Incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Kumbungu Constituency in the Northern Region, Ras Mubarak is claiming some of his contenders may have been engaged in money laundering considering the profligate spending done at the party primary in the area. According to him the wanton display of cash suggests there was vote-buying which culminated into his defeat […]
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‘Illiterate’ fisherman floors former gov’t appointees in Sekondi NDC Primaries
The Chief Fisherman in Sekondi has caused a massive upset in the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Primaries in the Constituency. Charles Hagan, popularly known as Panya, floored former deputy Western Regional Minister, Betty Busumtwi-Sam and former Mayor of Sekondi, Charlotte Odum to emerge winner of the Parliamentary primaries on Friday, August 24, 2019. […]
NPP inaugurates national parliamentary appeals committee
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr John Boadu, on Wednesday, August, 21, 2019, officially inaugurated the party’s National Parliamentary Appeals Committee at the party headquarters. This is in line with the party’s guidelines and modalities for the conduct of its parliamentary primaries in orphan constituencies in all regions of the country. […]
NDC executive jailed 8 years for defrauding a bank and market women
Information reaching BestNewsGH.com indicates that an Executive member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya East Constituency of the Central Region has allegedly been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for defrauding under false pretenses. Known as John Little, the convict who has been described as an executive and the Personal Assistant […]
Elephant-sized government is a drain on national coffers-it doesn’t make sense’ – Ofosu Kwakye
A former Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Ofosu Kwakye has criticized President Nana Akufo-Addo for appointing 125 ministers to serve in his government. The Akufo-Addo administration now has 125 ministers, over 30 more ministers more than his predecessor had. The most recent additions came as Ghana welcomed six new regions in 2019; the Western North, Oti, […]
Six parliamentary aspirants barred from contesting NDC Primaries
Six aspirants in the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been disqualified, a few days to the polls. The affected persons include Alhaji Ibrahim Dori (Bawku Central), Dr. King Suleyman Dima Bachiesichang (Sisala East), Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed Rabiyu (Salaga North) and Maxwell Okah Okai (Agona East). The rest are Raphael Parku […]
NDC halts Parliamentary primaries in 14 constituencies
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has, in the interim, stopped electoral processes for the election of its parliamentary candidates in some constituencies across the country. The affected constituencies include Chereponi in the North Eastern Region; Kpandai and Bimbilla in the Northern Region; and Hohoe in the Volta Region. In the Western Region, there shall be […]
Sammi Awuku back in Volta Region; meets lotto operators, Okada riders, petty traders, Ghetto boys etal
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku is back in the Volta Region interacting with various sections of the trading public, ahead of the 2020 elections. This is the second time within a fortnight that the hardworking NPP National Organiser has visited the backyard of the opposition National Democratic Congress […]
Election 2020: NDC re-opens fresh nominations in Ashaiman Constituency
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reopened nominations in the Ashaiman Constituency for prospective aspirants to contest the forth coming parliamentary primaries following the sudden death of the main contender who was challenging the incumbent Ernest Norgbe. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Ms Zainab Mohammed, Deputy Communication Officer for the constituency […]
Deal ruthlessly with greedy criminals who are sabotaging my gov’t-President Akufo-Addo tasks police
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the police to fish out the persons sabotaging his government by smuggling subsidised fertiliser meant for the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme. He described the people involved in such acts as “greedy criminals” who do not want the progress of the country. The President said this […]
PC Appiah Ofori endorses NDC Candidate for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa
Former Member of Parliament and the anti-corruption crusader, Hon. Paul Collins Appiah Ofori on UTV yesterday, Friday August 16, 2019 openly endorsed the candidature of the Parliamentary Candidate of the Opposition National Democratic Congress in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency, Alhaji Alhassan Kobina Ghansah. In his opinion, the NDC candidate is the replica of a […]
Bawku Naba thanks Akufo-Addo for dams, roads and Free SHS
The Bawku Naba, Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, has thanked President Akufo-Addo for the projects being undertaken to improve the standard of living of the people of Bawku, in the Upper East Region. Delivering his address when President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on him on Tuesday, 13th August, 2019, as part of the latter’s working […]