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NDC Tema East branch chairman injured over Saturday’s primaries

One person sustained injuries on Saturday during the parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Tema East after a scuffle erupted during...

Victoria Hamah blames ‘vote-buying’ for her defeat

Also, a former Deputy Communications Minister, Victoria Hamah, who suffered a monumental defeat Kintampo North constituency, says she gave her best. “I campaigned on truth,”...

Some new NDC faces ready for 2020

The 2019 National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary primaries are over and we have fresh faces set to face-off against notably, the governing New...

Widow ‘whips’ Kpessah Whyte again

Former Executive Director of the National Service Scheme, Dr. Michael Kpessah Whyte's dream of being a Member of Parliament has been dashed. He lost again...

All hands on deck – Ofosu Ampofo charges

Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is appealing for a united front after the party's parliamentary primaries. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo wants all hands...

Jon Benjamin reacts to Dumelo’s win

Former British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, has reacted to the win by actor and politician, John Dumelo during the National Democratic Congress...

Video: How a polling agent chewed ballot papers in Tema East

An aggrieved polling agent, who could not stand defeat, decided to use an unconventional means to mar the electoral process at the Tema East...

Results from NDC parliamentary primaries

Results for the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary primaries are trickling in. The country's largest opposition party on Saturday held its primaries to elect parliamentary...

Video: Sam George shares vision after victory

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram , Sam Nettey George, is charged up for the 2020 general election after being retained by delegates. RELATED STORY:...

Video: NDC decides: I didn’t expect to lose – Oye Lithur

Defeated National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart and former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur says she did not expect to...

UDS lecturer defeats Ras Mubarak

A lecturer at the University of Development Studies (UDS) gave incumbent Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu Constituency in the Northern region, Ras Mubarak...

Video: Veteran actress wins Ketu South primary

Veteran actress Dzifa Gomashie has won the bid to represent the Ketu South constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the...

Former IGP’s Secretary, Tuubo floors Yieleh Chireh

Ex-Secretary to former Inspector-General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu, Superintendent Peter Lanchene Tuubo, has floored incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa West, Joseph Yieleh...

Check out NDC ‘big fishes’ who lost gallantly in Saturday’s primaries

Incumbent Member of Parliament for Kumbugu Constituency, Ras Mubarak, Nana Oye Lithur from Adentan constituency and senior politician Joseph Yieleh Chireh from Wa West...

Sam George, Sosu, Kwakye Ofosu, Kofi Adams, others win NDC parliamentary primaries

Lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu, parliamentary candidate for Madina constituency, Sam Nartey George for Ningo-Prampram, Felix Ofosu Kwakye for the Abura Asebu-Kwamankese constituency and Okudzeto...

Dumelo wins Ayawaso West Wuogon primary

Actor and politician John Dumelo has been elected as the parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency during the National Democratic Congress' parliamentary...

Video: How newlywed voted in Ketu South immediately after exchanging vows

A fresh couple on Saturday, immediately after taking their vows, went to cast their votes in Ketu South in the Volta region. The couple, Eric...

NDC Decides: Zanetor Rawlings wins Klottey-Korley primary (Audio)

Incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Klottey- Korley Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Dr Zanetor Rawlings has emerged winner...

NDC Primaries: voting ends; counting begins

Voting has ended in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries at various constituencies across Ghana with sorting and counting underway. Delegates are also on...

Video: I’m hopeful female aspirants will win – Betty Mould-Iddrisu

Former Attorney General, Betty Mould-Iddrisu says she is optimistic that many of the women who managed to contest in the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Video: Check out Rawlings’ response to a question on Manasseh’s #ContractForSale documentary

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says he has not seen the ‘Contract for Sale’ documentary which implicated the Public Procurement Authority Chief Execute Officer,...

NDC Primaries: I will be shocked if I don’t win – Zanetor (Audio)

Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, who is seeking a second chance to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2020 parliamentary election in the Klottey-Korley...

Gizella Tetteh rubbishes vote buying claims

Gizella Tetteh, sister of Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hannah Tetteh, has denied accusations of vote-buying in her favour. The allegations were made by some...

NDC Primaries: Prepare for the shock of your life – Sam George tells contender

Incumbent Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, says his contender, Michael Kwetey Tetteh is politically naïve and needs to be taught politics. According...

Video: NDC Primaries: Two delegates arrested in Sunyani West

Police in Bono Regional Capital of Sunyani have arrested two National Democratic Congress (NDC) delegates at the Sunyani West polling station. The delegates, whose...

Asiedu Nketia discusses NDC’s plans for women and people with disability

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said his party is committed to gender-inclusive governance. According to him, the...

Video: NDC Primaries: Delegates given free breakfast at polling centre

Delegates in the Cape Coast South Constituency are enjoying free breakfast reportedly provided by incumbent Member of Parliament, Kweku Rickets Hagan. The breakfast, wrapped in...

NDC Primaries: John Dumelo targets 70% votes [Video]

Popular Ghanaian actor John Dumelo says he is certain to win more than 70 per cent of the votes in the ongoing parliamentary primary...

Video: NDC Primaries: Check out Rawlings’ answer to who he voted for

Former President and Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings in an answer to a question on who he voted for...

Judges can easily jail procurement law breakers – PPA CEO in 2007

A video of suspended Public Procurement Authority (PPA) CEO, Adjenim Boateng Adjei firmly indicating that culprits of procurement breaches will be punished, has surfaced. The...

NDC Primaries: No room for unfair advantage – elections director (Audio)

The Elections Director of the opposition NDC has refuted claims that there may be an unfair advantage for some aspirants ahead of Saturday’s parliamentary...

NDC elects parliamentary candidates for 2020 elections

The National Democratic Congress is electing parliamentary candidates for the 2020 general elections today, August 24, 2019. A total of 524 candidates are contesting the...

Primaries: NDC bans phones in voting booth, number of unopposed aspirants revealed (Video)

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), says 39 aspirants are to contest unopposed in the party’s...

Video: Nduom suffering because he mixed politics with business – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, popularly known as General Mosquito, has revealed why Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom’s...

Mahama replies Bawumia

Former President John Mahama has disclosed that he is not bothered by Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s constant referral to him as 'The Incompetent One.' Interacting...

Video: Mahama takes on govt over financial sector clean-up

Former President John Mahama has described the path chosen by the Akufo-Addo-led government in cleaning-up the Ghanaian financial sector as a chaotic path. “Was the...

Video: About 10,000 angry NDC youth to vote for NPP in 2020 if…

A group of National Democratic Congress (NDC) members and some past constituency executives at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti...

Donkomi: Investigative bodies of the state sleeping on their job – PIAC boss

The Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw has accused state investigative bodies of failing to discharge their duties...

Video: Emile Short explains what the constitution says about conflict of interest

Justice Francis Emile Short, former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has explained what the Constitution of Ghana says...

Fourteen candidates to contest in NDC primaries

Fourteen candidates from six constituencies in the Western Region are contesting in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary primaries slated for Saturday, August 24. The...