Tag Archives: CONTEST

A one-time deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has declared that Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will win the party’s flagbearership contest and proceed to win the 2024 presidential elections. Nana Obiri Boahen, in an interview with the state-run Daily Graphic, has over the past months been …

A former Minister of Education, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has said it may have been an error for him to contest former President John Evan Atta Mills in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer race in 2006. According to him, he took the decision to contest after the late president, who was his …

Former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has officially announced his intention to contest in the flagbearship race of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking at a media interaction in Accra on Thursday, November 11, 2022, Dr. Duffuor said he would file his candidature as soon as the party opens nominations. He intimated that he …

Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has indicated that he might rescind his decision not to contest in the 2024 parliamentary elections if a particular member of the NPP will be the candidate for the party. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who did not name the said New Patriotic Party (NPP) member, accused him …

Ghana will appeal against a fine and ban imposed on its women’s Under-17 football team after being found guilty of age-cheating. Last month Morocco edged past Ghana on penalties to qualify for the 2022 Women’s U17 World Cup but subsequently launched a protest about their opponents. The North Africans claimed two players …

After four days of intense vetting, the elections committee of the New Patriotic Party has approved 47 candidates for the 10 positions up for grabs in the party’s upcoming national executives election. According to a report by assaaseradio.com, the committee has further directed aggrieved or disqualified aspirants/members of the party to petition …

Legendary Ghanaian musician, Samini has disclosed that he is currently contesting to become the SRC President of GIMPA. The musician, who recently enrolled as a student of The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) revealed in an interview that he is vying for the position of the SRC president and …

Private legal practitioner, Abraham Amaliba, has said that embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North is eligible to rerun for his constituency if the court declares his seat vacant. According to him, the NDC believes he will be able to regain the seat as research has shown that he is …

A Senior Member of the New Patriotic Party, Retired Army Captain Nkrabea Effah-Dartey has taken a neutral position in the race between Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen. Despite the two yet to officially make a declaration, the vice president and the trade minister have been tipped as leading contenders in …

Scores of students and teachers of the Nalerigu Nursing and Midwifery College are to be sanctioned by the school authorities for organizing a twerking competition in campus despite a ban on mass gathering due to covid-19. The students on Saturday night organized and participated in the dancing contest which brought …