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Speaker has no discretion in swearing-in of MPs – Samson Lardy

Journalist and private legal practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has shed light on Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin’s decision not to swear in parliamentary candidates...

I will contest for NPP national chairman position in 2026 – Sammy Crabbe

A former Second Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Crabbe has called for significant constitutional reforms within the NPP, arguing that...

Dome-Kwabenya: You’re fighting a losing battle – Mike Ocquaye Jnr told [Audio]

The New Patriotic Party(NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the Dome-Kwabenya constituency, Mike Ocquaye Jnr, has been advised to give up on the seat.The National Democratic...

Dome Kwabenya rerun: EC setting a dangerous precedent – Prof. Kwaku Azar

US-based Ghanaian lawyer, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, has raised serious concerns over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to order a rerun of the election...

Nothing has changed; we’ll return to court for collation and declaration – NPP

The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Director of Legal Affairs, Gary Nimako Marfo has said the Supreme Court's annulment of results from four constituencies in...

NDC rejects EC’s re-run of polling station in Dome-Kwabenya

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opposed the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision to re-run elections at a polling station in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency.The Director...

Declaration of Dome-Kwabenya parliamentary results suspended for the 3rd time

The Electoral Commission (EC) has once again suspended the final declaration of the Dome-Kwabenya parliamentary results after a third attempt.On Saturday December , the...

EC has plunged Ghana into a constitutional crisis – Former MP

A former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of creating a constitutional crisis in Ghana through its handling of...

We’ll reclaim all disputed parliamentary seats – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is optimistic it will reclaim all disputed parliamentary seats its parliamentary candidates were earlier declared winners.This follows a Supreme...

Re-collation: Confusion erupts over Dome Kwabenya parliamentary results

Confusion has marred the re-collation exercise of the Dome Kwabenya 2024 parliamentary election results.The confusion on Saturday morning between the National Democratic Congress(NDC) and...

EC to re-run election in outstanding polling station in Dome Kwabenya

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced plans to re-run the 2024 election in three outstanding polling stations in the Dome Kwabenya constituency.The decision comes...

There was no need for the EC to rush into re-collating results – Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central MP and legal practitioner, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) for rushing to re-collate results from disputed constituencies without...

EC’s premature actions undermined electoral integrity – Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has sharply criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) for hastily re-collating results in certain constituencies during the 2024 parliamentary...

The liberty with which EC undermines electoral system concerning – Barker-Vormawor

Private legal practitioner, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has expressed concern over the Electoral Commission's (EC) approach to managing disputes from the 2024 parliamentary elections.He described the...

Re-collation: New High Court judge to hear mandamus application

The Supreme Court has ordered a new High Court judge to hear the mandamus application related to the disputed 2024 election parliamentary results.The Apex...

Our confidence in the law has borne fruits – Ebi Bright on Supreme Court ruling

National Democratic Congress (NDC's) Parliamentary candidate for Tema Central, Ebi Bright is happy with the Supreme Court’s decision to quash re-collated results for Okaikwei...

Re-collation: NDC reacts to Supreme Court’s ruling

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court’s ruling on the re-collation of parliamentary results in four constituencies.Speaking in an...

Supreme Court quashes re-collated results for Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, two others

The Supreme Court has nullified the re-collated parliamentary election results for Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Techiman South.This landmark ruling overturns the...

Re-collation: Supreme Court refuses preliminary legal objection against NDC’s application

The Supreme Court has refused a preliminary legal objection against the certiorari application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) which is seeking to quash...

EC gazettes 274 parliamentary election results; 2 constituencies outstanding

The Electoral Commission (EC) has gazetted the parliamentary election results for 274 constituencies and has submitted them to the Clerk of Parliament.The results of...

High Court was biased and partial in re-collation order – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the trial judge who ordered the Electoral Commissioned (EC) to re-collate election results in nine disputed constituencies...

184 NPP members suspended in Yendi 

About 184 New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the Yendi Constituency of the Northern region have been temporarily suspended.The development was contained in a...

Supreme Court to hear NDC’s application on re-collation today

The Supreme Court will today December 27, hear the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s application challenging the High Court’s order on the re-collation of parliamentary...

My team was against conceding early in elections – Bawumia

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed that his campaign team opposed his decision to concede defeat in...

Asuogyaman NPP in turmoil; Pius Hadzide accused of destroying party

The Women’s Organizer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asuogyaman constituency, Madam Juliana Akusika Nkegbe, has launched a scathing attack on Pius...

Re-collation: Supreme Court to hear NDC’s application Dec. 27

The Supreme Court will on Friday, December 27, sit to hear the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s application challenging the High Court’s order for the...

How I resurrected Air Bus scandal when Ghanaians were crying about the economy – Owusu-Bempeh

The Deputy National Communications Officer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ernest Owusu-Bempah, has disclosed that he strategically revived discussions on the Airbus scandal...

We will use rule of law, not violence to overturn ECs ‘rushed decisions’ – NDC chairman

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, has stated that the party will not resort to...

Dome Kwabenya, Ablekuma North will have their MPs-elect soon – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has assured the public that the results for the Dome Kwabenya and Ablekuma North constituencies will be finalized,...

We don’t choose MPs or Presidents, Ghanaians do – EC reiterates

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has reaffirmed that its primary mandate is to oversee the electoral process, not to select Members of Parliament...

EC calls for stakeholders’ support to complete electoral processes

The Electoral Commission (EC) has called on all stakeholders to support its ongoing efforts to complete the remaining electoral processes following the 2024 general...

2024 election: I was sidelined in NPP’s campaign – Owusu Bempah

A Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Ernest Owusu Bempah has alleged that he was sidelined in the campaign activities ahead of...

Election: We’re not the first EC to re-collate results – Bossman Asare

The Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Bossman Asare, has defended the EC’s decision to re-collate some...

Bossman Asare dismisses calls for removal of EC officials

Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Bossman Asare, has dismissed demands for the removal of EC officials,...

Mahama’s efforts, NPP’s arrogance secured NDC’s victory – Ade Coker

A former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has attributed the party's overwhelming victory in the 2024 election to the...

Ghanaian voter is becoming more sophisticated – Old Tafo MP

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah has asked members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to deeply reflect on the outcome...

We were beaten by the rain and can’t recover fully – Freddie Blay on NPP’s defeat

The former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has opened up about the party’s unexpected defeat in the 2024 general...

Financial constraints hindered infrastructure development in Sekondi – Egyapa Mercer

Outgoing Sekondi MP Andrew Egyapa Mercer has highlighted financial difficulties as a major factor affecting the government’s ability to deliver key infrastructure projects in...

NDC propaganda was very strong in Sekondi – Egyapa Mercer

Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer has attributed his party’s defeat in the constituency to what he described as the National Democratic...

Stephen Ntim rallies NPP members after 2024 election loss

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ntim, has urged party members and sympathizers to remain resolute and determined in the...