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NPP will ‘break the 8’ – Prince David Osei on Tinubu’s win 

Ghanaian actor, Prince David Osei, has said APC and Tinubu’s win in the Nigeria election means the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) can retain...

Approval of Ministers-designate may be by secret ballot – Joe Wise

The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has said the approval of some of the President’s ministerial nominees may be done...

Mahama meets Nigeria’s president-elect Tinubu

Former president John Dramani Mahama was part of a delegation that met with Nigeria's president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hours before the septuagenarian was formally...

Ghana Card to be used to vote in 2024 election or not; Jean Mensa sets records straight

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has revealed that the Ghana Card will not be a requirement in the casting of votes...

Mahama to launch campaign on Thursday

Former President John Mahama will on Thursday, March 2 launch his campaign ahead of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential primaries for the...

Ghana First Company kicks against ministerial nominee’s approval

A sanitation management company, Ghana First Company Limited, has petitioned the Appointments Committee of Parliament not to approve the Minister of State-designate for the...

Minority to drag Jean Mensa to Privileges Committee

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, will face Parliament’s Privileges Committee if she fails to appear before the House as...

I’m traumatised – NDC Chairman speaks after attack by unknown assailants [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I'm traumatized - NDC Chairman speaks after attack by unknown assailants The Greater Accra Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii...

Meet the new Overlord of Gonja land

Kingmakers of the Gonja Kingdom in pursuant to the tradition and custom have announced and outdoored Amonebafe Borenasa I as the new Yagbonwura. This was...

Muntaka mourns after being hit with sad news

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak, has taken to social media to mourn the death of a member of the Tijaniyya Movement...

EC fights off Jean Mensa’s ‘disrespect’ for Parliament

The Electoral Commission (EC) is fighting off claims by Parliament that its Chairperson, Jean Adukwei Mensa, disrespects the House. The Commission has said Mrs Mensa will not disrespect any...

The church doesn’t hang in the sky; speak truth to power – Mahama urges clergy

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on church leaders to speak truth to power. According to him, the church, which serves as the moral...

Titus-Glover slams Mahama over EC

Former Member of Parliament for Tema East constituency, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has criticised former President John Dramani Mahama’s comment that the Electoral Commission...

NDC Chairman attacked by unknown assailants [Photos]

The Greater Accra Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, has been attacked by unknown assailants. The suspects allegedly broke into...

Kofi Adams backs Mahama’s statement on EC 

Member of Parliament (MP) for Buem Constituency, Kofi Adams, has supported former President John Mahama’s statement that the Electoral Commission (EC) lacks transparency. Having a...

Stop demonising EC – Titus-Glover to Mahama

Former Member of Parliament for Tema East constituency is incensed at what he says is the penchant of former President John Mahama to attack...

Akufo-Addo, Bawku Naba renew commitment to lasting peace

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Overlord of the Kusaug Traditional Area, Naba Abugrago Azoka II, have renewed their commitment to amicably resolve...

Diana Asamoah eyes NPP running mate position

Gospel singer Diana Asamoah has expressed her interest and readiness to be the New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate for the 2024 election. Miss Asamoah...

NDC elections: Ndebugre’s son joins parliamentary race

Son of late John Akparibo Ndebugre, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Zebilla, has been tipped to succeed Cletus Avoka as Member of...

Ghana card for voting: Prof Gyampo calls for stakeholder consultation

Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, is warning of dire consequences should the Electoral Commission (EC) use the Ghana card...

Akontombra NDC postpones parliamentary primary

The Sefwi-Akontombra Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Appiah, says the party has upheld the decision by the National Executive Committee...

NDC elections: Dr Kpessa- Whyte to contest in Shai-Osudoku again

Former presidential staffer, Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, will contest the parliament primary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Shai-Osudoku constituency in the Eastern...

Otumfuo restores land forcefully seized from owner by Amakomhene

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned the bellicosity with which some traditional leaders in Kumasi are forcefully snatching lands from its owners...

NDC Primaries: Manager of Daughters of Glorious Jesus to contest

The manager of the award-winning gospel music group, the evergreen Daughters of Glorious Jesus, Kwame Olympio, has picked up forms to contest in the...

NDC elections: Okudzeto Ablakwa goes unopposed

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency will not face any competition ahead of the parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). At the...

CI making Ghana Card sole registration document not passed – Parliament

Parliament has dismissed reports of passing a Constitutional Instrument (C.I) seeking to make the Ghana Card the sole registration document for elections. This was...

Jean Mensa, NIA boss to appear in Parliament on Tuesday

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority, Kenneth Attafuah, are expected to appear...

Official: John Dumelo to contest for Ayawaso West Wuogon seat again

Some social media users have shared their opinions on John Dumelo’s announcement of a “second coming” in his quest to become the Member of...

Speaker warns MPs

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has cautioned members of the House not to substitute physical strength for intellectual prowess because “Parliament is for...

Nigeria Elections: Thugs snatch election materials, chase away officials

Suspected political thugs have stolen ballot boxes and voting materials at Oredo Ward 4 unit 42 on Butcher Street in Edo state, Nigeria. The...

I will score Ghana’s Parliament 3 over 10 – Prof Gyampo [Video]

https://youtu.be/fpL9K5b_D9Y A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo, has graded Ghana’s Parliament a dismal three out of 10 points. On Wednesday, February 22,...

EC reacts to claims officials deployed for 2020 election work have not been paid

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed reports that some 200,000 field staff deployed for the 2020 elections have not been paid. The Commission has...

Danquah-Busia tradition worked with external intelligence to overthrow Nkrumah – Mahama

Former president John Dramani Mahama has accused faithful of the Danquah-Busia tradition of the overthrow of Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. According to...

Nigeria election: Labour Party’s logo missing on ballots

The Labour Party in Ondo State has raised an alarm over the omission of its logo on the ballot papers dispatched to the state....

Guan residents pay Dumelo’s filing fee

Some individuals and groups in the Guan District have presented a cash amount of GH¢5,500.00 to John Dumelo to pay his filing fee in...

Nigeria elects new President: Fears, hopes as money remains big factor

Today, Nigeria is conducting the seventh consecutive general election in this Fourth Republic which started in 1999. Expectations are high that the election shall...

Nigeria election 2023: Millions vote in tightest-ever poll

Millions of Nigerians are due to vote in the most competitive presidential election since military rule ended. Since 1999, Africa’s most populous country has...

‘Bole-Bamboi Youth for JM 2024’ donates towards Mahama’s campaign

A group calling itself the ‘Bole-Bamboi Youth for JM 2024’ has donated an amount of GH¢20,000 to former President John Mahama to support his...

NDC closes nomination for flagbearership elections

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) closed nominations for its flagbearership elections on Friday, February 24, 2023. The presidential and parliamentary nominations were opened...

Come home – NDC to Frances Essiam

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC welcomes Frances Essiam The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has as extended an olive branch to former party member, Frances Awurabena Essiam. They have...