Governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) strongman, Mr. Samuel Awuku, popularly known as Sammi Awuku or Capo, has sent a heartfelt message of encouragement and hope to Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the party’s presidential primaries, slated for November 4, 2023. Mr. Awuku who is one of the leaders of Dr. Bawumia’s campaign team, is […]
A Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said that the party will rally around whoever wins the November 4 presidential primary of the party. “Finally, November 4 is just around the corner. The NPP that we know, once the party speaks and a new leader, with his new direction, is […]
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused his opponents of adopting a deliberate campaign of peddling falsehood against him as they sense defeat ahead of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries on November 4. He said allegations such as vote buying, sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) going unopposed, and preventing Polling Station Executives […]
The government has resolved to spend within its means next year despite the 2024 elections to maintain the momentum in economic recovery, the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has announced. Briefing journalists on Sunday [Oct 22] on last weekend’s Cabinet retreat, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said the government was pleased with the steady progress of […]
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has implored President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to apologise to flood victims from the Akosombo Dam spillage and also acknowledge that he erred in telling them that they don’t vote for him. For him, the President’s comment when he visited the flooded areas last Monday was in a […]
The Supreme Court has struck out an injunction filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and four other political parties which sought to stop the EC from going ahead with the limited registration voter exercise. A five -member panel, presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, struck out the application following failure […]
A private member’s bill proposing an amendment to extend maternity leave from three months to four months has been introduced in Parliament. The bill, which is seeking to amend the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651), is also proposing an option for an additional two weeks of maternity leave in the case of a caesarean section […]
Alhaji Karim Gruzah, the Chairman of King Faisal Football Club and a member of the Black Stars Management Committee, has expressed his support for the New Patriotic Party’s “Breaking the 8” campaign slogan. This slogan symbolizes the party’s aspiration to secure a third consecutive term in power. During an exchange of pleasantries with Kwame Sefa […]
Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on party leaders at national, regional, and constituency levels to refrain from publicly declaring support for any of the four candidates vying for the party’s flagbearer position. In an interview on Wontumi Radio, Mr. Kodua Frimpong reasoned that it would […]
The campaign team of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the Vice President has not approached Kennedy Agyapong for the running mate position on his ticket. Ken Agyapong during his Kumasi Showdown Walk on Saturday, September 30, 2023, alleged that he was approached by some elders in the camp of Dr. Bawumia to convince him to step […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said that the guarantor system has outlived its usefulness, hence the need for a system that will ensure people are registered on merit rather than others vouching for the age and nationality of applicants. That, it said, was the reason behind the proposed new Constitutional Instrument (CI) that would require […]
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has warned against the registration of minors on the voter register. Dr. Bawumia stressed that this practice is undemocratic and should not be encouraged. Speaking to journalists after touring some voter registration centres in Accra, the Vice President underscored that allowing minors to register is not only criminal but also […]
