Category: Politics

Presidential contender for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has proposed an urgent, countrywide halt to all mining operations for a period of 90 days, aimed at rehabilitating Ghana’s increasingly contaminated rivers and streams. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, October 15, Dr. Acheampong emphasized the need for Ghana to take courageous and resolute...

The campaign team of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced the commencement of his nationwide campaign tour ahead of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries. A statement issued by the Bawumia Campaign on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, said the tour will officially begin on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, and cover all 276 constituencies...

Presidential hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has secured the first position on the ballot paper for the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries. The governing party conducted the ballot draw on Friday, October 10, at its national headquarters in Accra, to determine the order of candidates on the ballot ahead of the much-anticipated contest later this...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled Friday, October 10, 2025, for the balloting of positions for its upcoming January 31st Presidential Primary. In a letter dated October 7, 2025, and signed by Mr. William Yamoah, Secretary to the Presidential Elections Committee, the party extended invitations to aspirants to participate in the exercise, which will...

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, has confirmed that he has been invited to appear before the party’s National Disciplinary Committee. In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Mr. Abronye disclosed that the invitation was extended by the General Secretary of the party, Lawyer Justin Frimpong...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially referred its Bono Regional Chairman, Mr. Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, to the National Disciplinary Committee over allegations of misconduct, defamation, and gross indiscipline. In a statement issued by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the NPP explained that a petition had been submitted outlining...

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has officially announced his intention to contest for the position of National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In a statement released on September 30, 2025, Mr. Agyarko explained that his decision came after “extensive consultations” with his family, close associates, and party members who, he said, would...

Convenor of the FixTheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has announced plans for a vigil on Sunday, September 21, at Revolution Square in Accra, aimed at protesting the ongoing environmental devastation caused by illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The announcement, made in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, September 15, 2025, underscored the urgent...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has declared its intention to hold a demonstration on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in opposition to what it claims is state-backed intimidation by the Ghana Police Service targeting some of its members. The announcement was made by the party’s National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha, in a Facebook post on Friday,...

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has confirmed the detention of Alhaji Sofo Azorka, a National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in relation to an alleged attack on Alhaji Masawudu Osman, the third National Vice Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), during the Akwatia by-election on September 2, 2025. Alhaji...