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NPP primary: Kwaku Kwarteng retains Obuasi West seat

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, has been re-elected the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the 2024 election....

Opoku Onyinah addresses Bawumia’s running mate speculation

Former Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Prof. Opoku Onyinah, has responded to speculation of being chosen as running mate to New Patriotic Party...

OSP sensitises media on electoral corruption

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in collaboration with the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) and its partners, organised a media awareness workshop on...

Mahama rejects EC’s proposal for elections to be held on November 7

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has opposed the proposal for the general elections to be held in November...

Opposition to removal of indelible ink by EC due to mistrust – Peace Council

The Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council, George Amoh, believes the opposition of some Ghanaians to the Electoral Commission’s proposal to remove the use...

An unfulfilled promise doesn’t make Bawumia a liar – Tia Mahama

The Technical Advisor to the Vice President, Dr Tiah Abdul-Kabiru Mahama says Dr Mahamudu Bawumia should not be tagged as a liar.Dr Mahama...

Come to us for consultations – Politicians urged

The General Secretary of the Food & Beverage Association of Ghana (FABAG), Samuel Ato Aggrey has called on politicians to use their campaign periods...

Our victory in December elections will shock NDC – Sammi Awuku

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku is positive of his party victory in this year's presidential and parliamentary...

Let’s leave the 2024 election on a date, not a day

I write to emphasize the need to keep the 2024 general elections on a firm date, not on a day.Discussions on changing the date...

Full text: Bawumia’s speech outlining his vision for Ghana if voted president

Ladies and Gentlemen, three months ago, I was elected as leader and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to lead the party into the...

Bawumia is a man of destiny – Kufuor

Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor has lauded the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.According to him, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer is the true...

SALL Election Petition: Court throws out Tsatsu Tsikata’s applications

The High Court in Ho has dismissed two applications by the petitioners in the SALL Election Petition.The applications aimed to retract an initially filed...

Minimum of GH₵2m needed to contest parliamentary primaries – MP

New Patriotic Party (MP) Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi has revealed a parliamentary aspirant need a minimum of GH₵2 million...

Support Mahama in 2024 elections – Fifi Kwetey urges Northern region voters

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has urged the people of the Northern region to support former President...

I would have lost NPP primary if … – Gideon Boako

Newly-elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako says he would have lost the election if he had resorted...

2024 polls: Gonja Youth call for violence-free elections

The leadership of the Gonja Youth Association has appealed for a violence-free election ahead of this year's polls.They made the call this at the...

EC reportedly interdicts five officers over Yendi NPP primary

The Electoral Commission (EC) has reportedly interdicted five officers who supervised the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primary in Yendi.The decision to interdict...

Senegal President postpones election indefinitely

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has indefinitely postponed the presidential election that was scheduled to take place on February 25.Speaking in a televised address to...

We need a framework that goes beyond political parties – Alan Kyerematen

The leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has outlined a specific framework for taking the country out of its current economic crisis.The...

Freda Prempeh breaks silence after defeat in NPP primary

Tano North Member of Parliament (MP), Freda Prempeh says she accepts the verdict of the constituents following her recent defeat in the parliamentary primary....

NPP primaries: I was disappointed – Asenso-Boakye

Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye has expressed his disappointment with the turn of event in the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Maintain date for 2024 election – Lawyer to EC

National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team member, Lawyer Twum-Barimah has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to maintain the date for this year’s election.According to...

2024 election: Ashanti Region rooting for Bawumia-NAPO ticket – MP

Kingmakers in the Ashanti region want the flagbearer of the New patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh...

Burning Issues: I’ll not appoint more than 20 ministers – Presidential aspirant

Aspiring independent presidential candidate, Sam Ankrah says he will run the leanest but most efficient government in the history of Ghana if elected in...

2024 election: CODEO, political parties demand timetable from EC

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has asked the Electoral Commission to release the timetable for the December 2024 elections.The National Democratic Congress...

Adomako Baafi blames vote-buying on NCCE, says they’re sleeping

Former Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party, Yaw Adomako Baafi has voiced strong concerns about what he says is the apparent dormancy...

EC is not ready for 2024 elections- Omane Boamah

Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has explained why the Electoral Commission (EC) cannot conduct the elections...

Kofi Akpaloo backs EC’s proposed election date change

Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo has backed the Electoral Commission's proposal to change the date for this year's general...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia have failed Ghana – Osofo Kyiri Abosom

The Founder/Leader of the Ghana Union Movement, Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, commonly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom has voiced strong criticism against the government's...

This is not the Ghana you inherited from me – Mahama tells Akufo-Addo

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has expressed disappointment on the current state of Ghana's economy.The former President has...

Yendi primary: MASLOC CEO makes strong demands in petition to NPP leadership

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant for the Yendi Constituency, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama, has petitioned the party leadership to declare the election...

NPP primaries largely successful – Evans Nimako

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Director of Research and Elections, Evans Nimako, has said the just-ended parliamentary primaries of the ruling party were...

NPP reacts to attack on journalist in Yendi during primaries

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it has not received any formal report on the assault of Citi FM Northern Regional correspondent, Mohammed Alabira,...

Burning Issues: Political parties must protect first time MPs – Lecturer

Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST), Dr Kwasi Amakye Boateng, has suggested that political parties should protect incumbent...

NPP primaries: My bank account was blocked – Failed aspirant

A disappointed New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant in Awutu Senya East, Eric Kweku Boateng, has blamed his loss on financial inducements.Mr...

NPP primaries: Gender Minister runs to court after losing Walewale seat

Walewale Member of Parliament (MP) Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has secured an injunction against her contender, Dr Abdul-Karibu Tia Mahama after losing the seat in...

NPP primaries: We might see an increase of independent candidates – Dr Amoako Baah

A political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Richard Amoako Boah, has projected that the outcome of...

NPP primaries: Success and its many friends – How Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro MP’s win tickled his supporters

The  New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries which took place over the weekend in selected constituencies across the country produced mixed outcomes, including the...

NPP primaries: I will patiently await party’s directive – Yendi MP

Member of Parliament for the Yendi constituency in the Northern region, Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama who contested the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Vote-buying: Unqualified individuals being elected into office – CODEO

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has bemoaned the prevalence of vote-buying in the country’s democratic elections.According to the National Coordinator of CODEO,...