POLITICS

The Electoral Commission has registered 182,831 new voters after six days of the ongoing limited voter registration campaign. The exercise, which began on September 12, 2023, is intended to register around 1,350,000 eligible Ghanaians who have turned 18 but have not yet registered with the Commission. Speaking to media today …

According to former president John Mahama, the bulk of those applying for voter identity cards already have the cards thanks to a system of guarantors. John Mahama, the NDC’s 2024 contender and former president, has, however, once more urged the EC to rethink its decision to confine the existing limited …

Dennis Kwakwa, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Communications Officer, has declared his intention to leave his post today September 18, 2023. Since taking on this position over year ago, Dennis Kwakwa has expressed his sincere thanks for the opportunity. According to a letter announcing his resignation, Dennis Kwakwa …

In order to realize the long-held goal of creating a unified currency for the Sub-region, West African states must ensure macroeconomic stability, according to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Dr. Bawumia also emphasized the importance of a West African monetary integration, particularly at a time when many economic blocs are …

A walk has been organized by several constituency chairmen, regional youth organizers, and National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidates to rally support for the choice of Julius Debrah, a former chief of staff, as President John Mahama’s running partner in the general election of 2024. Hundreds of NDC members and …

On October 4, 2023, the United Kingdom is expected to start enforcing a number of additional immigration and nationality fees. These modifications were formally submitted in the UK Parliament on September 15. They aim to strengthen crucial services and allocate more money for pay hikes for public sector employees. The …

The Internal Audit Agency (IAA) has named the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, the best head of covered organizations for the 2022–2023 auditing year in the area of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Mrs. Mensa was honored for guiding the EC in putting into place a series of …

On the invitation of H. E. Miguel Mario Diaz-Canal Bermudez, the president of the Republic of Cuba, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana to attend a meeting of the G77+China on the topic of “Summit of Heads of States and Government on the Current Development Challenges: The Role of Science, …

To guard against invasion by unlicensed miners, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has sent a special task team of police officers. The ministry has also gotten in touch with the National Security and Defense Ministries to arrange for military deployment “on special occasions” to deal with illegal mining …

Sophia Akuffo, a former Chief Justice, has expressed her dissatisfaction of former president John Dramani Mahama’s recent remarks in which he claimed that President Akufo-Addo had stacked the judiciary with NPP-affiliated judges. Sophia Akuffo condemned Mahama’s comments, calling them needless and perhaps damaging to the integrity of the judiciary. The …