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Engage in citizen journalism – Kofi Bentil to electorate

IMANI Africa Vice President, Kofi Bentil, has urged the citizenry to actively engage in citizen journalism as the 2020 elections are ongoing. Speaking on JoyNews’...

What Bawumia said after casting vote [Video]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has voted at the Kperiga DA primary school polling station in the North East Region. Dr Bawumia, who is the...

Prof. Gyampo raises concern about the positioning of ballot booths

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Political Science Department, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to position the...

Pregnant woman in labour stops to cast ballot [Video]

A determined woman in labour is making headlines after she stormed the Kofidja polling station in the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region to...

Youth block road, burn tyres to prevent EC officials in Kwesimintsim Constituency [Video]

Some irate youth in the Kwesimintsim Constituency in the Western Region blocked the main road that leads to the town on election day over...

Ghana’s election: Six things you should know

Ghanaians are going to the polls to elect a new president and parliament in a country seen as one of the most democratic in...

Ghanaians go to the polls today

Today, December 7, 2020, a total of 17,027,655 registered voters are expected to cast their ballot at about 33,367 polling stations across the country. The...

No parliamentary election for voters in Guan District – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) says eligible voters in the Guan District of the Oti Region will not take part in the parliamentary election on...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s message to Ghanaians ahead of Dec. 7 polls

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON SUNDAY, 6TH DECEMBER 2020, AT 8PM Fellow Ghanaians, good evening, and, once again,...

Persons with missing ID cards can still vote – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has taken away the burden of electorate with missing Voter Identification (ID) card as preparations are in the offing for...

Election 2020: Asabee sends message to electorate over Mahama

The Director of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), Stephen Asamoah Boateng popularly called Asabee has said that Flagbearer of the NDC, John Mahama...

Corruption is no longer a big issue because Akufo-Addo has dealt with it – Mustapha Hamid

Campaign Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says corruption is no longer a big issue ahead of the upcoming election because the Akufo-Addo...

Political activities heat up as campaign ends today

Today marks the end of all campaign activities across the country. In this regard, all political parties and independent candidates will round up their campaign...

Govt saves $5bn in energy sector

The government says it has saved in the energy sector over $5 billion by relocating Karpowership Ghana Company Limited (Karpowership) and securing agreements with...

A second term for Akufo-Addo with purposes – Razak Kojo Opoku writes

Ghanaians are  demanding a second term for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to expand and further strengthen the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. Founder...

Ignore the noise of NDC and vote for Akufo-Addo – Razak Opoku

Founder and President of the Concern Voters Movement (CVM),Razak Kojo Opoku has urged Ghanaians to ignore the noice of the opposition National Democratic Congress...

Lydia Alhassan, Dumelo snob NCCE parliamentary debate

Incumbent Ayawaso West Wuogon MP, Lydia Seyram Alhassan and actor John Setor Dumelo of the NDC did not attend a Constituency Parliamentary Debate organized...

PNC poised to win five seats from the north

The People’s National Convention (PNC) has said it would win five parliamentary seats in the northern part of Ghana in the upcoming general election. The...

Togbe Afede calls for peaceful elections

The Asogli State Council is admonishing Ghanaians to ensure a non-violent 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary election come Monday, December 7. It noted its concern about...

Ofosu-Ampofo ‘bites’ EC over ‘No Facemask, No Vote’ directive [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ofosu Ampofo kicks against EC’s ‘No Facemask, No Vote’ directive National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has kicked...

Airbus scandal: Sammy Gyamfi dares govt to arrest Mahama

Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dared President Nana Akufo-Addo to release evidence on the Airbus scandal. Sammy Gyamfi also called for...

NDC adopts submarine campaign strategy in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is adopting a submarine strategy few days to the December 7 general election. Ashanti...

NDC govt will scrap medical fees of rape victims

The next government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will scrap medical fees for victims of rape and defilement and provide them with counselling...

Check out Akufo-Addo and Mahama’s handshake at the Presidential Peace Pact

Presidential candidates of the two major political parties in the country, the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress have signed...

Airbus scandal: Govt moves to get $30 million compensation

The government says it has initiated moves to get Ghana’s share of compensation from the controversial Airbus bribery scandal repatriated to the country. The Minister...

I will resign if… Sammy Gyamfi [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I will resign if… Sammy Gyamfi National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has put his position on the line...

EC warns against wearing party-branded face masks at polling centres

The Electoral Commission (EC) has cautioned voters against turning up at polling stations on December 7 with party-branded facemasks. In accordance with Covid-19 safety protocols,...

30 NDC members defect to NPP at Nakpanzong

Some 30 National Democratic Congress (NDC) members at Nakpanzong community in the Nalerigu/Gambaga constituency of the North East Region have defected to the New...

I’ll ensure peace, happiness for all – Akua Donkor

The presidential candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party, Madam Akua Donkor, has appealed to the electorate to vote for her to bring peace and...

The full drama of how Akufo-Addo hounded the Auditor-General out of office

An 'Anti-Corruption President' stands accused In 2016, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) won Ghana’s election convincingly mainly because of...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s speech at Presidential Peace Pact 2020

I am pleased to be part of this event that seeks to highlight the importance of peace in our country as we go to...

PNC’s running mate’s interesting analysis of how they will win election 2020 with 54% votes [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · PNC's running mate interesting analysis of how they will win Election 2020 Running mate of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Reverend Dr Divine...

It’s too late to claim ownership of free SHS – Ben Ephson ‘punches’ Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama’s claim over Free Senior High School (SHS) cannot win him power come December 7 because it came too late,...

Full text: Mahama’s speech at Presidential Election Peace Pact 2020 signing

Good morning my brothers and sisters. Peace be upon you – As-salamu alaykum. As we end our campaigns tomorrow and prepare to vote on Monday, I...

Prophet Nigel Gaisie replies critics over 2020 election prediction for Mahama [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nigel Gaisie sends message to those criticizing him for predicting 2020 election outcome Founder and Leader of the Prophetic Hill Church, Prophet Nigel...

Nana Konadu breaks silence on her absence from political scene

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has reiterated her party’s stay in the presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7. She...

Akufo-Addo makes final push for vote in his home region

President Nana Akufo-Addo is making final push for votes in his Eastern regional home. The region has the third highest electoral votes with over 1.6...

Boakye Agyarko takes on Mahama on ‘dumsor’ [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Boakye Agyarko takes on Mahama on dumsor Former Minister of Energy is insisting the erstwhile Mahama administration did not end erratic power supply...

Teachers in Ho declare support for Mahama over unpaid arrears

An association of some aggrieved teachers in the Volta region have declared their support for NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama over government’s failure to...

Fight for integrity must start from our homes – Kufuor

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reiterated that the fight for integrity must start from our homes and community’s. According to him, our country is...