The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) won the 2016 polls on bloated register, the party’s campaign manager, Peter Mac Manu has said. The NPP in August last year claimed that following a painstaking investigations it had conducted it discovered that the 2015 Togolese voters’ register has 76,286 “potential matches” on that of Ghana’s. This led … Read more
The Governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) may challenge the results of the December 7 presidential elections in the Supreme Court should the Electoral Commission declare in favour of opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo, Mr Abraham Amaliba, a member of the legal team of the party has said. Provisional results collated from 252 of 275 constituencies so … Read more
The John Mahama 2016 Campaign has descended heavily on Accra-based Joy FM and Citi FM over the “unprovoked attack” by some New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters on their counterparts in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), calling the two radio stations NPP’s media partners. According to a statement signed by Spokesperson Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the NPP … Read more
The John Mahama 2016 Campaign has descended heavily on Accra-based Joy FM and Citi FM over the “unprovoked attack” by some New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters on their counterparts in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), calling the two radio stations NPP’s media partners. According to a statement signed by Spokesperson Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the NPP … Read more
The John Mahama 2016 Campaign has descended heavily on Accra-based Joy FM and Citi FM over the “unprovoked attack” by some New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters on their counterparts in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), calling the two radio stations NPP’s media partners. According to a statement signed by Spokesperson Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the NPP … Read more
“If government will listen to the Judicial Council there will be no problem with the Judiciary and the Attorneys” that is the contention of one of the disgruntled lower court judges, His Honor Aboagye Tandoh. Lower court judges in Ghana are threatening to embark on a strike on November 21, 2016, should government fail to … Read more
The bomb discovered within the precincts of the Deputy Ashanti regional minister, Andy Osei Okrah, on Tuesday was thrown there by some unknown persons who made their getaway on a motorbike, Ashanti regional Minister Alexander Ackon has said. Asked if he suspected foul play, Mr Ackon said: “Obviously you don’t need a conclusion to say … Read more
SuperSport have confirmed they are in talks with the Ghana Football Association for a new deal as broadcast holders of the Premier League. Their initial three-year deal elapsed at the end of last season and there has been intense speculations that the pay TV channel is disinterested in signing a new contract. China-based Star Times … Read more
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) “pleaded” with the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to reconsider its boycott of the presidential debates, General Secretary of the party Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said. According to him, despite pleas by the IEA for the NDC to take part in the three debates (two presidential and one vice-presidential), … Read more
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rubbished claims by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) that President John Mahama is behind the probe into the campaign finances of Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom. The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO), according to the Daily Graphic, sent letters to the standard bearers of the PPP and the … Read more
There a wind of change blowing across the country that not even the lack of money by the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will stop it, the Director of Fundraising of the party, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Though Mr Ofori-Atta conceded that the NPP is having “a difficult time to raise money”, he … Read more
They are rich, famous and powerful. They are role models for thousands of Ghanaians, especially girls, across the country. But these women have something that sets apart from other woman of their stature: their singleness. For such powerful women, however, being single is a choice. Jessica Opare-Saforo A broadcaster with Accra-based Citi FM, Jessica has … Read more
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has given the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) two days to rescind a decision to disqualify its founder and leader from contesting the 2016 polls. Leader of the Party Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings is among twelve-plus-one candidates disqualified by the Commission on various grounds including irregularities and forgery of nomination forms. It … Read more
Flagbearer of the All People’s Congress (APC) Dr Hassan Ayariga has questioned the seriousness of Ghana’s electoral management body (EMB), describing it as “confused”. This followed an announcement by the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) that Dr Ayariga, together with 12 other presidential aspirants, is disqualified from contesting the December 7 elections. Madam … Read more
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has given the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) two days to rescind a decision to disqualify its founder and leader from contesting the 2016 polls. Leader of the Party Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings is among twelve-plus-one candidates disqualified by the Commission on various grounds including irregularities and forgery of nomination forms. It … Read more
Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, has called on demonstrating workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana to exercise restraint over their demand for the removal of the Managing Director of the state power distributor from office. Scores of workers of ECG picketed the company’s head office on Monday, 3 October, destroying company property in … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has come under heavy criticism for some of the demands it is making from the presidential and the parliamentary candidates for the December general election. First was its demand that individuals who seek to contest for the position of president pay an amount of GH¢50,000 each while those contesting for parliamentary … Read more
Mr Hassan Tampuli, lawyer for detained Ghanaian-Lebanese pilot, journalist and author Fadi Daboussi, has said he intends suing Ghana’s Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for arresting and detaining his client beyond 48hours. Mr Daboussi, a known critic of Mr Mahama and a perceived supporter of Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party and its flag bearer … Read more
Only a court order can compel the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to withdraw the Journalist of the Year award conferred on investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas recently, president of the association, Mr Affail Monney has said. This was in response to a petition to the GJA by Justice Paul Uuter Dery, one of the High … Read more
Ghana’s former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has revealed she took care of all the tuition bills of late broadcaster Komla Dumor at the university level. According to her, the ace British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) screen icon was her husband Jerry John Rawlings’ friend’s son and had to help him complete tertiary level education although … Read more