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Voter sustains head injury as violence erupts in Odododiodio [Video]

Tensions flared at the Mantse Palace No.1 polling station in the Odododiodio Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on election day, leading to a...

2024 General Election: I pray John Mahama wins to reset Ghana’s economy – Haruna Iddrisu

Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has urged Ghanaians to support John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, in the...

‘Military must not intrude into electoral process’ – Ibn Chambas on election day security

The African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has stressed the importance of keeping military deployment non-intrusive during Ghana’s...

We are winning this election; remain vigilant – NPP to party agents

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has expressed strong confidence in the party's prospects of victory in the...

2024 Polls: Voting closes Nationwide; sorting and counting begin

Voting has officially ended across the country, with sorting and counting of ballots now underway at various polling stations. At the City Engineers Polling Station,...

2024 polls: NPP smelling defeat – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) calls for the prosecution of an Electoral Commission (EC) officer arrested in...

Injuries recorded as soldiers storm Akweteyman to restore calm

Controversial scenes unfolded in Akweteyman as some individuals were seen engaged in a confrontation following a misunderstanding during the December 7, 2024 elections. According to...

Sammy Gyamfi accuses NPP of propaganda and election disruption

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has accused the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of engaging in propaganda...

2024 election: Men in military uniform clash with civilians in Obuasi East [Video]

A clash erupted during the 2024 election in the Obuasi East constituency of the Ashanti region involving three men in military uniform and civilians. The...

Did Nelson Mandela make statement about Mahama?

Claim: A TikTok user shared a video attributing a statement made by South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela, to ex-President John Dramani Mahama, claiming: “Wait and...

Remain calm but vigilant: COKA urges as he casts vote in Afigya Kwabre South

On election day, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, a former chairman and leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), cast his vote at Hemang, a...

NPP demands prosecution of EC officer over defective ballots

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the immediate prosecution of Dery Joseph, an Electoral Commission (EC) officer arrested in the Kintampo South...

True, one person has died from Tolon shooting incidence

Claim: A WhatsApp video reports a shooting incident leading to the death of an individual in a branded NDC T-shirt in the Tolon Constituency. Source:...

NPP borrowed more than GHS1 trillion between 2017 and 2024 NOT GHC 622 billion

Claim: X user @scottbolshevik claims that from 2017 to now, Ghana has borrowed over GHC 622 billion, with the Bank of Ghana illegally printing GHC...

John Dumelo didn’t send SMS calling Maa Lydia a ‘Husband Killer’

Claim: X users @NanaKwame_off, @GrefDuah, and @AmoakoKwam claim NDC Parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, called Maa Lydia a husband killer in bulk SMS to constituents. Verdict: False Explanation: The...

Ballot paper shortage hits Yendi constituency

Yendi has been gripped by a shortage of ballot papers, causing tensions among political parties. Suhuyini Saharan, a Joy News reporter, disclosed that the National...

2024 polls: Police launch manhunt for suspect in Awutu Senya East shooting

The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for Mujaheed Suraj, also known as Mims, who is wanted in connection with a shooting incident...

2024 Elections: EC confirms arrest of official who issued ballot papers without full photo of Bawumia

The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed the arrest of an official from its Bono East Regional Directorate, Joseph Derry, for allegedly committing an electoral...

2024 polls: Haruna Iddrisu accuses NPP of vote buying in Tamale South

Tamale South MP Haruna Iddrisu has strongly criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing them of openly engaging in vote buying during election day,...

Voter allegedly caught with multiple thumbprinted ballot papers at Bolga Central

In a dramatic incident at the Animgazanga JHS polling station in the Bolga Central constituency, a man identified as Rufai was apprehended by police...

Heavy downpour interrupts voting at Abura Asebu Kwamankese Constituency

A heavy downpour has temporarily halted voting at the Community Centre polling station in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese Constituency. The rain disrupted the electoral process...

EC relocates collation center in Adansi Asokwa for security reasons

The Electoral Commission (EC) in Adansi Asokwa has relocated its collation center from the Asokwa D/A JHS to the District Court. During a visit to...

Voting delayed at Mempeasem CMB polling station 

Voting at the Mempeasem CMB polling station in the Sunyani West Constituency of the Bono region has been delayed in the ongoing 2024 election. As...

Nhyiaeso MP caught on camera ‘peeping’ at voter’s ballot [Video]

The Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Stephen Amoah has been caught on camera peeping at a voter’s ballot in...

2024 polls: EC warns voters against electoral law violations

The Electoral Commission (EC) has cautioned voters against any unlawful activities during the ongoing elections, warning that violators will face legal consequences. Director of Electoral...

2024 Election: No polling station has more than 500 voters in Bawku

Joy News has learned that across the various polling stations in the Bawku Central constituency in the Upper East region, no polling station has...

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful denies claims of rejected food for Ablekuma West agents

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has strongly refuted reports that food distributed by her team to party agents on election day...

TUC Chairman casts ballot in Achiase Aprade

The Chairman of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Ghana, Bernard Owusu has successfully cast his vote in the 2024 election. Mr Owusu voted in...

2024 polls: Prof. Opoku-Agyemang casts vote, urges high turnout

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Presidential Candidate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has cast her vote at the Komenda M/A JHS polling station. She encouraged...

Akufo-Addo casts vote at Kyebi [Video]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has cast his ballot in the ongoing 2024 general election in his hometown, Kyebi. There was a mammoth crowd as Akufo-Addo joined the...

Polling agent arrested for double voting at Wassa Akropong 

The Ghana Police Service have arrested a polling station agent at the Wassa Akropong-Appiahkrom polling station A in the Western region for double voting...

Viral video of Kennedy Agyapong criticising NPP for vote-buying, not related to Dec. 7 elections

Claim: A video of Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong claiming the New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants to buy votes from electorates has gone viral. It...

NAPO accompanies Asantehene to cast his vote

Minister of Energy and MP for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly called Napo, accompanied the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and his...

2024 election: Police debunk voting at Abeka NPP office

The Police have dismissed reports alleging an ongoing voting exercise at the New Patriotic Party(NPP) office at Abeka in the Greater Accra region. In a...

Explainer: What percentage of votes does NDC require in Volta and Ashanti Regions to win Dec. 7 elections?

As Ghana approaches the December 7 general elections, there is rising political tension amid calls for a peaceful atmosphere. Citizens are gearing up to exercise...

2024 polls: Calm restored at Asante Mampong Constituency after voting disruption

Calm has successfully been restored at the IJ Infant Junior Primary polling station in the Asante Mampong Constituency. The polling station was briefly disrupted due...

Election 2024: Prof Agyeman-Duah ‘prays’ against a hung parliament

Former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed the desire that the winner of Saturday's presidential election should ideally secure a...

2024 elections: Man arrested in Okaikwei South over weapon possession

An man identified as Michael Allotey has been arrested in the Okaikwei South constituency of the Greater Accra region for possessing a weapon. Mr Allotey...

2024 election: Confusion erupts at Asawase

Chaos erupted at the Akurem Junior High School(JHS) polling station in the Asawase constituency of the Ashanti region in the ongoing 2024 election. Earlier reports...

Mahama casts vote in Bole-Bamboi, says he is confident of victory

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has cast his vote in the Bole-Bamboi constituency of the Savannah Region, expressing confidence in winning the ongoing presidential...