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Dr Aboagye Dacosta supports Kumawu MP-elect

Contender in the last NPP Parliamentary primary at Kumawu, Dr Aboagye Dacosta, has congratulated Ernest Yaw Anim for the victory chalked in the Kumawu...

Akufo-Addo congratulates NDC, NPP for peaceful Kumawu bye-election

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the two independent candidates for a...

IMF perpetuating a cycle of African dependence on the West – Gyampo

A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, is sceptical about the recommendations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed...

Wontumi disowns ‘spoiler’ independent candidate

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has denied any involvement in supporting a...

University students asked me to match up the amount NPP gave them for their vote – NDC Kumawu PC

The Parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the just-ended bye-election of Kumawu constituency, Kwasi Amankwaa, has opened up on how vote...

NDC primaries: I didn’t believe I could beat Mahama – Kojo Bonsu

A failed flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kojo Bonsu, says he did not expect to win the contest with former president...

Those criticising road construction at Kumawu are witches – NPP General Secretary

The ongoing road construction at Kumawu has sparked criticism against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who have labelled those voicing concerns as witches. The construction...

Akatsi North NPP Chairman, Youth Organiser suspended for gross misconduct

The Akatsi North Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Godfred Root Kudalor, and Zakari Nasiru, the Constituency Youth Organiser, have been suspended...

I am very saddened by the massive vote buying – Kumawu NDC parliamentary candidate

National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Kumawu, Akwasi Amankwaa, says he is very saddened by the alleged incidents of massive vote buying in...

NPP’s Ernest Yaw Anim wins Kumawu bye-election

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ernest Yaw Anim polled 15,264 votes representing 70.91% to win the Kumawu Constituency bye-election and thus had retained the...

Kumawu bye-election: NPP supporters in jubilant mood

Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Kumawu went into a jubilant mood following the counting of ballots from more than 50 polling...

Kumawu bye-election: Provisional results so far put NPP’s Ernest Anim in pole position

Provisional results from the bye-election at Kumawu in the Ashanti region shows the New Patriotic Party candidate, Ernest Yaw Anim is garnering more votes...

Kumawu bye-election sees voters camping at polling stations, offering votes for sale

Some youth at the Kumawu Zongo polling station have created a makeshift base in front of a local drinking spot, openly offering their votes...

They know they’re losing the Kumawu bye-election – Stephen Ntim rubbishes vote-buying claims

The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ayensu Ntim, has denied allegations by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that...

Kumawu bye-election: I can’t give any verdict on security performance – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, says he cannot give any verdict on security performance in the...

Kumawu bye-election: Chief Azorka storm Wonoo; ‘fights’ NPP over alleged vote buying

First Vice Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sofo Awudu Azorka, has expressed his disappointment in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over...

Kumawu bye-election: Ablakwa poses with Nana B

Photos of Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Henry Nana Boakye from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have emerged as...

You’re now challenging me in old age – Kufuor teases NAPO on his birthday

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has sarcastically told Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, affectionately called NAPO, that he is challenging him in old...

Kumawu Bye-election: We have no evidence of vote-buying – Peace Council

The National Peace Council says it is yet to receive any tangible evidence of vote-buying in the ongoing by-election at the Kumawu Constituency in...

Kumawu: EC reveals why signed pink sheet at Oyoko polling station was cancelled

The Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), Benjamin Banor-Bio, has denied the claim by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that its agents...

Kumawu Bye-Election: Voters queue for cash [Video]

The bye-election which is currently underway in the Kumawu constituency has taken an interesting twist as reports indicate that some voters are engaging in...

Kumawu by-election: Already signed pink sheet pops up at voting centre

An executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nurudeen Hamidan, has warned all party agents in the ongoing by-election in the Kumawu constituency not...

Kumawu bye-election: NPP, NDC deploy high-ranking officers as polling agents

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has deployed all 47 MMDCEs in the Ashanti Region, a good number of MPs, and Deputy Ministers as polling...

Kumawu bye-election: Residents at Wonoo accuse NPP of vote-buying

Some residents of Wonoo are bitter over alleged money inducement by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the ongoing bye-election at Kumawu.  They claim...

Mahama mourns with family of late Kumawu MP [Photos]

The newly-elected Presidential candidate for National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has visited the family of the late Kumawu MP, Mr Philip Atta Basoah...

Kumawu by-election: Peace Council cautions NDC and NPP

The National Peace Council in the Ashanti Region has called on the two major parties - New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress -...

It is now up to Akufo-Addo to decide Ofori-Atta’s fate – Subin MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Subin constituency, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has said that following the closure of the International Monetary Fund deal, the New...

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...

Don’t disgrace us, vote for NPP – Napo tells Kumawu constituents

Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, also known as NAPO, has made a heartfelt plea to the...

Buffer stock CEO, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, to contest Pusiga parliamentary seat

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana’s Buffer Stock Company, Alhaji Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has declared his intention to contest the Pusiga constituency parliamentary seat...

Clash over Kumawu by-election: Nukpenu and Owusu Bempah lock horns [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NUKPENU ON OWUSU BEMPAH With the highly anticipated by-election at Kumawu just around the corner, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New...

Banking sector cleanup: Why was a ₵4bn problem made to cost the taxpayers ₵25bn? – Mahama asks

Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his promise to restore the licences of some financial institutions that collapsed as part of a banking...

Our return to IMF has made ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ the butt of jokes – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama is concerned about the reputational damage he believes Ghana has suffered at the hands of the Akufo-Addo government. Mr Mahama...

Kumawu by-election: IGP meets NDC, NPP leadership

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has met the leadership of both the opposition National Democratic Congress and the ruling New...

Kumawu by-Election: ‘Second’ Kwaku Duah disappointed in EC’s change of symbol

The latter Independent Candidate in the Kumawu by-election, Kwaku Duah has expressed disappointment in the Electoral Commission over the change of his symbol on...

I won’t let you down – Dr Afriyie Akoto tells NPP, introduces spokespersons

A flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has told party members that a vote for him in the...

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...

Mahama holds thanksgiving service after NDC primaries [Photos]

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, on Sunday May 21, 2023 held a thanksgiving service at the Ringway Gospel...

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...