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Voting delayed at Suma Ahenkuro Presbyterian B polling centre due to BV machine issues

Voting at the Suma Ahenkuro Presbyterian B polling centre in the Jaman North Constituency has been delayed due to technical difficulties with the activation...

New president awaits Ghana as election day arrives

Election day has arrived in Ghana, where a debt crisis and high living costs mean the economy is uppermost in the minds of many...

Akufo-Addo urges Ghana to sustain democratic progress

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to show democratic maturity in the upcoming December 7 elections.He noted that, over the past thirty...

‘No room for hooliganism’ – Kasoa police bare teeth at election thugs

The Central East Police Command in charge of Kasoa and its environs has indicated its preparedness for the Election 2024 and vowed to clamp...

Election 2024: The Trends – Who wins where?

Decision day approaches in Ghana as approximately 18.8 million registered voters prepare to head to the polls on December 7 to elect a President...

Livestream: Ghanaians go to the polls today

Today, December 7, 2024, 18,774,159 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at about 40,647 polling stations nationwide.This is a 10.25% increment compared to...

Explainer: Does winning 75% of Ashanti Region guarantee NPP victory in 2024?

Ghana’s voters will elect a new president in less than 16 days. Campaigns have intensified, with many political bigwigs taking every opportunity to sell...

Claim NAPO was denied speaking at NPP Rally, false!

Claim:  X user @LongLyf2 claimed that NPP Vice-Presidential candidate Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh was not allowed to speak at the final rally.Verdict: False. Verification: Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh was...

False! Ghana 7th not 3rd, most food-secure African country

Claim: At the final rally of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Dec. 5, 2024, the flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, said: “If you ranked...

Yamin attacked by NDC ‘thugs’ in Kumasi, but Kofi Boakye wasn’t there

Claim: NDC security boys attacked Joseph Yamin and ex-police chief Kofi Boakye at a press conference in Kumasi, an Accra-based media outlet alleges.Verdict: Misleading! Explanation: Verification by...

It’s not our mandate to make anybody President or MP – Jean Mensa tells EC staff

The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa, on Thursday, December 5, made a passionate appeal to Election Officials to discharge their duties diligently during...

GJA sets up collation centre ahead of Dec. 7 election

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has announced the deployment of volunteers in all the 276 constituencies nationwide and at the Ghana International Press Centre...

Security tightened in Bawku ahead of elections

Security in Bawku has been heightened ahead of the crucial December 7 general elections.Travellers entering the town are subjected to strict checks before being...

Election 2024: Mahama outspends Bawumia on social media campaign advertisements

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer has outspent his New Patriotic Party rival on electoral and political advertisements on Facebook and Instagram in the...

Election: We’ve installed superior counter-rigging machinery – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region has warned any individual or entity intending to rig the 2024 general election to stop...

Travelers stranded, frustrated over bus shortages ahead of Dec. 7 election

Scores of passengers have been left stranded at various transport terminals in their quest to travel to their various constituencies to cast their votes.Some...

Mahama has better plans for Ghana’s progress – Professional Women for JM

The President of Professional Women for JM (PW4JM), Ofeibea Ramatu has expressed her strong belief that the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),...

2024 election: NCA, Mobile operators promise uninterrupted services

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has pledged collaboration with mobile network operators (MNOs) to deliver uninterrupted services during and after the 2024 election.At a...

Police probe EC official over unauthorised transport of election materials

The Electoral Commission (EC) has reacted to an incident involving its District Electoral Officer (DEO) for Afadjato South in the Volta Region.The officer was...

We’ll win 99 seats in six regions – NPP MP declares

Member of Parliament(MP) for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie has declared that the New Patriotic Party(NPP) will win 99 seats in six regions in...

Mahama determined to rebuild Ghana – Goosie Tanoh

The Chairman of the Employment and Job Creation Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 manifesto team, Goosie Tanoh, says the flagbearer, John...

2024 election: It’ll be difficult for NPP to get 76% votes in Ashanti region

A Senior Research fellow in Public Sector Economics, Dr George Domfeh, has stated that it will be difficult for the New Patriotic Party(NPP) to...

Leave polling centre after voting – Ashanti REGSEC advises electorate

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has issued several directives aimed at ensuring a peaceful electoral process on Saturday, December 7.Among them is a...

Ga East Municipal NCCE office organizes peace forum

Jemima Abena Konadu Mensah, the Ga East Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has urged the electorate to avoid misinformation...

Eminent Persons Group calls for peaceful, free, and fair election

The Eminent Persons Group (EPG) of the Christian Council of Ghana have made a passionate call for  free, fair, and peaceful election on Saturday,...

Police commend NPP, NDC after peaceful rallies in Accra

The Ghana Police Service have commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for their peaceful final rallies ahead of...

Wenchi parliamentary candidates pledge to ensure a violence-free polls

Some parliamentary candidates contesting the Wenchi constituency seat in the Bono region have declared their commitment to ensure a violence-free election on December 7.They...

Special Voting recorded high voter turnout with lowest per polling station being 83% – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) is not anticipating any shortage of election materials and equipment in any part of the country during the December 7...

‘Vote for me; I’ll make you proud’ – Mahama to Ghanaians

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has made an impassioned call to Ghanaians, urging them to support him...

Insist and ensure the validating stamp is wrapped – Omane Boamah to NDC executives

Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has urged party executives to remain vigilant ahead of the December...

EC urged to implement robust cybersecurity measures in upcoming elections

The Frimpong-Manso Institute (FMI) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to implement robust cybersecurity measures to avoid violence in upcoming elections.In a statement issued...

What an accountant-turned mechanic says about Dec. 7 election

Unable to get a job as an accountant since graduating five years ago, Nathaniel Qainoo has been forced to swap his calculator for a...

Mahama delivers closing campaign speech, urges Ghanaians to vote for change

Former President John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reiterated the need for change and to reset Ghana,...

Full text: Mahama’s speech at NDC’s final rally ahead of Dec. 7 election

My brothers and sisters,My beloved Ghanaian youth.The time is now!The time to replace fear with hope is now!The time to replace cynicism and disillusionment...

National Peace Council urges Ghanaians to uphold peace ahead of 2024 elections

As Ghanaians prepare to head to the polls on Saturday, December 7, 2024, the National Peace Council (NPC) has called for collective responsibility in...

Mahama to be sworn in as President with a solid parliamentary majority -Asiedu Nketia

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has confidently stated that the party's presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama will be...

We’ll not endorse any candidate in 2024 election – PNP

The People’s National Party (PNP) has announced its decision to remain non-aligned in the upcoming December 7 2024 general election.This decision according to the party...

Ghana Immigration Service intercepts dummy ballot papers bound for Togo

Immigration officials in the Akatsi North District have intercepted three booklets of dummy ballot papers allegedly being smuggled to Togo via an unapproved route...

NDC warns EC against using washable indelible ink on December 7

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to address unresolved issues arising from the Special Voting exercise ahead of the...

NDC draws crowd at climax of 2024 campaign [Photos]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has held its final rally ahead of Saturday’s general elections, drawing a huge turnout at Zurak Park in Madina,...