POLITICS

The Electoral Commission (EC) has released a statement in response to a video that has been making the rounds on social media and features a person claiming that the incumbent won the unofficial results of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Yendi Constituency. To be clear, the …

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), according to its general secretary, Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, will soon make public the party’s choice regarding the parliamentary primary in the Yendi constituency. When the votes were being counted on Saturday, January 27, 2024, violence broke out in the Yendi constituency. The current …

Twelve of the fourteen defendants on trial for Major Mahama’s death have received unanimous guilty verdicts from the jury in the Major Mahama case. The 12 were convicted on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and aiding and abetting murder. Given their convictions on the counts, each of them …

In the parliamentary primaries held last Saturday, ten ministers and deputy ministers seeking reelection to parliament on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) were defeated. 28 sitting members were defeated overall in the contest. Effia’s Member of Parliament (MP) for the Western Region, Joseph Cudjoe, is the …

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, revealed that the Black Stars’ 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign was allocated $8.5 million (GH₵105 million) by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. This revelation follows requests for budgetary transparency prior to the competition regarding the funding allotted …

The successful conduct of the recent New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries, according to President Akufo-Addo, is evidence of the party’s commitment to democracy and the rule of law. In the parliamentary primaries held last Saturday, ten ministers and deputy ministers seeking reelection to parliament on the ticket of the ruling …

The New Patriotic Party’s beleaguered Ashanti Regional Chairman, who is suspected of disrespecting the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has turned up to observe the party’s parliamentary primaries despite the party’s Monday claim that he was unwell. The Kumasi Traditional Council, which had called Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as …

Confusion has plagued the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries, which are currently taking place in the Northern Region’s Yendi constituency. According to reports, the confusion began when Abibata Shani Mahama Zakaria, an opponent’s supporter, accused an Electoral Commission (EC) officer of using permanent ink to tamper with his favorite …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary election for the Bantama constituency was won by Francis Asenso Boakye. 650 votes separated him from rival Ralph Agyapong’s 130. A lawyer named Ralph Kwame Agyapong entered the race with the intention of defeating Francis Asenso-Boakye, who is running for reelection for a …

At the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Primaries on Saturday, delegates from the Adansi Asokwa constituency decided to keep Kobina Tahir Hammond. In all, 321 candidates are vying for NPP tickets in the 2024 legislative elections; 33 of these candidates are running unopposed. In the end, K.T. Hammond emerged victorious …