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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...

Mahama is the godfather of digitalisation, not Bawumia – Asiedu Nketia

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia should not be given credit for introducing...

E-voting: What the EC can learn from the KNUST example

During the University Teachers Association of Ghana voting in September 2023, a lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr....

24-hour Economy: Our opponents are blowing hot air; the policy has taken them by storm – Asiedu Nketia

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has censured the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for undermining his party's vision of implementing a...

NPP Chairman accuses Special Prosecutor of bias [Video]

The Third National Vice Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Masawud Osman, has made accusations against the Office of the Special...

NADMO boss joins NPP parliamentary primary

The Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, has officially declared his intention to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

We will build processing factories in cocoa growing areas – Mahama

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says his next government will build cocoa processing factories in cocoa growing areas in...

NALAG urges Ghanaians to vote for women in district level election

The National Association of Local Governments of Ghana (NALAG) has appealed to Ghanaians to massively vote for women contesting the district Assembly election. In...

Mahama shares personal experience on 24-hour economy

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has shared a personal story on his participation in a 24-hour shift in his formative years. As a worker on...

NALAG joins calls for partisan district Assembly elections

The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), has waded into calls for the election of Assembly members to be done on partisan...