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Assin North bye-election: IGP’s directive on weapons is unconstitutional –MP

South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has said that the directive issued by the Inspector-General of Police to the bodyguards of Members...

Assin North: NPP not confident – Prof Kobby Mensah

Political Marketing Expert Professor Kobby Mensah at the University of Ghana (UG) suggests that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) appears less confident heading into...

NDC most likely to win 2024 presidential elections – Fitch Solutions

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is most likely to win the 2024 presidential elections, Fitch Solutions has stated in its analysis titled “Positive...

Assin North: Dampare has passed NDC’s test on elections – Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has commended the Ghana Police Service for the security measures put in place...

Assin North: Meet the voter who reported at polling centre at 2:00 am [Video]

In an interesting development, a male voter in the Assin North constituency has revealed why he arrived at his polling station at 2:00 am...

Assin North bye-election: Voting underway [Photos]

Voting is ongoing in the crucial bye-election at Assin North in the Central region to elect a Member of Parliament. This follows the removal of...

Assin North bye-election: Mobile phones banned at polling stations

The usage of mobile phones or gadgets that can take photographs have been banned by the Electoral Commission (EC) during the Assin North bye-election. This...

Assin North: Chaos breaks out at polling station [Video]

https://youtu.be/3syKY2DmSVk Some supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Assin North constituency got into a scuffle and heated...

Assin North bye-election: Police assure of maximum security

The Ghana Police Service has said adequate security arrangements have been put in place to ensure security at Assin North ahead of the bye-election. In...

Assin North: Voters queue in tight bye-election [Photos]

There are already long queues in some polling stations ahead of the bye-election at Assin North in the Central region. Eager voters rushed to their...

IGP meets with NDC, NPP executives over Assin North bye-election

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, has met with executives from the two major political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and...

Gyakye Quayson replies Akufo-Addo [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gyakye Quayson Replies Akufo - Addo National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Assin North parliamentary candidate, James Gyakye Quayson, has queried the basis for President...

My desire to be president is not for personal gain – Joe Ghartey

A flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joe Ghartey, says his desire to lead Ghana as President is not for personal gain...

Assin North bye-election surprising – Gyakye Quayson

Embattled former Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson, has said he never foresaw a bye-election will happen while his tenure was...

Assin North bye-election: Mahama slams Akufo-Addo over Gyakye Quayson[Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mahama Slams Akufo - Addo Over Gyakye Quayson Former President John Mahama has slammed President Nana Akufo-Addo over his comments that James Gyakye...

I’ll appoint Gyakye Quayson as minister if I win 2024 polls – Mahama

John Dramani Mahama, the former President and opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, has made a commitment to appoint James Gyakye Quayson as a...

Assin North by-election: NPP leads NDC by 1.1% – Poll

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are in a neck and neck race in the Assin North by-election slated...

Assin North bye-election: Why Gyakye Quayson could emerge victorious – Prof Kobby Mensah

A political marketing expert at the University of Ghana says the current momentum in the Assin North constituency could result in the National Democratic...

IGP visits Assin North ahead of bye-election

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has arrived at Assin North to oversee security preparations for the upcoming bye-election scheduled for Tuesday,...

Assin North By-Election: NPP’s celebrity endorsements outshine NDC’s – Nana B

Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B), the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), remains undeterred by the efforts of Kumawood stars rallying behind...

Assin North: CODEO calls for peaceful election

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) is appealing for peace before, during and after the bye-election at Assin North. It said while it is...

CODEO deploys 15 Observers for Assin North bye-election

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has deployed 15 observers for the Tuesday, June 27, 2023 bye-election in the Assin North constituency of...

EC’s silence on District Level elections worrying – CLGA

The Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to update members of assemblies on matters relating to the...

NPP flagbearer race: Addai Nimoh files nomination [Photos]

Aspiring New Patriotic Party flagbearer, Francis Addai-Nimoh, on Friday, filed his nomination forms at the party headquarters at Asylum Down, Accra. The former Mampong...

Assin North bye-election: Afriyie Akoto defies rains to campaign for NPP candidate

The immediate-past Minister of Food and Agriculture and a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, on Wednesday, defied...

Presiding Members appeal for extension of district level elections 

The National Dean of Presiding Members (PMs) of District Assemblies, Joseph Korto, has called for the extension of this year’s district level elections to...

Bawumia meets Adentan, Madina and Dome Kwabenya delegates

The delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from four constituencies in Accra are meeting Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia today Wednesday, 21 June...

NDC will ensure Quayson doesn’t attend daily trial until… – Amaliba

The Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, says the party has resolved that its parliamentary candidate for the...

NPP flagbearer aspirant withdraws from race

One of the aspirants in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries, Eric Sekyi Nketia, has withdrawn from the race citing unfair treatment meted...

NPP will win Assin North bye-election – Nana B

National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has said the party will secure a resounding victory...

NPP flagbearership: Bawumia’s aide reacts to Bugri Naabu’s ‘tribal’ comments [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gideon Boako On Bugri Naabu Dr Gideon Boako, aide to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has dismissed an assertion made by former Northern...

NPP presidential race: Konadu Apraku turned away in attempt to submit forms

Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, one of the aspirants contesting the flagbearership race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been turned away in his...

Honour my wife with your votes – Widower of NDC woman who died during Assin North campaign

Widower of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporter who lost her life while on a campaign tour with ex-President John Mahama at Assin Dansame...

Criminal case against me smacks of intimidation – Gyakye Quayson

Deposed Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has described the handling of the criminal case against him by the High Court...

If Bawumia is not voted to lead, it means NPP hates Northerners – Bugri Naabu

Former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu, has given a strong signal that a rejection of Vice President,...

Assin North: One dead, others injured in accident involving NDC supporters

A supporter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who was on a campaign trail with former President John Mahama in the Assin North constituency...

Assin North: NPP’s dev’t not because of the bye-election – Chief

https://youtu.be/Abw5L2M6osQ Chief of Assin Bereku in the Assin North Constituency, Nana Oduro Asri Basayiadom l, has debunked claims that ongoing developments in the area are...

I worked as a cleaner in dormitories during my university days – Bawumia

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has recounted his university days in Canada during which he worked as a cleaner in...

Assin North bye-election: Check out positions on ballot paper

Processes are far advanced for the conduct of the Assin North bye-election in the Central Region set for June 27, 2023. Four parliamentary candidates have...

EC sets October 3 for District Level Election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set October 3, 2023 for this year’s District Level Election (DLE) per its scheduled activities. It, however, said the date...