There was confusion in the house of the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at Nima in Accra yesterday when some participants in a health walk organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) allegedly pelted the house with stones. The confusion deepened when some security men at Nana Akufo-Addo’s … Read more
President John Mahama has declared the commitment of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to accept the results of the upcoming general election and challeged the opposition parties to do the same. Chiding opponents of the NDC for preparing the grounds for a disputed general election, President Mahama said with defeat staring at them, the opposition … Read more
The Executive Director of the Small Arms Commission has described as irresponsible politicians who arm their members to kill during elections. Jones Applerh in an interview with Joy News, said the introduction of guns in politics is a dangerous phenomenon that must not be condoned. His comments follow recent gun violence in the Odododiodoo constituency … Read more
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has established a database to register lands so that investors will be able to have easy access to land and increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into the country. Known as land bank, the GIPC will manage the database which will contain information on lands that are available for … Read more
The Greater Accra Regional Minister has given a gory account of the violence in Odododiodio which has left scores of supporters injured and hospitalised. Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo who is head of the Greater Accra Region Security Command told Joy News two supporters of the NDC were shot at close range from the back and … Read more
It was all colourful and fun at the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) as the various cultures across the country came together to mark Regional Day. At the forecourt of the State House, chiefs, queen mothers, cultural troupes and school children gathered to commemorate the week-long festival. The National Festival of Arts and … Read more
It was all colourful and fun at the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) as the various cultures across the country came together to mark Regional Day. At the forecourt of the State House, chiefs, queen mothers, cultural troupes and school children gathered to commemorate the week-long festival. The National Festival of Arts and … Read more
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings has descended on the government for shirking its responsibilities to the state to engage in electoral campaigns ahead of the December polls. “There is too much abuse of incumbency which is usually normal for a ruling government in such a season but this … Read more
LA youth in the Greater Accra Region have cautioned the ruling National Democratic Congress executives led by President Mahama to bring Nii Afotey Agbo to order or risk losing the elections in the Greater Accra Region. According to the them Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo , the Greater Accra Regional Minister in clear convivial with the … Read more
Die-hard supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Appolonia in the Kpone-Katamanso constituency have vowed to vote against the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, who is their Member of Parliament. According to them, though the minister is the head of security in the region, he has woefully failed to address the … Read more
Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has derided the New Patriotic (NPP) and its leader, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for not presenting the party’s manifesto to the public. “When the referee whistled for round one: Launch your campaign, Akufo-Addo was not ready, while John Mahama was already at Cape Coast doing it. Round two: Launch … Read more
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor, has said the decision to provide flag bearers and their running mates with police protection during political events, is to reduce the influence of heavily built men popularly known as macho men, in the political process. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Greater Accra Regional Minister, … Read more
The Republic of Ghana will develop three times faster than it is doing today if President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are shown the exit from government in the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, Boakye Agyarko, Policy Adviser to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Adddo, the New Patriotic Party (NPPP) flag bearer, has … Read more
The Greater Accra Regional Minister Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo has lost his only surviving brother in a terrible car accident at Ada. Quaye, as he is known, died with two other occupants Thursday night. He’s said to have rammed his Porshe car into a truck carrying scraps. His wife who fortunately survived the accident is … Read more
“You cannot deceive nature,” Gt. Accra regional Minister , Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo gave this explanation for sleeping off at a public event. Social media was awash with some video that captured the Minister sleeping off at one of the gatherings during the President’s “Accounting to the people’s” tour in the Gt Accra region. The … Read more
Former President Jerry John Rawlings, on Thursday December 31, 2015, marked the 34th anniversary of the December 31, 1981 revolution that toppled Dr Hilla Limann of the Third Republic. The ceremony was held at the Revolutionary Square, opposite the Flagstaff House. Some prominent people who joined the former military ruler at the ceremony are Minister … Read more
The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) is investigating the production and sale of marijuana laced biscuits in the Ashaiman municipality, a suburb of the Greater Accra region of Ghana. According to officials, the biscuits, which were being produced locally, were also being offered for sale to unsuspecting members of the … Read more
The anguish and frustration of friends who have been at the Peace Holiday Resort in Ada since last Sunday where the Ghanaian hiplife musician, Castro, is believed to have drowned during a boat cruise at Ada Foah was unleashed on two journalists. The two reporters Mr Benjamin Tetteh who works as Joy FM’s Eastern Regional … Read more