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NDC hoping to leverage negativity to win power – Volta Regional NPP Chairman

The Volta Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Makafui Woanyah says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is hoping Ghana faces difficulty...

2024 polls: Let your polling agents shine their eyes – Opambour to Mahama, NDC

Popular prophet, Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom, also known as Opambour claims former President John Dramani Mahama has been chosen by God to lead Ghana out...

NPP primaries: No winner declared in Yendi – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared that no winner was officially recognised in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in Yendi. The absence of...

How Bekwai NPP delegates swerved COP (rtd) George Alex Mensah

Commissioner of Police (COP) retired, George Alex Mensah was deemed to be the favourite choice of the outgoing Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Joe...

NPP primaries: Why I lost – Tema Central MP speaks

The Member of Parliament for Tema Central, Yves Nii Noi Hansen-Nortey has said his defeat in the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary...

NPP primaries: I was shocked I got only 12 votes – Kwasi Kwarteng after losing Asante Akyem North

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Kwasi Kwarteng, has expressed shock at securing just 12 votes in the just ended...

ACEPA Director condemns vote-buying in NPP primaries

The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has bemoaned prevalence of vote-buying in the just ended parliamentary...

NPP primaries: Accountant-General congratulates incumbent MP after defeat

The incumbent Member of Parliament for Akyem Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has revealed that, his close contender, Kwasi Kwaning Bosompem, the Controller and Accountant...

NPP primaries: I still overcame despite attacks from all angles – Vincent Assafuah

Incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Tafo-Pankrono, Vincent Ekow Assafuah has spoken about how his winning strategy in the just ended...

EC to meet political parties over 2024 election date change proposal

The Electoral Commission (EC) will on Monday, January 29, meet the various political parties at its Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to continue deliberations...

I was tempted to say ‘kukruduu’ – Nandom EC official in viral video ‘angers’ NDC big shots

Leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are peeved after an official of the Electoral Commission (EC) allegedly declared support for the ruling...

Henry Quartey reacts to exit of experienced MPs from Parliament

In the aftermath of the parliamentary primaries where 27 New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs lost their seats, along with 18 who had previously declared...

NPP Youth Organiser attacks Chairman in church [Video]

https://youtu.be/xzeF0n9NedM Chaos broke out at the Asante Akyem Asankare Church of Pentecost in the Ashanti region during church service on Sunday which had some New...

MASLOC CEO to petition NPP NEC over Yendi polls

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Yendi parliamentary aspirant, Hajia Abibata Zakariah, has announced plans to petition the National Executive Council (NEC) over the outcome of...

Parliamentary aspirant threatens to sue Ghana Gas

A parliamentary aspirant for Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Blay Miezah in the Jomoro Constituency, has threatened to sue the Ghana National Gas Company...

Sefwi Wiawso MP congratulates newly-elected parliamentary candidate

The Member of Parliament for the Sefwi Wiawso, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has congratulated the newly-elected parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in...

NDC has no chance of winning Hohoe seat – Amewu  

The Member of Parliament for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu, has asserted that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) does not stand a chance of...

NDC announces return to IPAC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced its return to the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC). The move according to the party is for enhanced consensus building. This...

NPP primaries: One arrested as police hunt for others over violence in Yendi

One person has been arrested with the police on a manhunt for others in connection with electoral-related violence in Yendi during the New Patriotic...

NPP primaries: Oppong Nkrumah retains Ofoase Ayirebi seat

Ofoase Ayirebi Member of Parliament (MP), Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has retained the seat as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the December...

Samson’s Take: Compensate 247 victims, punish the criminal wrong against Ashaiman

It has taken too long for such a major urgent matter to receive such attention. In any serious country, the official enquiry would have...

NPP primaries: Bawumia sends important message to defeated aspirants

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the defeated parliamentary aspirants to consider the supreme interest of the...

NPP primaries: Claudia Lumor breaks silence after defeat

Entrepreneur and founder of Glitz Africa, Claudia Kwarteng Lumor, has reacted to her defeat in the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries...

I hoped to win but not with a landslide victory – Mike Oquaye Jnr

Mike Oquaye Jnr, who won the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primary in Dome Kwabenya Constituency, says he was hoping to win but did...

I am confident elected parliamentary candidates will break the 8 – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has congratulated the winners of the New Patriotic Party's just-ended parliamentary primaries. In a notice on Sunday, January 28, the President said “We...

John Peter Amewu acclaimed as NPP parliamentary candidate for Hohoe

Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Hohoe constituency on Saturday, January 27, 2024, acclaimed Member of Parliament (MP), John Peter Amewu...

NPP primaries: Full list of incumbent MPs who lost

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has ended its much anticipated parliamentary primaries. And like any other elections, it went down with some level of...

Wontumi speaks on health condition

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako also known as Chairman Wontumi says he is healthy. Chairman...

NPP primaries: Mireku Duker retains Tarkwa Nsuaem seat with 96%

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency in the Western Region, George Mireku-Duker has secured a resounding victory in the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

NPP primaries: Obour loses again

The Managing Director of Ghana Post,  Bice Osei-Kuffuor has once again been defeated by incumbent Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem South, Kwaku Asante-Boateng in...

NPP primaries: Tema Central MP loses candidacy

Tema Central Member of Parliament, Nii Noi Hanson-Nortey's shot at a second term in office could not materialise after losing the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

NPP primaries: Gender Minister loses in Walewale constituency

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection and Member of Parliament for Walewale constituency in the North East Region, Lariba Zuweira Abudu has lost...

Infographics: NPP MPs who lost or retained their parliamentary bids

Disappointments and surprises marked the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries on Saturday, January 27, as several incumbent Members of Parliament lost their bids...

NPP primaries: Ashanti region has highest number of female aspirants

Available data form the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary shows that only 38 women contested the elections in 10 out of 15 regions...

NPP primaries: Former MP stages huge comeback in Ablekuma North

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Afriyie has won the parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Nana Akua polled 756...

NPP primaries: The winners and popular losers

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday, January 27 held its parliamentary primaries ahead of the 2024 general election. Some 19 incumbent Members of Parliament...

NPP primaries: Henry Quartey beats Moses Abor to retain candidacy

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey has successfully retained the Ayawaso Central candidacy after securing 594 valid votes in the New Patriotic Party's Parliamentary...

NPP primaries: Ursula Owusu wins Ablekuma West candidacy

For the fourth time, the Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful will contest for Ablekuma West’s parlimentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party...

Wontumi salutes Otumfuo as he surfaces at NPP primaries

The Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako popularly known as Wontumi on Saturday surfaced to monitor the parliamentary primaries. This was...

Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi wins Asante Akyem Central primaries again

Incumbent Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem Central, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi has won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in Asante Akyem Central constituency. He...