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READ: 40 promises Mahama will fulfill if elected

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has outlined some 40 promises it will undertake if its flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama win the December...

It’s better to be a former MP in power than… – Seth Acheampong [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · It’s better to be a former MP in power – Seth Acheampong Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso Constituency, Seth Acheampong, has shown...

NPP Primaries: Kennedy Agyapong drops ‘bombshell’ on why many incumbent MPs lost

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, says most incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentarians lost because they did not pick calls. According...

NPP primaries: John Kumah consoles losers [Audio]

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), John Kumah is appealing to all losers in the just-ended parliamentary primaries...

NPP primaries: Sammy Gyamfi blames Akufo-Addo for defeat of over 40 NPP MPs

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has attributed the defeat of over 40 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) to the abysmal performance...

I’d have been dead if ‘fake’ pastors had any ‘power’ – Kennedy Agyapong

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has admitted that he would have been a dead man if the fake pastors he has exposed...

Bawumia prays for JJ Rawlings on his birthday

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has extended a touching birthday message to Former President Jerry John Rawlings as he celebrates his 73rd birthday today,...

Martin Amidu ‘sweats’ for witness in Ayariga’s trial

The trial of Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, could not commence at an Accra High Court due to the absence of the...

Are we paying for the ‘sins’ of our party? – Defeated MP quizzes

One of the defeated incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) in the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries, Ben Abdallah Banda, has expressed shock...

Attorney General supports NDC’s celebration of Rawlings’ overthrow of Limann

The Attorney General’s Office is set to support the NDC’s celebration of December 31, using private funds. Documents filed on behalf of the office at...

MP accused of using residence as voting centre

Incumbent Member for Asante-Akyem North, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, has been accused of using his residence as a voting centre despite an injunction on voting...

‘There was little we could do to save defeated MPs’ – Freddie Blay [video]

National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, Freddie Blay, says there was little the party could do to save some Members of Parliament...

EC vs NDC Case: IMANI, ASEPA, other CSOs combine to file Amicus Curiae at Supreme Court

Policy think-tanks; IMANI Africa and the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) together with some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have served notice...

Okudzeto Ablakwa reacts to big names that were shot down in NPP primaries

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has empathised with some  of his colleagues Members of Parliament who lost in Saturday’s primaries. Describing...

This is how much defeated parliamentary candidate for Assin North spent on his campaign

Eric Amankwah Blay, the parliamentary candidate for Assin North who lost in the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) primaries has revealed the amount he used...

Why I lost – Obour breaks silence on his defeat

Failed New Patriotic Party aspirant, Bice Osei Kufuor, has attributed his defeat in the Asante Akyem South parliamentary primary to political inexperience. The former MUSIGA...

Why this defeated candidate is taking back bicycles he gave to delegates [Video]

An aspirant in the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary primaries at Assin North constituency, Eric Amankwa Blay, has gone back to retrieve bicycles...

Let’s close our ranks – NPP Chairman appeals

On behalf of the National Executive Committee of our party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), I express my sincere appreciation to all contestants and...

NPP Primaries: Supporters of defeated aspirant threaten to burn Wulensi party office [photo+video]

Some irate supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Wulensi constituency have besieged the party office threatening to burn...

NPP primaries: Ama Sey blames ghosts for defeat

Member of Parliament for Akwatia in the Eastern Region, Mercy Adu Gyamfi, popularly called Ama Sey, has rejected the results of the ruling NPP...

NPP primaries: Defeated candidate hounds delegates for bicycles[photos]

There was drama at Assin North Constituency as the aspiring parliamentary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) took away bicycles he bought for delegates. Eric...

NPP supporters in Effiduase-Asokore call for annulment of primaries

Some NPP supporters in Effiduase-Asokore are challenging the outcome of primaries election which saw the retention of incumbent Member of Parliament, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie. They...

Another top musician endorses Akufo-Addo for 2020 elections

President Nana Akufo-Addo has won the heart of some key musicians in Ghana; the latest to endorse his candidacy is Praye Tiatia. Barely a few...

NPP Primaries: Bawumia’s ‘sister’ kicks out Deputy Agric Minister

Lariba Z. Abudu has defeated the Deputy Agric Minister who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Sagre Bambangi, in the Walewale NPP primaries...

Let’s double our efforts to retain seat – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, who has been acclaimed as the Parliamentary Candidate for the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the Ablekuma West Constituency, expressed optimism of her...

I’m frightened – Majority Leader reacts to casualties in NPP primaries [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I’m frightened - Majority leader reacts to casualties in NPP primaries "I’m amazed and frightened at the sheer numbers we have lost in...

NPP primaries: Meet the female MP who won by 3 votes

The Member of Parliament for Krowor constituency in the Greater Accra region nearly killed her parliamentary ambition goodbye in the just-ended New Patriotic Party...

Money showered on Adentan delegates after Buaben Asamoa win [Video]

Some ecstatic New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates took to the dancing floor amid showering of money after Yaw Buaben Asamoa was declared...

What Akufo-Addo told Adwoa Safo and Mike Oquaye before contest [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NPP primaries: What Akufo-Addo told Adwoa Sarfo and Mike Ocquaye Incumbent Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, was contested...

NPP Primaries: The winners and popular losers

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) held its Parliamentary primaries on Saturday ahead of the 2020 general election. A total of 374 aspirants contested in...

NPP primaries: Delegates send message to Kojo Frimpong

The hope of seasoned journalist, Kojo Frimpong, to represent the people of Wenchi in Parliament has been dashed after losing to sitting Member of...

List of the 7 NPP parliamentary candidates who went unopposed in the Greater Accra Region

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) held its parliamentary primaries on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The election process was generally peaceful across the over 100...

NPP primaries: Yendi elects Aliu Mahama’s son as Parliamentary candidate

Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, son of former Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, has been elected as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for...

NPP Primaries: Delegates shock Obour

Musician-cum-politician, Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, has been defeated in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary which took place on Saturday,...

NaCCA boss, Prince Armah beats incumbent MP in Kwesimintsim primary

The Executive Secretary of National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Dr Prince Armah, has won the Kwesimintsim constituency primary of the New Patriotic...

NPP Primaries: Ofoase Ayirebi acclaims Oppong-Nkrumah [photos]

All 450 Delegates across 25 electoral areas in the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency of the NPP, have on Saturday 20th June 2020 acclaimed incumbent MP...

NPP Primaries: Mike Oquaye Jnr speaks after defeat

Failed New Patriotic Party (NPP) aspiring candidate for parliament in the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Mike Oquaye Jnr, has spoken after failing to win the NPP...

NPP Primaries: Check out some incumbents who lost their seats

The 2020 New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries are over and some big shots have lost their seats. About 15 incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) have...

Adwoa Safo beats Mike Oquaye Jnr with 8 votes

The incumbent Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has defeated Mike Oquaye Jnr in the parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party...

NPP Primaries: MASLOC boss Stephen Amoah unseats incumbent MP at Nhyiaeso

Chief Executive Officer for Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Stephen Amoah, has won the Nhyiaeso constituency primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).With...