An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a preacher, Christopher Kofi Okyere Sorkpa, to five years in prison for vandalising the windscreens of vehicles at Parliament House. The 33-year-old pleaded guilty to six counts of conspiracy and causing unlawful damage, and was handed the sentence by the presiding judge, Samuel Bright Asiedu. His accomplice, 41-year-old Wisdom…
The National Election Security Task Force has confirmed the deployment of military personnel to assist the police in maintaining security at collation centres as the Electoral Commission (EC) prepares to resume the collation of results for the outstanding constituencies from the December 7 elections. The move comes in response to criticisms from the EC, which…
The Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team, chaired by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has received a dossier on the National Service ghost names scandal. The dossier, presented by The Fourth Estate and the Media Foundation for West Africa, reveals that the scandal has cost Ghana over GHS500 million. In a Facebook post on Friday, Ablakwa expressed…
President-elect John Dramani Mahama has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to approach the disputed parliamentary results from nine constituencies with fairness, transparency, and consistency. He warned that applying rules selectively could undermine public trust and damage the credibility of the electoral process. The EC recently announced it would not confirm parliamentary results in constituencies such…
The former Electoral Commissioner (EC) of Ghana, Mrs Charlotte Osei, has advised the graduating cohort of the PK Amoabeng Scholars Foundation Programme to lead the way in transforming Africa. Speaking during the induction and graduation ceremony of Cohort 1 and 2 in Accra, on Thursday, December 19, 2024, Mrs Osei stressed the importance of leadership…
Ghana may be at risk of a cholera epidemic before the new administration takes office if the Akufo-Addo government does not take decisive action, the Minority in Parliament has warned. The caucus reported that as of December 17, 2024, there have been 123 recorded cases and 15 deaths in the Western Region, with 15 health…
The Anti-Corruption Preparatory Team established by President-elect John Dramani Mahama has introduced new platforms to encourage public reporting of corruption. Dubbed Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL), the initiative aims to combat corruption and state capture as part of the incoming administration’s efforts to promote accountability. A press statement by the Mahama Transition Team, spokesperson Felix…
The High Court has instructed the Electoral Commission (EC) to recompile and announce the results for the Ablekuma North and Nsawam-Adoagyiri constituencies, overriding previous announcements. Aggrieved parliamentary candidates from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had filed a writ, seeking to compel the EC to hold fresh elections in these…
President-elect John Dramani Mahama has voiced serious concerns over the critical state of Ghana’s energy sector, calling for urgent and comprehensive reforms to address its numerous challenges. Speaking during a courtesy visit by Canada’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Myriam Montrat, in Accra on Thursday, December 19, Mr Mahama warned that the sector’s frailty poses a…
President-Elect John Dramini Mahama has reassured that his administration’s “Operation Recover All Loot” (ORAL) initiative is not a witch-hunt, but rather a concerted effort to tackle corruption. ORAL, the President-Elect explained, is designed to gather evidence to aid the prosecution of corrupt officials by designated state institutions, to ensure accountability and restore public trust, and…
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