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Kennedy Agyapong rescues stranded Ghanaians in Lebanon

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has responded to a distress call from a group of Ghanaians stranded in Lebanon. A few...

Police invite Hawa Koomson

Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has been invited by the police for firing gunshots at a registration centre at Kasoa. Public Relations...

LPG to acclaim Kofi Akpalu as the presidential candidate today

The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), will today acclaim Kofi Percival Akpalu as the presidential candidate for the 2020 general election at the Marriot...

Hawa Koomson sets records straight after gunshot

Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East Constituency, Hawa Koomson, has justified her gunshot incident which disrupted activities at Step to Christ registration...

Read: I’ve not said anywhere that I will campaign against Akufo-Addo – Contractor rubbishes media reports, threatens legal action

Our attention has been drawn to a malicious publication against the person of Mr Samuel Odori Larbi, Chief Executive Officer of Asabea Constructions Limited...

Security Expert calls for Hawa Koomson’s resignation [Video]

Security Expert, Prof. Kwesi Aning, has said Mavis Hawa Koomson does not deserve a position of trust and must resign as Special...

‘NDC will win 54% of total votes cast if…’

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) National Youth Organiser, George Opare, has made a rather bold assertion about the fortunes of the party in the...

2 arrested with guns for illegally escorting people to registration centre

Two unidentified suspects have been arrested by a military patrol team with four locally manufactured guns and other weapons in their possession at Kojokura,...

4 arrested in connection with Kasoa voter registration disturbances

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with voter registration disturbances at Kasoa in the Central Region. The suspects, Sulley Razak,...

Former CPP parliamentary candidate defects to NPP

A former parliamentary candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the Northern region has defected to the New Patriotic Party (NPP).  Nbanyun Nnaye Philemon,...

EC condemns violence at some registration centres

The Electoral Commission (EC) has expressed concern about pockets of violence being perpetrated by some political party supporters at some registration centres.A statement, copied...

Arrest Hawa Koomson – NDC’s Pablo charges police

National Youth Organiser for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, also called Pablo in the political circles, has called for the arrest...

Hawa Koomson admits to firing gunshots at registration centre but …

The Minister for Special Development Initiative has admitted to firing gunshots at the Step to Christ registration centre in the Awutu Senya East constituency. Hon....

EC denies preventing NDC agents from observing voter registration exercise

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dispelled reports that it prevented the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party agents from observing the voters registration exercise in...

New Juaben South NPP targets 120,000 registered votes

The New Patriotic Party in the New Juaben South Constituency says its target of ensuring 120, 000 registered voters in the constituency is on...

Govt discloses amount spent on Covid-19 testing so far and it’s huge

Government says it has spent a whopping US$34.6 million on Covid-19 alone with each test at a cost of US$100. In a statement to...

EC officers run for their lives as gun-wielding men storm registration centre [Video]

Officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) who are registering people at the Step to Christ Registration Centre in the Awutu Senya East constituency have...

Prof. Gyampo reacts to PPP presidential candidate rumours

Head of European Studies at the Department of Political Science in the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has denied reports suggesting that he...

EC clears air on claims it prevented NDC agents from observing registration at some SHSs

The Electoral Commission (EC) has described as untrue reports it prevented some party agents of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from observing the Voters...

Osafo-Maafo tests negative for Covid-19 [video]

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has tested negative for Covid-19, the Information Minister has disclosed. Addressing the press during its weekly update Sunday,...

I will not wish coronavirus experience on anyone – Volta Minister

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa has described his experience with the novel coronavirus as an unpleasant one which he hoped will...

‘Togolese’ who attempted to acquire voter ID card put before court

A 35-year-old man, believed to be a Togolese, has been granted bail by a Tema Magistrate Court for attempting to register in the ongoing...

NDC to commemorate 8th anniversary of Atta Mills’ death

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Friday, July 24, will commemorate the eighth anniversary of the death of late President Professor John Evans Atta...

Asamoah Boateng describes Oppong- Nkrumah as one of the best performing Ministers

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has been rated as one of the best performing Ministers by Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, Director-General of the State Interests and...

Birth Certificate just a record, not proof of Ghanaian citizenship – Deputy Attorney General

A birth certificate is a mere record of birth and not a proof of Ghanaian citizenship, Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, has said, backing a...

Akufo-Addo replies CSOs over reinstatement of Domelevo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has dismissed requests by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other citizens demanding the reinstatement of Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, after he was...

Kofi Boakye reassigned in latest police reshuffle

Head of Research and Planning, COP Kofi Boakye has been assigned a new role in the Ghana Police Service. The former Ashanti Regional Police Commander...

The Ballot Box: No roads no vote – Asuogyaman residents bare teeth at govt

The deplorable nature of Adjena-Jakiti road in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern region will matter in their choice of candidate in the upcoming...

Airbus Scandal probe: It’s time to speak – Pius Hadzide tells Mahama

Deputy Information Minister, Pius Hadzide has urged former President, John Mahama to take advantage of the ongoing Airbus scandal probe, to respond to allegations...

Voters registration: Two EC officers arrested [photos]

Two Electoral Commission Officers from the Savannah Region are currently in the grips of police in Tamale in the Northern Region. The culprits, Mumuni Abilla...

EC to conduct mop up exercise for students on Saturday

The Electoral Commission (EC) is to conduct a mop up registration exercise for eligible students on Saturday July 18 in all Senior High Schools...

Sam George tears Amidu apart over Interpol arrest warrant on Samuel Mahama [audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sam George tears Amidu apart over Interpol arrest warrant on Samuel Mahama Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Samuel George, says the Special Prosecutor...

Voter registration: EC reacts to fake voter ID card issued to an Asian

The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it did not issue a voter identity card to an Asian male and that the said card...

Prof. Gyampo makes interesting points on Supreme Court ruling on birth certificates

Renowned Political Scientist at the University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has said that the Supreme Court ruling that birth certificate is not a...

Sammy Gyamfi speaks on Interpol’s notice for arrest of Samuel Mahama

The Communications Officer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says a warrant issued by the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) for the arrest...

Rawlings happy about selection of Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said he could not oppose the candidature of Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. He said he had other candidates in...

NDC polling agent arrested over missing TECNO phone[video]

A polling station agent of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the ongoing voter registration exercise has been arrested over a missing mobile...

Free SHS is no guarantee for votes of beneficiaries – Sammy Awuku

The National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the Free Senior High School policy does not guarantee that all beneficiaries will...

Police release details of officer who slapped woman at registration centre

The Ghana Police Service, following a probe of a police officer, who slapped an applicant at a voters registration centre, has identified the suspect. The...

NDC accuses National Peace Council of bias [Video]

The youth wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken on the National Peace Council. According to the NDC youth wing, the Council...