All ten candidates for the special Electoral College election have been approved by the vetting committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, Kwadwo Poku, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Boakye Agyarko, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Joe Ghartey, and …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s NPP has shown that they are prepared to resort to electoral manipulation – Mahama
John Mahama, the candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has charged that the Akufo-Addo administration plans to rig the 2024 general elections by taking advantage of the Electoral Commission’s “partisan” leadership. Speaking on July 8, 2023, at the Alumni Connect of the Tertiary Education Institutions Network – KNUST chapter …
Read More »Any NPP candidate for president will do better than the NDC, according to Kwame Pianim
Any of the 10 candidates for president from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will lead Ghana better than a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), according to renowned economist Kwame Pianim. He thinks that if they are chosen to lead the party, the candidates will all be willing to …
Read More »Boycott without permission is absent from parliament – Speaker to Minority
The Speaker of Parliament Rt, Hon, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has caution the Minority Caucus to follow proper procedure when they want to exercise their constitutional right on boycotting parliament. Giving a ruling on matter raised by Hon Okudzato Ablakwa MP for North Tongu seeking Speaker’s directive why votes and proceedings captured …
Read More »aYo Ghana launches affordable insurance package dubbed ‘Family Cover’
aYo intermediaries Ghana, a subsidiary of MTN Group launched the Kumasi edition of aYo Family Cover product. The product allows policyholders to insure themselves and six additional family members on both MyHospital and MyLife cover, with one unique feature being the additional lives on It’s Hospital cover. aYo Family Cover …
Read More »Gov’t pays all arrears of Individual Bondholders Forum
The resolution of all outstanding debts owed to participants in the Individual Bondholders’ Forum has been formally notified by the government. It was confirmed in a statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Monday that all past-due coupons and principal amounts up to June 19 had been settled in full …
Read More »ECOWAS elects Nigeria’s president as Chairman
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) elected Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, to serve as its head of state for the upcoming year. Umaro Sissoco Embalo is replaced as Guinea-Bissau’s president by Tinubu. While acknowledging its difficulties, Tinubu emphasized the value of democracy as the finest …
Read More »Underdogs win all the time, Bawumia and Alan are only front runners by default – Kwabena Agyepong
“Underdogs win all the time, it happens so don’t worry that I’m not seen as front runner, I’ve said this before and I want to repeat it, the two front-runners, they’re there by default” these are the words of Kwabena Agyei Agyepong. Despite appearing to have fewer chances of winning, …
Read More »MTN Ghana launches aYo Family Cover Insurance
MTN Ghana, a leading provider of telecommunications services, has formally introduced “aYo Family Cover” that consists of a new hospital and a life insurance policy. Ghanaians can purchase the product to obtain coverage for themselves and up to six family members. All premium payments for Family Cover will be processed digitally through …
Read More »The GFA Congress has approved a presidential nomination cost of GHC50,000
Without any opposition, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Congress unanimously accepted a new presidential nomination cost of GHC50,000. The decision was made after the GFA Elections Committee suggested raising the fees due to the rising costs of election management. Prosper Harrison Addo, the General Secretary of the GFA, revealed the …
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