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We won’t be mislead by your tactics for the third time – Importers and Exporters Association to Bawumia

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has criticized Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his recent comments regarding the operations of the...

Bawumia should take responsibility for high tax regime and stop blaming GRA – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has strongly condemned Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for his recent remarks regarding the...

Election 2024: Otumfuo’s all important message to EC

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged officials of the Electoral Commission of Ghana to prioritise fairness as they make preparations for the...

What NAPO said about not issuing a dumsor timetable [Listen]

Amidst mounting pressure for the release of a load-shedding timetable by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) due to ongoing power challenges, Minister of...

Bawumia has moved from ‘economic Wizkid’ to a fiasco, says Fifi Kwetey

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has criticized Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over the ongoing economic...

Edward Bawa blasts NAPO over dumsor timetable comment

A member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, Edward Bawa is peeved about Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh's recent statements regarding the necessity...

Dan Botwe sends important message to aggrieved NPP members

Aggrieved members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been urged to use internal structures to address their concerns. Using other unapproved means such as...

Akufo-Addo nominates Francis Fiakpui as Hohoe MCE

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated Francis Fiakpui as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Hohoe Assembly. This follows the revocation of the appointment of...

Akufo-Addo sacks Hohoe MCE

President Nana Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the Hohoe Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Daniel Noble Awumey. This was contained in a letter dated March...

Senegal election result: Bassirou Diomaye Faye to become Africa’s youngest president

Few had heard of him a year ago, and now he is set to become president. Bassirou Diomaye Faye's extraordinary rise caps a rollercoaster period...

Burial arrangement for Mark Woyongo announced

The burial and final funeral rites of former Interior Minister under the erstwhile NDC administration, Mark Owen Woyongo will take place from Thursday, April...

NPP not divided over choice of running mate – Dan Botwe

The campaign Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dan Botwe, has refuted claims that the flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is unable to settle...

Next gov’t will walk straight into a power crisis – Edward Bawa warns

Member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, Edward Bawa, is warning that the next government will inherit the energy sector challenges that the ruling...

Naana for President: NDC Regional Chairmen slam Kwesi Ahwoi

Regional Chairmen of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has slammed its leading member, Kwesi Ahwoi for predicting doom for their flagbearer, former President John...

Ejisu by-election: Former GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi considered as potential candidate

In the wake of the unfortunate passing of the Member of Parliament for the Ejisu Constituency, John Ampontuah Kumah, attention is turning towards potential...

I will be more accountable to Ghanaians than you – Bawumia tells Mahama

The flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asserted that if elected as President, he would uphold a higher level of accountability...

2024 election: NDC leading NPP by a wide margin in the polls – report

A report has indicated that, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is significantly ahead of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming December...

Election: Peace Council begins talks with political parties to sign Peace Pact

As the 2024 election draws near, the National Peace Council has begun taking measures to secure a peaceful electoral process. The council has established political...

Mahama has been Ghana’s worst President economically – Bawumia

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, criticised his counterpart, John Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),...

NDC will reduce ECG losses in first 100 days when elected – John Jinapor

The Ranking Member on Parliament's Energy and Mines Committee, John Abdulai Jinapor, says the next NDC government will prioritise reducing losses at the Electricity...

We’ll probe ‘dubious SML contract’ despite Akufo-Addo’s order – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has criticized President Akufo-Addo for the delay in addressing the KPMG report on the audit of the revenue mobilisation contract...

VP Bawumia explains why he will be more accountable to Ghanaians as President

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that if elected as President, he will prioritize accountability...

NDC female MPs slam Wontumi for attacking Prof. Opoku Agyemang

Female members of the Minority Caucus in Parliament have slammed the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for his recent attacks...

District-level elections: Field officers lament delays in payment of allowance

Field officers employed by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the 2023 district-level elections have expressed discontent due to the prolonged wait for their payments. The...

Use internal structures to address concerns – Wontumi to NPP regional executives

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, has condemned party members and executives...

Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill: I’m ready to sacrifice my salary as a judge if… Dormaahene

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo ƆseadeƐyƆ Dr Agyemang Badu, says he is willing to sacrifice his salary as a judge if the Western world refuses to...

Election 2024: Let us unite, deal with apathy and victory is assured – NPP Youth Organiser

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has charged the party to unite, stating that the only hindrance to...

Kwesi Ahwoi apologises to Mahama, NDC

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kwesi Ahwoi has apologised to its flagbearer John Mahama as well as the rank and...

Senegal election: Voters choose new president after political crisis

People in Senegal are voting for a new president in a delayed election after weeks of political unrest. Long queues of voters have been witnessed...

Anything can happen; be prepared to be president – Kwesi Ahwoi tells Jane Naana

A video of National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, Kwesi Ahwoi, commenting on the nomination of Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as running mate has...

Ellembelle DCE wins NPP parliamentary primary

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle in the Western region, Kwasi Bonzoh, has won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary. This was during...

Bawumia’s running mate creating tension, possible division – COKA

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah has expressed concern about the party’s unity and...

Former Minister of Information passes on

Former Ambassador to Cuba, John Akologu Tia has passed away. Confirming the news to JoyNews, the Upper East Regional Communications Officer of the National Democratic...

Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe: Condemnation of vile comments against Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang

As female legislators of the Minority Caucus of Parliament, we are compelled to express our utmost condemnation of the recent derogatory remarks made by...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: President would have been in contempt of court if… – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner, Bobby Banson says President Akufo-Addo could be cited for contempt of court should he receive the Human Sexual Rights and Family...

Speaker Bagbin travels to Geneva for 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly from...

Akufo-Addo’s letter to Parliament sounded like a threat – Tameklo

The Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has asserted that the tone of President Akufo-Addo's letter instructing...

Speaker had no legal basis to suspend approval of ministerial nominees – Lawyer

A lawyer, Bobby Banson says the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, had no legal grounds to suspend the vetting and approval of ministers and...

Six NPP executives file petition against Wontumi

Six Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives have filed a petition against its Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Wontumi. The petition...

Ministerial approval: AG urges cessation of ‘undue and unwarranted politicking’

Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called for an end to what he called the "undue and unwarranted politicking" surrounding the...