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The country is better off addressing the power issue, commonly known as “dumsor,” with a timetable than it is without one, according to Albert Dwumfour, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). This follows statements made by Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Ministry of Energy, that the new administration is more …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) requested that the serial numbers of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits used for the limited voter registration exercise be made public, but the Electoral Commission (EC) has turned that request down. The kits that are now being used for the ongoing exercise have …

The Convention’s People’s Party (CPP) Chairperson, Nana Akosua Frimpomaa, has urged the party’s Council of Elders to initiate legal action against Emmanuel Gallo, the party’s chairman in the Ashanti Region, and Wayo Ghanamanti, his attorney. The CPP chairperson’s appeal was in response to what she described as Mr. Gallo and …

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) requested access to the whole KPMG report on the revenue assurance agreement between Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The Office of the President denied this request. On April 24, 2024, the MFWA made a request for a copy …

An update on the introduction of the Electronic Value Added Tax (E-VAT) system has been released by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), who reports that everything is going as planned. The GRA has reaffirmed its commitment to the thorough and expeditious implementation of the system, which is anticipated to improve …

Tensions erupted during the current voter registration exercise when National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters confronted purported non-residents who were allegedly bused in from Ketu North’s Afefe district around midnight in order to register voters. It was said that the non-residents were brought in from Pius Enam Hadzide’s hometown, the parliamentary …

The president of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs and Omanhene of the Dormaa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Oseadeayo Agyemang Badu II, has asked Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, to think about selecting a running mate from the Bono Region or the Bono East Region. He …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, is now in the Bono Region conducting phase two of his campaign tour. During the campaign tour, the proposal to bus his entourage and campaign personnel was made, and it was well-received. Before beginning his tour, he …

Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, has revealed his intentions to create a bank for the development of minerals in the event that he wins the presidency in the approaching December elections. The initiative’s justification was presented by Dr. Bawumia at the University of Energy and Natural …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has been requested to extend the limited voter registration time by Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). This is in reaction to issues and disturbances that were noticed during the exercise’s first phase. Professor Opoku-Agyemang emphasized the need to …