POLITICS

Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a prospective flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), submitted his candidacy forms today, June 19, 2023, at the party’s Asylum Down headquarters in Accra. He was accompanied by 22 Greater Accra constituency chairmen, KEN-WUUD Nuworsu, the co-campaign chairman and a former party official for the …

The voting for places on the ballot paper for the Assin North by-election in the Central Region was completed by the Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday. Voting took place following the closure of nominations at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, according to Gladys Pinkrah, the EC’s Central Regional …

On Friday, June 30, it is anticipated that the Individual Bondholders Forum (IBF) and the Individual Bondholders Association of Ghana (IBHAG) will get their coupons. This is as a result of the government’s recent pledge to finish paying coupons that have been in arrears for a while. A Memorandum of …

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Mr. Kwame Adom Appiah (Esq), has admonished the electoral college billed to elect the party’s flagbearer for the 2024 Presidential Elections to consider any open support by the Majority Leader/MP for Suame, Hon Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, for any of the candidates …

Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president, has announced his intention to vie for the position of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s flag bearer. Today, Friday, June 16, 2023, in front of a crowd of party members in Accra, he said: “I believe that it is time to move Ghana to the …

When Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia submitted his nomination forms today, June 16, 2023, to run for the party’s flagbearership, he was mobbed by NPP supporters and young people. Hundreds of NPP fans surrounded him at the party’s headquarters in Asylum Down. The Vice President’s arrival immediately caused a commotion at the …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is currently leading the former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, and MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong in the battle to lead the NPP in 2024, according to a recent survey by Global InfoAnalytics among party members. Kennedy Agyapong is in …

On his second day in the Northern Region, the Rt. Hon. Speaker A.S.K. Bagbin visited His Majesty, Ndan Yaa Naa Abukari at Yendi. In his opening remarks, the Yaa Naa congratulated him on becoming Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament. He claimed that the fact that he was elected demonstrates how …

Five new envoys received letters of accreditation from the president of the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on June 14, 2023 during a brief ceremony at Jubilee House in Accra. According to the President, all six individuals were appointed in accordance with Article 74 (1) of the constitution and are …

The King of Asante, Otumfuo Osei-Tutu II, has been praised by the Chieftaincy and Religious Minister, Hon. Stephen Asamoah Boateng, for consistently assisting the NPP administration in its efforts to ensure peace in every community around the nation. Speaking to the media after discussing the simmering tensions in Bawku with …