High Court was biased and partial in re-collation order – NDC
The trial judge who mandated that the Electoral Commission (EC) recollect election results in nine contested constituencies has been accused by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with bias and procedural mistakes. The High Court ordered the EC to re-collate results in constituencies where anomalies were suspected in its December 20 verdict, which was based on […]
Supreme Court rejects preliminary legal objection against NDC’s application
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) filed a certiorari case to overturn a High Court decision that required the recollation of the parliamentary results in six constituencies, but the Supreme Court rejected the application after receiving a preliminary legal objection. Gary Nimako Marfo, a lawyer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates for the six […]
Ghana’s visa-free policy for all Africans is a move in the right direction – AfCFTA
The Commissioner for Economic Development Trade Tourism Industry and Minerals at the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat, Albert Muchanga, has stated that President Akufo-Addo’s decision to grant executive approval for visa-free travel to Ghana by all Africans is a move in the right direction and marks a step forward to the vision of […]
EC gazettes 274 parliamentary results
Out of 276 parliamentary election results, the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has formally gazetted 274 of them; administrative and security issues have prevented the Dome-Kwabenya and Ablekuma North constituencies from being decided. The EC promised the public that these unresolved issues would be resolved prior to the next Parliament’s swearing-in. After the collation sites […]
NDC rejects letter on submission of nominees for national appointments
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed a letter circulating online, which suggests that party nominees from constituencies are being submitted for national appointments. In a statement signed by Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the NDC, he said he is not aware of any such notification from the party’s national […]
President Akufo-Addo orders Security agencies to clamp down on post-election violence
After the general elections in 2024, President Nana Akufo-Addo has given security services a strict directive to take a strong stand against any acts of violence that endanger the nation’s peace and stability. President Akufo-Addo condemned the unnecessary acts of violence that have tainted an otherwise admirable democratic process in his final Christmas address to […]
Saglemi fire: No documents or housing units were damaged- Developer
The Quarm LMI consortium, the project’s developer, attested that neither any dwelling units nor pertinent documentation were impacted by the fire that broke out at the project site. Workers burnt certain weedy areas of the land in order to prepare for the development of the abandoned project. Regrettably, the fire extended to outside warehouses that […]
I’ll build a nation that works for all – President-elect Mahama in Xmas message
President-elect John Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to building a nation that works for all Ghanaians in his 2024 Christmas message. Mahama noted that Christmas is “a season of hope and renewed inspiration,” and as Ghanaians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, he wishes to thank them for giving him the opportunity to serve as […]
NHIA Refutes Claims of Recent and ongoing Recruitment Activities
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has categorically refuted recent assertions circulating in some quarters about ongoing or recent recruitment exercises. The Authority assures the public that NHIA has completed all of its recruitment efforts as of October 2024. It further said that exercises were conducted in strict adherence to the law, relevant regulations, procedures, […]
Examine the Free SHS for parents to split bills – IFEST
The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) has demanded that the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy be reviewed and that parents contribute to the program’s costs in order to guarantee its viability and efficacy. Following an appeal by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) to the Ministry of Education to release long-overdue […]