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Uganda election: Museveni leads in early results

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is leading in the country's presidential election, according to provisional results released on Friday. With around a quarter of votes counted, Museveni has 65% so...

NPP footsoldiers make wild demands

A group of grassroots supports of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has presented a list of people they want to be appointed into...

Allotey Jacobs roots for Sammi Awuku for big appointment

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs, is rooting for Sammi Awuku's appointment as a Cabinet minister. The social commentator believes Mr...

Jomoro NDC clears air on Fantana’s mother’s citizenship status

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Jomoro Constituency has reacted to media reports that the newly elected NDC Member of Parliament for the...

Speaker declares NPP and Independent MP Majority group in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Speaker declares NPP Majority group in Parliament The Rt Hon Speaker of the 8th Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has just declared the New Patriotic...

Social media reacts to NPP MPs sleeping in Parliament after arriving at 4:am

Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) denied themselves sleep and stormed Parliament at 4:am on Friday. This move was to allow...

Check out Gabby Otchere-Darko’s birthday message to Koku Anyidoho

Founder of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has wished former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, a happy...

Kwasi Afriyie writes: Letter to NPP and ‘stakeholders’

KEEP SAMMI AWUKU AND JUSTIN KODUA FRIMPONG IN SENSITIVE POSITIONS IN AKUFO-ADDO’S SECOND TERM Recent happenings leave much to be desired about lengthy epistles with...

Uganda elections: Bobi Wine says election marred by ‘fraud, violence’

Bobi Wine, the main challenger of incumbent Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in the election, said early on Friday that Thursday’s vote had seen “widespread...

NPP won 2020 elections hands down – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has insisted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won the December 2020 election despite the legal challenge against the...

Election petition: Supreme Court panel unfair and unbalanced – Mahama’s legal team

A member of John Mahama’s legal team Dr Abdul Baasit Bamba has described the seven-members panel to hear the 2020 election petition as unfair...

GCPP’s Henry Lartey praises Alban Bagbin

2020 presidential candidate of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey, has commended the 8th Parliament for electing Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin...

Mahama’s lawyers move to correct errors in 2020 election petition

Lawyers for National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 2020 Presidential candidate, John Mahama have filed an amendment to correct mistakes in their election petition. Mr Mahama erroneously...

Majority side: Clement Apaak warns NPP Caucus

Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa constituency, Dr. Clement Apaak, has sent a strong signal to the NPP caucus in Parliament, warning them to...

Haruna Iddrisu questions Akufo-Addo over Fomena MP

JoyNews/AdomNews · Is Akufo-Addo now willing to work with Independent MP - Haruna Iddrisu quizzes The Leader of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Caucus in...

We all make mistakes, Mahama should have been kind with EC’s errors – Akoto Ampaw

Lawyer for the 2nd Respondent (Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo), Akoto Ampaw in the 2020 presidential election petition currently before the Supreme Court has said...

Parliament resumes sitting today after dramatic inauguration

The 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic will resume sitting later today. This is the first time the House will reconvene in the chamber after the 7th January’s...

Speaker will announce NPP as majority – Osei -Kyei Mensah-Bonsu

Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu says the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin will on Friday declare the...

NPP must remain focused and united – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday appealed to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to remain focused and united to ensure the...

Election petition: Mahama came earlier than his lawyers – Nana B mocks [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Boakye mocks Mahama The spokesperson of President Nana Akufo-Addo on the election petition is elated at the alacrity exhibited by former President...

Judge bribery allegations: Sam George attacks Ghana Bar Association

Samuel Nartey George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, has fired a salvo at the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) over their demand to...

Akua Donkor’s passionate appeal to Akufo-Addo

The Founder and Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor, has passionately appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to scrap the Free...

Majority side: NDC caucus in parliament reacts to Fomena MP’s letter

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament says the letter written by the Fomena Member of Parliament (MP) to the Speaker of Parliament...

Uganda elections 2021: 38-year-old singer Bobi Wine challenges Yoweri Museveni, 76

The internet has been cut off in Uganda as voters cast their ballots in a hotly contested election. A 38-year-old singer is challenging Yoweri Museveni,...

Election petition: Check out lawyers for Akufo-Addo and John Mahama

Presidential election hearing filed by John Dramani Mahama seeks to call on the Supreme Court to order a rerun of the December 7, 2020...

Fomena MP will lose Speakership if… – Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus leader in Parliament, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has established that Fomena Member of Parliament (MP), Andrew Amoako Asiamah, will lose his...

Only naive NDC will say we have a ‘hung parliament’ – John Boadu

The General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu says it is naïve on the part of the members of the...

Full Text: Haruna Iddrisu’s speech on ‘majority and minority’ claims in Parliament

Good Morning. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media, First of all, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus would like to congratulate the Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana...

Group thanks Akufo-Addo for retaining Frema Opare as Chief of Staff

A group affiliated to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed their profound gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for retaining Chief of Staff, Akosua...

Supreme Court allows live telecast of election petition hearing

The Supreme Court has decided to allow the 2020 election petition to be broadcast live on national television. Prior to this decision by the Supreme...

2020 election petition: Supreme Court adjourns hearing!

The Supreme Court has given the green light to former President John Mahama to correct an ‘error’ in his election petition challenging the validity...

Koku Anyidoho’s ‘wildest’ wish after turning 50 years

Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, turned 50 years on Thursday, January 14, 2020. As expected, social media users poured...

Check out special arrangements for Rawlings’ funeral [Photos]

Activities marking the final funeral rites of former President Jerry John Rawlings will commence on Friday, January 22, 2021. The main funeral event will...

Meet the judges hearing the election petition case

The presidential election petition filed by former President John Dramani Mahama challenging the declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the President-elect in...

Election Petition: Court grants Mahama’s motion to amend errors

The Supreme Court has given the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, the opportunity to amend some errors in his petition challenging the...

Election petition: Mahama, lawyers arrive at Supreme Court [Photos+Video]

The Supreme Court will this morning begin hearing on the presidential election petition brought before it by the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC)...

Supreme Court to hear motion for leave to amend Mahama’s election petition

The Supreme Court will on Thursday, January 14, hear a motion of former President John Mahama, praying for leave to amend the election petition...

Supreme Court grants Mahama’s request for live telecast of election petition

The Supreme Court has granted a request by former President John Mahama to have the proceedings of the 2020 election petition telecast live on...

Supreme Court begins election 2020 petition hearing today

Ghana’s Supreme Court will today begin hearing on the presidential election petition brought before it by the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 2020 flagbearer John...

NDC caucus in Parliament demands abrogation of $570m Tema Motorway expansion contract

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament has demanded the abrogation of a new contract between the government and South African firm, Mota...