Election 2024: EC releases Calendar; to declare results in 3 days

The Electoral Commission (EC) will receive nominations of Candidates for this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections from September 9 to 13 in a major countdown to the climax of the political season. This will be followed by the balloting for positions on the presidential ballot paper on September 23, 2024, and the parliamentary balloting on…

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Parliamentary leadership reshuffle made NDC more attractive – Asiedu Nketiah

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has reiterated that the party has no regrets over its decision to reshuffle its parliamentary leadership. The leadership changes saw Tamale South MP Haruna Iddrisu, Ketu North MP James Klutse Avedzi, and Asawase MP Muntaka Mubarak removed from their roles as Minority Leader,…

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Government deploys Armed Forces to enforce curfew and law in Bawku amid conflict

Government has taken steps in tackling the renewed unrest in Bawku by directing the Ghana Armed Forces to enforce curfews and maintain law and order in the area, following a dangerous escalation in the chieftaincy conflict. According to a press statement issued by the Presidency and signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister for Government Communications…

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Unannounced visits to health facilities way to go – Sammy Gyamfi touts Health Minister

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Mr Sammy Gyamfi, has thrown his weight behind the Health Minister’s recent strategy of making unannounced visits to healthcare facilities across the country, describing the initiative as both necessary and commendable. The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, confirmed the dismissal of the Chief…

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Minority demands reversal of President Mahama’s ban on state land deals

The New Patriotic Party (NPP)- led Minority caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate reversal of the ban on State land transactions. President John Mahama, as part of his administration’s effort to halt the rampant sale of state lands to political elites and influential individuals in society, ordered the immediate cessation of all activities related to the…

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Farmers in Kong, Sissala East Introduced to Fonio Cultivation

The Rural Organization of Women farmers and Agro processing Development (ROWFAD) Ghana, a non-governmental organization in Sissala East, has organized a field trip to introduce a new crop variety, fonio, to farmers. That would allow them to learn about its cultivation. Over 60 farmers selected from 10 communities attended the event, where they were educated on the…

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