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Akufo-Addo to launch anti-corruption evaluation plan

President Akufo-Addo, will Thursday, December 21, launch the evaluation of Ghana’s maiden National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) at the Jubilee House. NACAP constitutes Ghana’s...

Assemblyman who died while on campaign trail wins election

34-year-old Assemblyman, Manasseh Addison Sackey, who was seeking re-election in the Teberebie electoral area in Tarkwa but died while on campaign trail has emerged...

Obour still eyes Asante Akyem South parliamentary seat

Bice 'Obour' Osei Kuffour, a former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), has not given up on the Asante Akyem South parliamentary...

NPP constituency chairman defeated in Assembly election at Sehwi Boinzan

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency chairman for Sehwi Juaboso and the incumbent Assemblyman for the Boinzan electoral area, Stephen Affum Kroko, has been...

John Mahama congratulates newly elected Assembly members

Former President and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDCM, John Mahama, has congratulated the newly-elected Assembly and Unit Committee Members in the...

CODEO disappointed with EC’s handling of District Level Elections

Coalition of District Election Observers expressed disappointment in the Electoral Commission (EC) for failing to ensure the smooth and efficient conduct of the District...

Some aspirants, voters angry as District Level Election hit ballot shortage

There was widespread anger in at least four regions as Tuesday's District Level Elections (DLE) were marred by a shortage of ballots. This shortage occurred...

Next NDC government will abolish quota system in nursing training institutions – Mahama

The next NDC-led government will abolish the quota system of enrolling student nurses into Nursing Training Colleges in the country, flagbearer of the National...

Identical twin unable to vote as biometric system had already captured her sister

Voting in the district-level elections at the Methodist Church polling station in the Ga-North constituency of the Greater Accra Region recorded an interesting incident...

Why NDC is interested in the district level election

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has revealed why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is interested in the...

Former NPP youth activist to contest Gushegu seat on Alan’s Movement for Change ticket

A former active youth activist of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Northern Region, Alhaji Mohammed Abdul Latif alias AMBA, has declared...

Four incumbent Assembly members lose membership in Wa

Four incumbent members of the 31 Wa Municipal Assembly have lost their seats in the district-level elections, including the only female elected member of...

NPP opens nominations for parliamentary primaries for constituencies with incumbent MPs

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opened nominations for its parliamentary primaries, specifically for constituencies with incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs). The decision was reached...

Foh-Amoaning threatens NPP MP over anti-LGBTQI Bill

The Executive Secretary of the National Coalition of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values (NCPHSRFV), Lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning has issued a stern warning...

Assembly election: Gunshots fired as NDC, NPP supporters clash at polling station

Several gunshots were fired after supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) clashed at a polling...

District-level Election: Pratt mocks EC

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., has ridiculed the Electoral Commission (EC) for postponing district Assembly elections in certain areas. The...

District-level Election: Postponement and ballot shortage proves Jean Mensa’s incompetence – NDC

A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has accused the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa of intentionally...

EC was ill-prepared and inefficient in this year’s District-level elections – Nii Lante Vanderpuye

A former Minister for Local Government, Decentralization & Rural Development, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has stated emphatically that the Electoral Commission simply failed to...

Cold weather affects BVD machine operation in Sissala East

Voting in the ongoing District Level Elections delayed in most centers in the Sissala East constituency, due to the cold weather conditions adversely affecting...

All the photos as Ghanaians participate in District Level Elections

The much anticipated nation wide district level election came off today with voting taking place at various electoral areas. At the Modern Photos voting centre...

I never said Bawumia is useless, ignore false propaganda attributed to me – NAPO

The Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has reacted allegations that he made disparaging remarks about the Vice President and New Patriotic...

Assembly members will receive allowances in my next govt – Mahama

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to pay Assembly members allowance when he is elected President in the...

Lawyer takes on Akufo-Addo over Witchcraft, Armed Forces Bills

Private legal practitioner Kweku Paintsil says he is disappointment in President Akufo-Addo over his refusal to assent to the anti-witchcraft and Armed Forces Bills....

Assembly polls: Don’t let the technical issues occur in 2024 – Mahama tells EC

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has tasked the Electoral Commission (EC) to organize itself well to avoid the technical challenges witnessed in some electoral...

Assembly elections postponement: Don’t repeat this mess in 2024 – NDC warns EC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a stern warning to the Electoral Commission (EC), to abort any agenda to repeat the technical challenges...

Bagbin warns Chairmen of Parliamentary Select Committees

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has threatened to cite Chairmen of Parliamentary Select Committees with delayed reports for contempt. This comes after the...

Criticizing gov’t doesn’t mean I hate NPP – Goaso chief

The Paramount Chief of Goaso Traditional Council in Ahafo Region, Nana Kwasi Bosomprah has stated emphatically that his criticism of the government does not...

Parliament to vet 3 Supreme Court nominees on Wednesday

Parliament is set to conduct a public hearing vetting for the nominees appointed by the President to fill vacant positions on the Supreme Court...

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to seek re-election in Ablekuma West

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has announced her intention to seek re-election for the fourth time on the...

District Asembly Elections: VP Bawumia casts ballot in Walewale

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cast his ballot in the 2023 District Assembly and...

District election: Aspiring Assemblyman in tears as food goes waste [Video]

https://youtu.be/3LV3WUrXCDw An aspiring Assemblyman at Akyem Maase Electoral Area in the Eastern Region, William Osei, is up in arms with the Electoral Commission (EC) over...

Drama as New Force spokesperson is re-arrested for repatriation after prosecutors dropped charges

The Ghana Immigration Service has revoked the residency permit of spokesperson for the New Force, Shalimar Abbuissi, to stay in the country. The Immigration...

EC postpones District Level Elections in some electoral areas

The Electoral Commission (EC) has rescheduled the District Assembly Elections in some electoral areas in the Ashanti and Eastern Regions. The election was initially...

Assembly Elections: Distribution of materials delays voting in Ablekuma North

 The distribution of electoral materials to various polling stations within the Ablekuma North District has delayed the opening of polls due to what officials...

Bagbin’s attack on Akufo-Addo unfortunate – Majority Leader [Video]

https://youtu.be/ADzYMY8BdT4 Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's reaction to President Akufo-Addo's failure to assent to some private members bill...

District election: Mahama to vote; urges Ghanaians to do same

Former President John Mahama has urged all eligible Ghanaian voters to partake in the 2023 district assembly election today, December 19. The National Democratic Congress...

Why EC will no longer use indelible ink in elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced it will no longer use indelible ink for polls in the country. The move according to the...

Assembly election in Duta hit with injunction

Five people in Duta Electoral Area of the Ketu South municipality have filed an interim injunction against the District Level Elections in the area...

Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu: Has Pope Francis allowed Catholic Priests to bless same-sex Marriages?

There is a post on social media with a picture of Pope Francis in which he is said to have formally permitted Roman Catholic...

Terrorists will soon hijack our democracy if… – Bernard Monarh

Former National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and convener of AriseGhana, Bernard Monarh, has expressed alarming concerns about the excessive monetization of...