POLITICS

A self-styled preacher, Prophet Kwabena Owusu Agyei who was recently arrested for threatening and castigating President Akufo-Addo and the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa has been remanded. In a video which is widely circulated on social media, the Prophet was arrested at what appears to be his home (coded location) during a live interview with Accra based Hot FM. In another video ...

Northern Regional Minister Salifu Saeed says the security apparatus in the region will deal ruthlessly with anyone caught fomenting trouble in the run-up to the 2020 elections. Mr. Saeed who was speaking to the media said the chiefs, as well as the people in the region, are tired of conflicts, hence they have resolved to dealing with anyone who comes ...

The chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has appealed to aggrieved parliamentary aspirants to exercise restraint following recent tensions in the party. He said they should see their losses “as part of the sacrifices and contributions they would have made to the Party in the long run when the Party is victorious in the December polls.” ...

A Deputy National Communication Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Jennifer Oforiwaa Prempeh has candidly advised Candidates contesting the June 20, 2020, Parliamentary Primaries to hoard enough money to share to delegates She said any candidate who runs out of money before the election “should forget winning the Primaries”. “I understand the real game when it comes to ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress is marking its 28th anniversary today, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. The party which was founded by former President JJ Rawlings has had combined years of 16 as ruling party of the country. It has produced three Presidents since the 1992 constitution. Former President John Mahama is among the high profile individuals likely to address today’s ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has sent a strong indication yet that no one should assume that his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will accept the results of the December 7 elections if they found the process to have been partial. For him, all citizens of Ghana are entitled to vote and the question of citizenship is unambiguous. “As ...

Policy think tank, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) is demanding the immediate resignation of the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean  Mensa. ASEPA says if the EC boss fails to do the needful, it will be forced to petition the President to sack her for breaching a constitutional mandate to declare her assets upon resumption of office. ...

Some suspected thieves have broken into the Electoral Commission (EC) office at Kodie in the Affigya Kwabre South Constituency in the Ashanti Region and made away with some vital gadgets. The hoodlums reportedly took away two laptops that are said to contain some important information of the EC. So far, it is not known whether or not the robbery incident, which occurred ...

Fifteen years after being accused of having extramarital affairs with Giselle Yazji, which resulted in twins, former president John Agyekum Kufuor has responded that he is still waiting to see his supposed twins. He described the message which was being championed by his political opponents as “pure propaganda” which was aimed at ruining his administration. Speaking on Angel FM on ...

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Sefwi Wiawso, Mr. Anthony Amankwah has today warn the NPP National Executive Committee (NEC) over their decision to let Dr. Kwaku Afriyie go unopposed come 2020 general elections that is harsh and unacceptable He made this statement in an interview with Polo Esposito Adusei on De Beat fm DBDB morning show as ...