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“No bad blood” – Ursula Owusu rebuts SIM registration ‘feud’ claims

Former Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has issued a strong rebuttal to claims that a personal vendetta undermined Ghana’s biometric SIM card...

NPP will govern Ghana in 2029; we’ll win if elections are held today – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has declared that the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) would secure victory and become the majority in...

NPP urges members to register for cards

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Akan Constituency has intensified its call on members and sympathisers to register for the Party’s membership cards,...

Ghana Deposit Protection Amendment Bill 2025 passed

Parliament has passed the Ghana Deposit Protection Amendment Bill, 2025, a legislative move designed to strengthen the safety net for bank customers and bring...

NPP targets 2028 comeback, declares no NDC seat safe

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reaffirmed its determination to reclaim political dominance in the 2028 general elections, asserting that no parliamentary seat currently...

No one wants a one-sided friendship – Ejisu MP compares cocoa farmers’ plight to broken promises [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Ejisu, Kwabena Boateng, has criticised the government over the plight of cocoa farmers, arguing that they are being unfairly...

Ghana, Kyrgyzstan sign visa waiver deal to boost diplomatic ties

Ghana and the Kyrgyz Republic have signed a visa waiver agreement for holders of diplomatic and service passports, marking a significant step in strengthening...

Minority sound alarm over second cocoa price reduction

The Member of Parliament for Offinso South and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, has alleged...

Minority Leader criticises NDC over recurrent electricity and water tariff hikes

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for what he describes as a recurring pattern of increasing electricity and...

Minority seeks answers over Mahama’s use of chartered jet for foreign trips

The Minority in Parliament has begun raising questions about the recent international travels of John Dramani Mahama using a chartered aircraft, calling for greater...

Controversial budget vote: I’ll someday reveal who sat in Adwoa Safo’s seat – Haruna Iddrisu

Former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has revisited the controversy surrounding former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo’s presence in Parliament during the...

Kufuor proposes second house of Parliament made up of traditional leaders, professionals

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has proposed the creation of a second chamber of Parliament made up of traditional rulers, religious leaders, academics, trade...

Baba Jamal to be sworn in as Ayawaso East MP today

The Member of Parliament-elect for the Ayawaso East Constituency, Baba Jamal, is set to be sworn into office on Tuesday, March 10. The ceremony will...

MPs are really suffering – Kwakye Ofosu [Audio]

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has painted a vivid picture of the...

Confusion, tension rock NPP polling station registration exercise in Tarkwa-Nsuaem

The ongoing polling station registration exercise of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency in the Western region has been overshadowed by...

Government will not use US–Israel–Iran war as excuse for food price hikes – Dela Edem

The Head of Corporate Communications at the Minerals Commission, Dela Edem, has stated that the current government will not attribute any rise in food...

Ghana has made significant political progress since independence — Dr. Asah-Asante

Political Scientist and Head of European Studies at the University of Ghana, Kwame Asah Asante, says Ghana has made notable political progress since gaining...

Ghana@ 69: Our failing democracy

As usual, there will be empty rituals and pointless pontificating. We will puff our chests and declare that we are better than Burkina Faso,...

Middle East tensions won’t affect Ghana; avoid blame – Akim Oda MP

The Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has urged the government to be transparent with Ghanaians about the state of the...

First Deputy Speaker refers Afenyo-Markin to privileges committee over recruitment scam remarks

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, has referred the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to Parliament’s Privileges Committee following a formal complaint by...

Baba Jamal wins Ayawaso East by-election

The candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Baba Jamal, has been declared the winner of the just-ended Ayawaso East by-election. After what observers described...

Ayawaso East by-election: Low turnout not only due to fasting – Ako Gunn cites delegate election concerns

The Deputy National Communications Officer, Godwin Ako Gunn, has suggested that dissatisfaction over alleged inducements during the party’s delegate elections may have contributed to...

Ayawaso East: NDC is winning; NPP only came to escort us – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy National Democratic Congress (NDC) Secretary, Mustapha Gbande, has expressed confidence that the NDC is set for a decisive victory in the ongoing Ayawaso...

Osman Ayariga confident of decisive NDC victory in Ayawaso East by-election

The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Osman Ayariga, has expressed...

Annoh-Dompreh inspects new Adoagyiri Health Centre Project, pledges full equipment support

Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has inspected the ongoing construction of a new Health Centre in Adoagyiri aimed at expanding access to quality healthcare...

Ayawaso East by-election: Police vows to deal with troublemakers as it deploys personnel

The Accra Region Police Command has assured the public of its readiness to provide comprehensive security before, during, and after the parliamentary re-run election...

Ayawaso East: Court throws out Democracy Hub suit seeking to disqualify Baba Jamal

The High Court in Accra has cleared the final legal hurdle for the Ayawaso East by-election, striking out a lawsuit that sought to annul...

It was unfair to bring and display Ofori-Atta’s photo in Parliament – Afenyo-Markin

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for fairness and restraint in the treatment of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, following the dramatic scenes...

Baba Sadiq Abdulai appointed as High Commissioner to Nigeria

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu as Ghana’s High Commissioner-designate to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in a move aimed...

James Owusu declares bid for NPP–USA chairman, pledges renewal and unity

James Owusu, the current First Vice Chairman of NPP–USA, has officially declared his candidacy for the position of Branch Chairman of the New Patriotic...

Minority demands solutions to issues confronting Ghanaians ahead of SONA

The minority in Parliament is urging President John Dramani Mahama to address pressing issues affecting Ghanaians ahead of his State of the Nation Address...

NDC and NPP are parties of the elites – Yaw Nsarkoh laments political drift

Business executive and former Unilever Executive Vice President Yaw Nsarkoh has described Ghana’s two main political parties as “the party of the elites.” He argues...

NDC Proforum Germany Chapter formally inaugurated

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Proforum Germany Chapter has been formally inaugurated in a dignified ceremony reflecting unity, purpose, and a renewed commitment to...

Boakye Agyarko launches nationwide tour to rebuild NPP

Boakye Agyarko, a hopeful for the National Chairman position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has announced the commencement of a nationwide tour aimed...

Free SHS most consequential social policy of the Fourth Republic – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has described the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy introduced under former President Nana Akufo-Addo as the most impactful...

Hajia Amina Adam rallies support for Baba Jamal with 500 T-shirts

Hajia Amina Adam, who contested in the Ayawaso East NDC Parliamentary Primary, has presented about 500 T-shirts and several packs of bottled water to...

NDC accepts CJ’s ruling on petitions against EC Chair and others – Abass Nurudeen

The Chief Executive Officer of the Social Investment Fund (SIF), Lawyer Abass Nurudeen, says the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accepted the Chief...

Jinapor disputes Ablakwa’s claims on Ghana’s Addis Ababa chancery

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has challenged statements by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa regarding the origins and execution of Ghana’s...

NPP should be the last to comment on cocoa issues – Otokunor

The Director of the Presidential Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Business at the Office of the President, Peter Boamah Otokunor, has criticised the New Patriotic...

Majority, Minority clash over bill to revert NIB name to BNI and overhaul national security structure

A proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill triggered heated exchanges in Parliament, as the government moves to restructure Ghana’s national security architecture and change...