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Afoko files nomination for NPP National chairmanship on Tuesday
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman Paul Awentami Afoko is expected at the party’s Accra headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to submit his completed nomination forms for the National Chairmanship race, a formal step that comes within the party’s extended filing window rather than marking his entry into the contest.
Mr Afoko publicly declared his candidacy in July 2026 and picked up his nomination forms when the collection period opened on August 18.
Tuesday’s filing is the next required step: submitting the completed paperwork before the deadline, which the NPP’s National Officers Elections Committee pushed back from August 27 to August 29 after a wave of interest from aspirants across the party’s national positions.
He is not running unopposed. Mr Afoko’s campaign is built around what he calls the “3R Agenda”: Reunite, Rebuild and Recapture, arguing that the party’s most urgent task is to heal internal divisions and rebuild its structures before mounting a campaign to retake the presidency in 2028, a pitch that carries personal weight.
Since declaring his bid, Mr Afoko has held engagements with delegates and grassroots supporters in several regions, framing his candidacy around reconciliation and unity ahead of the party’s 2028 push to return to power after its 2024 election defeat.
Tuesday’s filing sets Mr Afoko formally on the path through the rest of the NPP’s national officer election calendar: vetting runs August 31 to September 3, results are due September 5, appeals will be heard September 6–7, and delegates are scheduled to vote on October 3, 2026.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Management and staff of Owass FM have announced the passing of media personality, comedian and politician Seth Kwame Dzokoto following a medical emergency during a live morning show discussion at the station earlier today.
According to the station, Dzokoto was participating in a panel discussion on its morning show “Oman Nkoso” when he suddenly took ill and collapsed.
A statement from the station said its team immediately rushed him to the hospital for medical attention, but he was pronounced dead by the attending medical doctor upon arrival.
“We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate incident, which occurred in the course of our regular programming. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, loved ones, colleagues, and all those who have been affected by his passing,” the statement said.
Management acknowledged that information about the incident is already circulating in the public domain, but appealed to the public and colleague media houses to respect the privacy of the bereaved family and refrain from circulating unverified information or speculation regarding the circumstances of his death.
Owass FM extended its heartfelt condolences to the family of Seth Kwame Dzokoto.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The State through the Attorney General (AG) has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the suspension of the trial in the case of The Republic v Hanan Aludiba and Faiza Seidu.
On Monday, the Court of Appeal suspended the trial in the case. But the prosecution says it has filed an appeal against the suspension order.
According to the update, the law does not allow a criminal trial to be suspended simply because an accused person has complained about some of the charges on the charge sheet, particularly when those complaints were dismissed as meritless.
It argues that if the Court of Appeal’s decision is allowed to stand, no prosecution will ever be possible, since all it would take for a trial to be suspended is an accused person complaining about anything on the charge sheet.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
