Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has shared an uplifting New Year message, expressing his faith in God’s plans for a brighter future. Speaking during the 31st Watch Night service at the Lighthouse Chapel International, Dr Bawumia encouraged Ghanaians to embrace hope and gratitude as they step into 2025. The Vice President, who is also the […]
Category: Politics
High Court concludes hearings on 4 disputed constituencies, judgment set for Jan. 4
An Accra High Court has concluded hearings on the contentious cases involving four parliamentary constituencies: Tema Central, Okaikwei Central, Techiman South, and Ablekuma North. Judgment on the matters has been scheduled for Saturday, January 4 at 12pm following intense legal arguments from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the Electoral Commission […]
Akufo-Addo to deliver final SONA as 8th Parliament dissolves on Jan. 3
President Nana Akufo-Addo will deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament on Friday, January 3, 2025, at 10:00 am, in line with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution. This address will be his final message on the State of the Nation before the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic is dissolved on […]
Akufo-Addo decorates Bawumia with the prestigious ‘Order of the Star of Ghana’ at 2024 National Honours
Ghana’s outgoing Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has been decorated by President Akufo-Addo with Ghana’s highest honour, the “Order of the Star of Ghana – Officer Award, at the 2024 National Honours event held in Accra on Monday, December 30, 2024, at the Accra International Conference Centre. Dr Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s presidential candidate […]
Independence Square to be closed midnight for presidential swearing-in preparations
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture has announced the temporary closure of the Independence Square and its environs in preparation for the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect John Dramani Mahama. The closure will take effect from midnight on December 31, 2024, and will remain in place until January 8, 2025. According to a statement issued […]
NDC administration will reverse all ‘last-minute’ gov’t employee promotions – Asiedu Nketiah
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will reverse all “last minute” promotions for government employees undertaken by the outgoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the NDC has said. Additionally, all “last minute” appointments in the government sector will also be terminated, if proven to have been illegally done. […]
EC blames re-collation of disputed results on widespread lawlessness by party supporters
The Electoral Commission (EC) insists that the confusion that rocked the collation of results in some constituencies in the just-ended general elections was largely caused by the disruption of collation exercises at collation centres by party supporters. Some party supporters besieged some constituency collation centres in response to instructions from their party leaders, causing confusion […]
Akufo-Addo calls on police to refine strategies to avoid prolonged electoral unrest
President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on the Ghana Police Service to revisit its operational strategies to prevent the recurrence of prolonged violence following elections. His appeal follows reports of unrest after the 2024 general elections, including acts of vandalism targeting public property and the Electoral Commission’s offices. The incidents were allegedly linked to supporters of […]
EC calls for maximum security to complete re-collation process in 9 constituencies
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has appealed for enhanced security to ensure the smooth completion of the re-collation process for some nine constituencies following the December 7, 2024, elections. The Commission has firmly stated that it will not validate results declared under duress or without adherence to proper collation processes as enshrined in the […]
The energy sector needs urgent surgery – Mahama
President-elect John Dramani Mahama has voiced serious concerns over the critical state of Ghana’s energy sector, calling for urgent and comprehensive reforms to address its numerous challenges. Speaking during a courtesy visit by Canada’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Myriam Montrat, in Accra on Thursday, December 19, Mr Mahama warned that the sector’s frailty poses a […]
E-Gates cost $1.7m, not $240m – GIS responds to false claims
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has refuted false claims on social media that the recently commissioned electronic gates at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), cost the nation $240m. In a press release issued on Thursday, December 19, 2024, GIS stated emphatically that the installed E-gates at the KIA, cost the nation $1.7m and not $240m […]
Our staff were under threat to make some declarations – Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission (EC) has expressed strong displeasure over the presence of party supporters at collation centres during the December 7 polls. According to the Commission, this situation arose from directives issued by some political party leaders instructing their supporters to gather at the constituency collation centres of the EC, where results collation was underway. […]