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Our only crime was to ask Ghanaians to register for Ghana cards – EC on proposed CI

JoyNews/AdomNews · BOSSMAN ON EC CI Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Eric Bossman Asare, has defended the decision by the outfit seeking...

U.S. releases statement on 2023 Presidential election results in Nigeria

The U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria has released a press statement a day after Nigeria elected a new President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read the...

Mark Okraku Mantey joins NPP parliamentary race

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku Mantey, is lacing his boots to contest the Ayensuano Constituency Parliamentary seat in the...

Nigeria election 2023: We won and will explore all legal means to reclaim our mandate – Peter Obi [Video]

The flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, says he won the poll, and he will explore...

Full text: Mahama’s speech at campaign launch

I thank you, sincerely, for answering my invitation to attend this campaign launch. I am delighted by this opportunity to engage with you, the...

Election 2024: Ghana needs experience not experiment – Says Mahama as he launches campaign

Former President John Mahama has officially announced his bid to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 general election. Launching his campaign...

Mahama to scrap ex-gratia if…

Former President John Mahama has said he will scrap the payment of ex-gratia for Article 71 office holders if elected in the 2024 general...

I’m proud and honoured NDC family is firmly behind me – Mahama

Three-time Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has officially declared his intention to yet again lead the party into...

Ghana Card for registration: It will be tragic if… NIA boss

JoyNews/AdomNews · NIA boss supports EC on use of Ghana card for registration Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Kenneth Attafuah, is...

Duffuor to restore NDC’s Heroes Fund

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer contender, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has said he will restore the defunct NDC Heroes Fund to serve the purpose...

Be tolerant, display high levels of maturity – NDC aspirants told

The Deputy Constituency Youth Organiser for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region has reminded aspiring parliamentary...

We’ll not take any assurances from EC, NIA and Finance Minister – Minority

After more than eight hours of engagement between parliament and state entities over the Public Election (Voter Registration) Regulation 2023, the House is divided...

Pull brakes on new controversial CI proposal – Minority tells EC

The Minority is continuing its onslaught on the Electoral Commission (EC) and its newly proposed Constitutional Instrument (CI). The CI, if adopted, will make the...

The female engineer, KNUST alumni ready to unseat Adamu Ramadan at Adentan

JoyNews/AdomNews · The female engineer, KNUST alumni ready to unseat Adamu Ramadan in Adentan As a female engineer, Linda Assibi Awuni is preparing the grounds...

I’ve been sick for the past 10 years; confined to a wheelchair – NDC guru

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo, has explained his absence from frontline politics for a long time now....

872 pick forms to contest NDC parliamentary primaries

A total of 872 persons picked nomination forms to contest in the parliamentary primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as of the...

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...