Author: Krobea

Pressure group Election Watch Ghana has urged the country’s election-management body to address the alarming incidence of vote buying around the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries on Saturday, January 31. “Our findings show that serious candidates are allocating substantial resources, reportedly between GH¢150-200 million cash to influence delegates’ decision through lavish offers, including hotel accommodations, transportation, feeding, and per diems.” In a statement issued on Thursday, January 29, Election Watch Ghana noted that the integrity of the exercise is under threat as “candidates with deep pockets threaten to undermine the will of the people”. Signed by convenors Mark Ewusi…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has handed heavy sanctions against some key actors of the chaos that characterised the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations between hosts Morocco and Senegal. The game’s beauty was marred by a melee not only among players and officials on the pitch but also fans in the stands. On Thursday, CAF meted out sanctions for various “unsporting” behaviour that brought the game into disrepute. Senegal coach Pape Bouna Thiaw was slapped with a suspension for five official games by CAF “for his unsporting conduct in violation of the CAF Disciplinary Code principles of…

Ghana will be hosting a high-level consultative conference on regional cooperation and security on Thursday and Friday, January 30. The conference will be under the auspices of President John Dramani Mahama. It will start with meetings of senior officials and ministers, according to a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It will, then, culminate in a summit of participating heads of state and government from the region. The confab will discuss security and other related challenges affecting the region, including terrorism, violent extremism, transnational organised crime and maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea. “It will provide the…

The Minority in Parliament is calling for a “thorough” internal review within Parliament under the leadership of Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin in the face of the “indecent haste” with which a letter was written to the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) in declaring the Kpandai seat vacant. According to the Minority, it had cautioned Parliament over the letter written by the Clerk to the EC as the Tamale High Court judgement had been challenged at the time. “That letter to the Electoral Commission, sent on the back of a single first‑instance judgment and in the teeth of pending challenges, triggered plans…

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that an investigation has been launched into the alleged assault by some officers on a journalist in Walewale in the North East Region. There were reports that Media General’s North East Region correspondent Solomon Kwame Kanawule was assaulted by officers conducting a special operation in Walewale. “The incident was reported to have occurred at the outskirts of Walewale, in the North East Region where in recent times there have been reported incidents of attacks on public transport resulting in deaths and injuries,” a press releases issued on Wednesday, January 28 said. The Armed…

A delegation from the Nanumba Traditional Council in the Northern Region on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo. The visit, held at the Authority’s headquarters, was aimed at fostering stronger collaboration between the Traditional Council and the NPA. The delegation was led by Nyelinbulgu Naa Dassana Andani Yakubu, Acting President of the Nanumba Traditional Council and Regent of Bimbilla. He was accompanied by Chief Amidu Seidu, Chief of Kpanso; Naa Zo, Assistant to the Regent; and Dr. Mohammed Rasheed, Secretary to the Overlord. Addressing the NPA Chief Executive,…

A 36-year-old midwife, Rebecca Odarquaye, has received a lifeline after the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, fully settled the cost of her life-saving brain surgery. Rebecca, who has spent years caring for expectant mothers, was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain aneurysm and advised by doctors that urgent surgery was the only option to save her life. Recalling the moment she received the diagnosis, she said fear and uncertainty quickly set in. “When the doctors told me about the condition, I was scared. I kept thinking about my family and the women I still want to help…

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday brought his nationwide campaign for the NPP Flagbearer to a close in the Ashanti Region. In a frenetic climax, delegates in Sekyere Afram Plains, Kumawu, Efiduase and Manhyia North constituencies had the privilege of hosting the former Vice President on the final day of his campaign tour but it was those in the northern part of Manhyia who signed off the campaign in grand style. In a frenetic fashion, delegates and members of the party welcomed Dr. Bawumia with rapturous reception and songs of approval. Dr. Bawumia, who is highly tipped to…

The Supreme Court has quashed a decision by a Tamale High Court for the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to conduct a rerun of the parliamentary elections in Kpandai over alleged irregularities. The decision by the apex court of the country reinstates New Patriotic Party’s Matthew Nyindam as the Member of Parliament. It was by a majority decision with only Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang dissenting. An earlier ruling by the Tamale High Court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Brew-Plange on Monday, November 24 to annul results of the December 7, 2024 elections saw Mr Nyindam declared a persona non grata in…

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, January 27 granted an audience to the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Tong Defa. The President lauded Mr Tong for strengthening the existing relations between Ghana and China during his tenure. “You haven’t just been an ambassador or diplomat, you have been a friend, and I’m sad to see you go. Of course, our relations with China are excellent,” the President remarked. Mr Mahama also thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for his country’s involvement in negotiating Ghana’s debt restructuring and for providing significant support for Ghana’s development. He cited a $30 million…