ELECTIONS BOX

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to begin the election of new executives to fill up various positions at the regional level. The Regional Annual delegates Conference which begins Friday, May 27, 2022, across all the regions that have been given the green light to hold the elections. …

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has asserted that perhaps national elections must be held every year in Ghana. He said this considering the soaring hardships caused by unbridled price hikes, excruciating cost of fuel, 20% increase in transport fares, proposals by ECG for a …

A member of the legal team of Michael Ankomah-Nimfah, the plaintiff in the Assin North case, is advising the Electoral Commission (EC) to hold on to proceeding to organise a by-election following the apex court’s ruling on Wednesday, April 13. Gary Nimako Marfo said the EC cannot organise a by-election …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has elected Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo as its new President. Dennis was the former Students’ Representative Council (SRC) President of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). He won by a landslide vote of 824, beating his colleague aspirants Kwesi Atuahene who had 201 votes …

The General Secretary of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Julius Kwame Anthony, has said that the Union’s national executive elections which took place during its 56th Annual Congress at the GNAT Village in Ejisu Abankrom, has been marred by malpractices.   According to him, based on the infractions …

Some residents of Ayimensa, Kweiman, Danfa and La Nkwantanang in the Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, clashed with Police on Monday after the latter attempted to arrest the Member of Parliament for the area, Lawyer Francis Sosu during a demonstration.     This follows alleged “misconducts” by the …

National Security operatives have arrested a man in connection with the leaking of question papers in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) being conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).     Gideon Darko, suspected operator of a clandestine online platform called Jerusalema WhatsApp group, was …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will from today to August 27 this year, organise delegates conferences in each of the 275 constituencies across the country. The constituency delegates conference is in line with Article 7(27) of the NPP’s constitution and is a prelude to the party’s national delegates conference. No …

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academic and Students Affairs at the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has been appointed to act as Vice-Chancellor of the institution effective August 1, 2021. This follows a decision of the University’s newly constituted Governing Council, chaired by former Chief Justice, Sophia …

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says the sector has not approved any textbook meant for students of basic four, teaches Oral Language, Reading, Writing and Grammar.       He described the report circulating that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has given the green light for the anti-Ewe book …