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MP hopeful in trouble for defying Presidential directive on political rallies

An independent parliamentary hopeful for the Assin South Constituency, Joseph Kofi Damtse, has allegedly defied President Akufo-Addo’s presidential ban on political rallies by holding...

CPP reopens nominations for flagbearers

The Interim Oversight Committee of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has reopened nominations for contest of various positions of the party including; flagbearership and...

Ghanaians tear Kyei Mensah-Bonsu apart for denigrating Prof. Opoku-Agyemang

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has incurred the wrath of the citizenry over a comment he made following the nomination of Professor Jane...

Full Speech: Sixth edition of NDC’s weekly press briefing

SIXTH (6TH) EDITION OF THE NDC’S WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING, ADDRESSED BY THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION OFFICER, COMRADE SAMMY GYAMFI, ON H.E. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA’S APPOINTMENT...

Joyce Mogtari blasts NPP for claiming she has tested positive for Covid-19

Special aide to former President John Mahama, Mrs Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has denied reports that she has tested positive for COVID-19 describing it as...

Family holds Sir John’s one-week

Family of former Ghana Forestry Commission boss, Sir John, has scheduled his one-week celebration for today, Wednesday, July 8, 2020.The former New Patriotic Party...

A look at Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s CV

Former Education Minister and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang was on Monday, July 6, 2020, nominated running...

Kroll and Associates contract did not require parliamentary approval – Attorney General

The Attorney General’s Office says the contract handed international firm Kroll and Associates did not require parliamentary approval.This is contained in a statement of...

It’s laughable to compare Dr Bawumia to Prof. Opoku-Agyemang – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has disclosed that he wouldn’t have turned down an offer to partner John...

Don’t use your personal car for the next 72 hours – Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang warned

A Ghanaian Muslim cleric, Mallam Sham-una, has advised the running mate of John Dramani Mahama, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to not use her personal...

Majority Leader criticises Mahama’s running mate

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says the newly nominated National Democratic Congress (NDC) running mate, Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang, lacks what it...

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang only pleaded for clemency for her sons in ‘Muntie 3’ petition – Oye Lithur replies NPP

Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has mounted a spirited defense for Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang who has been taken to the cleaners...

How I lost respect for Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang – Ursula reveals

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said the public record of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) running mate will affect the party’s chances in...

When it comes to gender advocacy, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang is invisible – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has been challenged to show her role in women’s empowerment in...

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful reacts to selection of NDC’s vice presidential candidate

Ghana's Communications Minister and Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West Constituency, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, who is a renowned gender advocate, has said that...

Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s son speaks on mother’s appointment

Son of the newly elected running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang, has congratulated the NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama for...

Dwaso Nsem: You don’t need to be an economist to run the economy – Tetteh-Chai

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has responded to some assertions that Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has no background in economics and as such will...

I sold my ring, other valuables to see my children through school – NPP bigwig recounts [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I sold my ring, other valuables to see my children through school – NPP bigwig recountsDeputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic...

Dwaso Nsem: Panel members face-off over Prof Jane Opoku-Agyemang’s appointment

Theophilus Tetteh-Chai, the Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Mrs Joyce Zempare, the Deputy Communications Director of the New...

Yvonne Nelson jabs ‘uncaring’ politicians over Voters’ Register

Actress Yvonne Nelson has taken another swipe at politicians for 'forcing' the Ghanaian public to go out in their numbers for the Voters' Registration...

Check out Ghana’s female running mates since the beginning of the 4th Republic

Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has become the seventh woman to be Vice-Presidential candidate since the beginning of the 4th Republic.Prof Opoku-Agyemang was confirmed on...

A woman running mate is good but… – Sekou Nkrumah

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, the youngest son of Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has questioned what a woman running mate brings to the table...

Prof. Gyampo sends strong message to NPP foot soldiers over Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s appointment

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gyampo warns NPP against nasty comments about Opoku-AgyemangA political scientist with the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has sent a message to...

Over 2.2m voters registered

Over 2.2 million (2,216,141) voters have been registered and issued voter identification cards in the first six days of the ongoing mass registration exercise....

Betty Mould-Iddrisu condemns Buaben Asamoa comments on Opoku-Agyemang

Former Minister of Education Betty Mould-Iddrisu has taken exception to the statements spued by the Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in...

The dawn has broken and Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has come – Oye Lithur writes

I sit and wait for the dawn of 6th July 2020 to break. I am sitting upright in my couch, very excited! Too excited...

Women hail Mahama for nominating Prof Jane Opoku Agyemang

There was jubilation and funfair at Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region following the nomination of Professor Jane Naana Opoku...

Running mates should have presidential qualities – Lecturer

A Senior Lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Dr Alidu Seidu, says it is imperative for flagbearers to choose...

NPP reacts to selection of Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang as Mahama’s running mate

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) says former President John Mahama’s choice of Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, shows that he is not serious.Prof Opoku-Agyemang...

I will help you win – Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang to Mahama

Former Minister of Education, Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang, says she is honoured to have been named running mate to President John Mahama for the 2020...

EC sacks temporal electoral officials at Sagnarigu

The Electoral Commission (EC) has sacked three temporal electoral officials at Sagnarigu in the Northern region for gross misconduct.This follows theft of eight Form...

John and Jane will take us to the promised land – Hannah Bissiw

National Womens Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says she sees victory after a woman was named running mate to flagbearer, John...

‘Mahama/Opoku-Agyeman ticket not a good card’

The decision by former President John Mahama to pick former Education Minister, Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyeman as running mate for the 2020 general election could...

Why the NDC settled on Prof Opoku- Agyemang as Mahama’s running mate

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given reasons why it unanimously accepted Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as John Mahama’s choice of running mate ahead...

NDC communicators react to Prof Opoku-Agyemang’s selection as Mahama’s running mate

All 16 regional Communication Officers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have congratulated Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on her nomination as the running mate...

Ade Coker rallies support for Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is appealing for support for running mate Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang.Joseph Ade Coker said though...

When Jane Opoku-Agyemang endorsed Mahama’s candidature

A video on the internet has captured moments now running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang endorsed John Mahama's...

Social media reacts to Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman’s appointment

Social media is currently buzzing for former Education Minister, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku- Agyeman following her appointment as John Mahama's running mate ahead of...

‘Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang is God-fearing, a distinguished scholar’

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has described the former Minister of Education, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as God-fearing,...

Rawlings speaks on Mills/Mahama leadership

Former President J.J. Rawlings says the National Democratic Congress, which he founded in 1992, abandoned its moral framework and took what it was not...