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Dumelo is a cry baby – Lydia Alhassan

The incumbent Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency has described her contender in the December 7 election, John Dumelo, as a crying...

2020 Polls: Premature congratulatory messages out of order – Political parties told

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has described the premature congratulatory messages sent by political parties to the Presidential Candidate of the governing New Patriotic...

Joy News projection: Akufo-Addo to win 2nd term in a tight race

Joy News’ has called the election for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a tightly contested race.The New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate polled 6,640,809...

Ayawaso Central constituency re-elects Henry Quartey for a third term

The Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso Central constituency, Henry Quartey has secured a third term to serve as legislator.Mr Quartey won the Parliamentary...

Election 2020: Provisional results show slight rise in women elected to parliament

Over the years, female representation in parliament and in government has been quite low. Although the situation seems to be improving, the improvement has...

NPP, NDC supporters jubilate ahead of EC’s declaration of results [photos]

Although the Electoral Commission (EC) is yet to declare the results for the 2020 presidential election, some members of the governing NPP and the...

Election 2020: GJA condemns collation centre shooting, attacks on journalists

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned a shooting incident and attacks on two journalists at the Ablekuma Central collation Centre by political party...

Checkout regional results released by the EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said that it has received results from 14 regions and out of that, seven of them have been certified.The remaining...

Presidential results will be declared today; with or without full… – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) is confident of declaring the results for the 2020 presidential election today, Wednesday, December 9, 2020.This follows the failure of...

Election 2020: EC releases regional presidential results

The Electoral Commission (EC) has begun publishing Presidential results from each region even as counting continues at some collation centres in two regions.The Commission...

NDC can’t claim majority in parliament – Ben Ephson insists

Pollster and Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper Mr. Benjamin Emmanuel Ephson has said claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of winning...

EC apologises for delayed results, urges calm

The Electoral Commission late Tuesday night said it was waiting to receive collation of results from two remaining regions to enable it declare the...

Election 2020: Winners of parliamentary election

With counting underway, the Electoral Commission has begun releasing the list of the elected parliamentary candidates.Some NPP MPs retained their seats while others including...

Two persons sustain gunshot wounds in Techiman South [Video]

Two persons have sustained gunshot wounds in a shooting incident at the Techiman South constituency in the Bono East Region.The confusion is...

Majority leader retains seat

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, retained his seat in the December 7 general election.Mr Mensah Bonsu, who is also the Majority...

Election 2020: Bawumia’s sister wins big at Walewale

The hope of a former Northern Regional Minister, Abdallah Abubakar, to enter Parliament has been dashed by the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for...

Election 2020: EC extends timeline for declaration of results

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced plans to extend the intended timeline for the declaration of the 2020 presidential election results.The declaration was earlier...

Election 2020: NDC boycotts collation process

Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Zabzugu in the Northern Region have boycotted the collation process.This comes barely hours as the nation...

Titus-Glover kicked out of Parliament

Incumbent Member of Parliment (MP) for Tema East constituency, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has been kicked out of Parliament.He lost his seat to National...

Tourism Minister loses Prestea-Huni-Valley seat

The Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture, Barbara Oteng Gyasi, has lost the Prestea Huni-Valley seat after just one-term to the National Democratic Congress’...

NDC sweeps 141 parliamentary seats – Asiedu Nketia claims

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is claiming to have won majority in Parliament.The party's General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, said they have won...

Protect your ballot and make sure nobody steals your verdict – Asiedu Nketia [Video]

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has said that the citizens must be ready to protect their ballot...

Thanks for voting and giving the NDC a working majority in Parliament – Mahama

Prior to the official announcement of the Presidential elections by the Electoral Commission (EC), former President John Dramani Mahama has thanked his supporters for...

Widow of former NDC PC shocks Deputy Attorney General

The widow of the late National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region, Madam Lydia Akanvariba Adakudugu, has...

Asiedu Nketia questions EC’s decision to announce winner at 5:pm today [Video]

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has queried the Electoral Commission (EC) on its decision to announce...

Election 2020: Musician Fantana’s mother wins Jomoro seat

Musician Fantana and her family were all excited after her mother crawled her way to parliament.Madam Dorcas Affo-Toffey, contesting on the ticket of the...

Akufo-Addo should be congratulating Mahama by now – Asiedu Nketia [Video]

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to concede defeat in...

Election 2020: We have won, NPP and NDC declare

The two major political parties in the country, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are both claiming...

Election 2020: John Jinapor silences late Abu Kamara’s brother

The elder brother of the late New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament (MP), Salia Kamara, has lost the Yapei-Kusawgu seat.Mr Kamara was selected by...

Ken Agyapong retains Assin Central seat

Outspoken Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central in the Central Region, Kennedy Agyapong, has retained the Assin Central seat for the governing New...

Koku Anyidoho reveals why Amewu won Hohoe parliamentary race [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Koku Anyidoho reveals why Amewu won Hohoe parliamentary raceA former Deputy General Secretary of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel...

Election 2020: EC sets time to declare presidential election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced it will declare the 2020 presidential election results at 5:pm today.The declaration will be done at the Accra...

Election 2020: Check out MPs who lost miserably

The December 7, 2020, parliamentary and presidential election, has ended across the country with many big names shot down.Both the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Election 2020: Francis Xavier kicks Boniface out of Parliament

National Democratic Congress candidate, Francis Xavier Sosu, has given the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Madina Constituency, Alhaji Abu-Bakar Saddique Boniface, a...

Blows fly at Okaikwei Central Collation Centre over votes recount [Video]

There was confusion at Okaikwei Central Collation Centre as New Patriotic Party (NPP) officials demand a recount of the parliamentary votes at Ansurudeen Islamic...

Check out list of some 140 seats NDC says it has won [Video]

With the results trickling in from the various constituencies, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) claims it has won 140 seats.According to the party, they...

Election 2020: Hannah Bissiw challenges Tano South results

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Tano South is challenging the results of Monday’s voting.After counting, Hannah Bissiw grabbed 17,215 votes representing...

Cynthia Morrison retains Agona West Constituency seat

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Agona West Constituency, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has been re-elected for a second four-year term after winning Monday's...

Leila Djansi writes emotional letter to Dumelo

Actress Leila Djansi has congratulated Ayawaso West Member of Parliament (MP) aspirant John Dumelo after he failed to win the contest against his biggest...

Mfantseman at a standstill as returning officer collapses

Collation and declaration of parliamentary candidate for the Mfantseman Constituency took a sour turn when the returning officer passed out.The tension of candidates for...