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First batch of National Apprenticeship Programme beneficiaries to be matriculated next week – Opare-Addo

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo, has announced that the first cohort of Ghana’s National Apprenticeship Programme will be matriculated on August...

Kennedy Agyapong picks forms to contest 2026 NPP flagbearer race

Former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has officially picked nomination forms to contest in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2026 presidential primaries. The announcement...

Speaker lauds MPs for consensus-building as Parliament adjourns sine die

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has lauded Members of Parliament (MPs) for the spirit of consensus-building and bipartisanship that characterised the...

NPP race: Dr Alex Ampaabeng endorses Kennedy Agyapong for flagbearer

Former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Alex Ampaabeng, has declared his support for Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Proposal for biogas implementation to address Ghana’s energy crisis

Ghana’s ongoing hydroelectric power supply and distribution crisis demands urgent, pragmatic solutions—not political rhetoric. With hydroelectricity serving as the backbone of the nation’s economy, the...

Bernard Bediako Baidoo wins NDC primaries ahead of Akwatia by-election 

Private legal practitioner Bernard Bediako Baidoo has been elected the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Akwatia by-election. Mr. Baidoo, who also serves...

Adom-Otchere’s detention was unfair and unjust – Titus Glover

Former Deputy Transport Minister and Member of Parliament for Tema East, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has criticised the circumstances surrounding the detention of former...

COKA accuses Mahama of crippling economy

Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), former Constituency Chairman for Afigya Kwabre South, has launched a scathing critique of the current administration, stating that President...

COKA slams Mahama over galamsey, rallies media support

Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), a former Constituency Chairman for Afigya Kwabre South, has raised strong concerns about the state of illegal mining—commonly referred...

Tight security at Akwatia as NDC holds primary ahead of by-election

There is a heavy police presence at the Akwatia GCD Walker Park today, Monday, August 4, as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) holds its...

If you’re innocent, the process will clear you – Nana Yaa Jantuah to Adom-Otchere defenders

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to stop politicising investigations and allow due process to take its course,...

Akwatia by-election: NDC holds primaries today 

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will today, August 4, 2025, hold its parliamentary primaries in the Akwatia Constituency of the Eastern Region to elect...

NDC laid foundation for Ghana’s digital transformation – Asiedu Nketiah

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has credited his party with laying the foundation for Ghana’s digital transformation through...

Minority demands Sam George, MultiChoice summoned over DStv pricing

The Minority in Parliament is calling for the Communications Minister, Sam George, and officials of MultiChoice Ghana to be summoned over what they describe...

NPP denies Brandcom’s $280k anti-Mahama campaign claims, threatens legal action

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly denied allegations made by Ukrainian communications firm Brandcom, which claims it was contracted to orchestrate a digital...

NPP sanctions 16 executives in Upper East over election misconduct

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region has sanctioned 16 constituency executives and members in the Tempane and Pusiga constituencies for...

Adom-Otchere should stop hiding behind his bad blood with Special Prosecutor and confront the issues – Amaliba

Private egal practitioner and Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority, Abraham Amaliba, has called on the former Board Chairman of the GACL, Paul...

UniBank case: Attorney General must show evidence of 60% recovery – Amaliba

Private legal practitioner and Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority, Abraham Amaliba, says the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine should provide concrete evidence...

Unibank case: We’ve become comfortable with elites evading justice – Barker‑Vormawor

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, political activist and frequent commentator on national affairs, has sharply criticised the handling of the uniBank case, asserting that Ghana has grown...

Kwame Boafo Akufo questions legal basis for UniBank licence revocation

Kwame Boafo Akufo, a noted legal practitioner, has criticised the revocation of UniBank’s operating licence, arguing that the Bank of Ghana’s decision was based...

Fadi Dabbousi: ‘Nana Akufo-Addo, let me tell you something’

There is something almost formidable about your character and prestige that is unique to very few people, so few that you are the only...

Paul Adom-Otchere reunites with family after OSP release [Video]

The former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, has released a poignant video showing his emotional reunion with his...

Former NDC Greater Accra Chairman Joseph Ade Coker laid to rest

Joseph Ade Coker, former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), was laid to rest on Friday, August 1, 2025, following...

Akwatia by-election: Do you drink water when you wake up? – Nana B jabs Mustapha Gbande [Video]

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has hit back at the Deputy General...

What were they expecting her to come with? – Ama Pratt slams critics over veep’s travel in ‘Chartered Flight’

The Press Secretary and Spokesperson to the Vice President, Ama Pratt, has dismissed allegations that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang chartered a private...

They used my words against me – Kennedy Agyapong explains campaign silence over ’10 sins’

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has revealed that he chose to remain silent during a crucial part of last year’s...

We’re committed to delivering President Mahama’s vision for Ghana’s roads – Alhassan Suhuyini

Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to delivering on President John Mahama’s ambitious plan to transform Ghana’s...

Mahama has proven record as ‘Infrastructure King’ and won’t disappoint – Alhassan Suhuyini

Deputy Roads Minister and Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has described former President John Dramani Mahama as the undisputed “Infrastructure King”...

Some road contracts signed by Akufo-Addo gov’t were simply not fit for purpose – Alhassan Suhuyini

Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has criticised some road contracts signed under the Akufo-Addo administration, stating that many were poorly conceived...

Free sanitary pads for schoolgirls a major milestone – Vice President’s office

The Press Secretary and Spokesperson to the Vice President, Ama Pratt, has described the successful rollout of the free sanitary pad initiative as a...

Women’s Development Bank in the pipeline – Ama Pratt confirms

The Press Secretary and Spokesperson to the Vice President, Ama Pratt, has disclosed that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a Women’s...

NDC government tops DACF transfers – Deputy Finance Minister

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has revealed that the current NDC government has significantly increased statutory transfers to the District...

Ghanaians are happy again because “#Aban Bɔne Kɔ” and “#AbanPapaAba!” — Deputy Finance Minister declares

In a spirited conclusion to the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review debate in Parliament, Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem declared that Ghanaians are once...

Recovery is not achieved through press conferences or walk-outs – Deputy Finance Minister jabs Minority

Deputy Finance Minister, Hon. Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has taken a direct swipe at the NPP Minority in Parliament, dismissing their criticisms of the government’s...

Mahama is not innocent in OSP’s actions – Assafuah [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has expressed disappointment in President John Mahama, accusing him of pretending not to be...

OSP using public office to settle personal scores – Vincent Assafuah [Listen]

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of using its mandate to pursue...

I won’t be surprised if Ukraine sues NPP – Majority Leader mocks 

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of using the Russia-Ukraine war as a scapegoat for Ghana’s economic difficulties. According to...

Parliament expunges Ernest Yaw Kumi’s name from vote and proceedings

Parliament has officially expunged the name of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the late Member of Parliament for Akwatia, from its records following confirmation of his...

Okoe-Boye warns against emotional politics in decision-making

Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has called on Ghanaian politicians to move away from emotional manipulation and instead embrace critical thinking in their...

President Mahama swears in final batch of Deputy Ministers

President John Mahama, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, officially swore in the final batch of Deputy Ministers, in accordance with Article 78(1) of the...