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Jane Naana ‘turns heads’ with looks at unveiling ceremony [Photos]

The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, yesterday, turned heads with her new look during a ceremony to...

EC reveals number of Ghanaians registered so far

The Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed it has so far registered over 12 million Ghanaians in the ongoing voters' registration exercise.According to the Chairperson,...

Jean Mensa begs party agents to use Commission’s laid down rules

Chairperson for the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has pleaded with the Ghanaian citizenry, particularly agents of the various political parties to use the...

2020 Elections: EC to make presidential and parliamentary nomination forms available online

The Electoral Commission (EC), in view of the novel Covid-19 pandemic, will for the first time make presidential and parliamentary nomination forms available online....

Full Text: Sixth edition of EC’s ‘Let the Citizen Know’ series

LET THE CITIZEN KNOWPRESENTATION BY CHAIRPERSON OFTHE ELECTORAL COMMISSION, MRS JEAN MENSAON MONDAY 27TH JULY, 2020 AT 10:00amAT THE IPAC ROOMIt is a pleasure...

Six foreigners arrested for attempting to register at Kaneshie

Six foreigners, who allegedly attempted to register in the ongoing voter registration at the Kaneshie Cripples Home Centre, Accra, have been arrested by the...

Rawlings pays respects to late Atta Mills [Photos]

Former President Jerry John Rawlings, in the early hours of Friday, July 24, 2020, paid his respects to former President John Evans Atta Mills.Mr...

EC extends registration for persons 50-years and above, health workers, security personnel

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said that it has put in place further arrangements for more specialised groups of citizens to participate in the...

Delegates voted against me for not holding ministerial position – Assibey Yeboah reveals

MP for New Juaben South, Hon Dr Mark Assibey Yeboah has hinted that the delegates voted against him in the party’s recent Parliamentary Primaries...

Vigilantism, health safety risks at voters’ registration centres worrying – CODEO

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) have noted with concern, some of the challenges with the on-going voter’s registration exercise in the country.This...

Peace Council sends message to Akufo-Addo over Hawa Koomson’s ‘Rambo’ shooting

Chairman of the National Peace Council, Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, has called on the Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson to...

Mahama cuts short registration centre tours over Covid-19 concern

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has suspended his monitoring tour of the ongoing voters' registration centres.The blatant disregard...

Nduom steps aside as PPP opens nominations for flagbearers

Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom is expected not to contest the Progressive People Party's (PPP) flagbearer race as nominations open.The leadership of the party announced...

Ghanaians roast Hawa Koomson over Kasoa shooting incident

Ghanaians have reacted angrily following the Minister for Special Development Initiative's admission that she fired gunshots at the Step to Christ registration centre in...

‘NDC will win 54% of total votes cast if…’

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) National Youth Organiser, George Opare, has made a rather bold assertion about the fortunes of the party in the...

Hawa Koomson’s ‘boys’ arrested over Kasoa shooting incident

It has emerged that the four suspects arrested in connection with the voter registration disturbances at Kasoa are supporters of the New Patriotic Party...

EC condemns violence at some registration centres

The Electoral Commission (EC) has expressed concern about pockets of violence being perpetrated by some political party supporters at some registration centres.A statement, copied...

EC denies preventing NDC agents from observing voter registration exercise

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dispelled reports that it prevented the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party agents from observing the voters registration exercise in...

New Juaben South NPP targets 120,000 registered votes

The New Patriotic Party in the New Juaben South Constituency says its target of ensuring 120, 000 registered voters in the constituency is on...

Gabby Otchere-Darko mocks Bernard Mornah

New Patriotic Party stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has mocked Bernard Mornah after the latter registered for the new voter identity card.Mr Mornarh’s registration might...

‘Togolese’ who attempted to acquire voter ID card put before court

A 35-year-old man, believed to be a Togolese, has been granted bail by a Tema Magistrate Court for attempting to register in the ongoing...

Christian Council raises alarm over 4 ‘demonic forces’ in Ghana

The Christian Council of Ghana has raised concerns over what it describes as demonic forces Ghana’s politics must be devoid of.According to the Council,...

The Ballot Box: No roads no vote – Asuogyaman residents bare teeth at govt

The deplorable nature of Adjena-Jakiti road in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern region will matter in their choice of candidate in the upcoming...

EC to conduct mop up exercise for students on Saturday

The Electoral Commission (EC) is to conduct a mop up registration exercise for eligible students on Saturday July 18 in all Senior High Schools...

Voter registration: EC reacts to fake voter ID card issued to an Asian

The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it did not issue a voter identity card to an Asian male and that the said card...

The EC’s alleged sins against Ghana’s self-righteous civil society activists

The guiding principle that underpins all thriving democracies is that people disagree to agree or agree to disagree whatever the case may be.It...

All biometric voter registration kits are brand new – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) says the Biometric Voter Registration kits being used for the compilation of the Voters Register are all new.It explained that...

EC clears air on Biometric Voters Registration kits

The Electoral Commission (EC) has debunked claims that about 40% of the Biometric Voter Registration kits being used in the ongoing voters’ registration exercise...

NDC hunts for EC officials padding figures in NPP strongholds

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is on a manhunt for some Electoral Commission (EC) officials they claim are padding figures in strongholds of...

READ: Full Supreme Court judgement on voters’ register case

The Supreme Court on June 25 delivered its judgement in the case challenging the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new register and what...

NDC Cape Coast North PC speaks after his voter ID card was withdrawn

The Parliamentary Candidate (PC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Cape Coast North Constituency says he has legally challenged a decision by...

Voter registration: Greater Accra, Volta region top challenged cases

The Greater Accra and the Volta regions have recorded the highest number of challenged cases, after the first two phases of the ongoing voters'...

Voters Registration: EC admits to ‘over-computation’ in Ashanti Regional figures but denies “rigging plots”

The Electoral Commission has confirmed figures of registrants submitted to its headquarters from two districts in Ashanti Region were over-computed.Regional Director, Benjamin Bannor Bio, has...

Peace Council condemns violence at registration centres

The National Peace Council has condemned the act of violence recorded in some parts of the country amidst the ongoing mass registration exercise.Chairman of...

EC responds to NDC’s suit

The Electoral Commission (EC) has responded to a suit brought against it by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) over its registration of voters...

GIS beefs up security at Bunkpurugu over voters’ registration

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has beefed up security at the various borders and unapproved routes in the Bunkpurugu district of the North East...

EC withdraws NDC PC’s voter ID card over fake information

The voter's identity card of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Cape Coast North has been withdrawn by the Electoral Commission (EC)....

NDC party agents demand withdrawal of EC officer

Some National Democratic Congress (NDC) party agents in the Ablekuma West Constituency are demanding the withdrawal of a registration officer as they accuse him...

Police arrests nine for disrupting registration exercise

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two persons who disrupted the registration exercise.Seven of their accomplices who tried freeing them while police was...

EC to extend registration period at delayed centres [Read]

The Electoral Commission (EC) has made plans to make amends for the lost time at some registration centres where the process delayed today, July...