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2024 election: 10 NPP supporters defect to NDC in Wenchi constituency

About 10 supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Wenchi constituency of the Bono region have crossed the carpet to join the...

2024 election: Asiedu Nketia temporarily suspends Bono regional tour

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has temporarily suspended his retail campaign tour in the Bono region.This has been necessitated by...

Joana Cudjoe poised to win Amenfi Central seat – Edudzi Tamakloe

The Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has stated that the disqualification of Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the...

We’ll come after you – Osman Ayariga to resigned ‘corrupt’ gov’t appointees

The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Osman Ayariga, has vowed that officials implicated in corruption under the New...

Akufo-Addo attends Commonwealth meeting to support Ayorkor Botchwey’s bid for Secretary-General

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday, October 19, left Accra for Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean, to participate in the 27th Heads of States...

Race for Commonwealth Secretary-General: Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey set to make history

International relations experts have tipped Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the likely successor to the outgoing Commonwealth Secretary-General Madam Patricia Scotland Baroness Scotland of the...

Ghana cannot meet SDG 6.1 on safe water – Prof Agyei-Mensah

Professor Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, says the country cannot meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 target.The...

IMF approves $341m for Ethiopia’s first loan program review

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved the first review of Ethiopia's $3.4 billion lending programme, the fund said on Friday, paving...

Do Supreme Court justices consider public opinion? – Hannah Tetteh questions recent ruling

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Awutu-Senya West MP, Hannah Serwaa Tetteh, has raised thought-provoking questions regarding the Supreme Court’s decision-making process.Her remarks come...

Ghana needs knowledgeable judges in its Supreme Court – Mahama Ayariga

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has raised concerns over the level of judicial involvement in matters he deems political, following the...

We’re still majority caucus in Parliament – NDC MPs

The members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament have asserted that the Speaker’s declaration of four seats in the House vacant...

I’m for everyone – Bawumia declares, as he starts tour of Volta Region

The Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that his core principle as a leader is...

Parliament makes laws, it doesn’t interpret them – Sam Okudzeto

A private legal practitioner and a one-time President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Sam Okudzeto, has highlighted the crucial role of the judiciary...

One injured in attack on Tolon Chief who allegedly endorsed Bawumia and cursed NDC

Unknown gunmen attacked the residence of Tolon Chief, who declared support for Bawumia and rained curses on National Democratic Congress (NDC) voters.Unidentified individuals brandishing...

We’ll scrap e-levy, betting tax with our new ‘Majority’ status – Ato Forson

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vowed to use its newly declared “majority status” in Parliament to ease the tax burden on Ghanaians.The party's...

[Full text] NDC parliamentary caucus’ statement on Supreme Court ruling

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining its newly declared “Majority status”, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling...

Avoid chaos and anarchy on Tuesday – Otchere Darko advises Parliament

Gabby Asare Otchere Darko, a prominent member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged Parliament to avoid chaos and anarchy during its...

Election 2024: ‘I’m the only one who can bring peace’ – Alan Kyerematen asserts

Founder of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has presented himself as the leader Ghana needs to steer the country through its current political...

Parliamentary Majority is not manufactured in Parliament – Bawumia to NDC

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has told the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that parliamentary...

Napo is the person one could ever work with – Alima Mahama

Ghana's Ambassador to the United States, Hajia Alima Mahama, has touted the competence of the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),...

Supreme Court grossly erred in haste to assert authority – MP

Former Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has accused the Supreme Court of overstepping its jurisdiction and acting prematurely in a recent decision involving...

2024 election: Friends of Obour support Bawumia, NPP’s campaign in Asante Akyem South

A group calling itself Friends of Obour in the Asante Akyem South constituency have donated two branded pickups and cash to support the 2024...

Asiedu Nketia embarks on campaign tour in Bono region

National Democratic Congress(NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has begun a seven-day community campaign tour in the Bono region, aiming to secure more votes in...

Parliament must comply with SC ruling, Speaker can seek review – Dr Mensa-Bonsu

Associate Professor and Head of the Law, Humanities, and Social Sciences Department at Ashesi University, Dr. Maame Mensa-Bonsu, has advised Parliament to comply with...

Ballot box is the only way NDC can regain political power – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says the ‘ballot box’ remains the only way that the party can...

Supreme Court appears to be doing more politics than law – Dr Arthur Kennedy

Physician and political activist, Dr. Arthur Kennedy, is worried over the trajectory of the current Supreme Court, stating that its recent decisions leave much...

Mahama criticises gov’t over Saglemi Housing Project 

Former President John Mahama has expressed concerns over the government's decision to hand over the Saglemi Housing Project to private individuals without consulting the...

Can the Supreme Court’s order on 4 MPs’ vacant seat be disregarded?

Joseph Kwaku Asamoah PhD has argued that the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the Speaker’s declaration of vacant seats represents an unconstitutional overreach into...

Full text: Supreme Court ruling that halted Speaker’s declaration on 4-seats

The Supreme Court suspended the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's declaration of four seats vacant on Friday, October 18.The court was presided over by...

Police drop charges against Madina independent PC

Awal Mohammed, an independent parliamentary candidate for the Madina constituency, who was allegedly featured alongside John Mahama on campaign posters, has been discharged by...

There’s nothing to be stayed – Defeamekpor on Supreme Court order on 4 vacant seats

South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament is deeply troubled by the Supreme Court's (SC)...

NDC lacks strategy, tactics – Ayikoi Otoo on Speaker’s declaration of 4 seats vacant

Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Nii Ayikoi Otoo thinks that members of Parliament from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side lack tactics...

2024 election: Even fishes are eager to vote for Bawumia -Yeji Paramount Chief

The Paramount chief of Yeji in the Bono East Region, Pimanim Yaw Kabrese V, says NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is poised for victory...

I’m surprised by speed of Supreme Court’s ruling – Justice Abdulai

Private legal practitioner Justice Abdulai has expressed surprise at the speed of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin’s declaration of...

Prof Gyampo writes: The courts can’t gag Parliament

I maintain, both Oquaye and Bagbin were wrong in their rulings. But Parliament, being a Master of its own processes must find its own...

2024 election: NPP will win majority seats in Western region – Freddie Blay

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Freddie Blay has said the party is poised to win the 2024 parliamentary and presidential elections.According to him,...

Vacant seats: Supreme Court’s order is best to avoid chaos in Parliament – Freddie Blay

A former First Deputy Speaker in the Fourth Parliament, Freddie Blay has lauded the Supreme Court's order on the declaration of four seats vacant.According...

Petition for removal of 4 MPs unnecessary – Freddie Blay

Former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and lawyer, Freddie Blay has said that the petition, seeking to declare the seats of four...

NPP lucky to have Bawumia as Presidential candidate – Former Chairman

A former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay is confident the party stands a good chance to win the 2024 elections...

Freddie Blay urges Bagbin to seek Supreme Court interpretation on vacant seats ruling

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Freddie Blay, has advised Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to refer the contentious issue of declaring four parliamentary...