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May 1, 2024May 1, 2024

NPP’s Kwabena Boateng Wins Ejisu By-Election With 55.8%

Kwabena Boateng, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has clinched victory in the Ejisu by-election. Mr Boateng secured 27, 782 representing 55.8% of the total votes cast while Mr Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, an Independent Candidate, garnered 21, 534, representing 43.3% of

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

Ejisu By-Election: Two EC Officials Captured Allegedly Receiving Bribe Removed

The Electoral Commission (EC) has taken action by withdrawing two of its temporary staff members after a video surfaced allegedly showing them receiving what appears to be a bribe. The viral video depicts an unidentified individual placing a white envelope on

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

Youth Employment, Empowerment Is My Focus – Bawumia

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has laid out his vision for addressing critical issues plaguing the country’s young population. In an address to Ghanaian youth at the newly inaugurated Youth Resource Centre in

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024

‘Dumsor’ Crisis Will Be Over Soon – Bawumia

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has assured that the ongoing erratic power supply, commonly referred to as ‘dumsor’, will soon be resolved. Speaking to the Clergy and Imams in Akropong on Monday, April 29, during

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024

There Is Nothing Like ‘Big Six’ In Ghana’s Struggle For Independence – Historian

Lawyer and historian, Yaw Anokye Frimpong, has disclosed that there is nothing like ‘The Big Six’ in Ghana’s history regarding the country’s struggle for independence. He says the people who were described as such belonged to the United Gold Coast Convention

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024

Ghana Needs Urgent Reset And Inspiring Leadership – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, says that Ghana needs a leader that prioritises integrity, truth, and accountability. He said that Ghana needs a government that is willing to take action and accept responsibility for the country's

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024

€16m Solar Power Plant Opens In Ghana’s Upper West Region

President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a €16million 15-megawatt (MW) phase II solar power project, with GH¢30million in counterpart funding by the Volta River Authority (VRA), in Kaleo, Nadowli Kaleo District of the Upper West Region. The investment aims to improve the

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

I’m Committed To Improving Ghana’s Power Supply – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government will continue to invest in the power sector to improve the electricity supply in the country. Speaking at the commissioning of a 15-megawatt solar power plant in Kaleo in the Upper West Region,

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

We’ll Prosecute Corrupt Officials Under Akufo-Addo’s Govt – Prof Opoku-Agyemang

Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama for the 2024 general elections, has vowed to hold accountable any official involved in the misappropriation of state resources during Akufo-Addo’s administration. She made these commitments during her

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

Supreme Court Declares Payment Of Wages To Spouses Of President, VP Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has in two separate judgments declared as unconstitutional the payment of wages to the spouses of the President and Vice President. The two cases were filed by South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP) Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor and the