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I was nearly buried alive after handing over power to Limann – Rawlings

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has revealed what he describes as several attempts on his life after he handed over power to former President...

Listen: Read well and stop the propaganda – Minister tells NDC

Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of Power, William Owuraku Aidoo, has hit hard at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for claiming it...

EC asks journalists to submit names for special referendum voting

The Electoral Commission (EC) has asked media personnel who would cover the National referendum come December, to submit their names for ‘Special/Early’ voting to...

Listen: EC boss speaks on social media impact on EC work

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, speaking on the advent of fake news through social media, disclosed how social media had...

Mahama presents crucial report on Mozambique elections

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, who is in Maputo, Mozambique to observe presidential, legislative and provincial elections, has presented a preliminary report. Addressing the media...

Ibrahim Mahama wins defamation suit against Owusu Bempah, Despite Group

Business Mogul, Ibrahim Mahama has won a defamation case against Ernest Owusu Bempah of Ghana Gas and the Despite Group. The court presided by Justice...

Listen: Ofosu-Ampofo should just apologise and move on – Lawyer

A private legal practitioner has said that charges against National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo could have been avoided. Mr Gary Nimako Marfo said...

Gov’t scheming to plunder ECG assets through PDS share restructure – NDC alleges

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) claims it has intercepted a document that allegedly exposes a clandestine plan by the government to loot the...

Trust in us to deliver Ghana – NDP

The National Democratic Party (NDP) is calling on Ghanaians to repose confidence in them in order to deliver Ghana from its current...

EC and Police reactivate Elections Security Taskforce

The Electoral Commission (EC) and the Police Administration have reactivated the Elections Security Taskforce to effectively address election security issues in the upcoming District...

Senior Minister replies Auditor General over $1m Kroll payment

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has responded to claims by the Auditor General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, that he led the government to pay a...

Parliament requests names of contractors working on abandoned GETFUND projects

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education has called on heads of Senor High Schools (SHSs) to provide the committee with names of construction...

Listen: Aspiring MP to fight Ursula for ‘insulting’ Mahama

"The battle-lines have been drawn because if you touch former President John Mahama, you have touched me." This is a warning to Minister of...

Audio: ‘Akufo-Addo’s Bono region tour fruitless; he came to commission speed ramps’

National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Sunyani West constituency has described President Nana Akufo-Addo’s tour of the Bono region as a "fruitless venture." Millicent...

Audio recording of Ofosu-Ampofo a breach of privacy – Tony Lithur tells court

Lawyers for National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu- Ampofo are urging an Accra High Court to strike out an audio recording presented...

Audio: Kweku Baako reacts to ‘Militia at Asutuare’ claims

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baaku, has downplayed concerns that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is training thugs at...

PPP relishes Assin North seat

With less than 15 months to the 2020 polls, the Progressive People's Party (PPP), has expressed its unwavering determination to win the Assin North Parliamentary seat. The...

ASEPA report recommends promotion for Yaw Adutwum, Godfred Dame as substantive ministers as they emerge as Best-Performing Deputy Ministers

The 2019 Ministerial tracking report by ASEPA which assesses the performance of Ministries and Ministers has cited Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Deputy Minister for Education...

Ken Ofori Atta, Hajia Alima and Cecilia Dapaah are worst-performing ministers in new ASEPA survey

A 2019 Ministerial Performance Tracking report launched by Alliance Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has indicted Ghana's sanitation ministry as worse-performing. The report, which...

”Double-track’ will end with our comeback – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has said the NDC will not run a double-track system which is currently...

NDC to hold 2nd batch of parliamentary primaries on Saturday

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will, on Saturday, October 19, 2019, hold the second batch of its parliamentary primaries. The supplementary primaries will take place...

Go to Asutuare training camp to prove our claim – Asiedu Nketia to media

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has dared the media to go to the alleged training camps at Asutuare...

Minister calls Mahama serial caller and gets harsh reply

George Opare, National Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has lashed out at Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful over her serial...

Ursula Owusu acted beyond powers on CST directives – NDC man

The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare, says Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful acted beyond her powers when she...

Audio: We have been dumped –Defunct NPP Delta Force members cry out

Defunct pro-ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group, Delta Force, says it has been dumped by party leaders. According to the commander of the group,...

Ghana Armed Forces denies ‘militias at Asutuare’ claims

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied claims that hirelings of the New Patriotic Party are undergoing a secret military training at Asutuare in...

NDC thugs beat regional secretary in public

Kwame Zu, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has suffered humiliation after he was allegedly beaten by some of...

I will bag 21,000 votes without campaign in 2020 – Nii Lante Vanderpuye

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo constituency, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, says he is poised for victory in the 2020 elections and will...

NDC describes Akufo-Addo’s tour of Ashanti Region as waste of taxpayers’ money

The Ashanti Regional caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described President Nana Akufo-Addo’s tour of the Ashanti Region as a waste of...

Audio: I will blame Mahama if I have flat tyre or my lights go off – NPP chairman

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party says those complaining about hardship in Ghana should channel their blame to former President John...

We have evidence NPP is training thugs at Asutuare for election 2020 – NDC

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says evidence available to it affirms that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is training thugs at...

SHS double-track system difficult to understand – Shatta Wale

Dancehall act, Shatta Wale, says he doesn’t understand the double-track system being implemented at various Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country. According to...

Kweku Baako blasts Ghana Police over attack on students

Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, is of the view that the behavior of the police towards demonstrating law...

Audio: Show prove Mahama said he will scrap free SHS and I’ll resign – Asiedu Nketia

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says former President John Mahama never opposed the government’s flagship free Senior High School...

EC announces key dates ahead of 2019 referendum

The Electoral Commission (EC) says applications for transfer of voting, Special Voting and Voting by Proxy would be received at its District Offices throughout...

Listen: Mahama goofed on shutdown of radio stations – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is fighting off claims by former President John Dramani Mahama that the government deliberately shut down opposition radio stations...

Listen: Act maturely and stop being petty – Afenyo-Markin tells Mahama on Asutuare ‘combat’ training claim

The Member of Parliament for Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says former President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are too desperate to...

Akufo-Addo endorses youngest MP, Francisca Oteng Mensah for 2020

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has hinted that, he will do all within his means to ensure that Ghana’s youngest Member of ...

NDC, NPP banned at Kade

Residents of Kade in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region have banned the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the governing New Patriotic...

80% of NPP campaign promises fulfilled – Ursula Owusu

The Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has indicated that the government of President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has fulfilled 80% of its campaign promises.  Speaking at...