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Powerful ministers who have lost their jobs in Akufo-Addo’s 2nd govt

President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has released the names of persons he has nominated for designated ministries, pending approval from parliament. The names as released...

Full list of Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees drops

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed a total of 30 Ministers, and 16 Regional Ministers, bringing the total number of Ministers to 46. Eight of this...

Election Petition: Otchere-Darko chides Mahama for applying for suspension of trial

Founder of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has chided the Petitioner in the 2020 Election Petition, John Dramani Mahama, for filing an application...

Election Petition: Petitioner’s delay tactics for media spectacle – Oppong Nkrumah

JoyNews/AdomNews · Election petition: Mahama seeking for media attention Spokesperson for President Nana Akufo-Addo in the ongoing election petition has said he is not surprised...

There will be no Deputy Regional Ministers in Akufo-Addo’s second term

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that his ministerial appointments will not have Deputy Regional Ministers in his second term. In a Press Release...

Zongo Ministry, five others realigned, Senior Minister portfolio scrapped

President Nana Akufo-Addo will on Thursday submit to Parliament the list of his proposed Ministers and Regional Ministers to the Speaker of Parliament. In a...

Mahama wants Election Petition hearing put on hold

The 2020 presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, is asking the Supreme Court to put all proceedings relating to the Election...

Election violence: NDC demands justice for victims

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held a protest march through the principal streets of Techiman on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, in solidarity with the...

What Wontumi told authorities of Prempeh College about his certificate

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, (Wontumi), has revealed a passionate appeal he made to his Alma Mata, Prempeh...

Defeated Assemblyman ‘fights’ over toilet facility he invested in

A former student leader of the University of Ghana, who was voted out as Assemblyman in the Tema New Town community, Christian Yaw Amoah,...

Gabby speaks on appointments in Akufo-Addo’s second term

Founder of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, believes there is uneasiness in the head of President Nana Akufo-Addo over appointments in his second...

NPP loses founding member

A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Kwame Amoako-Tuffour, is reported dead. Though the cause of death is not immediately known, his...

Number of ministers to be appointed will not exceed 85 – Eugene Arhin

Director of Communication at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, has hinted that the number of ministers, deputy ministers and regional ministers yet to be appointed...

NDC will not be obstructionists in Parliament – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus will not take pleasure in obstructing matters...

NPP asks Speaker Bagbin to remain impartial as it maintains majority

The Majority Caucus, made up of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Group and Independent MP, have maintained that they form the Majority Caucus in...

You committed fundamental errors of law in interrogatories ruling – Mahama to Supreme Court Judges

Documents filed by lawyers for 2020 NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama describes a recent ruling of the Supreme Court as riddled with fundamental...

NDC man petitions NEC to expel Koku Anyidoho

The Bono Regional Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Eric Adjei, has petitioned the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to expel...

Election Petition: Mahama’s lawyer breaks silence over his body language in court [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mahama's legal team member Ayine breaks silence over his body language in court A member of the legal team for the flagbearer of...

Justice should not be traded for expedition – Tsatsu Tsikata

The Supreme Court has moved to ensure that it meets the 42-day timeline required for an election petition as stated in its election manual. The...

Franklin Cudjoe takes on Ursula Owusu over ministerial appointment

Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful should not be retained as Communications Minister in President Nana Akufo-Addo’s second administration, Franklin Cudjoe, President of Imani Africa has said. Mr...

Election Petition: Blow-by-blow account of what exactly transpired in court today

The Supreme Court has set ground rules for pre-trial in the ongoing election petition. Unlike proceedings yesterday which started around 10:00 am, hearing today commenced...

Coronavirus: MPs to undergo mandatory testing again

JoyNews/AdomNews · MPs to undergo mandatory Covid-19 test today Members of Parliament have been directed by Speaker Alban Bagbin to undergo a mandatory Covid-19 test. This...

Election petition: Chief Justice ‘scolds’ Ayine; this is why [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Election petition: Chief Justice 'scolds' Ayine; this is why The Chief Justice, Justice Anim Yeboah, has cautioned former Deputy Minister for Justice and...

They want me dead – Koku Anyidoho

Founder and Chief Executive Officer for the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, says some persons want him dead. According to him, if their bloody “borborliborbor...

NPP group proposes Trobu MP for ministerial appointment

The Trobu Patriotic Movement, a pressure group of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to consider...

President Akufo-Addo reduces ministries to 29

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has trimmed down the number of ministries in his second administration from 36 to 29. Consequently, the number of ministers,...

Mahama files fresh motion for lawyers to inspect documents in EC’s custody

Presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has put forward a request to have his lawyers inspect documents in the custody of the...

NDC Caucus demands Transition handing over notes be served parliament

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday has called on the government to make copies of the handing over notes of...

MPs to undergo mandatory Covid-19 test

Members of Parliament have been directed by Speaker Alban Bagbin to undergo a mandatory Covid-19 test. This comes as the country is experiencing a surge...

We’ll bury Rawlings in Anlo State – Family reconsiders date and location for rite

Family of former President Jerry John Rawlings has reconsidered its buy-in on the date and location for the burial of the late statesman initially...

Akufo-Addo drops list of presidential staffers

President Akufo-Addo has released the names of his first batch of appointments. He retained about 90 percent of his staff at the presidency including Chief...

Election Petition: Checkout how much GBC needs for live coverage

The State Broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), needs about GH¢600,000.00 for the live coverage of the 2020 Election Petition.The amount-a sum of GH¢15,000.00 a...

Parliament forms Appointments Committee to vet Ministerial nominees

Parliament has constituted a 26-member Appointments Committee also known as Vetting Committee. The Committee will vet the nominees for various ministerial portfolios by President Nana...

Tsatsu Tsikata trades ‘legal blows’ with judge over Jean Mensa [Video]

The lead counsel for former President John Mahama in the election petition case, Tsatsu Tsikata, says the quest to challenge the 2020...

Election petition: Mahama’s lawyers engaging in fishing expedition – Oppong Nkrumah

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mahama's lawyers want to delay court process - Oppong Nkrumah Spokesperson for President Nana Akufo-Addo in the ongoing presidential election petition has bemoaned...

Kwaku Azare writes: Supreme Court denies petitioners’ request to question EC

The Court has unanimously denied the petitioner’s prayer for leave to serve interrogatories to the 1st Respondent and adjourned the case to 9:30 AM...

Election petition: Tsatsu Tsikata trends on Twitter over this…

Veteran lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata, the lead counsel for John Mahama in the 2020 election petition is trending on Twitter following his posture at the...

Use new media to promote participatory and accountable governance – Mpraeso MP urges local Assemblies

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency, Davis Opoku, has advised local assemblies to use new media to promote participatory democracy to ensure transparent...

Supreme Court dismisses Mahama’s 12 interrogatories presented to EC

The Supreme Court has dismissed a motion by former President John Mahama seeking permission to elicit answers to some 12 questions from the Electoral...

Kwakye Ofosu ‘slaps’ Otchere-Darko with ‘big English’

A former Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said that Ghanaians do not hold the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to higher standards. Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko...