POLITICS

Son of the first president and founder of the modern republic of Ghana, Sekou Nkrumah has said former President John Mahama who is seeking re-election does not deserve any shot at the presidency because his thinking is not futuristic; MyNewsGh.com reports. According to the US-based classroom teacher, he has no problem with another four years for the ruling NPP under ...

The Electoral Commission has once again denied the allegation that it intends to rig this year’s election in favour of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). “We have no intention of rigging the election; we make sure we involve all the political parties in everything we do; there is transparency in our processes”, Communications Officer of the Commission, Sylvia Annor ...

The Member of Parliament for Bantama Daniel Okyem Aboagye who has been mocked for kneeling before the Ashanti regional chairman of the NPP has justified his actions. The MP at a meeting with the constituency, polling station executives and the electoral area coordinators reportedly knelt down before Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, otherwise known as Chairman Wontumi, to declare his constituency as one ...

Paul Adom-Otchere, host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, has discredited former President Jerry John Rawlings’s speech during the commemoration of the 31st December, 1981 coup d’état in Winneba. Rawlings had said that during the reign of General Kutu Acheampong, he tried investigating some people who were plunged into unimaginable corruption but the lead investigator was killed. Paul, who ...

Authorities at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have described as unfortunate the call by former President, Jerry John Rawlings for the reinstatement of some dismissed staff at the university. The call which was made at the 38th Commemoration of the 31st December Military Uprising held in Winneba, according to the authorities is ill-informed, unfair and borne out of distorted ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has bemoaned the growing phenomenon of fake news which he believes could threaten the integrity of the county’s democracy. Interaction with the leadership of the Church of Pentecost on Wednesday, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer cited instances where his social media handles were altered to churn out misleading information. “We have always assumed that ...

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has stated that the Electoral Commission cannot compile a new voter register without Ghanaians first obtaining their Ghana Card, which is being issued by the National Identification Authority (NIA) across the region. The PPP in a statement added that it is also gravely disappointed at the news that the Parliament of Ghana approved the budget ...

President Akufo-Addo has called on Nigeria and the rest of her West African neighbours to find a lasting solution to all issues affecting their relationship in the area of trade, as quickly as possible. The President made the call when he addressed the outgoing Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency, Olifemi Michael Abikoye, when he paid a courtesy call ...

Deputy general secretary of the NPP Nana Obiri Boahen says the government does not need any advice from former President John Mahama on how to organise the December polls. It comes after former President urged President Akufo-Addo to ensure that the upcoming polls are held in a peaceful atmosphere. “As we go to the polls in 2020, President Nana Akufo-Addo ...

The National Democratic Congress(NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Subin in the Ashanti Region, Linford Owuo, popularly known as Cedi has been found dead in his bedroom at Asafo in Kumasi Wednesday(today) morning, Kasapafmonline.com can report. It is unclear what caused his death. The family has officially reported the matter to the police for investigations. The lifeless body of the NDC fanatic ...