POLITICS

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has claimed that if national elections were held today, the NDC would win. Although the party is certain of winning, he says, its main priority is to make sure the election process runs smoothly and transparently. On …

Richard Ahiagbah, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was approved by the District Registration Review Committee in Ketu South and is now in possession of a voter ID card. Recently, rumors that Ahiagbah tried to register twice for the ongoing restricted voter registration drive went viral …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that it would shortly provide proof to back up the allegations made by Richard Jakpa, the third defendant in the current trial of Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson’s ambulance procurement. This announcement comes after Jakpa made claims in court on May 23 that the …

The District Registration Review Committee of the Electoral Commission has declared dozens of purported non-residents ineligible for registration after they were bused from the Volta Region to the Asuogyaman constituency in Eastern Region. These people were unable to identify significant landmarks or offer pertinent details about the areas they claimed …

The deadline for the current limited voter registration exercise has been extended, according to the Ghanaian Electoral Commission (EC). The commission announced on social media that the registration period has been extended by two days, with a new expiration date of Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The initial plan was for …

Godfred Yeboah Dame, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has denied allegations made by members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regarding an accusation made by Richard Jakpa, the third accused, during Thursday’s (May 23) court proceedings, that the Attorney General wanted his cooperation in order to get Cassiel Ato …

Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame allegedly met Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance purchase trial, with the intention of accusing Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the former Deputy Finance Minister and minority leader. Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe advised Jakpa to give straight answers and not waste the court’s time during …

Bail has been granted to Hopeson Adorye, a vociferous member of the Movement for Change who was detained after he admitted to setting off dynamite in the Volta Region before the 2016 elections in order to support the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The Dansoman District Court granted Mr. Adorye bail …

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed as baseless claims made by the opposition National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) director of elections that the government has criminalized state organizations like the NIA. On Tuesday, Omane Boamah asserted that the NIA, led by Prof. Ken Attafuah, had peculiarly selected the current voter …

According to the Electoral Commission (EC), extending the deadline for the current voter registration exercise is “not feasible.” The procedure has subsequently gone smoothly and without any problems across the nation, according to the EC, despite the technological difficulties that were faced during the exercise’s first two days. New voter …