Politics

Rev. Professor Emmanuel Yao Nash has urged embassies in Ghana to desist from issuing visas to politicians ahead of the upcoming general elections. According to the Chief Executive of the Ghana Leadership Awards, the move will guarantee that politicians did not participate in heinous acts of violence before and during …

CLAIM: Education Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh claims for the four years that the NPP has been in government, there’s not been teachers strike or demonstration against government. Do the facts support this claim? BACKGROUND On Sunday 11th October 2020 the Education Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh addressed a conference of …

The opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Volta region has said that the next John Dramani Mahama administration would ensure the completion of the Keta port project.According to the NDC, the promise of building the Keta port was one of the many deceitful promises the ruling NPP used to mislead the people of …

Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) is holding a 3-day workshop for 30 regional coordinators ahead of the December 7 polls. These 30 people who went through the process of interviewing and recruitment were selected from across the country. The training workshop will equip the regional coordinators with the requisite …

Supporters of the incumbent NPP and the opposition NDC traded blows over the weekend at the burial service of the late Nsiah Kojo, 38, the NDC’s Deputy Bono East Regional Youth Organiser. At the burial service, which was held at the Kintampo Presby Park, an announcement was made that the …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reinstated the suspended parliamentary aspirant in the Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency of the North East Region. Mr Peter Wuni Baaga was cited for misconduct for making certain utterances on live radio on May 12, 2020. The party described as breaches was indefinitely suspended after a committee recommendation. “This …

Ghanaian Pollster Ben Ephson says the deep-seated cracks within New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Navrongo Central Constituency leaves no chance for the Upper East regional Minister to retain the seat. According to him, the disunity in the NPP in the Constituency as a result of the Parliamentary Primaries will be difficult …

The Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Mr Cassiel Ato Forson, has backed calls for a presidential debate between the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, and President Akufo-Addo. Former Mr Mahama has led calls for a debate with the president ahead of the December 7 elections but …

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor has reacted to claims from the Ministry of Information that the opposition party is in the business of churning out fake news. According to him, the NDC has not engaged in such a displeasing act and he …

As the December 7 general elections draw nigh, the major political parties have stepped up campaign to woo electorates to their camps. To this end, the running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman, will begin her campaign tour of the Ashanti region on Thursday, …