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A group of irate youth in Damango in the Savannah region have set the Electoral Commission(EC) office on fire.Joy News' Isaac Nonya reported the...

The United States Embassy in Accra has lauded Ghanaians for conducting another peaceful and successful general election, which it says reflects the will of...

The Member of Parliament(MP) for Mfantseman and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ophelia Mensah Hayford, has lost her seat.She was seeking re-election...

Ghanaians headed to the polls on Saturday 7th December 2024 in their ninth democratic election since 1992.Voters across the country started queuing as early...

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured Ghanaians of a smooth transition, stating they will not be a...

New Patriotic Party(NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat in the 2024 general election.Addressing the nation on Sunday morning, he congratulated the National...

Angry electorates on the morning of Sunday, December 8, 2024, destroyed machines at the Okaikwei Central collation centre, Ghana Communication Technology University(GCTU).Joy News' Lois Shola Adeyemi...

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West in the Greater Accra Region, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has lost her seat in the just-ended general elections.The Communications Minister...

Assin North Member of Parliament(MP), James Gyakye Quayson, has retained the seat for the National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the just-ended 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary...

Confusion has erupted in the Dome Kwabenya constituency of the Greater Accra Region as supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) resist the arrival...

Sulamana Issifu, a member of the New Patriotic Party's legal team for the Ejura Sekyeredumase Constituency in the Ashanti region, has called for a...

Claim: An X user shared a video claiming that two men who confronted soldiers during the voting exercise in Obuasi East are now receiving treatment in a...

The Western regional correspondent for Joy News, Natalia Quansah, endured a traumatic experience while covering the election at the Essikado-Ketan constituency in the Western...

Claim: KT Hammond has lost his seat. (Source: Facebook, Twitter)Verdict: FalseExplanation Reports that the Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa Constituency, K. T Hammond, has lost his seat...

Ghana heads to the polls on December 7, 2024, to elect a new president and parliamentarians for each of the 275 constituencies.The year’s election...

The Ghana Police Service has apprehended four individuals in connection with a shooting incident at the Iron City office in the Awutu Senya East...

On X (formerly Twitter), a coordinated network of accounts is driving hashtags such as:#IncompetentMahama#FailedMahama#1TouchForBawumia#BawumiaForPresidentThese accounts are spreading harmful disinformation targeting John Dramani Mahama, the...

Claim: A Facebook user claims a group of Togolese brought in by the NPP were arrested in Ketu South and repatriated. Source: FacebookVerdict: Misleading Explanation: The Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition...

Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has urged Ghanaians to support John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, in the...

A clash erupted during the 2024 election in the Obuasi East constituency of the Ashanti region involving three men in military uniform and civilians.The...

Claim: A TikTok user shared a video attributing a statement made by South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela, to ex-President John Dramani Mahama, claiming: “Wait and...

Claim: A WhatsApp video reports a shooting incident leading to the death of an individual in a branded NDC T-shirt in the Tolon Constituency. Source:...

Claim: X user @scottbolshevik claims that from 2017 to now, Ghana has borrowed over GHC 622 billion, with the Bank of Ghana illegally printing GHC...

Claim: X users @NanaKwame_off, @GrefDuah, and @AmoakoKwam claim NDC Parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, called Maa Lydia a husband killer in bulk SMS to constituents.Verdict: False Explanation:The...

The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for Mujaheed Suraj, also known as Mims, who is wanted in connection with a shooting incident...

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four suspects in connection with a shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Northern Region, which claimed one life...

A shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Northern Region has led to the death of one person and the injury of another.In a statement,...

Voting at the Mempeasem CMB polling station in the Sunyani West Constituency of the Bono region has been delayed in the ongoing 2024 election. As...

The Accredited Kingmakers, Elders, and Representatives of the Ga Paramount Stool Dzase have firmly rebutted a recent press release issued by Nii Yaote Oto-Ga...

The Ghana Police Service have arrested a polling station agent at the Wassa Akropong-Appiahkrom polling station A in the Western region for double voting...

Claim: A video of Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong claiming the New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants to buy votes from electorates has gone viral. It...

As Ghana approaches the December 7 general elections, there is rising political tension amid calls for a peaceful atmosphere.Citizens are gearing up to exercise...

An man identified as Michael Allotey has been arrested in the Okaikwei South constituency of the Greater Accra region for possessing a weapon.Mr Allotey...

An Electoral Commission (EC) official in the Kintampo South constituency of the Bono East Region has been arrested for allegedly issuing defective ballot papers...

For three decades, Ghana’s electoral politics has been depicted as a political duopoly or a ‘two-horse race’ between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and...

The first-ever Astroturf pitch aimed at promoting sporting activities in Odumasi and its surrounding areas within the Asante Akyem Central constituency of the Ashanti...

Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has resumed its foreign exchange trading operations following the restoration of its licence by the Bank of Ghana (BoG).The Central...

The victim of the tragic accident at Sunyani-Asufufu on Tuesday night has been identified as Margaret Boadi, a final-year Midwifery student at the Catholic...

Ghana’s voters will elect a new president in less than 16 days. Campaigns have intensified, with many political bigwigs taking every opportunity to sell...

Claim 1:  A Facebook user claims John Mahama, the NDC 2024 flagbearer, left office on January 6, 2017, when Ghana’s debt-to-GDP ratio was 56%. Verdict: False!Explanation Data from...