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NPP primaries: Success and its many friends – How Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro MP’s win tickled his supporters

The  New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries which took place over the weekend in selected constituencies across the country produced mixed outcomes, including the...

NPP primaries: I will patiently await party’s directive – Yendi MP

Member of Parliament for the Yendi constituency in the Northern region, Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama who contested the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Vote-buying: Unqualified individuals being elected into office – CODEO

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has bemoaned the prevalence of vote-buying in the country’s democratic elections. According to the National Coordinator of CODEO,...

Joe Wise downplays impact of MPs ‘rejection’ on parliamentary proceedings

First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu says work in Parliament will not be affected despite a good number of MPs from the Majority side either...

Sheila Bartels speaks after losing primaries

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North Constituency, Sheila Penelope Bartels has said that she is thankful for representing her constituents in Parliament. Sheila Bartels will...

NPP primaries: Tina Mensah has refused to pick up my calls – Newly elected Weija-Gbawe PC

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Weija Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has said incumbent MP, Tina Mensah, has refused to pick his...

NPP primaries: I was scared – COCOBOD CEO’s son after victory

Michael Kwasi Aidoo, the son of Ghana Cocoa Board CEO, Joseph Aidoo Boahen is not surprised he won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary...

Our performance will break the 8 for us – New Juaben South MP

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency and Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere Baafi, says the unprecedented development projects that...

NDC wants election date change to take effect from 2028

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is proposing the change of date for elections should be done in 2028. This follows an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC)...

Mike Oquaye Jnr thanks God in church with family after victory [Photos]

Mike Oquaye Jnr, the parliamentary candidate of the NPP for the Dome Kwabenya constituency, has expressed gratitude for the trust bestowed on him during...

NPP primaries: Kwadwo Baah Agyemang congratulates Appiah-Kubi

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Akim North constituency in the Ashanti Region has congratulated incumbent MP, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi for winning the parliamentary...

NPP Parliamentary Primaries: The shocks and victories from Ashanti

The just-ended parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party witnessed an intensive battle between incumbent MPs and other candidates in the Ashanti region.  At the...

NPP primaries: Hajia Abibata reacts to purported declaration of Farouk Mahama as PC elect

Parliamentary aspirant, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah has reacted to a purported video circulating on social media indicating that her contender, Hon. Umar Farouk...

People who bribe you are not ready to serve – Dr Asaah Asante

Political scientist, Dr Emmanuel Asaah Asante says it is silly to assume that politicians who pay electorates for their votes will be willing to...

Number of incumbent female NPP MPs losing candidacy worrying – PNC

The People’s National Convention (PNC) has raised alarm over the significant number of female incumbent Members of Parliament who have lost their parliamentary seats...

Chairman Wontumi appears before Kumasi Traditional Council [Video]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiko popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has appeared before the Kumasi Traditional Council. This...

Controller and Accountant General ‘swerves’ PAC after parliamentary primary defeat

The Controller and Accountant General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, on Monday, January 29, opted to avoid facing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) following his recent defeat...

We are ready to match NDC ‘boot for boot’- NPP youth

New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese constituency in the Central Region have vowed to face National Democratic Congress (NDC) ‘boot-for-boot’ in the...

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...