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NPP PRIMARIES: New entrants poised to unseat sitting MPs

New entrants in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries are poised to unseat some sitting Members of Parliament (MPs). MP for Abirem...

Coronavirus: Ablakwa charges gov to evacuate Ghanaians in Wuhan

A Ranking Member of Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs is urging the government to follow the examples of other countries and evacuate Ghanaian...

Govt to update Ghanaians on Emile Short’s recommendation –Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says state agencies mandated to implement portions of the Emile Short Commission’s recommendations on the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election...

Ken Agyapong gets challenger

Outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central has finally gotten a challenger for his parliamentary seat. An Accra-based businessman, Joseph Aninkorah Kutin affectionately called...

Bawumia promises a stronger and more united Ghana after 2020 elections [Audio]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, addressing a delegation from the European Union at the Presidency, assured the European delegation of a more stronger and...

READ: Mahama’s speech at Ayawaso West Wuogon anniversary

Former President John Mahama was the special guest of honour at the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence. Below is his full statement: REMARKS BY NDC...

Coronavirus: Health Minister to brief Parliament Tuesday

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, is expected to appear before Parliament next week Tuesday, to brief members on what is being done to protect...

You cannot afford to disappoint Ghanaians – Mahama to Peace Council

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress has called on the Peace Council not to disappoint Ghanaians in its quest to help fight vigilantism...

Kofi Apaloo speaks on fight between him and Ayariga at IPAC meeting [listen]

Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana, Kofi Apaloo, has denied media reportage of him being in a fight with colleague founder...

AWW anniversary: Shot victims give accounts of ordeal

Two victims of the Ayawaso West Wuogon violence have narrated their living conditions following the La Bawaleshie by-election violence. One of the victims, Yaro Isharo,...

Video: We will roar because we are lions – Sam George warns

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram constituency, Sam Dzata George Nettey, is warning of dire consequences should the government attempt to cow them...

Text of Mahama’s speech at Ayawaso West Wuogon anniversary

REMARKS BY NDC FLAGBEARER HE JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA COMMEMORATIVE DURBAR: AYAWASO WEST WUOGON VIOLENCE Friday, January 31, 2020.  Good morning and thank you, my brothers and sisters,...

AWW Violence: Mahama condemns police boycott of commemoration

Flag-bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has condemned the decision by the Ghana Police Service to boycott the commemoration of...

Parliament summons Health Minister over Coronavirus

The Parliament of Ghana has summoned Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, to answer questions regarding security measures on the outbreak of Coronavirus. The Minister is...

AWW anniversary: Security expert wants national security scrapped

A Security expert, Adam Bona, says Ghana's national security has outlived its usefulness. Speaking at the first anniversary cerebration of the violence, Mr Bona appealed...

Presidency breaks silence on Sammy Gyamfi’s arrest

Executive Secretary to President Akufo-Addo, Nana Bediatuo Asante, has rubbished claims that, a complaint lodged by his outfit against the National Communications Director of the National...

NDC commemorates 1 year of Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence [video]

National Democratic Congress (NDC) has today, Friday, 31st January, 2020 commemorated one year of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence which saw some members...

AWW violence anniversary: Sam George recounts ordeal

National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s MP for Ningo Prampram believes the violence that marred the Ayawaso West Wuogon gave Ghanaians a collective power to speak to truth. According...

NDC to file suit against Akufo-Addo

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced plans to sue President Nana Akufo-Addo over the White Paper on the Emile Short’s Commission report...

Akufo-Addo must be told ‘unplanned budget deficits have bearing on cedi depreciation’ – Mahama

Akufo-Addo must be told "unplanned budget deficits’ve bearing cedi depreciation" – Mahama January 30, 2020 2 Shares Business John Mahama Former President John Mahama has...

Audio: ‘Rented crowd at ambulance commissioning paid GH10’

The massive crowd at the commissioning of the 307 ambulances at the Black Star Square in Accra was rented, National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Greater...

Audio: You don’t run an economy from textbooks – Mahama mocks Bawumia

Former President John Mahama has landed a subtle jab at Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over the government’s handling of the economy. ALSO READ: Man...

Listen: Blows at IPAC, the inside story

There was near pandemonium at the meeting between the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) on Thursday, January 30, 2020. ALSO READ: UCC,...

IPAC meeting on new register ends in stalemate and blows

The Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to address the controversies over the compilation of a new Voters Register ended in a stalemate. According to Deputy...

Listen: New Voters Register to be ready on November 8 – NDC alleges

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is claiming the new register for the December elections would be completed in November, 2020. ALSO READ: Why Voltarians are...

Akua Donkor backs EC for new register

Controversial politician, Akua Donkor, is backing the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new Voters Register. ALSO READ: Alex Mould’s daughter would have turned 28 today Visually...

Federation of Muslim Councils appeals to EC to review voters’ registration exercise date

The Federation of Muslim Councils has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to review the date for the new voters’ registration exercise. Calls by the...

Mahama to address Ghanaians on social media at 5PM today

Flagbearer  for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama is set to address Ghanaians on some issues he considers pertinent via social media....

You need deliverance – Minister to critics of ambulance commissioning [listen]

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, has justified the re-commissioning ceremony of the newly-commissioned ambulances at the regional level. The second commissioning in the...

Akwasi Acquah picks forms to contest NPP primaries in Oda

Businessman, Alexander Akwasi Aquah, has formally declared his intentions to contest the Akyem Oda constituency parliamentary primaries in the Eastern Region on the ticket...

Details: How man who attempted to defraud National Security Operative was arrested [Watch]

A National Security Operative, Hopeson Adorye, has narrated how one Jonas Awuah and some two Indians defrauded him to the tune of GHS 5,000. The...

‘No roads no vote’ and similar mantras unfortunate – CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has described as unfortunate and inappropriate the practice, where citizens attached conditions to their votes. This,...

Anti-new Voters Register demo set for Feb 4

The Inter-Party Resistance against the New Voters Register will on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 resume the series of demonstrations against the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision...

Listen: 130 of Akufo-Addo’s ambulances empty – MP

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Juaboso constituency is accusing the government of deceiving Ghanaians with the distribution of 307 ambulances. ALSO READ: Audio:...

Cost of 307 ambulances revealed [Audio]

Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has pegged the cost of each of the 307 new ambulances procured at $133,000. According to...

Audio: I will serve Alex Segbefia water in jail – Hawa Koomson fires

Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has fired a salvo at the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for...

NUGS states position on new register [Audio]

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has joined calls on the Electoral Commission (EC) to engage political parties opposed to the compilation of...

Blame yourself for your arrest – Adorye to Sammy Gyamfi

Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hopeson Adorye, has asked the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, to blame...

Kwesi Pratt mocks Bawumia over cedi depreciation [Audio]

Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has mocked Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia over the constant Ghana cedi depreciation. Mr Pratt has used...

Read: Addai-Nimoh’s letter to Wontumi over parliamentary forms

A former Member of Parliament for Mampong, Francis Addai-Nimoh, has petitioned the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, Mr Bernard Antwi-Boasiako,...