The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, says his outfit will soon announce the party’s decision on the parliamentary primary in the Yendi constituency. Violence erupted in the Yendi constituency on Saturday, January 27, 2024, during the counting of ballots. The poll was between incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk […] The post NPP
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that the Youth and Sports Ministry budgeted an estimated $8.5 million, equivalent to GH¢105 million, for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. According to the MP, the government and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have tried to conceal the budget for the country’s […] The post Govt
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that the Youth and Sports Ministry budgeted an estimated $8.5 million, equivalent to GH¢105 million, for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. According to the MP, the government and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have tried to conceal the budget for the country’s […] The post Govt budgeted
The Electoral Commission (EC) has distanced itself from the unconstitutional declaration of results in the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary election in the Yendi constituency. Violence erupted at the voting centre in Yendi disrupting the counting process. The poll was between incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk Aliu Mahama and Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans […] The post EC
The Kumasi Traditional Council has urged the public to cease discussions on issues regarding alleged derogatory remarks the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) reportedly made against the Asantehene, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II. The Council however cautioned Wontumi and other political figures to be mindful of their […] The post Cease
The Electoral Commission (EC) has disclosed that three of its officials were injured in the violence that ensued during the New Patriotic Party’s Yendi parliamentary poll on Saturday, January 27, 2024. The poll, which was between the incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk Aliu Mahama, and Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), […] The post Our
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, says the party is yet to receive a report on the assault of Citi FM/Citi TV’s Northern Regional correspondent, Mohammed Alabira, during the recent Parliamentary primary in Yendi in the Northern region. The attack, allegedly led by the Member of Parliament for Yendi, […] The post I’m
New Patriotic Party parliamentary hopeful in the Yendi constituency, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, has alleged that an official of the Electoral Commission (EC) attempted to pocket some ballot papers with her name in his pockets. She accused the EC official, whose name is not readily known, of taking that action to reduce her votes. […] The post NPP
The Northern Regional Police Command has assumed control of the investigation into the assault of Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira, the Northern Regional correspondent of Citi FM/Citi TV, by the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama. Mr. Aliu Mahama and his team unleashed mayhem on Alabira while he was covering the chaos that disrupted […] The post Yendi
The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, is challenging the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) to present evidence proving her involvement in the assault on Cape FM journalist, David Kobbina during her vetting in Cape Coast. The MP described the announcement of a total media blackout on her by the Ghana Journalist […] The post Awutu
Scores of slum dwellers have been rendered homeless after fire swept through wooden structures used as accommodation at Asokwa Old Town in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The fire, believed to have started from one of the structures at about 3:30 pm on Saturday, spread through other wooden structures in the enclave. The […] The post Asokwa: Fire rips through
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has declared the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama, as the party’s parliamentary candidate-elect for the area. The NPP’s parliamentary poll in the area was disrupted on Saturday, January 27, during the counting process. Someone was allegedly caught spoiling the ballots of Farouk’s opponent, Hajia Abibata Shani Mahama […] The post Farouk
The National Democratic Congress has rescinded its decision to boycott meetings of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC). The party made this known a statement dated Sunday, January 28, 2024 and signed by its General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey. IPAC meetings are aimed at giving the various political parties the opportunity to review election-related activities and […] The post NDC
The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the defeated parliamentary aspirants to consider the supreme interest of the NPP and work closely with the elected candidates to secure victory on December 7. “To those who lost out, I, together with the rank and file of the Party, need your support […] The post NPP
Three West African countries, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their decision to break away from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with immediate effect. These countries are currently led by militaries that seized power from civilian leaders. “After 49 years, the valiant peoples of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger regretfully and with […] The post ECOWAS
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as ‘Chairman Wontumi,’ has urged parliamentary aspirants contesting for various seats to avoid all forms of ‘unwholesome actions’ that could mar the primaries scheduled for today, January 27, 2025. Conveying the goodwill message of his boss in a statement, Chairman Wontumi’s Political […] The post Eschew
Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are trooping to the various polling stations to cast their votes for the various aspirants in the constituencies with sitting MPs across the country. Northern Region The Yendi voting centre is getting heated as some supporters of the candidates are at the main gate, preventing others who are […] The post #NPPDecides: A closer look at the regions
The General Transport, Petroleum, Chemical, and Workers’ Union of the Trades Union Congress has threatened a sit-down strike if the government fails to reinstate its two interdicted executives. The union had earlier demanded the removal of three board members from the Tema Oil Refinery, alleging compromise in the ongoing lease arrangement between the refinery and […] The post We’ll
Majority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, says he’s retaining the Nsawam Adoagyiri seat with over 80 percent of the total votes at the end of polls today. Mr. Annoh-Dompreh is facing stiff competition from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Library Authority, Hayford Siaw. The MP told Citi News […] The post #NPPDecides:
New Patriotic Party delegates of the Ayawaso Central constituency in the Greater Accra Region are agitated over demands for accreditation by security officers before entry into the polling station to cast their votes in the party’s ongoing parliamentary primary. The delegates said they were not informed of the directive. The situation has delayed the commencement […] The post NPP
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