Singer and actress Diamond Appiah has filed her nomination form at the Electoral Commission (EC) to stand as Member of Parliament for Trobu Constituency during the December 7 election. She submitted her forms on Friday, September 30 after she had gone through the laid down procedure. Miss Appiah made her intention to go to parliament … Read more
The John Dramani Mahama re-election campaign is intensifying by the week. Since opening his campaign in the Western Region with the full force of a well-lubricated campaign machinery, President Mahama, who is seeking re-election has not rested but has been ‘invading’ the constituencies in a bid to clinch his much anticipated one-touch victory. Already he … Read more
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has emphasized the need for government to provide police protection for lawmakers before and during the 2016 polls. The Effutu legislator believes the move is a “pre-emptive measure” that has to be taken in order to avoid any unfortunate incidents that … Read more
Mr Alexander Akuaku, National Democratic Congress(NDC) Parliamentary candidate for Okaikoi South has indicated his readiness to take over the seat from the opposition New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the 2016 general election. He said his campaign team would work hard to go beyond the age-old impression that the constituency was a stronghold of the NPP and … Read more
Deputy Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress [NDC] Kweku Boahen has confidently declared that President John Dramani Mahama’s good looks and competence makes him the best candidate to occupy the country’s presidential seat for the next four years. According to him, Ghanaians would definitely not vote for any political party whose candidate’s qualities pales … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has advised political parties aggrieved by the hike in the 2016 filing fees to try hard to secure 25 and 12 per cents of the total vote cast respectively in the presidential and parliamentary elections for a refund of their monies. According to the electoral body, the regulation guiding the EC’s … Read more
Eugene Baah popularly known as Choirmaster has revealed that president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGHA), Bice Osei Kufour aka Obour in 2012 contracted Praye when it consisted of only Cartel Big J and himself to compose a campaign song for Nana Addo. The musician who is now embarking on a solo project told … Read more
Music group Praye, which consists of Cartel Big J and Kente aka, Praye Tintin was at Nana Addo’s residence at Nima in Accra to endorse his candidature ahead of this year’s election. During the meeting, they used the opportunity to present a campaign song they have composed for him to help canvas votes for him … Read more
Crooner and highlife singer, Assanqoma has released his latest single “Ghana First” which was produced by Dr Ray. The single is a peace song that preaches peace ahead of the upcoming 2016 general election. Inspired by the title, the message in the song advises every Ghanaian to put the country first during this year’s election. … Read more
Veteran politician Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin says he has “no fears at all” that he will retain his Nadowli-Kaleo seat in the Upper West region despite a challenge from the People’s National Convention (PNC) National chairman, Bernard Mornah. Filing his parliamentary nomination forms for a record seventh successive bid, a confident Majority Leader and candidate … Read more
The presidential nominee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is not bounded by the directive by the Electoral Commission (EC) to presidential and parliamentary candidates to declare their assets as a qualification criterion to contest in the forthcoming general election, John Boadu, the acting General Secretary of the NPP has said. Owing to Mr. Boadu’s … 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
It is becoming evident that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is struggling to locate most of the 123 community day Senior High Schools (SHS) that it claims to have built. With the commencement of the 2016/2017 academic year, two leading members of the NDC had promised to submit a list of the total number … Read more
Today, Tuesday 27 September 2016, I heard Mr “Know All” Kwesi Pratt live on Kwami Sefa Kayi’s Morning Show Kookrokoo share his views on Nana Akufo Addo’s envisaged policy of “One Village One Dam”. As usual, he was vociferously condemning and rubbishing the policy as non-feasible and non-achievable. Has anything good ever come out of … Read more
The diplomatic visit was streamed live on the Mayor’s official Facebook page. Ghanaian Rapper Okyeame Kwame is making some giants strives in far away New York. The self-acclaimed ‘Best Rapper Alive’ who is currently in America, had a rare opportunity to visit Mayor Richard Thomas who is the Mayor of Mount Vernon in New York … Read more
The Paramount Chief of Enyan Abbasa Traditional Area,Osayefo Kwame Akou X, of the Ajumanko Enyan Essiam District in the Central Region, believes President John Dramina Mahama cannot rig this year’s general election. I want to confidently tell you that, President Mahama cannot rig this year’s election, and the reason I am saying that President Mahama … Read more
“I will not be distracted in my quest to win the upcoming elections to lead the country into the land of prosperity from 2017, despite the insults and personal attacks from members of the governing NDC. First they said I was a drug addict. It didn’t work. They said I was sick. It didn’t work. They said I was too … Read more
Actress cum producer Tracey Boakye is not happy with her colleagues who are accusing president John Dramani Mahama of collapsing the movie industry. She has told her fellows in the movie industry not to blame president Mahama for the crumbled movie industry. The actress on Solid FM in Kumasi over the weekend pleaded with them … Read more
A biography on President Muhammadu Buhari will be launched on Oct. 3 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. The book, entitled “The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria’’, is written by Prof. John Paden, a notable Don of International Studies, George Mason University, America. The book, published by Hudahuda Publishing Company, chronicled the struggle and … Read more
Agya Koo’s press conference held on September 21 in Kumasi to announce his support for Nana Akufo Addo has come and gone but matters are still arising from the event. Right after the press briefing in Kumasi, outgoing FIPAG PRO who has thrown his weight behind president John Dramani Mahama, Michael Kwaku Ola accused the … Read more