Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman for the Afigya Kwabre South Constituency, Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), has spoken out against party members choosing to vote for an independent or alternative parliamentary candidate instead of the NPP’s presidential nominee. “ there is something about our political lexicon called skirt and …
Read More »Government and the President have disappointed Ghanaians in galamsey fight – CHRAJ Boss
Joseph Whittal, the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has voiced his profound dissatisfaction with the way the government has been managing the campaign against illicit mining, or “galamsey.” Mr. Whittal chastised President Akufo-Addo for not keeping his word to address the issue, which has …
Read More »PNC elects Bernard Mornah as flagbearer for Election 2024
A major victory for the party has been achieved by Bernard Mornah, the winner of the People’s National Convention (PNC) flagbearer contest. On September 7, 2024, at the UDS Guest House in Accra, representatives from the Electoral Commission made the official announcement of his victory. Mornah received a dominating 1,138 …
Read More »Mahama to file presidential nomination on Monday
On Monday, September 9, 2024, John Dramani Mahama, the leader of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is scheduled to formally submit his candidacy forms to run in the forthcoming general elections. Joyce Bawah Mogtari, a spokeswoman for Mr. Mahama, emphasized the significance of the filing and the campaign’s …
Read More »Dr Bawumia to file nomination tomorrow
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is scheduled to formally file his nomination at the Electoral Commission (EC) headquarters in Accra on Monday, September 9, 2024. An important phase in the NPP’s electoral preparations has been reached with this file. Along with Dr. Bawumia, Dr. …
Read More »Mahama promises additional compensation for Techiman electoral violence victims
The National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s (2020) presidential candidate, John Mahama, has promised to supplement a court-mandated settlement to the victims of the violence that took place in Techiman during the 2020 election season. The former president expressed gratitude to the courts for taking action to provide some solace to the …
Read More »Galamsey: “We are sitting on a time bomb” – Rev Prof Frimpong-Manso
Former President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council Rev. Professor Paul Frimpong-Manso has voiced grave concerns about the country’s growing illicit mining (galamsey) operations, which are negatively affecting water sources. If this problem is not resolved right away, he said, the country faces an existential threat. “We are sitting …
Read More »9 perish in accident, others severely injured at Ahafo Region
Nine persons are presumed dead following a catastrophic vehicle collision on the Goaso-Mim route. The unfortunate event involving the worker-transporting bus occurred this morning. Witnesses claim that when the bus was involved in the accident, it was transporting a group of workers. Although the reason of the collision is yet …
Read More »Free SHS is the boldest social intervention of Fourth Republic – Asantehene
Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) program has been dubbed the most ambitious social intervention project of the Fourth Republic by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene. He spoke about these issues on Thursday, September 5, at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), at a ceremony when he received an …
Read More »CPP elects Nana Frimpong Sarpong Kumankuma as flagbearer for election 2024
In the Convention People’s Party (CPP) presidential primary, Nana Frimpomaa Sarpong Kumankumah triumphed, guaranteeing her position as the party’s standard bearer for the general elections of 2024. A total of 1,360 votes were cast at the conclusion of the voting procedure. Yaw Anokye Frimpong, Nana Kumankumah’s opponent, earned 586 votes, …
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