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Four incumbent Assembly members lose membership in Wa

Four incumbent members of the 31 Wa Municipal Assembly have lost their seats in the district-level elections, including the only female elected member of...

NPP opens nominations for parliamentary primaries for constituencies with incumbent MPs

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opened nominations for its parliamentary primaries, specifically for constituencies with incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs). The decision was reached...

Foh-Amoaning threatens NPP MP over anti-LGBTQI Bill

The Executive Secretary of the National Coalition of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values (NCPHSRFV), Lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning has issued a stern warning...

Assembly election: Gunshots fired as NDC, NPP supporters clash at polling station

Several gunshots were fired after supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) clashed at a polling...

District-level Election: Pratt mocks EC

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., has ridiculed the Electoral Commission (EC) for postponing district Assembly elections in certain areas. The...

District-level Election: Postponement and ballot shortage proves Jean Mensa’s incompetence – NDC

A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has accused the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa of intentionally...

EC was ill-prepared and inefficient in this year’s District-level elections – Nii Lante Vanderpuye

A former Minister for Local Government, Decentralization & Rural Development, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has stated emphatically that the Electoral Commission simply failed to...

Cold weather affects BVD machine operation in Sissala East

Voting in the ongoing District Level Elections delayed in most centers in the Sissala East constituency, due to the cold weather conditions adversely affecting...

All the photos as Ghanaians participate in District Level Elections

The much anticipated nation wide district level election came off today with voting taking place at various electoral areas. At the Modern Photos voting centre...

I never said Bawumia is useless, ignore false propaganda attributed to me – NAPO

The Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has reacted allegations that he made disparaging remarks about the Vice President and New Patriotic...

Assembly members will receive allowances in my next govt – Mahama

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to pay Assembly members allowance when he is elected President in the...

Lawyer takes on Akufo-Addo over Witchcraft, Armed Forces Bills

Private legal practitioner Kweku Paintsil says he is disappointment in President Akufo-Addo over his refusal to assent to the anti-witchcraft and Armed Forces Bills....

Assembly polls: Don’t let the technical issues occur in 2024 – Mahama tells EC

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has tasked the Electoral Commission (EC) to organize itself well to avoid the technical challenges witnessed in some electoral...

Assembly elections postponement: Don’t repeat this mess in 2024 – NDC warns EC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a stern warning to the Electoral Commission (EC), to abort any agenda to repeat the technical challenges...

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to seek re-election in Ablekuma West

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has announced her intention to seek re-election for the fourth time on the...

District Asembly Elections: VP Bawumia casts ballot in Walewale

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cast his ballot in the 2023 District Assembly and...

Drama as New Force spokesperson is re-arrested for repatriation after prosecutors dropped charges

The Ghana Immigration Service has revoked the residency permit of spokesperson for the New Force, Shalimar Abbuissi, to stay in the country. The Immigration...

EC postpones District Level Elections in some electoral areas

The Electoral Commission (EC) has rescheduled the District Assembly Elections in some electoral areas in the Ashanti and Eastern Regions. The election was initially...

District election: Mahama to vote; urges Ghanaians to do same

Former President John Mahama has urged all eligible Ghanaian voters to partake in the 2023 district assembly election today, December 19. The National Democratic Congress...

Why EC will no longer use indelible ink in elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced it will no longer use indelible ink for polls in the country. The move according to the...

EC conducts district assembly elections today

The Electoral Commission (EC) will today, December 19 hold the 2023 district-level elections. Over 66,000 aspirants are contesting for assembly and unit committee positions in...

SML contract is inimical to Ghana’s development – John Jinapor

The Ranking Member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor has opposed the government's 10-year contract with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), describing...

‘This is thievery’ – IES on Finance Ministry’s 10-year SML contract

The Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has described as ‘thievery’ the Finance Ministry’s 10-year contract with Strategic...

Nkwanta South: Police assures of maximum protection ahead of district Assembly elections

The Police and other security agencies in the Nkwanta South district of the Oti Region have assured residents of maximum protection before, during, and...

All you need to know as district Assembly elections take off on Tuesday

The Electoral Commission has reiterated its preparedness for the upcoming district Assembly elections scheduled for Tuesday, December 19, 2023. The Director in charge of...

District Level Elections: Nkwanta South MCE urges residents to vote

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South has called on eligible voters in the area to go out in their numbers and vote...

Some aspiring Assembly members engage in road fixing and bridge construction -Serebour Quaicoe

The Director in charge of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has disclosed that some aspiring Assembly members are actively...

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...

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...

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...

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...