The Ministry of Education is calling on parents to remain calm as incoming first-year students at Senior High Schools (SHS), as well as technical and vocational institutions, prepare to start the new academic term on Thursday, October 31. Addressing concerns about the readiness of both students and parents, the Ministry’s spokesperson, Kwasi Kwarteng, assured parents on Citi FM’s Citi Breakfast ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took a swipe at former President John Dramani Mahama, highlighting that Mahama remains Ghana’s only one-term president. President Akufo-Addo during a tour of the Ahafo Region on Tuesday, October 29, suggested that Mahama’s lack of a second term calls into question his credibility and political influence, suggesting he should not boast of a higher “level” ...

Welcome to JoyNews’ live coverage of the highly anticipated court case between Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader, and the Speaker of Parliament, as they clash over the vacant seat controversy. This contentious issue has been making headlines, and today’s proceedings promise to be thrilling. The case, filed on October 18, 2024, revolves around the disputed seats and the Speaker’s ruling ...

Kofi Akpaloo, the presidential candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), has made some bold promises to support Ghanaian citizens. He has vowed to provide GHC500 monthly to children under 18 and GHC700 to unemployed individuals above 18. During an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu, Kofi Akpaloo said he aims to put money in people’s ...

Abraham Ossei Aidoo, a Member of the Parliamentary Service Board and former Majority Leader has cautioned that the ongoing parliamentary impasse could have serious consequences for Ghana’s legislative and governance process. The deadlock erupted after Speaker Alban Bagbin indefinitely adjourned Parliament, following heated disputes between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucuses. The primary contention centres ...

Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, former Member of Parliament for Bantama and previous Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, has urged the government to eliminate the payment of ex- gratia for members of the 8th Parliament. His call, he stated, follows recent disputes in Parliament, which he attributes to obstructionist behaviour from the Minority Caucus. Describing the Minority’s actions as ...

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has suspended printing of ballot papers for the presidential election slated for December 7, 2024. This follows the death of one of the candidates, the Founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor. This was announced by the Commission through a press release dated October 29 and signed by the Deputy Chairman ...

The Leader and Founder of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, has confidently predicted an unexpected outcome in the upcoming December 7 general elections, promising what he describes as a “big surprise” in favour of his grassroots-focused campaign. Convinced that his message is resonating with ordinary Ghanaians, Mr. Kyerematen believes his appeal is reshaping the political landscape in ways traditional ...

With a mandate to ensure free and fair elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) faces the steep challenge of regaining public trust, and Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah believes transparency is key. In an interview on PM Express on Tuesday, the former senior UN Governance Advisor spoke on actionable steps the EC could take to regain legitimacy and trust following Afrobarometer’s revealing data on institutional ...

Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has described the five questions asked him by former President John Dramani Mahama as flimsy. Dr Bawumia said he thought Mr Mahama would have agreed to debate him one-on-one for these issues to be addressed however he has not accepted to debate him. This was after the presidential ...