POLITICS

The Office of the President has addressed rumours surrounding the health status of Secretary to President Akufo-Addo, Nana Bediatuo Asante. The government, in an official communiqué, said Mr Asante recently fell ill while conducting government business in the United States. According to the statement, Nana Bediatuo Asante began to feel …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advised Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, leader and presidential candidate of the Movement for Change, to avoid engaging in politics of insults and instead focus on promoting his policies as he campaigns ahead of the December 7 polls. During a visit to the Manhyia Palace …

  The Electoral Commission (EC) has clarified that the compilation of the final voters’ register is a complete process that must be allowed to go through the required steps. It is not a one-off event. According to the Commission, the process does not happen overnight but takes time from the …

A group of clergymen offered prayers for the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama. This took place at the De Icon Event Centre in Accra on Tuesday. The event was organized for the former President to engage with leaders of the Christian faith in the regional capital. …

Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the Presidential Candidate of the Movement for Change, has reaffirmed his commitment to addressing illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey, by proposing life imprisonment for offenders. Speaking at an Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) encounter in Accra on October 1, 2024, Mr Kyerematen outlined his policy …

Former President John Mahama has expressed satisfaction with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) securing the 8th position on the 2024 presidential ballot paper. According to Mr Mahama, landing the 8th spot is symbolic and marks an opportunity for the party to challenge the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the …

Samuel Dubik Mahama, Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has officially resigned, as uniquenewsgh.com  can confirm. In his resignation letter addressed to the Board Chairman of ECG, Mahama cited personal reasons for his decision to step down. “I am writing to formally resign from my position as …

The flagbearer of the People’s National Convention, Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has sued the Electoral Commission (EC) over his disqualification from the presidential race in the upcoming December polls. Mornah was among 11 disqualified presidential aspirants. The EC explained that the presidential aspirants were disqualified from participating in the December 7, …

  Rather than forming a ministerial committee to look at illegal small-scale mining issues, the president should initiate a process to repeal the Legislative Instrument (LI) that allows for prospecting in the forests, Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has said. In November 2022, the government introduced …

  The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party has unanimously confirmed Dr. Tia Abdul-Kabiru Mahama as the Party’s parliamentary candidate for the Walewale constituency. This confirmation follows a meeting held on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, by NEC at the Alisa Hotel in Accra. The decision comes after …