Former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed the desire that the winner of Saturday’s presidential election should ideally secure a majority in parliament to ensure smoother governance, rather than a hung parliament. Professor Agyeman-Duah explained that while he is all for a parliament able to hold the executive to account, a parliamentary majority would help streamline …

The Ghana Police Service have commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for their peaceful final rallies ahead of the December 7 election. The two major political parties on Thursday held rallies to climax their 2024 election campaign activities. The NDC’s event took place at the Zurak Park in Madina while the NPP held theirs …

A Senior Research fellow in Public Sector Economics, Dr George Domfeh, has stated that the New Patriotic Party(NPP) will have difficulty polling 76% of the votes in the Ashanti region in the 2024 election on Saturday, December 7. However, Dr Domfeh has predicted that the NPP can obtain 70% votes in their stronghold. Dr Domfeh made the remarks in connection …

The Judicial Service of Ghana(JSG) has addressed controversies surrounding the transfer of Justice Priscilla Dikro Ofori, a judge who presided over the criminal trial of Alex Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka for bribery. Mr. Sarfo-Kantanka, President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Juaben in the Ashanti Region, was charged with 26 counts of election-related corruption by the Office of the Special …

The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has invited all presidential candidates contesting the 2024 elections to sign a National Pledge Against Illegal and Irresponsible Mining. The pact, initiated in partnership with the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and other civic organizations, aims to demonstrate political commitment to ending galamsey and its devastating impact on the nation’s waterbodies, forests, and …

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has strongly criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government and former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s handling of loans. According to him, they mismanaged the $11.5 billion in borrowed funds within five years but failed to deliver on their promises to develop the country. He asserted that such resources could have …

Former President John Mahama has refuted claims linking him to an attack on the convoy of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in Techiman. His remarks follow an incident on Monday, 2 December, where some unidentified youth hurled stones at the Asantehene’s convoy in Techiman. According to police reports, the alleged attack occurred as the Asantehene was returning from a …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, has lodged a formal complaint with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against the incumbent Member of Parliament, Lydia Seyram Alhassan. This follows allegations that Ms Alhassan was seen distributing food to voters in a queue during the special voting exercise held on Monday. In a …

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his remarkable contributions to Ghana’s healthcare infrastructure. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, 26th November, Mr. Ofosu Nkansah highlighted that President Akufo-Addo has constructed over 200 hospitals during his tenure, a feat he described as unprecedented in …

The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, on Monday called on Ghanaians to vote out the New Patriotic Party (NPP), following the economic hardship created by its government. Speaking at a community engagement at Akokwaa in the Agona East Constituency as part of her campaign tour of the Central Region, she said the …