POLITICS

An Accra High Court on Thursday 6th June 2024 remanded into Police custody suspect Usman Haruna who is alleged to have stabbed Ato Koomson, the son of Awutu Senya East MP Mavis Hawa Koomson. The was during a scuffle at the office of the Electoral Commission at Ofaakor near Kasoa …

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama has commiserated with the family of late Lambussie constituency Chairman, Alhaji Zakari Dramani in Hamile. The former President during the visit on Sunday offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and the NDC branch in the constituency. Mr Mahama eulogised …

Former National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has assured of a positive relationship with current Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia despite his defeat in the 2022 internal elections. “I don’t have any problem… We don’t have any problem at all.” He reiterated his commitment to supporting …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has asked its directors not to allow political party agents to monitor the ongoing voter transfer exercise. In a statement, the EC explained the decision was in response to several clashes recorded at its district offices. The move is therefore to prevent further disturbances and ensure …

In a recent address at the funeral of the late John Tia Akologo, former Minister of Information, in Duusi, Talensi District of the Upper East Region, John Dramani Mahama, the 2024 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring peaceful elections in December. Mr Mahama emphasised …

The late John Tia Akologo, a former Minister of Information, was laid to rest at his hometown, Duusi in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, on Saturday. The late Akologo, died on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga after a short illness …

A total of 22,829 new voters made up of 11,383 males and 11,446 females registered at the end of the limited voters registration exercise in the nine Districts of the Western North Region. The figures represented 49.86 per cent for the males and 50.14 per cent for females in the exercise which …

The former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has underscored the importance of presidential self-discipline as a prerequisite for the effective discipline of others. According to him, while the President does have an implied legal power to discipline erring ministers of state, he must first hold himself …

Former deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Samuel Koku Anyidoho has praised former President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to develop a new administrative region outside the capital, Accra. He described the move as a “good idea” but demanded more details about the project. Mr. Anyidoho is particularly interested …

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu has praised the country’s Presiding and Assembly members. He highlighted their significant contributions to national development. Dr. Kokofu made these remarks at the Conference of Presiding Members to elect their Dean and other executives …