Dubik Mahama has resigned from his position as managing director of the national power distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), which he was appointed to by President Nana Akufo-Addo in May 2022. Kwame Agyeman-Budu was replaced by Dubik. The resignation letter was sent to Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the majority leader …
Read More »2024 Election: Bernard Mornah sues EC over disqualification
Bernard Mornah, the flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), has filed a lawsuit against the Electoral Commission (EC) in response to his disqualification from the 2024 presidential contest. Tuesday, September 24, 2024, saw the filing of a lawsuit in the Accra High Court by Mr. Mornah. The suit seeks …
Read More »Free SHS policy transforms 5.7m lives in Ghana – President Akufo-Addo tells World leaders at UN General Assembly
President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has praised his administration’s Free Senior High School (SHS) program as a game-changer that has helped 5.7 million youth in the nation many of whom would not have been able to afford a top-notch education otherwise. During the 79th United Nations General Assembly …
Read More »“Don’t listen to the temporary inducement” – Prof Jane Naana cautions nursing trainees
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the vice presidential candidate for the NDC, has advised prospective nurses and midwives not to give in to what she refers to as transient government inducements. During her second visit of the Western Region, she spoke to trainee nurses in the Ellembele Constituency and urged them …
Read More »I’m not the worst Sports Minister in Ghana – Mustapha Ussif defends himself
Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif has refuted claims that he is “the worst Sports Minister” in Ghanaian history. In addition, the Minister justified the government’s decision to spend USD $3 million on Ghana’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) participation. The Minister disputed the assertion and questioned the …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo promises free, fair and transparent elections in 2024 at UN General Assembly
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised the world community that the country’s impending general elections in 2024 will be free, fair, and transparent as his term draws to an end. Speaking at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Akufo-Addo emphasized Ghana’s status as an …
Read More »“It’s amazing that my mother Akua Donkor, seems to be more proficient than me”- Bernard Mornah on EC disqualification
Bernard Mornah, the disqualified presidential candidate, is claiming that despite meeting all standards and going above and above in his nomination submission, the Electoral Commission unfairly prevented him from running in the polls on December 7. The flagbearer for the People’s National Convention (PNC) finds it puzzling that the EC …
Read More »Mahama cuts sod for the construction of a 500-seater modern sports facility at Bole-Bamboi
John Dramani Mahama, the former president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has cut sod on the building of a 500-seat contemporary sports complex for the people of Bole-Bamboi, a town in northern Ghana. On Sunday, September 21, 2024, former President John Mahama said during a colorful sod-cutting …
Read More »Court remands 39 Democracy Hub protesters for two weeks
After their bail request was refused on Tuesday, September 24, a court in Accra Circuit Court, thirty-nine individuals from various backgrounds who took part in the three-day Democracy Hub demonstrations were placed under arrest. Five counts of charges were proffered against them after their arrests on Saturday, September 21. The …
Read More »NDC urges NGOs and CSOs to support a forensic audit of the voter register
The Electoral Commission’s (EC) ability to guarantee a secure and legitimate registration process is seriously questioned, according to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which has reinforced requests for an independent audit of the 2024 voter registration. This demand was stated by Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the NDC’s Director of Elections …
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