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Illegal miners have taken over Akonta Mining – Wontumi [Listen]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has distanced himself from illegal mining activities reported...

Wontumi backs govt’s declaration of military zones to combat galamsey [Listen]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, has expressed support for the government’s recent declaration of...

NPP flagbearer race: All aspirants are honourable, but.. – Wontumi [Listen]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, has expressed confidence that former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu...

Talk won’t cut it — NPP’s Kamal-Deen criticises Sam George over DStv deal

Deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kamal-Deen Abdulai, has criticised the approach taken by Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and...

We’ve achieved more on galamsey in 9 months than in 8 years – Sam George

Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has called for stronger measures to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, warning...

Those making noise should stop – Abronye replies Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team

Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, widely known as Abronye DC, has dismissed claims that he or other party...

Diaspora groups rally behind Boakye Agyarko for NPP national chairmanship

A section of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) diaspora is urging former Energy Minister Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko to assume the role of National Chairman...

Follow party laws before demanding action – Justin Kodua to Ken Agyapong’s campaign team

New Patriotic Party (NPP), General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, has clarified that he has not received any formal complaints regarding Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard...

Justin Kodua responds to Wontumi over primaries controversy [Listen]    

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has clarified his position on recent remarks made by Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard...

Poll shows Asiedu Nketia slightly ahead of Bawumia in potential 2028 presidential race

A new tracking poll by Global InfoAnalytics indicates that National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, is marginally ahead of former Vice President...

I fought people in trotro for insulting Rawlings – Hanna Bisiw-Kotei

Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw-Kotei, Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Women’s Organiser, has shared how she often clashed with...

Bawumia leads NPP presidential primaries with 47% – Global Info

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a commanding lead in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries, securing 47 per cent of...

57% of Ghanaians prefer Bawumia to lead NPP – Global Info

A new survey by Global Info Analytics has revealed that 57 per cent of Ghanaians prefer former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to lead...

NPP disassociates itself from comments by Wontumi and Abronye

The national leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disassociated itself from remarks made by two of its regional chairmen, stressing that their...

Bryan Acheampong likely to force NPP presidential primaries into runoff – IMCD survey

The Independent Media Caucus for Development (IMCD), led by Nana Abeiku Baiden, has revealed that if the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries were...

Bawumia congratulates UDS on historic World University Football Championship victory

Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has congratulated the University for Development Studies (UDS)...

There’s nowhere in the law that says if I insult you, I should be arrested – NPP’s Awal

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communication team, Awal Mohammed, has criticised the Ghana Police Service for what he describes as selective...

Mahama has chosen gold over lives and water bodies – Ntim Fordjour

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has taken a swipe at President John Dramani Mahama, accusing him...

I won’t campaign in 2028 if… – Mustapha Gbande [Video]

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has cautioned party members that he will not participate in the 2028 election...

Galamsey: NDC hasn’t backed state of emergency, some individuals shared their opinions – Sammy Gyamfi

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated that it does not support calls for a state of emergency to tackle illegal mining, popularly known...

Ghana Publishing CEO tackles overstaffing, skills mismatch at state firm

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Publishing Company Ltd, Nana Kwasi Boatey, has revealed that the company faced serious overstaffing and a...

Oppong Nkrumah explains why COVID levy was necessary [Listen]

Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi and former Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has addressed claims that the government spent COVID-19 relief funds recklessly, explaining...

Promises alone won’t save our rivers, action is needed – Oppong Nkrumah slams NDC over galamsey

Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi and former Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for failing to...

We are not terminally against Trump deportation deal, but we demand transparency – Abu Jinapor

Former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said the Minority in Parliament is not terminally opposed to the government’s arrangements with...

Gender advocate criticizes Ellen Daaku over ‘unguarded’ remarks

Gender advocate Alimatu Issahak has urged Ellen Ama Daaku, an aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to exercise restraint in her public...

Mahama repeating ‘Gitmo 2’ mistakes with US deportee deal – Seth Acheampong

Former Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Acheampong, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama, accusing him of repeating past mistakes by failing to learn from the...

Gov’t received US deportees out of compassion, not pressure – Vanderpuye

The National Coordinator of the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has defended the government’s decision to accept deportees from the...

NPP refers petitions against Owusu Bempah to National Council

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially referred petitions against its Deputy Director of Communications, Ernest Owusu Bempah, to the National Council for consideration. In...

Bryan Acheampong frustrated new cocoa financing model; he didn’t support it – Former MP

Former Effia MP and ex-Economic Management Team (EMT) member, Joseph Cudjoe, has dismissed Bryan Acheampong’s claim of ownership over Ghana’s new cocoa financing model. In...

Changing Bawumia will set NPP and Ghana back 16yrs – 15 Eastern Region MPs declare support

Fifteen of the 23 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Eastern Region have officially endorsed Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in his...

It is politics, not truth – Bryan Acheampong clashes with Joseph Aidoo over Cocoa Loan Policy

Former Minister of Food and Agriculture and NPP Flagbearer aspirant, Bryan Acheampong, has fired back at former COCOBOD CEO Joseph Boahen Aidoo over claims...

You can support any candidate, but you dare not… – Bryan Acheampong fires at ex-COCOBOD CEO

Former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has expressed shock at former COCOBOD CEO, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, over claims regarding the abolition of...

Victor Smith warns appointees against undermining Mahama’s administration

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Smith, has cautioned government appointees that they risk losing their positions if they attempt to undermine President...

Lands Minister hits back at political opponents over galamsey criticism

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has responded to political critics over the government’s handling of the illegal mining (galamsey)...

Stop early jostling to replace Mahama – Victor Smith warns NDC bigwigs

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Smith, has cautioned senior figures in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against prematurely positioning themselves as successors...

“Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in pictures

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, launched its highly publicized “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in Accra. Hundreds of supporters took to...

NPP Youth Wing hits streets over alleged state intimidation

The youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is holding a demonstration today, Tuesday, September 23, to protest what it describes as the...

Political opportunism hurting Ghana’s fight against galamsey – CDM

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has accused Ghanaian political leaders of opportunism and inconsistency in addressing illegal mining and insecurity. According to the group,...

Akufo-Addo takes swipe at Mahama’s 9-month governance

Former President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at the Mahama-led administration, nine-month into governance, suggesting that the ruling NDC’s supposed failures...

Mpraeso MP Opoku Ansah calls for global action against child trafficking at Capitol Hill Summit

Ghanaian Member of Parliament Davis Ansah Opoku has called for urgent international action to end child trafficking in Africa’s mining sector. Speaking at the Anti-Trafficking...