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More than 211,000 delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are voting today, Saturday, January 31, 2026, to elect the party’s flagbearer ahead of the next presidential election. A total of 211,849 delegates are expected to cast their ballots at 333 polling centres across the country in what party officials …

Former Assin Central Member of Parliament and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong, has expressed confidence that the party’s ongoing presidential primary will be conducted fairly. Speaking to Channel One News at a polling centre in Assin Central in the Central Region, Mr Agyapong said he does not …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is today, Saturday, January 31, 2026, electing its flagbearer ahead of the 2028 general elections. Delegates across the country are voting in what is regarded as one of the party’s most critical internal exercises following its defeat in the 2024 general elections. Five aspirants are …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has scheduled its regional elections for Saturday, November 14, 2026, as part of the party’s internal reorganisation process. The announcement was made by the NDC’s General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, at a press briefing on Thursday, January 29. He said the elections will follow the …

Five aspirants have been approved to contest the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following a successful vetting exercise. The vetting took place at the NDC Greater Accra Regional Office, after which the aspirants balloted for their positions ahead of the primary scheduled for February 7, …

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, has officially filed his nomination to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in Ayawaso East ahead of the upcoming by-election. Speaking to journalists after submitting his nomination forms at the NDC Greater Accra Regional Office, Baba Jamal confirmed that …

Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Ayawaso East Member of Parliament, Mahama Naser Toure, has officially filed her nomination to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary slot ahead of the by-election scheduled for March 3. Her entry into the race sets up a contest with five other aspirants, …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has settled on Baba Ali as its parliamentary candidate for the upcoming Ayawaso East by-election. Confirming the decision on Citi Eyewitness News on Monday, January 26, 2026, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the party, Divine Agorhom, said the selection was guided by experience, humility, …

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United States, Victor Smith, has disclosed that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was medically fit before placing him in detention. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, Mr Smith said ICE arranged for medical personnel to assess …

A total of 118 former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates from the 2024 general election have announced their support for former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the party’s 2028 presidential primaries. The group, speaking at a press conference on Thursday, January 8, 2026, described Dr Bawumia as …