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Only names of Ghanaians must be on voters register – EC

Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, on Monday said eligible voters must be Ghanaians and not foreigners.She said the onus was on...

My work will secure me another term – Says Akufo-Addo as he gets new voter ID card

"In 2016, I asked the people of Ghana to give me a chance and see my handiwork, they gave me the chance so it...

Voter’s register: Abronye warns Asiedu Nketia over Banda chaos [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Voter’s register: Abronye warns Asiedu Nketia over Banda chaosThe Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as...

Akufo-Addo and Mahama must be ready to make these 10 commitments to win election 2020 – Agyinasare [Audio]

The General Overseer of the Perez Chapel has highlighted 10 commitments that the governing New Patriotic Party and opposition National Democratic Congress must make...

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

ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS BRIEFING “LET THE CITIZEN KNOW” ON 3RD AUGUST, 2020 PRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, CORPORATE SERVICESGood morning ladies and gentlemen of...

EC exceeds 15 million voters’ registration target

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has exceeded its target of registering 15 million eligible Ghanaian voters across the country.This was announced by the...

I will resign if Akufo-Addo wins 2020 polls – Kwaku Boahen

Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kwaku Boahen, has promised to resign if President Nana Akufo-Addo wins the 2020 December polls.Mr...

MFWA cites Abronye DC, others for use of abusive language on radio

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has cited Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC), Regional Chairman of the NPP in the Bono Region, as the...

Drama in Supreme Court as Tsatsu Tsikata refuses to argue NDC’s review case

There was drama at the Supreme Court on Thursday as renowned lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata refused to argue the NDC’s review of the voters’ register...

Ade Coker sends important message to NDC members

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade Coker, has sent a message of caution to party members ahead of the...

2020 Election: Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang begins campaign [Photos]

Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has started campaigning ahead of the 2020 December 7 polls.The Vice President...

Election 2020: Aspirants to file nomination forms online — EC

For the first time in the country's electoral history, aspirants in this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections will not physically pick nomination forms from...

This is what will happen to Obiri Boahen if NPP loses 2020 polls (Listen)

JoyNews/AdomNews · I will kill myself if... NPPs Obiri BoahenDeputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has vowed to...

Sam Korankye Ankrah’s powerful ‘election-winning’ prayer for Jane and John ticket [Video]

 Apostle General of the Royalhouse Chapel International, Reverend Sam Korankye Ankrah, has put together prophetic words in prayer for the newly outdoored...

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...