A senior research fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr Michael Ofori-Mensah, has called on Parliament to scrutinise the proposed Presidential (Transition) (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which is before the House to ensure that Gha…
The Independent People’s Party (IPP), one of the 12 political parties which had the Electoral Commission (EC) disqualifying its presidential hopeful from contesting the December 7 election, has demanded the EC to revoke the disqualificati…
Disqualified presidential aspirant of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom has expressed his frustration over the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify him from the December polls.
According to him, the organ…
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Thursday night for a four-day private trip to Europe.
A statement issued and signed by his press secretary, Mr Eugene Arhin said he w…
Hundreds of people from the various political parties and faith groups in the Akwatia constituency have undertaken a four-kilometre peace walk to send strong message about the need for tolerance and responsible conduct as the nation inched…
Mr Anthony Nyame, Central Regional Deputy Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), has admonished political parties to provide adequate training for persons who would serve as polling agents on the December 7 general election.
He said…
Mr. Mahama Nuhu, the Deputy Volta Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, (EC) has said all polling stations in the December General Election would be accessible to the visually impaired.
He said the Commission was aware of the c…
Twenty-four parliamentary aspirants in the Ashanti Region have been disqualified for various reasons by the Electoral Commission.
A total of 240 aspirants from 12 political parties filed to contest the 47 parliamentary seats in the regi…
A Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), iStand4JM on Tuesday donated 15 motorbikes valued at GH? 45,000 to the Party's campaign machinery.
Ms Videba Dakpare, Coordinator of the Group said, the motorbikes are meant to sup…
More than half of respondents in a study conducted by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) have expressed confidence and trust in the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct free, fair and credible elections in December.
A re…
The Flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, yesterday promised the setting up of a consultative council that would constantly engage with business and industry towards ensuring a mutually satisfactory pla…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated it would only instate the disqualified presidential aspirants as candidates if a court of competent jurisdiction asks it to do so.
According to the Commission, it was not perturbed by the number …
The presidential running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has donated GH¢50,000 to his Alma mater, Tamale Senior High School (TAMASCO).
The amount is towards the renovation of the school's assembly hall to mark…
The premises of the Electoral Commission's (EC) remained calm on Tuesday after the historic disqualification of 13 presidential aspirants from contesting the December 7 polls,
Just after the EC Chairperson, Mrs Charlotte Osei delivered…
Some of the political parties whose presidential aspirants have been disqualified from this year’s presidential election by the Electoral Commission (EC) have expressed shock at the decision and threatened to take legal action against the …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has extended its sympathy to the 12 presidential nominees who were rejected by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the 2016 presidential poll.
A statement signed by Professor Mike Oquaye, chairperson, Legal a…
Members of the Ningo-Prampram District Inter Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) have been urged to be worthy ambassadors of election 2016. The committee which is an initiative of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and funded …
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has said it will deploy about 7000 personnel across the country to monitor the upcoming polls.
The exercise, according to CODEO, is to ensure that the December 7 election would be tra…
President John Mahama yesterday challenged the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to disclose the cost of the Cedi redenomination exercise its government conducted in 2007.
According to the President, Ghanaians need to know the cost, …
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to face any of the disqualified presidential nominees in court.
According to the Head of Communications at the EC, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu, the commission disqualified those aspirants based on l…
Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has rallied Ghanaians to vote massively to retain the governing party in power on December 07, to sustain the nation on the path of progress.
He indicated that a lot had been achieved by the gover…
The Sunyani Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana with support of Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunyani West has built a Clinic valued at GHC125,000.00 at Asuakwaa.
It is near Chiraa in the Sunyani West Distri…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has embarked on a voter education exercise in the Upper East Region to sensitise the electorate to the need for a peaceful election.
It is also to create awareness of the upcoming gener…
Barely 48 hours after 12 presidential aspirants were disqualified from this year’s election, the police have beefed up security at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) in Accra.
When the Daily Graphic visited the premises o…
Ghana took a giant step at establishing Accra as a major hub for air freight in West Africa when President John Dramani Mahama inaugurated the Ghana Air Cargo Centre (GACC ) at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA ) last Monday night.
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The third meeting of the fourth session of the sixth parliament of the fourth republic opens today after a two-month recess.
During this meeting, 23 bills will be at the table for presentation, according to a statement issued by the Dep…
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has called on National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters to intensify their campaign to ensure total victory for President John Dramani Mahama in the December 7 elections.
He also charged them to g…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has held a town hall meeting for key institutions and stakeholders in the country’s electoral process.
It was held to deliberate on ways to ensure that this year’s general election was organis…
President John Mahama yesterday, launched a Braille version of the ruling National Democratic Congress’ 2016 manifesto with a pledge to continue to cater for the needs of the disabled and ensure their active inclusion in development agenda…
The Electoral Commission (EC) said it was unable to accept Dr Hassan Ayariga, All Peoples Congress (APC) nominations as he failed to provide evidence on his statutory declaration.
This was in regard to his hometown or residence in the c…
Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, a Parliamentary Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Wa West has promised to conduct peaceful electioneering based on issues.
“My campaign messages will be based purely on issues and I will us…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Sunday said it would leave no stone unturned to win the December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary polls. This would be followed by the restoration of the economy on the path of rapid growth, development, …
Mr. Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, Presidential Candidate of the Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP), has promised to provide strong, sincere and accountable leadership to stop the loot and mismanagement of the nation’s resources.
He indicated th…
Dr Henry Herbert Malm Lartey, flag bearer of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), has said the surest way of transforming Ghana is in the improvement of the agricultural sector through the concept of domestication.
Describing th…
A former commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Justice Emile Short, has urged the Ghanaian electorate to be vigilant in the December general election to ensure that only certified results wer…
President John Dramani Mahama has stated the resolve of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government to sustain its transformation agenda to further enhance the livelihood of the citizenry in its next four-year term.
He stated: “We…
All nominated candidates for the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections are advised to submit their banker’s draft in respect of their filing fees to the Electoral Commission (EC).
They are to do so not later than 1200 hours on M…
Thousands of supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday invaded the precincts of the Trade Fair Centre in Accra for a mammoth rally that climaxed the party’s 2016 manifesto launch.
The supporters, dressed in party colours, to…
The All People's Congress (APC) has threatened to sue the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for plagiarising its manifesto ideas.
A statement signed by General Secretary of the party, Razak Kojo Opoku said “The All People’s Congress (APC) shall…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is suspending its campaign for the 2016 polls to observe a three-day mourning period from today to Thursday, October 13, 2016, for the late Madam Eva Naa Merle Lokko.
A party statement signed by the …
President John Dramani Mahama campaigned deep into the night on the last day of his campaign tour of the Brong Ahafo Region last Friday, and urged the people to retain him as President.
The President addressed his last rally of the four…
At the launch of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) manifesto launch at the Accra International Trade Fair Centre on Sunday, the flagbearer of the party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo lay bare what he desired for Ghana should he be given the no…
A policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, has commended the government for achieving its 2012 manifesto to improve women’s representation on all public boards.
“To a large extent, government has honoured this promise,” it said, citing, for inst…
“Teere”, a Non-Governmental Organization, is embarking upon a series of programmes aimed at promoting citizen participation in local governance in the Upper East Region.
“Teere” (in the Gurune language literally means a total and posit…
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has developed a national economic transformation agenda dubbed: “The New Covenant – Apam Fofro,” which takes its root from the unfinished agenda of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
“Our confidence stems from…
Participants at a recent workshop have appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to make it mandatory for two officers to be assigned per one polling station in the December polls to ensure adequate security for the ballot boxes.
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The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has tasked members of the party in the Central Region to work hard for victory in the December 7 general elections.
According to the General Secreta…
The Accra High Court has dismissed an interlocutory application by the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) that sought to bar the Electoral Commission (EC) from collecting filing fees from Political Parties.
The PPP had wanted the court to …
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday affirmed that government has laid a solid foundation for development to thrive in his first term of office. He emphasised that his government has deliberated invested in infrastructure and appealed…
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