POLITICS

Madam Ama Busia has said that Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is more than qualified to lead the New Patriotic Party into the 2024 elections. In a television interview on Okyeman TV, the astute politician and a founding member of the NPP said that looking at how far the party has come and how exemplary Dr. Bawumia has handled his ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has begun a nationwide programme aimed at reorganising the rank and file of the party for victory in the 2024 election. As part of the programme, the leadership of the party has directed all executive members at the branch and constituency levels to urgently begin holding regular weekly meetings and also activate steps to mobilise ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has presented the original documents on the Techiman South parliamentary election to the Wenchi High Court. The documents have since been inspected by the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Christopher Beyere Baasongti, who is challenging the results of the parliamentary election in the constituency. The presentation of the documents to the court followed ...

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to the 2020 general election has called for the establishment of a reasonable deadline for the ruling on parliamentary election petitions. That, it said, would increase stakeholder access to an effective remedy and increase public confidence. “Parliamentary election petitions should be commenced within 21 days after declaration of results just like presidential ...

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (Gyamfi) has described the three-month jail term handed down to actress Akuapem Poloo as harsh and high-handed.  In a tweet, Mr Gyamfi said the court should have been considerate since she is a first offender and pleaded guilty to the offence. Rosemond Brown, as the actress is originally named, was jailed ...

The Ghana government has signed an agreement with AirtelTigo for transfer of ownership of the telecommunications company to the state. The government of Ghana and the parent companies of AirtelTigo, Bharti Airtel Ghana Holdings B.V., MIC Africa B.V signed the transfer after they concluded negotiations to transfer the shares of the company to the Ghana government. This followed the announcement ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Thursday for Brazzaville, the Capital of the Republic of Congo, to attend the swearing-in of that country’s President-elect, Denis Sassou Nguesso. He is attending the event in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The President was ...

President Akufo-Addo has picked the Member of Parliament for the Sekondi constituency, Andrew Egyapa Mercer as the deputy Energy Minister-designate, Starrfm.com.gh can confirm. The former head of the National Petroleum Authority, Alhassan Tampuli has also been nominated as the deputy Transport Minister-designate while John Kumah and Abena Osei Asare have been nominated as the Deputy Ministers designate at the Finance ...

As the holy month of Ramadan sets in, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi Constituency in the Northern Region, Alhaji Farouk Aliu-Mahama has visited and presented some assorted items to his constituents living in Agbogboloshie and Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region. He also presented items to his constituents at Kasoa in the Central Region. The items included 50 ...

The Western North NPP has backed the called for the appointment of more youth to leadership positions in president Nana Akufo Addo’s administration. The NPP party in the Western North believes that such a move will again create a platform for young people in the NPP party to be actively involved in his governance system and participate at the highest ...