The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced plans to establish an election review committee in January 2025 to conduct a thorough post-mortem analysis of the party's defeat in the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The committee will engage with party stakeholders and the general public to identify the factors and circumstances that led to the party's defeat.

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has issued an urgent call to the Ministry of Education for the immediate release of all outstanding funds owed to secondary schools across the country.

The Goaso Traditional Council , on Monday, December 23, officially announced the passing of the Omanhene of the area, Nana Kwasi Bosomprah.

Clad in black and red , Nananom of the traditional council wailed uncontrollably as the announcement was made at the Omanhene’s palace at Goaso, the Ahafo Regional capital.

The Vice-President and flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 Presidential election, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has explained why he conceded early in the just ended elections and said it was to preserve the peace of the country.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has advised the public to limit outdoor activities to the barest minimum due to the harmattan. 

In a press statement dated Monday December 23, the EPA explained that the caution was as a result of an increase in particulate levels (dust levels) observed from the monitoring station at the University of Ghana (UG) and Adabraka.

The EPA is urging the public to take precautionary measures, such as wearing pollution masks, reducing open burning of waste, and watering surfaces before sweeping to minimise dust. 

The Central Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Robert Kutin Jr. is dead. He died on Sunday evening after a long battle with illness.

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has threatened to embark on a strike starting January 2025, unless the government resolves a series of unmet obligations.

The decision, according to the association is following repeated breaches of agreements signed earlier in 2024, leaving the union with no choice but to take further industrial action.

In a statement released on Monday, December 23, CETAG outlined the issues relating to their threat to strike. 

Professor Stephen Adei, an academic and governance expert, has called on political leaders in Ghana to prioritise unity, adhere to legal processes, and implement administrative reforms to safeguard the nation’s democracy.

In an interview with TV3 on Sunday [Dec 22, 2024], Prof Adei emphasised the need for calm and tact in managing the legal disputes surrounding the ongoing re-declaration efforts in some constituencies as part of the fallout from Election 2024.

“Our politicians must temper their political noise with legal prudence,” he advised. “The legal system must be allowed to function without undue interference or public grandstanding, as this will help cool tempers and foster confidence in the democratic process.”

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commended the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) for its immense contributions to the nation’s development as the church marks its 200th anniversary.

The incoming Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, could deliver the temporary budget statement in Parliament upon the assumption of office by the National Democratic Congress administration on January 7, 2025, the party’s caucus in Parliament has indicated.

Imperialism is often thought to occur between nations or continents, but today, it manifests across various sectors of governance, including the political sphere.

We now have both Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Mr John Dramani Mahama’s policies on how to deal with the foreign exchange crises in Ghana. 

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has deployed a team of well-trained Trading Standards Inspectors (TSIs) to conduct market surveillance in various markets, supermarkets and filling stations to ensure that patrons get value for money. 

Professor Stephen Adei, a former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has said it was not a good public administration practice to start contemplating and aiming at removing a Chief Justice and Electoral commissioners without prima facie evidence the moment a new government is elected into office.

He has therefore cautioned President-elect, John Dramani Mahama against removing the Chief Justice and the Electoral Commissioner for political reasons, describing such an action as "disastrous" and potentially damaging to Ghana’s democracy.

A democracy fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr John Osae-Kwapong, has called for specific guidelines on how to invalidate a declaration of elections and consistently apply it to all cases.

The Electoral Commission (EC) last Saturday completed the collation or re-collation of seven constituencies, with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) winning each one of them.

The management of the University of Ghana (UG), led by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, last Friday paid a courtesy call on the President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, to congratulate him on his victory in the December 7 election. 

Guinness World Record (GWR) contender Afua Asantewaa O. Aduonum has surpassed 43 hours in her second attempt to set the record for the longest singing marathon by an individual. 

The marathon began at dawn on December 21, 2024, at Heroes' Park, Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi, and is scheduled to run until December 25.  

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed optimism that history will favourably judge his tenure as he approaches the end of his presidency on January 7, 2025.  

The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated Major General Anita Asmah; the newly appointed Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).

The New Weija Police Command has arrested Jackson Ekow, a 41-year-old electrician, and sub-contractor for the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) for aiding a customer of the Company to illegally use power for free.

Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo delivered a standout performance as Bournemouth secured a resounding 3-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford, deepening the crisis for new manager Ruben Amorim.

A 65-year-old man has planned to walk the over 250-km Kumasi—Accra journey on January 7, 2025, to attend John Dramani Mahama's swearing-in as President of Ghana.

The Tamale-based businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Ayaana, intends to travel to Kumasi by vehicle and then continue on foot from Kumasi to Accra, covering a distance of over 250 km.

He is planning to use three days for that journey, starting on January 5 and ending on January 7, the date for the swearing-in ceremony.

The Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), Isaac Bampoe Addo, says the association will “strongly resist” any partisan appointments in the civil service with the coming into office of a new government, beginning January 7, 2025.

He has therefore urged the incoming government to uphold the principle of neutrality within the civil service and avoid interfering with the roles of civil servants. 

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will reverse all “last minute” promotions for government employees undertaken by the outgoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the NDC has said.

Additionally, all “last minute” appointments in the government sector will also be terminated, if proven to have been illegally done.