In a live report monitored by GhanaWeb, the Ashanti Regional correspondent of Despite Media Group, Sampson k. Nyamekye has reported that voting was briefly disrupted at the Bantama Cultural Centre when an agent sought to prevent a delegate from casting his ballot. According to the report, the agent representing current …

Kwame Adom Appiah, one of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate aspirants in the Effiduase Constituency of the Ashanti Region has been beaten to a pulp after allegedly trying to whisk away the electoral album at one of the voting centers. The lawyer was hurt during a fisticuff with state security …

New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) delegates are voting to elect parliamentary candidates for 168 constituencies. This exercise is the second phase after the first phase of the primaries came off in September 2019 in constituencies with no sitting Members of Parliament. Today, a total of 374 aspirants are contesting in the …

  Immediate past Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has bemoaned the current nature of Ghana’s politics, saying it is dominated by pettiness. Speaking on the KSM Show on Metro TV, Mrs Osei said she is worried about the situation because pettiness in politics kills the national purpose and is …

    The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sammi Awuku has dismissed reports of vote-buying in the Bantama primaries of the party. The incumbent Member of Parliament for Bantama in the Ashanti region Daniel Okyem Aboagye has accused his competitor Deputy Chief of Staff Francis Asenso-Boakye of …

    Immediate past Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has bemoaned the current nature of Ghana’s politics, saying it is dominated by pettiness. Speaking on the KSM Show on Metro TV, Mrs Osei said she is worried about the situation because pettiness in politics kills the national purpose and …

    Asante Kotoko defender Ibrahim Imoro says claims by the founder of Division two club Thunder FC that he relies on his teammates to survive in Kumasi are not true. Alhaji Abdulai Nash is quoted to have said Imoro who joined Kotoko from Thunder FC last December has not …

    A storm with heavy rain has ripped off roofs of classroom blocks of three second-cycle institutions and a basic school in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta region. The affected schools are Likpe Senior High School, Alavanyo Secondary Technical School, Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Technical Vocational Institute, and the …

    The fees for all final year students across Ghana have been taken care of by the Government. This new development was made available on the official page of NET 2 TV. Net 2 reports that President Akufo- Addo says the for the first time in history, his government …

  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries at the Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region has been called off. The suspension, according reports, is due to a court injunction placed on the elections by a Kumasi High Court on Friday afternoon. The petitioners, including Isaac Nimako, Richard Owusu Nti …

    Executive Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG), Lucia Addae has debunked claims that the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has settled debts owed the service providers. According to her, NHIA has over the past 5 years owed her outfit some millions of cedis, adding that …

    The Asenso Boakye camp in the Bantama NPP primaries is accusing the incumbent MP Daniel Okyem Aboagy of working with elements within the opposition NDC after he published a book containing his achievement. The MP, who has accused his opponent of vote-buying, calls the achievement document – The …

  The Electoral Commission, on Thursday, June 18, 2020, organized a pilot exercise at the Ridge Church premises in Accra. The one-day exercise was meant to afford stakeholders the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the new biometric kits as well as the safety protocols rolled out by the Commission, among …

  The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a warning against the use of dexamethasone for the prevention of the novel coronavirus disease. Dexamethasone, a steroid drug, has been hailed in the UK as a breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus. However, in a statement issued on Wednesday, June …

  Former President John Dramani Mahama says until his party calls a meeting of the Council of Elders and the National Executive Committee (NEC), he cannot name his running mate. “Our constitution states that I must announce my running mate in consultation with these two bodies,” he said. “Unfortunately, because of the …

        Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, saying his successor cannot differentiate between what “promises” are and what “visions” are. He said after the incumbent president has failed to fulfil his “lofty” promises to Ghanaians, he has made a U-turn, calling …

    One could face a jail term of four to ten years if the person fails to wear a face mas, a new Executive Instrument (E.I 164) signed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed. The person could also a fine of GH¢12,000 to GH¢60,000, or both. The E.I which …

    “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out” – John Wooden.   According to my observation so far, oftentimes, delegates do vote for the rich or bootlickers as Parliamentary Candidates after they have promised and taken money from them without …

  ADAM-GH successfully submitted a petition to the President of National house of Chief office in Kumasi Manhyia palace today Thursday 18th June 2020. The President of National house of Chief Torgbui Afede the petition from Executive secretary of ADAM-GH Mr. Azubila Salam Emmanuel on behalf of the house in the presence of various traditional …

    The governing New Patriotic Party will next week Saturday, June 27, 2020 acclaim President Akufo-Addo as its flagbearer for the December polls. The acclamation, according to the party, will be done at a Council meeting in Accra before the media relevant stakeholders. “The NPP will, on Saturday, June …

    The opposition National Democratic Congress has declared a boycott of new radio station Asaase Radio owned business Gabby Asare Otchere Darko and others affiliated to the NPP. In a statement, National Communication Officer of the NDC Sammy Gyamfi said the boycott is a show of disproval on the …

One of the four New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the Juaben Constituency who cursed their party leaders in a river has regretted his weird action. Ransford Osei, an NPP Polling Station Executive at Juaben Anglican, and three other party members did the unthinkable by cursing their party leadership recently. The four aggrieved party …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives in the Gushegu Constituency of the Northern Region have explained reasons why they settled on the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority(NPA) Hassan Tampuli as their parliamentary candidate. In a release issued and copied to my NewsGh.com, the Constituency Chairman Mohammed Majeed …

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has described as “unfortunate” recent statements made by the Minority Leader of Parliament following a meeting of the Chair of the Commission with the Special Budget Committee. Haruna Iddrisu on Tuesday told journalists that after meeting the Committee, Jean Mensa had suggested that the number of polling centres to …

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has said that the opposition NDC have misplaced priorities. Kweku Baako has asked the largest opposition party in the country to get their priorities right after they claim the ruling government had fulfilled only 14 per cent of …

The Nsumankwahene (Chief Priest) to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned to political leaders to ensure fairness in the way they dealt with their party members. Baffour Asabre Kogyawoasu said political leaders should avoid prejudices and cheating which had the tendency to hurt party members, thereby leading to …

    Fear and anxiety have gripped health workers at the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta Region after a surgeon and other staff tested positive for COVID-19 at the facility. The surgeon, who is on housemanship together with two other critical care staff of the Hospital working at the …

  A first vice chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Japan branch who is also staunch executive of the Asia caucus of the Asia NPP, Mr. Michael Awuah, has declared his support for Madam Jacqueline Boatemaa Bonsu in b upcoming Nkoranza North NPP parliamentary primaries.         …

The Minority in Parliament is demanding an independent investigation into the alleged missing substance believed to be cocaine from the custody of customs branch of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). According to the minority, the lack of synergy among the country’s security agencies at the border mirrors the failure of …

Ghanaian lawyer based in the U.S, Prof Stephen Kwaku Asare, has prayed the Supreme Court to stop the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) from commemorating 31 December. On 31 December 1981, the founder of the NDC, former President Jerry John Rawlings overthrew the constitutionally elected PNC government led by …