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Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso East, has strongly denied allegations of vote buying during the party’s parliamentary primary held on Saturday, February 7, 2026. In a press release issued on Sunday, February 8, Baba Jamal said his attention had been drawn to …

Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has stepped down from the investigation committee set up by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to probe allegations of inducement and vote buying during the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary. Mr Ayariga announced his decision in a post on X on Sunday, February 8, 2026, …

The Minority in Parliament has called for a renewed national conversation on a previous proposal by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to rename the University of Ghana after renowned statesman and scholar, Dr Joseph Boakye Danquah. Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, made the …

  Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has given firm assurances that President John Dramani Mahama is fully prepared to assent to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill once it is duly passed by Parliament and presented to him. Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Joy FM, Mr Dafeamekpor …

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Jamal, is set to file his nomination on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, to contest the Ayawaso East parliamentary by-election on the ticket of the ruling National Democratic Congress. The former Member of Parliament for Akwatia formally declared his intention to contest the seat following …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has assured its members and the general public of full preparedness ahead of its presidential primaries scheduled for Friday, January 31, 2026. A total of 211,849 delegates are expected to vote at 333 polling centres across the country’s 276 constituencies. Voting will begin at 7:00am …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has initiated processes to expel Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng from the party following comments he made during a television interview. In a statement dated January 13, 2026, and signed by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the NPP said it had taken due notice …

Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has cautioned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) could remain in opposition for as long as 12 years if it fails to retain Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as its flagbearer in the party’s upcoming presidential primaries. Speaking in an interview on Joy …

The Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has appealed to the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to refrain from contesting any future by-election in the Ayawaso East Constituency. His call follows the death of the Member of Parliament for the area, Naser Toure Mahama, who passed …

The Supreme Court has directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to immediately suspend all preparations for the proposed parliamentary rerun in the Kpandai constituency, pending the final determination of a judicial review application before the court. The order was issued on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, after the court held that the …