POLITICS

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted three Police personnel, with immediate effect, over their failure to perform their duty professionally in the ongoing Limited Voter registration Exercise. A Police statement disclosed that the affected Policemen, “Inspector Michael Addo, G/CONST, Eric Boakye and G/CONST, Michael Gyan on 11th May, 2024 failed …

The Ghana Police Service has arrested the Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Hon. Alhaji Collins Dauda, for his alleged involvement in the disturbances which occurred at Kukuom in the Ahafo Region during the ongoing Limited Voter Registration Exercise, on Saturday 11th May 2024. One person sustained an injury and …

Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen, a former deputy general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has delivered a firm caution to Hopeson Adorye, a former party stalwart, regarding his recent barrage of criticism aimed at the NPP. Hopeson Adorye, now a member of the Movement for Change political party led …

Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Déby has been declared the official winner of the presidential elections, legitimising his grip on power. Gen Déby won 61.3% of the vote, according to the state’s election body, citing provisional results, while his closest rival, Prime Minister Succes Masra, won 18.53%. Mr Masra had earlier …

Two persons have reportedly been injured following rioting between two factions at a voter registration centre at Adu Gyama in the Ahafo Ano South East constituency of the Ashanti region. The injured were part of a group who attempted to prevent two students from registering their details in the voters’ …

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Communications Director, Justice Agyemang, was brutally attacked in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise in Cape Coast North and suffered cutlass wounds to his head. Agyemang was allegedly attacked by Eric Sampson, also known as Bullet, purportedly the bodyguard of Cape Coast North Member of …

In honour of the churches’ contributions to the nation’s growth, Vice President of the Republic Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to “incentivise churches” if he is elected president. The Vice President pointed out some interventions and contributions the church has made post-independence to justify his pledge. Dr Bawumia said this …

Bernard Afful, the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) deputy constituency secretary for Mpohor, has been arrested by police in the Western Region for registering voters who are younger than the legally mandated 18-year-old in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. Afful, 59, was arrested together with Rojer Miller, 33, proprietor of …

Farouk Aliu Mahama, the Member of Parliament for Yendi, is no longer subject to the media ban imposed by the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA). The lawmaker endured a temporary restriction on his media coverage for over three months. This comes after he assaulted Citi News’ Northern Regional Reporter, Mohammed Aminu …

The king of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, during a visit by the board members of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), playfully chided the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, over his choice for sitting position. As the meeting progressed, Kodua was …