POLITICS

There are strong indications that former President John Dramani Mahama may in the coming days announce the former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and Bulk Oil Supply and Storage (BOST) Kingsley Awuah-Darko, as his Vice Presidential Candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections. Mr. Awuah-Darko is said to have snatched …

The Founder and Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party, Akua Donkor, has turned her attention to the inky fraternity for a running mate. Her motive for the choice, she said, is due to the instrumental role the media plays in nation-building. As the only female candidate vying for the high …

The Electoral Commion of Ghana is an independent body solely mandated by the 1992 Constitution of Ghana to see to all public elections. The upcoming 2020 elections in December this year has brought up many concerns with regards to preparations towards the election. The current sitting Government led by His …

As the date for parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) draws near, many delegates are inundated with calls from aspirants on why they should be favored respectively. The Primaries is an exercise to elect parliamentary candidates for the various constituencies of the New Patriotic Party in the upcoming …

The opposition National Democratic Congress has scored the Akufo-Addo led government an F, saying the administration has only achieved 14 per cent of their 2016 manifesto promises. According to the NDC, claims by the Vice President, Dr Mahammudu Bawumia that the government had achieved 78 per cent of their promises …

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC) has ruled out transfer of votes in the upcoming general election. Dr Serebour Quaicoe says to transfer a vote, one must have registered 12 months prior to the transfer. With the compilation of a new Voters Register in the offing, …

  In response to the call made by His Excellency Frank Kwame Antwi Okyere, Ghana’s Ambassador to Japan, to Ghanaians and friends of Ghana living in Japan to solicit for funds to alleviate the economic suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is worthy to note that the small Ghanaian …

The Chief of Breman in the Suame Constituency in Kumasi, Baffuor Kotei Kutin Sraman, has caused a stir by offering special prayers at a cemetery for the flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), ex-President John Dramani Mahama. The traditional leader particularly prayed to the ancestors of Breman, which is one …

    Some chiefs in the country are fuming at the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party John Boadu over his reported claim that any chief who decides to intervene in the ongoing impasse between civil society groups and some political parties against the compilation of a new register and the Electoral …

  The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has cleared the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa over her alleged failure to declare her assets pursuant to 286 of the Constitution and Act 550. According to the Commission in its reports following a complaint lodged by pro-NDC group, …