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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...

Group of market queens pick nomination forms for Alan

Former Trades and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeremanten, received a show of support as a group of Market Queens took the initiative to pick up...

Two NPP contenders obtain nomination forms to compete in Assin North by-election

Two members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Assin North constituency, Charles Opoku and Fredrick Freeman Kyei, have acquired nomination forms to...

Assin North MP charged with forgery and perjury

Embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has been slapped with charges including forgery and perjury by the Attorney-General’s Office. He is...

Alan’s N/R Campaign Coordinator quits; says Bawumia is best man to break the 8

Ismail Yahuza, the former Northern Region Campaign Coordinator for Alan Kyerematen, has announced a change in his political allegiance. Yahuza has now pledged his support...

NPP flagbearership race: Alan to pick up nomination forms today

Former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, will pick his nomination forms for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP)’s flagbearership contest today, Wednesday,...

Presidency has no business requesting for CVs of senior EC officials – Prof Gyampo

JoyNews/AdomNews · GYAMPO ON AKUFO ADDO Political Scientist, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has slammed President Nana Akufo-Addo over a purported instruction from the presidency requesting the...

NPP begins nominations for Assin North Constituency by-election

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has commenced the nomination process for its parliamentary primaries in the Assin North Constituency by-election. This decision was made during...

Immediately transfer shares held by JOHL to GNPC – Minority to government

The Minority caucus in Parliament has demanded that the government swiftly transfer the shares held by Jubilee Holdings Limited (JOHL) to the Ghana National...

Resign and concentrate on your health – NDC tells Kojo Kum

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ahanta West Constituency of the Western Region is calling for the resignation of the incumbent Member...

Can politicians compare their productivity to that of organised labour? – Prof. Gyampo

General Secretary of the University of Ghana’s University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) says government’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund to limit public...

Onzy Nkrumah joins CPP’s flagbearership race

The Vice Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and son of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Dr Onzy Nathan Kwame Nkrumah, has assured members of...

NPP flagbearership election: Fred Oware picks nomination form for Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has officially entered the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential race, as members of his camp on Tuesday picked up...

Onzy Nkrumah vows to restore CPP to its former glory

Dr. Onzy Nathan Kwame Nkrumah, the Vice Chairman of the Convention People's Party (CPP) and son of the late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has expressed...

Parliament writes to EC, declares Assin North seat vacant

Parliament has written to the Electoral Commission (EC) declaring the Assin North seat vacant.  According to reports, the Clerk of Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah,...

Afenyo-Markin: Disregard those who claim MPs are wealthy

Deputy Majority Minister, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, recently addressed a prevalent misconception regarding the wealth of parliamentarians. Contrary to popular belief, he emphasized that legislators are...

NDC candidate for Kumawu expresses disgust over ‘dirty’ politics in election

Akwasi Amankwaa, the unsuccessful candidate representing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the recent by-election held in the Kumawu constituency of the Ashanti Region,...

Ashanti Region NPP begs Akufo-Addo to complete Suame Interchange project

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region is pleading with the government to turn attention to the construction of the Suame Interchange...

I’m doing grounds work – Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto reacts to sponsored polls

Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr vOwusu Afriyie Akoto, has dismissed polls that suggest his contenders are ahead of him in...

Akufo-Addo silent on calls for Ofori-Atta’s dismissal

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 28, failed to give an update on the status of his Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, after...

NPP flagbearership race: Supporters pick form for Dr Afriyie Akoto

Some supporters of the former Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, say they have mobilised resources to obtain nomination form for his candidacy in...

Assin North NDC holds vigil in solidarity with Gyakye Quayson

The Assin North National Democratic Congress (NDC) has held a vigil night in solidarity with the embattled Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye...

Be sensitive, scrap ‘awful’ e-levy and Covid-19 levy – Okudzeto Ablakwa to govt

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for the scrapping of the Electronic-levy (E-levy) and Covid-19 levy. According to...

Don’t join NPP if you don’t believe in ‘Development in freedom’ motto – Pianim

Statesman Kwame Pianim has advised members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to rethink their motive for joining the party. According to him, the...

Gertrude Torkornoo recommended for approval as Chief Justice by Majority decision

Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has been recommended for approval as Chief Justice by a Majority decision of the Appointments Committee of Parliament. This was after her...

Checkout Nana Akomea’s reply to Mahama

The Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea, has responded to former President John Mahama saying politics has destroyed his fine...

I like Nana Konadu because she always defends underprivileged children – Osafo-Maafo

The Special Adviser to the President, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has praised former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, for her selfless attribute. Speaking at the 25th Anniversary...

Ashanti NPP angry with Napo over his ‘anti-party’ comments

Some members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region are up in arms against the Member of Parliament for Manhyia...

Why Dr John Kumah is loved by people of Ejisu constituency

The people of the Ejisu Constituency love Amansanboafo Dr John Ampontuah Kumah (Esq) for a variety of reasons. Below, we chronicle a few of those...

We need clarity on Gyakye Quayson’s judgement before deciding on Justice Torkornoo – Ayariga

The Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central constituency, Mahama Ayariga, has reiterated the Minority Caucus’s call for the release of the judgement regarding...

Minority demands Gyakye Quayson’s judgement before voting on Justice Torkornoo

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has requested for the details of the judgement on James Gyakye Quayson, former Assin North MP to be made...

I’ve ceased working on GNPC-PetroSA deal – Freddie Blay

The Board Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) says he has stopped his attempt to offer PetroSA an equal split in the...

NPP presidential race: Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku picks nomination forms

Economist, Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, has picked his nomination form to contest the flagbearership race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Communications Director, Friends of...

NPP Flagbearership race: Campaign team of various aspirants pick nomination forms [Photos]

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday, May 26, 2023, opened nominations for candidates vying for the flagbearership position. The party in a statement on...

If I could die twice, I would have sacrificed one for the development of Bosome Freho – MP

The Member of Parliament of Bosome Freho in the Ashanti region says he feels disappointed that the government has not given the needed attention...

Kumawu bye-election: Rice, cloth shared were Mothers’ Day gifts – Newly elected MP

The newly elected Member of Parliament for the Sekyere Kumawu Constituency of the Ashanti region, Ernest Yaw Anim, has confessed that his party shared...

What govt said in 2022 about review of flagship programmes

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, in March last year set the records straight about government's plans regarding some 16 flagship programmes. The Minister in an...

John Mahama slams Nana Akomea over ex-gratia comment

Former President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has addressed a request made by Nana Akomea, the Managing Director of the...

NDC Abuakwa North: Punish constituency executives frustrating Parliamentary Candidate aspirants – Branch members to national

Branch executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Abuakwa North constituency are calling on the national executive council of the party to...

NPP flagbearership election: Group picks forms for Bawumia

A group, known as the ‘Bawumia Fun Club’, has picked up the presidential nomination forms for the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The group led...