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E-levy Act will be repealed if… Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that if voted into power in 2025, a new NDC government will repeal the E-Levy Act.According...

Eid-ul-Fitr: NPP calls for prayers for govt to overcome economic challenges

The New Patriotic Party has wished all Muslims an Eid Mubarak as they mark the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr.The Party noted that although previous celebrations...

I will campaign against govt if … – Prince David Osei

Actor, Prince David Osei is threatening to make government unpopular following the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) that commenced today, May 1,2022.According...

May Day Celebration: Address challenges of Ghanaian workers – NDC to Akufo-Addo

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on President Akufo-Addo to address the pertinent challenges affecting workers in the country.According to the NDC,...

NPP election: Delegate dies after declaration of results

A delegate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has died following the declaration of results in the ongoing constituency elections in the Upper...

266 MPs participated in E-levy approval process – Attorney-General replies Haruna Iddrisu, 2 others

Attorney-General (AG) Godfred Yeboah Dame says 266 MPs participated in the processes leading up to the approval of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy).The A-G...

‘When you rush, you would crush – Sam George tells GRA over new approach to E-levy implementation

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram has advised the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to take into consideration the opinions of stakeholders over the implementation...

Mahama calls for probe into use of Covid-19 funds

Former President John Mahama has challenged government to initiate an independent forensic investigation into the use of what he estimates to be over $25...

Adwoa Safo to return to Parliament

The absentee Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo is likely to be seen in Parliament when Parliament resumes from recess.An aide to...

2 men who impersonated police at NPP elections remanded

The Police have remanded two persons who showed up at the ongoing NPP Constituency Executive Elections in the Okaikoi South Constituency wearing clothing that...

Dealing with politicians is just like sleeping with tigers’ – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah reads from George Andah’s book

JoyNews/AdomNews · 'Dealing with politicians is just like sleeping with tigers' - Oppong NkrumahMinister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has brought to light...

NPP elections: 4 national security personnel arrested at Ayawaso

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four (4) national security personnel who were parading at the Ayawaso North Constituency voting center.Regional Police Command DCOP...

Ghana’s 2020 polls credible; reflected will of the people – US Report

A report released by the U.S. Department of State in its 2021 Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has revealed that the 2020...

NPP Polls: Two arrested at Okaikoi South for impersonating police

The police have arrested two persons who showed up at the ongoing NPP Constituency Executive Elections wearing clothing that created the impression that they...

Democracy has been good for us – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo, says democracy, under the 4th Republic, has been good for Ghana, as it has banished the spectre of instability that disfigured much...

Allotey Jacobs fumes over US report on Ghana; warns Ghanaian sellouts

Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs has raised serious concerns about the 2021 US Department of State report on Ghana currently in circulation in the...

GAR NPP Regional Secretary reveals why some names were removed from register

The Greater-Accra Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Parker Odarlai France, has rubbished claims that names of some 430 delegates have...

NPP constituency election in Yendi suspended due to confusion over album to use

The New Patriotic Party’s constituency elections in Yendi in the Northern Region have been suspended due to confusion over which album to use in...

E-levy will affect your tithes – Sam George

Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam Nartey George has raised concerns over government’s decision to begin the implementation of the Electronic Transaction levy (e-levy) effective, May 1,...

We will either go independent or vote for NDC – Angry NPP delegates of Okaikwei South

Some angry delegates in the Okaikwei South Constituency have vowed to punish the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections.Scores of them...

NPP elections: 4 delegates arrested for disrupting Okaikwei South elections

Four delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been arrested for obstructing the party’s constituency elections in Okaikwei South.The governing party today Thursday...

NPP begins constituency executive elections today

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is all set to begin the election of new executives to fill up various positions at the constituency...

NPP Deputy Secretary resigns; joins NDC

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) branch in China has defected to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).Until his resignation, he was...

Checkout flashpoints ahead of NPP’s constituency elections tomorrow

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has identified four constituencies as hotspots ahead of its constituency elections tomorrow, April 28.The flashpoint constituencies are; Dome Kwabenya,...

Politics has taught me lessons not regrets – George Andah

A former Deputy Communications Minister, George Andah, says he has not regretted transitioning from the corporate world into active partisan politics. According to him, the...

5 CPP national executives granted bail

Five national executive officers of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) have been granted self-recognisance bail by the Adabraka Police in Accra.This is for...

Embattled Assin North MP again

Embattled Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, has urged the Supreme Court to set aside its ruling that barred him from performing...

I knew the odds were against me – Justice Abdulai on dismissed review of Deputy Speaker voting case

Private legal practitioner, Justice Abdulai, has indicated that he expected the Supreme Court to reject his quest to get them set aside the March...

NPP knows it is currently unpopular – Nana Akomea

A former Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has acknowledged that the party is currently unpopular.According to Nana Akomea, this...

Social media users react to ‘Inconvenience Allowance’ for executives of SOEs

On JoyNews’ Newsfile on April 23, host, Samson Lardy Anyenini, revealed a number of allowances leaders of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) are enjoying aside their huge salaries.The...

Check out Akufo-Addo’s message to Macron after election win

President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has congratulated the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on his re-election as the country’s political leader.This win gives the...

Akufo-Addo to hold Presidential Business Dialogue at 6th Ghana CEO Summit

President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, will be the Special Guest of Honor and Keynote speaker at the 6th Ghana CEO Summit.Every year,...

Mahama will be chosen as NDC flagbearer – Research reveals

An assessment conducted by the Research Directorate at the Presidency has revealed that former President John Mahama is likely to be retained as the...

Akufo-Addo used $33bn Covid-19 money on 2020 election – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has accused President Akufo-Addo of misappropriating monies meant for Covid-19 relief.According to him, the President channelled some $33 billion earmarked...

Swapping John Mahama for another person, not good decision for NDC – Lecturer

Senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Dr. Alidu Seidu says the Economic Intelligence Unit‘s assessment of the country...

Richard Asante Yeboah appointed Executive Secretary of Public Servants Housing Loan Scheme

President Akufo-Addo has appointed a Deputy Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Richard Asante Yeboah, as the Executive Secretary of the...

CPP Chairperson asked to step aside

The Central Committee of the Convention People's Party (CPP), has asked its Chairperson, Akosua Frimpomaa Sarpong- Kumankumah, to step aside.According to the committee, Madam...

Gabby Otchere-Darko has this to say about Dr Okoe Boye’s appointment

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has urged politicians to stay loyal to their parties no matter the...

Dr Oko Boye gets top appointment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed former Ledzokuku Member of Parliament, Bernard Okoe Boye, as the acting Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority...

Former Dubai Ambassador wades into John Mahama, NDC’s 2024 election plan

Former Ambassador to Dubai, Daniel Osei, has disclosed that the executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will have to work excessively if John...