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Voter registration: EC directs officers to switch to offline mode

The Electoral Commission (EC) has directed its district officers to switch to the offline mode of registration starting Thursday, May 9, 2024.The directive comes...

We will rectify voter registration errors during exhibition exercise – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured the public that any errors made during the ongoing limited voter registration process will be corrected during the...

New Juaben South: Man arrested for attempted double registration

A man has been arrested in New Juaben South in the Eastern Region for attempting to register twice in the ongoing voter registration exercise.The suspect...

Voter registration: Residents satisfied with process so far in Ashanti Region

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced the resolution of all technical challenges that previously halted the limited voter registration exercise across various districts.The first...

Do not be intimidated by NPP – Prof Alabi tells NDC members

The Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Joshua Alabi has urged his comrades not to be intimidated by the acts of...

EC’s limited voter registration got off slowly due to inadequate publicity – Otokunor

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s elections directorate, Peter Boamah Otokunor, says the slow start of the Electoral Commission's ongoing limited voter...

Network challenges affect voter registration exercise on Legon, UNIMAC-IJ campuses

https://youtu.be/ddlltjN7OekThe first day of the ongoing limited voter registration exercise in the Greater Accra region faced delays due to network challenges.The Electoral Commission (EC)...

Collective responsibility needed to ensure credible elections – EC

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has called for unity and cooperation among all stakeholders in the...

NPP, NDC must desist from registering unqualified people – Nkoranza North Youth

A group calling itself Concerned Youth for Development in Nkoranza North in the Bono East region has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and...

Network challenges affecting voter registration exercise in Tamale

The ongoing limited voter registration exercise in the Greater Tamale Metropolis is facing delays due to power outages, unstable network services, and technical issues...

Voters registration: Juaboso EC disqualifies 4 applicant

Four applicants have been barred from the Electoral Commission's limited voter registration exercise in the Juaboso District due to insufficient evidence of residence.The Electoral...

Voter registration: 3 applicants disqualified for failing to provide evidence of their residence

The Electoral Commission (EC) has begun its limited voter registration across the country.The exercise is eligible for those at the age of 18 years...

Voters’ registration: Confusion breaks out between NPP, NDC at Awutu Senya West [Video]

https://youtu.be/FZ-eo5xghjoThere is a seeming tension among supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Awutu Senya West over the...

We have no problem with EC but… – IMANI

Policy think-tank, IMANI-Africa has stated that, it was performing its civic responsibility when it petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)...

CODEO deploys 195 observers to monitor limited registration exercise

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has trained and deployed 195 observers for the voter registration exercise as the Electoral Commission (EC) starts...

EC begins voters’ registration today

The Electoral Commission (EC) will from today, May 7 begin the voter registration exercise ahead of the 2024 election.The registration is a 27-day exercise...

EC didn’t receive names of returning officers from MMDCEs – Jean Mensa

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa has stated that, individuals recruited to help the Commission organize the upcoming registration were selected...

2024 polls: Cheddar pledges to combat unemployment

Founder of the New Force Movement, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has revealed his commitment to reducing Ghana’s unemployment rate to boost...

NPP cautions NDC against registration of minors, foreigners 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to boycott any plans to assist minors and foreigners acquire voter ID...

Voter registration: Participate to bring the desired change – NDC urges Ghanaians

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged all eligible Ghanaians to take part in the voter registration exercise when the Electoral Commission (EC) begins. The...

Bawumia’s vision for the fisheries sector is a game-changer – Richard Ahiagbah

The policy proposal for the fisheries sector by the 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will enhance the business...

Voters registration: GES grants SHS students permission to participate

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has granted permission to Senior High School (SHS) students who have attained 18 and above to go home and...

Ghana will not derail into political turmoil under my watch – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians of his determination to maintain the country’s enviable democratic credentials and territorial integrity before, during and...

Bawumia takes campaign tour to Bono, Ahafo regions

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is set to continue his campaign tour in the Ahafo, Bono and Bono...

NPP didn’t struggle to win Ejisu by-election – Former MP

New Patriotic Party (NPP) former Member of Parliament for Ayensuano, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has dismissed assertions that the party struggled to retain the Ejisu seat...

2024 election: Religious leaders urged to avoid inflaming political passions  

As Ghana approaches the crucial 2024 general elections, a stern warning has been issued to religious leaders against making sensational and potentially divisive prophecies...

Mahama failed Ghanaians; should not be allowed near Presidency – Western North chief

A sub-chief of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council and a renowned cocoa farmer, Nana Kyei Sikapa II has called on Ghanaians to reject former...

Trobu NDC, NPP PCs face off on constituency watch [Video]

The Trobu constituency parliamentary candidates for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) have clashed over the track records of their...

Ejisu by-election: Police invite Kwadaso MP, EC staff over alleged bribery

The Ghana Police Service has commenced investigations into the alleged bribery incident during the Ejisu by-election, involving Electoral Commission (EC) staff and the Member...

2024 election: Former NPP MP goes independent in La Dadekotopon

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for La DadeKotopon, Vincent Sowah Odotei popularly known as Obama, has declared his intention to...

Democracy is going to reverse in West Africa if… – Prof Atuguba

The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof Raymond Atuguba, has stated that economic hardship is a major reason coup d’états...

Ejisu: NPP should’ve referred MP’s bribery allegation to police – Inusah Fuseini

Former Ranking Member of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, has chastised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for defending...

Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photo ID

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring his ID to vote in the U.K.'s...

Bernard Mornah announces bid to run for President

A former National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) party, Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has declared his intention to run for President.Mr Mornah has...

Ejisu by-election: NPP lauds Ghana Police Service

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare for the professionalism demonstrated by Police personnel during the Ejisu...

I’ll amend Minerals Act; chiefs will be involved in licensing – Bawumia

New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced plans to amend the Minerals Act when elected President in the December 7 election.This...

EC dismisses viral video alleging ballot box staffing

The Electoral Commission (EC) has reacted to a viral video of an official allegedly staffing a ballot box.The individual depicted in a viral video was...

I believe God can use me to do something good for Ghana – Bawumia

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is of a strong conviction that God will use him to benefit Ghanaians...

Election 2024: Group files RTI request demanding information on BVRs

A group calling itself, Election Watch Ghana, has filed a Right to Information (RTI) request, demanding serial numbers of all Biometric Verification Register (BVR)...

By-election in election year wasteful – Kwaku Azar

Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar, has expressed his thoughts on the Ejisu by-election, stating an exercise in an election year...