POLITICS

The National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party Henry Nana Boakye popularly known as Nana B has apologised for his assault on the National Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress Sammy Gyamfi. Nana B was seen slapping the outspoken NDC communicator in the studio of Asempa fm, in a video gone viral. The NDC youth wing has ...

Assaulted Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George wants the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be truthful in disseminating information on the circumstances that led to the disturbances during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. Government officials including National Security Minister and Deputy Information Minister have said that Sam George was at the center of the incident that triggered ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has questioned the selective conduct of some civil society organisations in the country, especially on issues of national importance. He noted that some civil society organisations have developed a cold attitude for commenting on many important national issues including human rights, since the inception of the Akufo-Addo government even though they were very vocal during ...

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice has waded into the chaos that heralded the Ayawaso by-election on Thursday calling on the Inspector General of Police to take steps to punish the masked individuals who inflicted mayhem on voters. The violence at the polls led to the withdrawal of the main opposition NDC from the contest. “The Commission received ...

The National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B) has apologised to the listeners of Accra-based Asempa FM and Ghanaians in general, for an altercation that occurred between him and the National Communication Officer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Friday, 1 February 2019. A video has gone viral ...

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has rejected allegations that the by-election at Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency was marred by violence. The EC particularly took exception to a report by the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) that voters were intimidated by security officers. No official explanation has yet been given to the 19.83 per cent voter turnout aside the withdrawal ...

President Akufo-Addo has described as regrettable the violence that engulfed Thursday’s by-election at Ayawaso West-Wuogon in Accra. In a statement, the President said the police is committed to investigating the chaos in order to bring the culprits to book. In an apparent response to former president John Mahama comments on the matter, Mr. Akufo-Addo said the NPP will not compete ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) on the conduct of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election, which elected wife of the deceased Member of Parliament, Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremanteng Agyarko, to succeed him in Parliament. While congratulating Lydia Syram Alhassan on her 69 per cent victory in the election, the president noted the EC displayed ...

The Electoral Commission (EC)says the by-election held in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency on Thursday went as planned with no hitches. Jean Mensa, the EC Chairperson said the polling process was successful and none of the Commission’s officials encountered a challenge at any of the 137 polling stations in the constituency. “At the end of the by-elections at the Ayawaso ...

Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has challenged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ‘step up his game’ and redeem his crushed image while time allows him to. Mr. Azure, in an epistle to the President, noted how his response to some key issues, particularly, security issues have reduced his highly-earned reputation before citizens of the country. In his case, his ...