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Posterity will vindicate our warnings against NPP’s reckless borrowing – Ato Forson

The Minority Leader of the 8th Parliament, Ato Forson, says future generations of Ghanaians will judge the leadership of the outgoing New Patriotic Party...

Akufo-Addo takes Mahama, Naana Jane on Jubilee House tour ahead of January 7 handover [Video]

On Monday, January 6, 2025, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hosted President-elect John Dramani Mahama and Vice President-elect Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang at the...

Confusion rocks Ablekuma North collation process

Tensions are running high in Ablekuma North as the Electoral Commission (EC) struggles to finalize the collation of results for 20 polling stations in...

Akufo-Addo pardons Ato Essien, 8 others

President Nana Akufo-Addo has exercised his prerogative of mercy under Article 72(1) of the Constitution to grant pardons to nine convicted persons, including the...

NPP manufactured pink sheets in re-collated results – Tanko-Computer alleges

The Deputy Director of Elections and IT of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Rashid Tanko-Computer, has alleged that the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Bongo MP-Elect Charles Bawaduah commiserates with Kantamanto fire victims

The Member of Parliament-elect for the Bongo Constituency, Charles Bawaduah, has visited the site of the devastating Kantamanto Market fire to commiserate with traders...

All you need to know about President-elect John Mahama’s inauguration ceremony

Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, is set to be sworn in as the country’s leader on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the iconic Black...

NPP denies approaching A-Plus for parliamentary alliance

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has refuted claims that the party has engaged with social commentator Kwame...

‘The battle has ended, we are ready to work’ – Tema Central MP-elect

Charles Forson has been officially declared the MP-elect for the Tema Central Constituency, following the Electoral Commission’s (EC) completion of the collation and declaration...

Ablekuma North results collation suspended over another disagreement

The Electoral Commission (EC) has indefinitely suspended the collation of results for the Ablekuma North constituency in the Greater Accra Region following the elections...

Katamanto fire: Gov’t must reconstruct the market, not the traders – Abuakwa South MP-elect

The Member of Parliament-elect for the Abuakwa South constituency in the Eastern region, Dr Kingsley Agyeman, has called on the government to intervene immediately...

Nominate Alban Bagbin as Speaker of 9th Parliament – Mahama tells NDC caucus

President-elect John Dramani Mahama has directed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary leadership to nominate Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin as the Speaker...

NDC files notice of appeal over collation in 4 constituencies

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed a notice of appeal after a High Court in Accra granted the New Patriotic Party's mandamus application...

EC declares Adjei-Mensah Korsah as MP-elect for Techiman South after final collation

The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the Member of Parliament-elect for Techiman South...

Okaikwei Central: Baba Sadiq loses to Patrick Boamah after final collation

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Patrick Yaw Boamah  has been declared the MP-elect for Okaikwei Central after a final collation of results. Boamah secured 21,099 votes,...

NPP’s Charles Forson beats Ebi Bright, declared MP-elect for Tema Central

Charles Forson of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been declared the Member of Parliament-elect for Tema Central following the completion of a final...

Belgian Foreign Minister to lead EU delegation to John Mahama’s inauguration

Belgium’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Bernard Quintin, will lead a high-level European Union (EU) delegation at the inauguration ceremony of Ghana’s President-elect...

Ablekuma North: High Court orders collation of 62 polling station results before declaration

The High Court in Accra has granted the application of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) seeking to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate...

Vice President-elect Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang visits Kantamanto after fire outbreak [Video]

Vice President-elect of the Republic of Ghana, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, visited the scene of the devastating fire at Kantamanto Market on Saturday, January...

High Court grants NPP’s application for collation, declaration of Tema Central seat

The High Court has granted the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) application for a writ of mandamus, compelling the Electoral Commission (EC) to collate and...

Parliament schedules January 7 midnight meeting for election of Speaker and deputies

The Acting Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, has announced that Parliament will hold its first sitting of the Ninth Parliament under the Fourth...

Why Ghana should consider changing its election date – Bullgod shares perspective

Artiste manager and entertainment pundit, Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, also called Bullgod, has suggested to the Electoral Commission to consider shifting the date for...

Akufo-Addo’s performance is below zero – Amakye-Boateng says

Political scientist and lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Amakye-Boateng, has rated the outgoing President, Nana Akufo-Addo’s performance...

EOCO freezes Prestea-Bogoso Mine acquisition process amid fraud investigation

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has frozen the acquisition process of the Prestea-Bogoso Mine by Heath Goldfields Limited, citing ongoing investigations into...

Akufo-Addo commissioned 47 hospitals outside Agenda 111 initiative – Fatimatu Abubakar

Minister for Information and Spokesperson for the Government Transition Team, Fatimatu Abubakar, has stated that Ghana’s health sector has seen significant improvements under President...

None of Akufo-Addo’s Agenda 111 hospitals functioning – Omane Boamah

Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has criticised the status of the Agenda 111 hospital...

NPP MPs send strong warning to NDC ahead of inauguration

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament have issued a stern warning to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leadership over alleged...

Parliament clerk summons MPs for 1st sitting of 9th Parliament on midnight of January 7

The Acting Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, has summoned Members of Parliament (MPs) for the first sitting of the First Meeting of the...

USA President names delegation to attend Mahama’s inauguration ceremony

The President of the United States of America (USA), Joseph R. Biden Jr, has appointed a delegation to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Ghana's...

Photos: Akufo-Addo’s final State of the Nation Address

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday, January 3, 2025 delivered his final State of the Nation Address to the eighth Parliament, marking the end of...

I knew fighting galamsey wasn’t a popular position to take – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the challenges his administration has faced in its effort to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, in the...

Ghanaians have already given verdict on true state of the nation – Armah Kofi-Buah

Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembele constituency, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, says Ghanaians have already delivered a verdict on the true...

2023 WASSCE results stand out as best in history – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hailed the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results as the best in the history of...

Free SHS: 5.7 million students get access to education – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that 5.7 million young Ghanaians have benefitted from the Free Senior High School (SHS) and Free Technical and Vocational...

I pray Mahama will complete Agenda 111 initiative – Akufo-Addo

The outgoing president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has expressed his hope that John Mahama's incoming administration will prioritize the Agenda 111 projects. He stated that, over the...

2024 SONA: I was prepared to put my presidency on the line – Akufo-Addo on galamsey

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described the fight against illegal mining as one of the most challenging undertakings of his presidency. Addressing parliament during the 2024...

2024 SONA: Akufo-Addo’s bodyguard falls midway presentation [Video]

President Nana Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) encountered an interruption when his personal security guard, the Aide-De-Camp (ADC), collapsed unexpectedly. As Akufo-Addo delved...

Ghana is not broke; we’re handing over $8 billion in reserves – Akufo-Addo [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed claims that Ghana’s economy is in dire straits, asserting that the country is being handed over with...

Kantamanto fire: Akufo-Addo pledges support for affected traders in final SONA [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo expressed deep sorrow over the recent fire that devastated Accra's Kantamanto Market in his final State of the Nation Address...

Livestream: Akufo-Addo delivers final State of the Nation Address

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived in parliament for his final national address, with a guard of honour, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,...