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Cecilia Dapaah case: People must guard against contempt in commentary – Gary Nimako

The Director of Legal Affairs for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako has cautioned the public concerning their discussions on the ongoing...

I’ll release audio recording of Kan Dapaah’s $1m offer to silence me – Barker-Vormawor

Convenor of FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has accepted the challenge by the Ministry of National Security to provide evidence to back his claim that...

#OccupyJulorbiHouse: Police arresting protesters without a warrant was unlawful – Inusah Fuseini

Lawyer and former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised the police over the arrest of protesters on Thursday, September 21. Speaking...

Jubilee House is the safest place to protest – Mornah hits back at police

Bernard Mornah, one of the leaders of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest, has criticized the Ghana Police Service for preventing protesters from going ahead with their...

NPP Elections Committee releases guidelines for Nov 4 presidential primaries

The Presidential Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released the guidelines for the November 4 primaries that will take place at...

#OccupyJulorbiHouse demo: Protesters mass up for Day 3

Members of pressure group, Democracy Hub, have gathered in significant numbers at the 37 Trotro station on Saturday, marking their third and final day...

#OccupyJulorbiHouse: Organisers of demonstrations must respect the law – Gary Nimako

Lawyer and Director of Legal Affairs for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has stated that, the organisers of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse...

Ghana is in a leadership crisis and Africa leaders lack consciousness – Lecturer

Political science lecturer, Professor Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, has described Ghana as a country in leadership crisis. According to him, none of the individuals aspiring to be...

NPP flagbearer race: Bawumia suspends campaign over ongoing limited registration exercise

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has suspended his campaign for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer election due to the ongoing limited voter registration...

Corrupt officials are like termites… eating the very foundation of our democracy – Torgbe Afede XIV

The Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Torgbe Afede XIV says corrupt officials are like termites at the woodwork eating the very foundations of our democracy. Corruption and its...

Prioritise national interest — Dr Abu Sakara

A Development Agronomist and statesman, Dr Abu Sakara, has stressed the need for politicians to prioritise the national interest rather than parochial interests at...

OccupyJulorBiHouse: NPP government should be ashamed – Security analyst

Security analyst, Adib Sanni, has expressed his displeasure about how the police handled protestors of “OccupyJulorbiHouse” demonstration. The protest in Accra on Thursday, September 21,...

Rumours of jostling for new NDC veep needless distractions – Prof. Opoku-Agyeman

The 2020 Vice Presidential candidate of the NDC, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, has dispelled rumours that former President John Mahama is frantically searching for...

Scenes as #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest enters Day 2

After a tense first day of the planned 3-day protest against the government led by the #OccupyJulorBiHouse protestors, the group is currently up for...

#OccupyJulorbiHouse: Check out full list of protesters arrested on Day 1

Democracy Hub, the organizers of the three-day #OccupyJulorBiHouse protest aimed at pressuring the government to address the economic challenges in Ghana, has released a...

Akufo-Addo was not sincere with Ghanaians in his self-assessment of fighting corruption – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo says President Akufo-Addo was not sincere with Ghanaians when he gave himself top marks for his government’s efforts in...

IGP ‘go show you pepper’ – NPP woman mocks #OccupyJulorbiHouse protestors

A member of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) communications team, Ellen Ama Daaku, has ignited controversy with a tweet regarding the September 21 #OccupyJulorbiHouse...

Every eligible voter will be captured – EC Chair assures

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has given a firm assurance that no eligible Ghanaian who is desirous of registering to...

#OccupyJulorBiHouse: The dramatic arrests, harassment, abuse, and more on Day 1

At the entrance of the popular 37 lorry station in Accra, the JoyNews crew was interacting with a protestor venting his spleen over the...

NPP is best party to develop Ghana – COP Alex Mensah

A former Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has asked Ghanaians to retain the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general...

Sammi Awuku joins NPP parliamentary race

Director General for the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku has officially declared his intention to contest for the Akuapem North constituency seat in...

#OccupyJulorBiHouse: Derogatory captioning of Presidency by organisers unacceptable – Richard Ahiagbah

The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah has expressed his displeasure about the derogatory captioning of the Jubilee House by...

Any political party that claims EC wants to rig elections is weak – Allotey Jacobs

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs has criticised the opposition party for alleging that there is a...

#OccupyJulorBiHouse: What IGP told Bernard Mornah after late night call

The former Chairperson of the People's Convention Party (PNC), Bernard Mornah  has revealed details of a late-night phone call he received from Inspector General...

#OccupyJulorBiHouse: Bridget Otoo’s husband fights police for harassing his wife

Dr. Evans Ago Tetteh, the husband of popular journalist, Bridget Otoo, has confronted the Ghana Police Service for allegedly harassing his wife who was...

Onsy Nkrumah declares intention to contest CPP flagbeaership race

Onsy Kwame Nkrumah, the son of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has expressed his intention to run for the flagbearership position of the...

Alan Kyerematen has concerns but he’s not quitting NPP – Stephen Ntim

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ntim, has engaged in productive dialogues with presidential aspirants who did not secure victory...

Losing our father was the price we paid for Ghana’s independence – Samia Nkrumah

The daughter of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah, has highlighted the essence of sacrifice in the development of Ghana. As part of...

Group declares sit-in demonstration at EC office

A civil society group, Justice for Ghana (J4G) will on Friday begin a planned sit-in demonstration at the Electoral Commission’s (EC) headquarters in Accra. The...

Bawumia visits Enchi voter registration centre

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, September 20, visited the Enchi District voters’ registration centre ahead of his campaign in the Western...

Kwame Nkrumah should be the yardstick of good governance – CPP

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has urged the citizenry to reflect on the developmental agenda of Dr Kwame Nkrumah and use his records as...

Retain NPP to protect Free SHS – COP Alex Mensah(Rtd)

Retired Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has urged Ghanaians to retain the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in power in the 2024 polls...

Police allegedly intercept illegal registrants

The Krachi East Municipal Police Command in the early hours of Wednesday, intercepted a 33-seater bus with ‘illegal registrants’ with the intention to acquire...

Bawku: EC halts limited voter registration over NDC, NPP feud

There is tension in Bawku as the Electoral Commission (EC) has been forced to suspend the limited voter registration exercise. Reports indicate that, the suspension...

Ellembelle MP clashes with DCE over road project [Video]

https://youtu.be/QYQl4O55cn4 Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle constituency, Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah engaged the District Chief Executive (DCE), Kwesi Bonzoh in a heated exchange over...

Minority accuses Akufo-Addo of unlawfully asking GNPC to borrow without Parliamentary approval

The Minority in Parliament is accusing President Akufo-Addo of unlawfully asking the state oil company, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to borrow to...

NDC will win 2024 election even if you don’t expand registration – Kojo Bonsu to EC

Former Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Kojo Bonsu says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will win the 2024 election irrespective of the Electoral Commission’s refusal...

Addai-Nimoh tackles media over NPP flagbearer race

Aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Addai Nimoh has urged the media not to limit the contest to just two candidates. Following...

Don’t impede work of EC, Judiciary – Politicians told

A constitutional expert and Paramount Chief of Asokore Asante, Nana Dr S.K.B. Asante, has called on Ghanaians, especially politicians, to allow the Judiciary and...

Sam George reacts to Omane Boamah as NDC’s Elections Director

The Ningo-Prampram MP has advised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to immediately dismiss the petition against Dr Omane Boamah as Director of Election and...