The Ashanti Region’s 35,732 delegates are anticipated to cast ballots in the NPP presidential primaries. There will be elections in each of the Region’s 47 constituencies on November 4, 2023. In an interview in Kumasi, Ashanti Regional Research and Elections Officer Stephen Owusu told the media that the region was ready and …
Read More »The voters register exhibition begins tomorrow
The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared that from tomorrow, Friday, November 3, to next Tuesday, November 7, all 38,622 polling places nationwide will exhibit the provisional voters register concurrently. According to the EC, the exercise will take place daily from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to allow eligible voters to …
Read More »Dr Bawumia rounds up nationwide flagbearer campaign with rally in Bolga
Leading candidate for the governing NPP’s flagbearer position, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, concluded his national campaign at a rally in Bolga, the regional capital of the Upper East. The rally, which was attended by thousands of party members in the Upper East Region, the chairmen of the Ashanti, Eastern, Greater Accra, …
Read More »EC failed to convene IPAC meeting over voter’s register exhibition – PNC
Janet Nabla, General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), has voiced concerns with the EC’s inability to call a meeting of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) prior to announcing the exhibition. “The exhibition exercise is fine, but I don’t know if it’s because this one is not political, that’s …
Read More »Chief threatens to move spillage victims to Saglemi Affordable Housing
The Manklalo of the Battor Traditional Area, Togbe Borbordzi VII, has made hints that if the government doesn’t take immediate action to relocate him and his people, who were recently forced to moved from their homes due to flooding caused by the Akosombo Dam spill, they would be forced to relocate …
Read More »Eastern Regional Council of Zongo Chief’s ‘Amamrehene’ destooled
Mr. Shisu Iddi, the Amamrehene, has been destooled by the Eastern Regional Council of Zongo Chiefs for disobeying the Council’s Great Oath. Shisu Iddi, the Amamrehene [Costom/Tradition] Chief, was also charged with displaying extreme disdain for the president of the Eastern and Akyem Abuakwa Council of Zongo Chiefs, as well …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu raises concerns over sale of Vodafone for less than $100m
The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu is demanding answers from government on the purported sale of Vodafone Ghana for less than 100 million dollars. The immediate past Minority Leader says his sources revealed that although the telecommunication firm worth 1 billion dollars, it has been allegedly sold …
Read More »NMC, NCA steps up efforts to stop money launderers, ritualists, juju men on TV and radio
The National Media Commission (NMC) has taken significant steps to rid the media of all fast money advertisements from some established organizations. On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, some of the steps taken by the commission to purify the content of Ghana’s media landscape were formally released. The initiative’s main thrust …
Read More »State presses new charges against Cecilia Dapaah’s maid and seven other people
New accusations have been brought by State Prosecutors in the High Court against Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the former Minister for Sanitation’s housemaid. The 18-year-old Patience Botwe and seven other individuals are accused of pilfering money worth $1 million, 300,000 euros, and other assets. They were brought before the Circuit Court …
Read More »EC Chair Jean Mensa to appear before Parliament over limited registration exercise
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa, is scheduled to appear before Parliament. The recent limited voter registration exercise, which resulted in the registration of over 600,000 new voters, will be briefed to the House by the EC Chair. The Minority in Parliament has criticized …
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