President-elect John Mahama has called for an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the possession of illegal ballot papers by unauthorised individuals during the just-ended elections. Speaking during a visit from members of minority political parties, Mr Mahama called for the need for stringent measures to address issues of ballotContinue Reading
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken legal action to prevent the Electoral Commission (EC) from re-collating and redeclaring parliamentary results for Dome-Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Obuasi East constituencies. The party contends that the EC no longer has the authority to revisit the results after theyContinue Reading
There was chaos at the Greater Accra Regional Office of the Electoral Commission (EC) today. Supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Weija Gbawe constituency besieged the premises. In the just-ended election, the NPP’s Jerry Ahmed Shahid was declared winner but the NDC members would have noneContinue Reading
Manhyia South MP, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has suggested that Parliament should halt all legislative business if the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs believe the ongoing discussions and bills are not relevant in the wake of the election results. Dr Opoku Prempeh was criticizing the claim by North Tongu MP, SamuelContinue Reading
Ewurabena Aubynn, NDC candidate for Ablekuma North, holds a thanksgiving service and reaffirms her electoral victory amid disputes over result. Ewurabena Aubynn, the NDC parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, whose election declaration is currently being contested, attended a thanksgiving service at the St. Peter’s Methodist Church on Sunday, December 15. Accompanied byContinue Reading
President-elect John Mahama vows to learn from NPP’s defeat in the presidential election, emphasizing that power belongs to the people and expressing concern over political power abuse. President-elect John Mahama has stated that his government will take lessons from the monumental loss of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the recent presidentialContinue Reading
President-elect, John Mahama has said the political class in Ghana have abused the power given to them by the electorates. John Mahama noted that arrogance and selfish interests have become the garment of politicians, forgetting that they wield no power without the people. He made the comment during a thanksgivingContinue Reading
Sam George, the incumbent and MP-elect for the Ningo-Prampram constituency, has reaffirmed his support for President-elect John Mahama, stating that the survival of Ghana’s democracy is intricately tied to Mahama’s leadership. Speaking with Alfred Ocansey, Sam George highlighted Mahama’s proven track record in navigating governance challenges and safeguarding democratic institutions. “InContinue Reading
The Upper Bobikuma Police are hunting for a 48-year-old farmer who allegedly killed his wife and daughter at Esaase, a village near Upper Bobikuma in the Agona West District of the Central Region. A police source told the Ghana News Agency that the suspect, Stephen Alartey, was said to haveContinue Reading
Ghanaian journalists have been urged to lead advocacy and citizen mobilisation as part of efforts to fight against Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and increase investment to the country. IFFs are illegal financial transfers or movements of money across borders that contravene national and international laws and these could include corruption,Continue Reading