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Low voter turnout signals discontent with Ghana’s political system – Prof Agyeman-Duah

A former senior governance advisor to the United Nations, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has stated that the low voter turnout in recent elections highlights the...

Appointments made after December 7 will be reviewed – Suhuyini

Tamale North MP and member of the subcommittee on the Transition Team, Alhassan Suhuyini, has announced that all appointments made after the December 7...

Fatima Abubakar speaks on last-minute recruitments concerns [Audio]

The Minister for Information, Fatima Abubakar, has clarified allegations regarding last-minute recruitments by the outgoing Akufo-Addo-led government. Speaking on Asempa FM's Ekosii Sen programme Thursday,...

Nullify Tema Central declaration, I was forced to declare Ebi Bright the winner – EC official tells Jean Mensa

The Tema Metropolitan Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission (EC), Ofusehene Asante Manasseh, has alleged that he was coerced by prominent members of the...

Stay in private sector if unprepared to work hard – Mahama warns potential appointees

President-Elect John Dramani Mahama has issued a strong caution to individuals aspiring for appointments in his incoming administration, advising them to refrain from seeking...

Joyce Bawah reflects on NDC’s hard-fought victory and Mahama’s resilience

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Special Aide to President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, has described the National Democratic Congress's (NDC) hard-fought victory as a journey marked by...

Be patient with the incoming government – Ablekuma West MP-elect

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament-elect for the Ablekuma West constituency in the Greater Accra region, Rev. Dr. Kweku Addo, says Ghanaians...

EU praises Ghana’s peaceful elections, celebrates democratic milestone

Ghana has once again demonstrated its democratic credentials, earning praise from the European Union (EU) for the successful conduct of its recent elections. Irchad Ramiandrasoa...

I cannot explain the shock – NPP Secretary on election defeat [Listen]

The Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Parker Odarlai, expressed his shock about the election results. According to him, the...

2024 polls: NAPO breaks silence on NPP’s defeat

The 2024 Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly called NAPO has formally acknowledged the party's defeat...

Ben Ephson breaks silence on failed 2024 election prediction

Renowned Ghanaian journalist, pollster and Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch newspaper, Ben Ephson, has explained why his prediction for the 2024 general elections...

NDC rejects EC’s declaration of Akwatia seat in favour of NPP

Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the party will not accept the declaration of Ernest Yaw Kumi as the...

We’ll investigate election-related deaths – Mahama

President-elect John Mahama has promised to commission investigations into the death of some individuals in the just-ended elections. The United States government has expressed concern over...

Election 2024: We didn’t expect this margin of defeat – Sammi Awuku reacts to NPP’s defeat [Listen]

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament-elect for Akuapim North and the Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku, has...

2024 election: NPP knew they wouldn’t win – Felix Kwakye Ofosu [Listen]

The spokesperson for President-elect John Dramani Mahama’s Transition Team, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has dismissed claims that only National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters voted in...

Afenyo-Markin accuses NDC of deliberately delaying collation of results in Eastern region

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of deliberately delaying the collation of election...

Bantama NDC parliamentary candidate halt destruction of Metro Mass buses in Kumasi

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Bantama constituency in the Ashanti Region, Simon Addai Dapaah, along with several party members, has...

Speaker announces venue for upcoming Parliamentary meeting

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced that the seventh meeting of the fourth session of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic...

We’re nowhere near pre-Covid era of economic growth – NDC transition team replies gov’t

The John Mahama transition team has challenged President Nana Akufo-Addo's assertion that Ghana has returned to its pre-COVID economic growth trajectory. Speaking on Wednesday at...

Politicians can’t fool the people all the time – John Dumelo

The newly-elected Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, John Dumelo, has emphasized the increasing discernment of voters when choosing their leaders. Dumelo...

EC declares Ernest Kumi MP-elect for Akwatia amid controversy 

The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially declared Ernest Kumi of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the Member of Parliament-elect for Akwatia, following a...

US congratulates President-elect John Mahama on election victory

The United States has congratulated President-elect John Mahama on his successful election campaign following the declaration of results by the Electoral Commission in the...

Kumasi High Court remands 14 over Damongo election day violence

A Kumasi High Court has remanded 14 individuals into prison custody for their alleged involvement in violent disturbances on Election Day in Damongo, Savannah...

Ghana’s 2024 election was free, fair – Commonwealth Observer Mission

The Commonwealth Observer Mission has lauded Ghana’s 2024 elections as free, fair, and transparent, despite incidents of violence that claimed at least four lives...

Dampare has changed the face of policing in Ghana; ACP Agordzo’s criticisms unwarranted – Prof. Gyampo

Professor Ransford Gyampo, a political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, has defended Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare against recent...

Tensions rise as 4 Parliamentary results are re-collated at Tesano Police Training School

Tensions are escalating at the National Police Training School in Tesano, Accra, as the re-collation of parliamentary election results for Suhum, Nsawam, Fanteakwa North,...

Callistus, John Mahama not related – Joyce Bawah clarifies

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the Special Aide to President-elect, John Mahama, has dismissed claims that Dr Callistus Mahama, a member of the transitional team, is...

Sam George cautions NPP against signing post-election contracts

Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament(MP) Samuel Nartey George, has advised the New Patriotic Party(NPP) government against the signing and backdating of contracts after the 2024...

Tension brews in Weija-Gbawe as NDC supporters storm EC office over election results

Chaos has erupted in the Weija Gbawe constituency in the Greater Accra region after some National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters stormed the Electoral Commission's...

NDC’s victory is a ‘massacre’ of the NPP, marks Ghana’s greatest political comeback – Ablakwa

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described the National Democratic Congress's (NDC) recent electoral triumph as a “total decimation” and...

NPP Vice Chairman calls for nationwide condemnation of post-election violence

The Third National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Osman Masawudu, has called for a nationwide condemnation of the post-election violence. Additionally,...

Deliver good governance, leave a legacy of accountability – Domelevo to Mahama

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo has advised the incoming administration of John Mahama to approach their overwhelming electoral victory with humility and a focus...

Why I don’t trust Akufo-Addo – Kwame A Plus [Video]

Member of Parliament(MP)-elect for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, known popularly as A Plus, is sceptical about President Akufo-Addo's directive for all government officials...

The rule of law must prevail – CSOs call amid post-election tensions

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, held a crucial meeting with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and...

Blue Gold vows to fight Samuel Jinapor’s mining license reassignment in international arbitration

Blue Gold, a prominent British mining firm operating the Bogoso Prestea Mines in Ghana with plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange, is embroiled in...

Domelevo urges Mahama to recover looted funds immediately after swearing-in

Mr Daniel Yao Domelevo, former Auditor-General of Ghana (AG), has urged the in-coming John Mahama administration not to take the overwhelming electoral victory for...

Ghana Catholic Bishops praise EC for successful 2024 elections

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has praised the Electoral Commission (EC) and its Chairperson, Mrs. Jean Mensa, for successfully organising the 2024 parliamentary...

NDC transition team demands freeze on last-minute recruitments and GH₵240m ECG payment to entity

The spokesperson for the incoming government’s transition team, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has expressed serious concerns following the transition team’s first day of work. Among the...

2024 election: You must publicly apologise for NPP’s defeat – Akufo-Addo told [Audio]

Ghanaian musician and political activist, Kwame A Plus, has called on President Akufo-Addo to publicly apologise to the New Patriotic Party(NPP) for their loss...

I’m taken; leave me in peace – Basintale tells ladies chasing him 

The hopes of ladies fantasizing about a future with Deputy National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Malik Basintale have been dashed. The...