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Oppong Nkrumah warns proposed Cyber Security Bill threatens Ghana’s democracy

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, has cautioned that the proposed Cyber Security Amendment Bill could undermine Ghana’s democratic principles and...

Oppong Nkrumah warns against excessive sterilisation policy locking up GH₵60 billion

Former Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has cautioned the Mahama administration against what he describes as an excessive sterilisation policy that has withdrawn about...

86% of NPP delegates confident of party unity by 2028 – Musa Dankwa

A new poll conducted by Global Info Analytics has revealed that 86 percent of New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates are confident the party will...

Nana Konadu was preparing to rejoin NDC before her demise – Fifi Kwetey

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has disclosed that the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, was...

Cameroon’s 92-year-old Paul Biya wins re-election

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been re-elected for an eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100, according to...

Akufo-Addo, Sammi Awuku, other NPP leaders to attend high-level democracy forum in Kenya

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will lead a high-powered Ghanaian delegation to the upcoming Democracy Union of Africa (DUA) and International Democracy Union...

Ntim Fordjour slams Mahama over prolonged Defence Minister vacancy

The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has sharply rebuked President John Dramani Mahama for what he terms an “irresponsible...

Chaos erupts at Jaman South delegates meeting

An engagement by presidential hopeful Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia with New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in Jaman South descended into a chaotic spectacle on Saturday...

2024 election: Bryan Acheampong clarifies alleged fertiliser distribution

Former Minister for Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has dismissed claims that he distributed government fertilisers to...

Minority accuses gov’t of attempting to ‘run away’ from anti-LGBTQ+ bill

The sudden disappearance of the controversial anti-LBGTQ+ bill from Parliament’s Order Paper has sparked strong reactions from members of the Minority, who are demanding...

NDC gov’t is a better implementer of Free SHS, NHIS – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has claimed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has proven to be a more effective implementer of major...

Scrapping 1D1F undermines job creation agenda — Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has taken a swipe at the government over what he describes as a lack of serious effort to tackle unemployment,...

Legal challenges, not Akufo-Addo, stalled anti-LGBTQ+ bill — Ntim Fordjour

Member of Parliament for Assin South , Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has dismissed claims that former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo deliberately refused to...

Minority pushes for parliamentary scrutiny of flagship programmes

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the government for failing to submit key documents on its major flagship programmes to Parliament for scrutiny and...

Nii Lante Vanderpuye eyes NDC National Chairmanship, but under one condition

National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) and former Member of Parliament for the Odododiodio Constituency, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has indicated...

Bagbin swears in MPs-elect for Akwatia and Tamale Central

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin has officially sworn in two new Members of Parliament—Bernard Bediako Baidoo of Akwatia and Professor Alidu Seidu of...

Tony Aidoo dismisses Kennedy Agyapong’s presidential bid; questions character and track record

Former Deputy Minister and Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Tony Aidoo, has completely dismissed the presidential bid of Kennedy Agyapong, businessman and former Assin...

NDC must take full responsibility for galamsey fight — Kwasi Kwarteng

Lawyer and spokesperson for Kennedy Agyapong, Kwasi Kwarteng, has called on the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to take full responsibility for the ongoing...

Ursula Owusu officially declares bid for NPP General Secretary position

Former Communications and Digitalisation Minister , Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has officially declared her intention to contest for the position of General Secretary of the New...

Bawumia is most viable; if we want to experiment, we can choose someone else – Techiman South MP

Former Minister for Local Government and Rural Development and MP for Techiman South, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has called on New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

NPP to face major shake-up – United Party

Ghana’s political landscape has taken a dramatic turn with the official launch of the United Party (UP), a new political movement led by Alan...

DVLA went ahead to charge people without Parliament’s approval — Effia MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Effia Constituency, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has criticised the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) for allegedly imposing charges without...

Govt’s handling of AT–Telecel merger could kill competition – MP warns

Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Communications Committee, Davis Opoku Ansah, has criticised the government’s management of the ongoing restructuring involving AT Ghana and Telecel...

Bawumia confident NPP can reclaim power in 2028

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed confidence that the party can secure victory in the 2028 general elections if...

NPP lost 2024 due to voter apathy, not NDC’s strength – Bawumia

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated that the party’s loss in the 2024 general elections stemmed from low voter...

NPP race: Bryan Acheampong dismisses 1% poll rating as “sponsored and meaningless”

Presidential hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bryan Acheampong, has brushed off recent opinion polls that rank him at just 1% support among...

Give us time to fix it — Mustapha Gbande urges calm among NDC supporters over jobs

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has called for calm among party supporters as the leadership works to address...

“I want to be known as a grateful Chairman” — Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has dismissed suggestions that his ongoing nationwide “Thank You” tour is part of...

Minority accuses Akandoh of misleading health workers over financial clearance and arrears payments

The Minority in Parliament has accused Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh of misleading health professionals with claims that the government has secured financial clearance...

It wasn’t Adwoa Safo – Bagbin finally speaks on 2021 controversial Speaker vote 

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has finally addressed claims that former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, voted for him during the tense 2021 election that made...

Volta NDC executives embark on house-to-house ‘Thank You Tour’ for Asiedu Nketia

The Volta Chapter of the Ho Central Branch Executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has embarked on a house-to-house thank you tour in...

Calls for review of GAF enlistment age to fulfill campaign pledge – Palgrave claims 

Former Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has claimed that the calls for a review of the military enlistment age by...

Mahama under no pressure to appoint Omane Boamah’s successor – Elikem Kotoko

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko, says President John Dramani Mahama is in no hurry to appoint a new...

Ken Agyapong’s team hails number one ballot position as “sign of victory”

The campaign team of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, one of five aspirants in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries, has described his number one...

Former Minister criticises Rashid Pelpuo’s ‘reckless NPP recruitment’ claims

Former Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Acheampong, has taken a swipe at the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, for attributing the ongoing...

Ken Agyapong surges ahead in NPP primaries as Bawumia slips in new survey

Sanity Africa, the Pan-African civil society organisation, which recently predicted the victory of Bernard Baidoo of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the tightly...

Galamsey: Stop the excuses; the situation is dire – Miracles Aboagye tells gov’t 

The Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to stop making excuses and take firm...

Afenyo-Markin admits national failure in politicised galamsey fight

Member of Parliament for Effutu and Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised concerns about what he terms the growing politicisation of efforts to combat...

GoldBod is complicit, compromised in galamsey fight – Adomako Kissi

Former Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi, has accused the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) of being complicit in illegal mining,...

Tensions between MPs and DCEs stalling development in Ashanti region – Minister

Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has raised concerns about increasing friction between Members of Parliament (MPs) and District Chief Executives (DCEs), cautioning that...