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Minister urges Ghanaians to prioritise district Assembly elections

The Oti Regional Minister, Dr. Joshua Makubu, has urged Ghanaians to prioritise the upcoming district Assembly elections, emphasizing their crucial role in governance for...

EC conducts district assembly elections today

The Electoral Commission (EC) will today, December 19 hold the 2023 district-level elections. Over 66,000 aspirants are contesting for assembly and unit committee positions in...

SML contract is inimical to Ghana’s development – John Jinapor

The Ranking Member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor has opposed the government's 10-year contract with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), describing...

‘This is thievery’ – IES on Finance Ministry’s 10-year SML contract

The Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has described as ‘thievery’ the Finance Ministry’s 10-year contract with Strategic...

Nkwanta South: Police assures of maximum protection ahead of district Assembly elections

The Police and other security agencies in the Nkwanta South district of the Oti Region have assured residents of maximum protection before, during, and...

Parliamentary Committee applauds premix fuel automation system

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs has applauded the cutting-edge Automated Premix Fuel Dispensing and Monitoring System following a visit...

All you need to know as district Assembly elections take off on Tuesday

The Electoral Commission has reiterated its preparedness for the upcoming district Assembly elections scheduled for Tuesday, December 19, 2023. The Director in charge of...

District Level Elections: Nkwanta South MCE urges residents to vote

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South has called on eligible voters in the area to go out in their numbers and vote...

Some aspiring Assembly members engage in road fixing and bridge construction -Serebour Quaicoe

The Director in charge of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has disclosed that some aspiring Assembly members are actively...

Parliament plunged into darkness during proceedings

There was drama in Parliament on Monday, December 18, as the Chamber was plunged into darkness when power to the House was briefly interrupted. While...

Annor Dompreh is not afraid, we are trying to prevent skirt and blouse vote – NPP group

An NPP identifiable group in the Nsawam Adoagyiri constituency calling itself Volunteers for 2024 popularly known as V-24 has joined calls to allow the Majority...

I’m committed to ‘breaking the 8’: Obour announces second term bid for Asante Akyem South seat

Bice Osei Kuffour, the Managing Director of Ghana Post, who is popularly known as Obour is targeting Parliament for the second time on the...

Some MPs investing in district Assembly election – Group reveals

The lead coordinator for the Center for Decentralization Advocacy, Kojo Afari Yeboah, has described the district level election as partisan. In an interview on Asempa...

Why Bagbin disagrees with Akufo-Addo’s position on Witchcraft, Armed Forces Bills

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, strongly opposes President Akufo-Addo's decision not to assent to the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill and Ghana Armed Forces...

Allow Frank Annor Dompreh to go unoppose – Nasawam, Adoagyiri chiefs tell NPP

Some chiefs in the Nsawam Adoagyiri constituency are asking the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to protect performing Members of Parliament in...

EC excludes Nkronza North and South from district Assembly election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said voters in Nkoranza North and South Districts will not partake in the upcoming district Assembly elections. The Director in charge of...

5 persons seek injunction against local level election in Duta electoral area

Five persons in the Duta Electoral Area in the Ketu South have filed an interim injunction restraining the Electoral Commission (EC) from conducting the...

Minority demands suspension of controversial 10-year contract with SML

The Minority caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate suspension of a 10-year contract between the Finance Ministry and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited...

91 ambulances imported in 2020 not operational – Akandoh alleges

The Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that 91 out of the 307 ambulances imported and commissioned...

Let’s allow political parties to sponsor district level elections – Dr Oduro Osae

 A Local Government expert, Dr Oduro Osae, has proposed the amendment of Article 55(3) of the 1992 Con­stitution to allow for partisanship in the...

Let’s work tirelessly for victory in 2024 – Mahama tells NDC executives

The presidential aspirant for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has urged the national executives to work tirelessly to ensure the party's...

No society has developed through IMF’s assistance – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that interventions from Bretton Woods institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have...

NDC has the men and women to fix Akufo-Addo’s mess – Mahama

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to restore economic stability if elected as President. He expressed confidence...

NCCE disappointed over low women participation in DLEs 

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has expressed disappointment and concern over the low participation of women in the 2023 District Level Elections...

All set for district assembly elections on Tuesday

The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated it is ready to hold the 2023 district-level elections, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 19. Over 66,000...

Akufo-Addo replies Speaker for calling him lame duck

President Akufo-Addo has refuted assertions by the Speaker of Parliament that he has become a lame-duck President following the election of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia...

The spirit of NDC is in the Volta region – Alban Bagbin

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislator and now Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that the spirit of the National Democratic...

Hung Parliaments are the best; let’s keep voting that way – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has indicated that Ghana's 8th Parliament under the 4th Republic is the best out of the...

Bekwai electorates threaten ‘no vote’ over lack of development

Some electorates in communities in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region have vowed not to turn up for the upcoming district Assembly elections. In...

Be vigilant and protect our votes – Western Nzema Chief tells Mahama

The Divisional Chief at Western Nzema in the Western region, Nana Ewiro Kwame has charged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to build systems that...

My vision to transform Jomoro into a petrochemical hub has been destroyed and neglected by NPP – Mahama laments

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama has expressed disappointment in the Akufo-Addo-led government's failure to implement his plans to transform Jomoro, a...

Investigate person behind ‘The New Force’ billboards – Sam George tells GRA

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George has called on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to investigate the person funding the billboards...

Meet the two retired Police Commissioners contesting NPP primaries

Two retired Commissioners of the Ghana Police Service will be among aspirants contesting the parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the...

2020 NPP PC for Fomena hints at contesting seat again in 2024

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Fomena constituency has hinted of plans to contest the parliamentary primaries of the party. Philip...

Why I cancelled nursing and teacher-trainee allowances – Mahama explains

Flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has explained why he cancelled the nursing training allowances. According to him, his government...

Chiefs must be involved in active politics – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has indicated that chiefs who have already assumed leadership positions must be allowed to take part...

Mahama blames NPP government for stalling cocoa road projects

 Former President, John Dramani Mahama, could not hide his disappointment when used some roads in cocoa growing villages in the Western North region. Most of...

Ablekuma West parliamentary aspirant decries ‘dangerous apathy’ in NPP

A parliamentary candidate aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ablekuma West Constituency, Roni Nicol has bemoaned the high level of apathy...

OSP disrupts counterfeit foreign currency manufacturing network in Ghana involving US$40 million

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has disrupted a syndicate involved in the production of substantial amount of counterfeited foreign currency in Ghana. The...

Sefa Kayi confronts Miracles Aboagye over lithium deal

On the December 14, 2023, a heated confrontation unfolded between presidential staffer Dennis Miracles Aboagye and Kwami Sefa Kayi, regarding the allocation of airtime...