The Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) reported last week on multidimensional poverty in Ghana which showed that overall, a little over seven million (7,317,555) or twenty-four per cent (24%) Ghanaians are multidimensionally poor.

Election 2024 is five months away. As candidates for President and Parliament travel the length and breadth of the country and respective constituencies, several promises are being made to voters. It is sometimes intriguing to hear some of the promises as it begs the question of whether it is the supply side (candidate-initiated) or demand side (voter-initiated). Whether candidate or voter-initiated, election promises assume that there is a fair sense of what voters want.

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has named its national campaign team for the upcoming December 7 general election.

Seen as a swing constituency since acquiring its current name, the Tain Constituency in the Bono Region has contributed its fair share to shaping the local political landscape.

The leading presidential candidates are keen to stress the importance of Ghana’s churches for the country’s development.

It is absolutely okay for anyone to criticise the operations of the Electoral Commission (EC) provided it is balanced and constructive, the Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said. 

The International Association of World Peace Advocate (IAWPA-Ghana) has launched an Election 2024 Peace Awareness Campaign
Dubbed the Africa Peace Advocate Award, it is scheduled to take place on September 21, 2024 to coincide with the United Nations International Day of Peace.

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has asked the police not to discriminate in applying the law.

Former President John Dramani Mahama has alleged that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) was seeking to transfer voters from NPP strongholds in the Ashanti, Eastern and some areas in Greater Accra regions in an attempt to offset NDC’s gains in strongholds.

The country is seven months away from a crucial presidential and parliamentary election. Three institutions (the Police, Electoral Commission (EC) and Courts), in my view, have a central role in ensuring that the election is free, fair and peaceful.

Ghana is seven months away from another crucial election. As usual candidates are sharing their vision and ideas with voters.

Voting is currently underway at 204 polling stations across Ejisu as residents participate in a crucial by-election to fill the seat left vacant by the untimely passing of former Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah on March 7, 2024.

Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), underscored the significance of the upcoming 2024 general election as a crucial opportunity to heal and rescue Ghana from imminent peril and deep despair. 

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama says in its quest to achieve a free and fair elections at the December 7 polls, the party will deploy its youth as agents to police the various polling stations across the country.

The Minority in Parliament has called on the police to expedite investigations into Electoral Commission(EC)'s seven missing biometric devices so the 2024 general elections is not to compromised.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the African Union (AU) and other regional bodies to invest in developing national institutions and empower citizens with the requisite knowledge to demand compliance and accountability from their governments.

On February 27, it was publicly disclosed that former President John Mahama, the NDC presidential candidate for the 2024 elections, had officially submitted his running mate choice to the party’s Council of Elders.

The Electoral Commission (EC) will receive nominations of candidates for this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections from September 9 to 13 in a major countdown to the climax of the political season.

What Asiedu Nketia said about Election 2024 at NDC New Year press conference [VIDEO]

For making some comments in a radio interview, allegedly aimed at inciting violence during the 2024 general elections, the Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, is under police investigations.

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Eastern Region has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to ensure that the technical challenges confronting the 2023 District Level Elections (DLE) in the Eastern and Ashanti regions does not repeat during the 2024 general election.

The Electoral Commission (EC) intends to display results from the various polling stations on a dedicated online portable as part of efforts to enhance transparency in the 2024 General Election.

The Founder of the Ghana Association of Beauty Therapists and Cosmetologists and CEO of the Second Image Academy, Nikki Kuenyefu Boa-Amponsem, has warned against continuous application of hair dye as it could lead to skull damage and in some instances cancer or brain damage.

The Minister Designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim has pledged to end the persistent tensions between Members of Parliament (MPs) and Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCs).