Chairman of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has vowed never to approve any proposal brought forward by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). “As the Chairman of the Energy Committee, I will not approve of anything that ECG will bring to us,” he declared on Joy News’ PM Express on September 9. Mr. Bedzrah’s stance comes in […]
Police have arrested one person for allegedly removing a candidate’s posters at a polling station in Akwatia as the by-election takes place today. The swift intervention ensured that voting continued without disruption, and authorities warned that any interference with the electoral process, including acts of intimidation or violence, would be met with strict action. The […]
The Presidency has issued a stringent directive barring all government officials from attending the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York without prior written authorisation from the Chief of Staff. The directive, announced by the President’s Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, states that no Minister, Deputy Minister, Civil or Public Servant, CEO of a […]
Twelve aspirants seeking to contest the Tamale Central Constituency parliamentary seat have been cleared by the vetting committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). This has paved the way for the primaries scheduled for September 6, 2025. The primaries will take place at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale. The vetting panel, chaired by […]
The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has sounded the alarm over a possible plot to infiltrate Tuesday’s Akwatia by-election with individuals posing as police officers. Speaking on Channel One TV on Sunday, 31 August, he disclosed that intelligence gathered by the party suggested that some unidentified persons, allegedly from […]
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Election 2024, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday, officially filed his nomination to contest the party’s presidential primary. He emphasised that the election was crucial, not only for selecting the party’s flagbearer but also for determining the party’s soul and values. He said the choice made on […]
President John Dramani Mahama has said he will not contest the 2028 presidential election because per the 1992 Constitution his mandate will end on January 7, 2029. “I will not be a candidate in the next election and, therefore, I can hold the line when it comes to fiscal discipline,” he added. In line with […]
Former Akwatia legislator, Baba Jamal, has expressed concern over the decision of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to conduct fresh primaries ahead of the September 2 by-election. He believes the party would have been better served by maintaining its 2024 parliamentary candidate, Henry Boakye Yiadom, widely known as Okoyo. In an interview on Citi FM […]
During the filing of his nomination papers on Wednesday, New Patriotic Party flagbearer aspirant Bryan Acheampong, during his address, promised to pay all domestic bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). While Bryan Acheampong’s promise looks so sweet on paper, the fact is that what he is seeking to do is not possible to […]
Sixteen people have picked up nomination forms to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary for the Tamale Central Constituency by-election. The Electoral Commission has planned to run the by-election on September 30, 2025, to find a replacement for the Member of Parliament, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who passed away in the August 6 […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced that a parliamentary by-election for the Tamale Central Constituency will be held on September 30, 2025. The by-election has been necessitated by the tragic death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Murtala Muhammed Ibrahim. In a press release issued today, the EC stated that the vacancy triggers […]
Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, has revealed that the late Defence Minister, Dr. Omane Boamah, spent the morning of the fatal helicopter crash discussing election strategies with party officials. “In fact, in the morning, we had a close discussion with Dr Omane Boamah around 7 am. […]
