The former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu is skeptical about the impact the running mate of former President John Mahama will make in the party's...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: Parliament did not go against the Constitution – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, says no part of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (Anti-LGBTQ Bill) infringes...

Chief of Staff star-strucked after meeting Asamoah Gyan [Watch]

The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare was star-strucked after meeting Ghanaian football icon, Asamoah Gyan at the launch of the New Patriotic Party...

GPCC urges Akufo-Addo to assent to Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) is appealing to President Akufo-Addo to assent to the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill...

Bagbin commends Chief of Staff’s compassionate leadership

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed gratitude to the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, for her pivotal role, emphasising her exceptional...

Independence Day: Parliament to have extended sitting on Monday, March 4 

Parliament will on Monday, March 4, have an extended sitting, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader, said on Friday.  He explained that Wednesday, March 6...

It was bad – Freddie Blay recounts prison experience

Former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and lawyer, Freddie Blay, has recounted his traumatic arrest and imprisonment years ago. According to him, it...

Juaboso NPP commends Akufo-Addo for appointing PC as Deputy Minister

The NPP Executive Committee of Juaboso Constituency has extended their warmest appreciation to President Akufo-Addo for the exceptional recognition he has given the constituency...

2024 elections: Knowing what the NPP has done, I fully support Mahama – Kofi Amoabeng

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of defunct UT Bank and UT Holdings, Captain Prince Kofi Amoabeng (rtd) has thrown his weight behind former President...

I’ll make Central Region the new financial services center – Alan Kyerematen

Independent presidential aspirant and founder of the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has promised to make Central Region, the new international financial services...

SONA was Akufo-Addo’s self congratulatory note – Dr Sam Ankrah

Dr. Dam Ankrah, an independent presidential aspirant, has strongly criticized President Akufo-Addo State of the Nation’s Address, describing it as self-congratulatory. He said the President...

ECG re-connects Parliament after settling debt

Parliament has been reconnected to the national grid after the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) task force disconnected the Legislature. The development was over the...

You have nothing to offer – Dan Botwe tells Mahama

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) campaign team, Dan Botwe has said flagbearer of the Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has nothing...

‘Dumsor’ in Parliament: MPs were working, we were also working – ECG boss [Listen]

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has defended his outfit’s decision to disconnect electricity supply to Parliament. According...

Mary Asiedu: Ghana’s creative arts industry and crowd funding

In the past years, crowding funding in Ghana's creative arts industry has become prevalent as players are seen or heard raising funds for their...

Lecturer confirmed as Nkoranza MCE

Assembly members in the Nkoranza Municipality, confirmed the President's nominee, Dr. Augustine Akwasi Amoateng, a lecturer at Sunyani Technical University as the Municipal Chief...

Jinapor brothers clash over ‘dumsor’ in Parliament [Watch]

Two brothers clashed on the floor of Parliament over erratic power supply known in local parlance as 'dumsor' while debating President Akufo-Addo’s State of...

Parliament denies owing ECG GH¢23m amidst power outage

Parliament has refuted allegations of owing the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) GH¢23 million in unpaid electricity bills, which allegedly led to a power...

Anti- LGBTQI+ Bill: We’re ready for you in court – Prof Gadzekpo told

The Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning has expressed readiness to meet Prof Audrey...

Why Akufo-Addo will assent to anti-LGBTQI+ bill – Foh-Amoaning

Executive Secretary for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has expressed confidence President Nana Akufo-Addo will assent...

Dumsor: I nearly collapsed in elevator – Parliamentary staffer

A parliamentary employee has shared a distressing incident of nearly collapsing in an elevator in the Job 600 building on Thursday, due to a...

Omane Boamah: Dear Jean Mensa, EC has a lot of work to do

Happy new month (March 2024)! And special greetings from the NDC Elections and IT Directorate. In this open letter, I deploy definite statements and questions to...

Catholic Bishops’ take on anti-gay bill

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has asserted that the imprisonment of homosexual could increase lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) and related activities and...

Politics must not divide us; we’re one family – NPP, NDC told after funeral grounds chaos

Savannah Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sulemana Iddrisu has appealed to sons and daughters of the region not to turn it...