Politics

Margaret Ansei, the Suhum Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), who contested the 2016 elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and lost to the NPP Member of Parliament (MP) Frederick Opare Ansah, has packed out of her official bungalow and fled the town. Margaret Ansei aka Magoo, who is …

The Functional Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) with the approval of the Council of Elders has established a 13 member committee to investigate the cause(s) of the party’s abysmal loss to the NPP in the 2016 General Election and recommend the way forward. The committee is chaired by …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), says it will hold its national congress to select party executives in two years from now. The congress is also expected to allow the executives devise strategies towards the 2020 elections, after its massive defeat in the 2016 elections. Addressing the press on Thursday, the …

The Presidential Committee on Emoluments has mounted a strong defence for its recommendation for a 10 percent upward salary adjustment for President John Mahama and other Article 71 office holders. A Labour Economist, Dr William Baah Boateng, who is a member of the committee, told Joy News in an exclusive …

The Northern Regional Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party has called on the Akufo-Addo government to prosecute all government officials who are found to be corrupt either in the outgoing regime or in his own government. The council advised that the president must not let cases of financial …

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has charged the in-coming New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to restore the confidence which citizens have lost in the country’s democratic system. According to the party, the country has witnessed fluctuating growth under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over …

Outgoing President John Mahama has said his work as the leader of the country would come to an end at midnight of January 6 when he would hand-over power to the incoming President. He promised to work in the interest of Ghanaians to bequeath a nation that is united, peaceful …

President-elect, Nana Akufo Addo, has received an interim report from his side of the transition Team on the current state of the nation as he prepares to take over. Although details of the report we’re not disclosed, spokesperson for the team, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah told the media, it covered issues …

Samuel Atta Akyea, Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region, has indicated that President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been chosen by God to save Ghana from the mess created by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. According to Lawyer Atta Akyea, God listened to …

More than 6,000 guests are expected at the inauguration ceremony of President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo on January 7, 2017. These will include some heads of states, members of the diplomatic corps and senior citizens. The inauguration will be held at the Independence Square in Accra. The spokesperson for the president-elect’s side …