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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...

Alban Bagbin speaks on northern presidential candidates for 2024 election

The Speaker of Parliament, Kingsford Alban Sumana Bagbin, has suggested that the 2024 elections in Ghana may feature a showdown between former President John...

Ken Kuranchie justifies suit against Mahama’s presidential ambition

The Editor-in-chief of the Daily Searchlight newspaper, Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, has justified his suit against former President John Dramani Mahama, saying that he...

Ken Kuranchie sues Mahama over 2024 election

Managing Editor of the Searchlight newspaper, Ken Kuranchie, has sued former President John Mahama over his validity to contest the 2024 elections. Mr Kuranchie among...

NDC MPs on pilgrimage at Assin North

Some leading National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) at the weekend descended on towns and villages within the Assin North Constituency in...

It’s a matter of English not law – Dr Serebour Quaicoe on CI 127

Director of Electoral Services for the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebour Quaicoe, has reiterated the EC's interpretation of CI 127 as contained in the Commission’s...

We cannot be blamed for Gyakye Quayson’s woes – EC [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · We cannot be blamed for Gyakye Quayson's woes - EC The Electoral Commission (EC) has laid the Assin North debacle is solely on...

Nobody can rig elections in Ghana not even Akufo-Addo – EC [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nobody Can Rig Elections In Ghana Not Even Akufo - Addo - EC The Electoral Commission (EC) has fought off claims elections can...

Stop attacking us when you have no grounds – EC cautions NDC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has cautioned the opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to desist from what it describes as unjustifiable attacks on...

Ashie Moore revokes suspension of NDC’s Ayawaso-West-Wuogon Chairman

The Greater Accra regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, has revoked the suspension of the Ayawaso-West-Wuogon Constituency Chairman,...

Assin North bye-election: EC responds to NDC’s accusation of inserting candidate’s name in Voters Register

The Electoral Commission (EC) has reacted to claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Commission is attempting to insert the name of...

Assin-North bye-elections: NPP shades NDC over ‘baseless claims’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has debunked an allegation from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the party is in cahoots with the Electoral...

Gyakye Quayson can vie for Assin North seat; it’s a calculated risk – Amaliba

The Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has clarified that, the former Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson,...

NPP MP confident of regaining Assin North seat in upcoming bye-election

Yves Hanson-Nortey, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Tema Central, expressed optimism about the party's chances of winning the upcoming by-election...

EC announces Tuesday, June 27 to hold Assin North by-election

The Electoral Commission (EC) will hold a by-election to elect a new member of Parliament for Assin North in the Central region on June...

Okudzeto Ablakwa condemns vote-buying at Kumawu

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed his disappointment in agents of parliamentary candidates who he said...

All set for Kumawu by-election today

Voters in the Kumawu constituency will be taking part in a by-election today, May 23, 2023, to find a replacement for their Member of...

Kumawu by-elections: Voting begins

Voting in the by-election at Kumawu in the Ashanti Region has started smoothly in some polling stations at 0700 hours. Some voters as early as...

Kumawu by-election: NDC, NPP National Youth Organisers clash over projects

Ahead of the much anticipated by-election at Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, the two major political parties, National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New...

Kumawu by-election: Why EC chose a logo for an independent candidate

The Electoral Commission (EC) has changed the symbol of one of the independent candidates, Kwaku Duah in the upcoming Kumawu by-election. The Commission said it...

Kumawu by-election: Notice of poll on social media fake – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has described as fake a notice of poll circulating on social media platforms claiming to be related to the upcoming...

Kumawu by-election: Akufo-Addo campaigns for NPP candidate

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is encouraging voters in the Kumawu constituency to vote massively for the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary candidate in the...

Check out some big names shot down in NDC primaries

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held its parliamentary and presidential primaries on Saturday, May 13, 2023, ahead of the 2024 general election. The parliamentary primaries...

Kwabena Donkor loses Pru East seat

Former Minister of Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has lost his bid to retain the Pru East parliamentary seat for the National Democratic Congress (NDC)....

NDC primaries: Chaos breaks out at Asawase

Supporters of Muntaka Mubarak and his contender, Masawudu Mubarick, got into a scuffle that was swiftly curtailed by personnel of the Ghana Police Service....

NDC Youth Organiser detained after fight at voting centre

The Eastern Regional Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Etornam Nyarku, popularly known as Blibo, has been detained at the Koforidua...

NDC decides: Tension as ‘fake’ delegate list pops up at Adentan

A fake delegate list was reportedly smuggled into the De Youngsters International School where the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primary was held in the...

NDC primaries: Phones of two delegates seized for filming their ballot

Police officers supervising the Sagnarigu constituency primary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Tamale seized two people’s phones after they were caught...

NDC primaries: Two arrested at Ningo-Prampram

Two people have been arrested at the New Ningo D/A Basic School B polling station in the Ningo-Prampram constituency in the ongoing National Democratic...

NDC polls: Aspirant shares cylinders for delegates at Atti Twifo Morkwa [Watch]

https://youtu.be/uTvUXnMUyMI An aspirant in the ongoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Atti Twifo Morkwa constituency has allegedly shared gas cylinders for delegates....

Court restrains Joseph Yensu in NDC parliamentary elections

The High Court in Sefwi Wiawso has granted a motion for an interlocutory injunction restraining Joseph Yensu, a parliamentary aspirant of the National Democratic...

Vote buying hits Nkwanta South NDC elections [Video]

https://youtu.be/fKcu6aMFrqI Some aspirants in the ongoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries have allegedly paid monies to delegates to influence their votes. On a visit by Adom News‘...

NDC decides: It’s all about NDC, Adentan – Nana Oye says as she hugs contender

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Adentan parliamentary hopefuls, Nana Oye Addo Bampoe and Linda Asibi have demonstrated the need for peaceful co-existence. The two...

NDC Polls: Confusion at Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro Constituency [Video]

https://youtu.be/-B6wpGWyMUg There was uneasy calm in the Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro Constituency in the Greater Accra Region during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries. A disagreement ensued...

NDC primaries: We’re not aware of Duffuor’s withdrawal – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it is not aware of former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor's withdrawal from the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

NDC decides: Voting underway [Photos]

Voting is underway in several parts of the country as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) elects a flagbearer and parliamentary candidates ahead of the...

Confusion rocks Kasoa NDC election over change of venue

There was a disagreement between National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives at Awutu Senya East (Kasoa) and regional executives over the choice of venue for...

NDC Primaries: Secretary’s car vandalised, accreditations stolen at Kasoa [Video]

Unknown thugs have vandalised the vehicle of Awutu Senya East National Democratic Congress (NDC) Secretary, Amadu Tuariq. The incident occurred on Friday evening ahead...