The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the Ghana Police Service to ensure heightened security at the various collation centres. This request comes in response to incidents of vandalism allegedly perpetrated by supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) due to delays in the announcement of some parliamentary results. Both President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo…
The Director of the Mining Department at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael Sandow Ali, has raised concerns over the proposed move to repeal the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2022 (L.I. 2462). He cautioned that repealing the regulation without introducing a stronger, more comprehensive law could lead to widespread, unregulated mining activities…
President-elect John Dramani Mahama has assured that the Ghana’s democracy remains strong and secure following the recent elections. He said this after meeting with outgoing President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ahead of the inauguration of the 2024 National Transition Team, marking a critical milestone in Ghana’s democratic process. The meeting, held Wednesday, December 11, at…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has made a passionate appeal to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to halt the transition process until all outstanding parliamentary seats are duly declared by the Electoral Commission. This follows the contentions surrounding the declaration of some parliamentary results, Nsawam Adoagyiri included. Addressing the press…
Ghana’s economy grew by 7.2 % in the third quarter of 2024, provisional figures released by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed. Compared to the second quarter of 2024, the economy grew by 6.9%. The Services sector continues to be the largest of the Ghanaian economy with a share of 42.9% of Gross Domestic Product…
Forward Kwame Opoku has rejoined Asante Kotoko on a two-and-a-half-year deal. The 25-year-old signed the contract as a free agent and is now subject to a medical and international transfer clearance. Opoku, who featured for the Porcupines in the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League season before departing midway, had talked about having “unfinished business” with the…
Ghanaian actor Prince David Osei has responded to a post from his X account (now deleted) that described President-Elect John Dramani Mahama as a “drunkard.” The post was a reply to an X user who had written an unsavoury comment about the actor. Prince who has since the incident apologized to the President-Elect, told Andy…
President-elect John Dramani Mahama visited the Jubilee House today, Wednesday, December 11, at the invitation of President Akufo-Addo. The meeting centered on the inauguration of a joint transitional team to oversee a smooth transfer of power following Mr Mahama’s electoral victory. Ahead of the official engagement, the two leaders had a brief and cordial interaction,…
Ghana’s election results, where the incumbent New Patriotic Party government has been voted out, mark a pivotal moment in the country’s political landscape. This outcome sends a strong message to all political parties and their leaders: the Ghanaian voter is wide awake. The electorates have demonstrated that their votes will no longer be dictated by…
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has called on the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), and her deputies to stop what he describes as playing delay tactics and announce the final outcome of the just-ended presidential and parliamentary election results. “We will urge the chairperson of the…
