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Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.        The Daily Searchlight       Daily Guide       The Chronicle           Daily Graphic         The Anchor       …

The Deputy Director of Protocol for Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Frimpong has assured diaspora Ghanaians that port duties will decrease significantly under Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh’s government. Speaking at the 10th anniversary celebration of the NPP’s Luton Chapter in the UK, Mr. Frimpong …

Civil society groups last week ramped up the campaign against illegal mining, commonly called galamsey in local circles, as they mounted perhaps the biggest pressure on government to end the unfolding environmental calamity. With the Ghana Water Company Limited revealing that its plants risked breaking down as a result of …

Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday morning clashed over the commissioning of machinery for the District Road Infrastructure Project in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region.       According to Citi News sources, the conflict began when NDC …

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) headquarters was abuzz on Monday, September 9, 2024, as the commission began receiving nominations for the 2024 presidential election. Of the 39 aspirants who picked up nomination forms, 24 candidates successfully filed their nominations before the Friday, September 13, 2024 deadline. The nominees comprise …

The running mate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has tagged persons in the Ashanti Region who vote for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as “nation-wreckers”. Speaking to a crowd of NPP supporters during the Manhyia South health walk in Kumasi, Dr Prempeh affectionately called …

Care for Free and Fair Elections Ghana (“CARE” GHANA) has announced its unequivocal support and active participation in the upcoming nationwide demonstration captioned “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, PROTECT OUR VOTE DEMO” scheduled for 17th September 2024. Endorsing the opposition National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) planned demonstration against the Electoral Commission (EC) in …

On the 9th of September 2024, the Atwima Mponua District witnessed a significant milestone in its development efforts with the official unveiling of seven earth-moving equipment under the District Road Improvement Project (DRIP). This event, celebrated in a charged and colourful atmosphere, brought together traditional authorities, political leaders, party supporters, …

The Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya West constituency, Cassius Otoo Larbi, and two others, have been remanded into police custody by the Awutu Bereku District Court. The court presided over by Her Ladyship Naomi Konto, made the ruling after the three people were …

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Yendi constituency, Hussain Abdul Karim Labaani, has submitted his nomination to run as an independent parliamentary candidate in the December Polls. Labaani’s decision comes after he and other disgruntled NPP members expressed dissatisfaction with the party’s parliamentary primaries and the …