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Parliament Passes GH¢357.1bn Budget for 2026

Parliament last Friday approved the Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2025, paving the way for the government to withdraw GH¢357.10 billion from the Consolidated Fund...

Akwatia By election: NDC’s Bernard Baidoo Wins

Mr Bernard Bediako Baidoo of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) emerged victorious in the parliamentary by-election held at Akwatia in the Eastern Region on...

Bryan Acheampong Claims He Bankrolled Bawumia’s Flagbearership Campaign in 2023

Abetifi MP and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has stirred the party’s internal politics with claims that he single-handedly financed...

NPP Presidential Race: Bawumia Leads the Pack With 52%, but Delegates Could Still Shake the Race

As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares to choose a new flagbearer in January 2026, the stakes have never been higher. A fresh poll...

Tamale Central By-Election Set for September 30

The Electoral Commission has announced it would conduct a by-election in the Tamale Central Constituency on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. This follows the death of...

NPP Bows out of Tamale Central By-Election

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will not field a candidate in the yet-to-be-announced Tamale Central parliamentary by-election, describing the decision as a...

Mahama Assigns Ato Forson, Armah-Kofi Buah as Interim Defence and Environment Ministers

President Mahama has appointed Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson, head of the finance ministry and Hon. Emmanuel Kofi Buah, head of the Environment, Science, and...

President Mahama Urges AU to Empower Members

At the opening of the African Union’s 13th High‑Level Dialogue on Democracy, Governance and Human Rights, President John Dramani Mahama delivered an address that...

Ivory Coast President Ouattara in Pole Position for Fourth Term

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's decision to seek re-election in October means the world's top cocoa-producing nation will again have to wait on his...

NPP Opens Nominations for Aspiring Presidential Candidates

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially opened nominations for its flagbearership race ahead of the party's January 31, 2026, primaries. Announcing the process on...

National Agribusiness Dialogue: Agribusiness is the Future of Ghana’s Economy

President John Dramani Mahama has declared agribusiness as the future of Ghana’s economy, positioning it as the cornerstone for industrial transformation, job creation, and...

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