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Voters’ registration exercise: EC impressed with day 1 turnout

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is happy about the turnout for the opening day of voter registration in the Ejisu Constituency.Municipal Electoral Officer,...

Voters’ registration exercise at Odododiodoo delayed for 5 hours, this is why

The voters' registration exercise being undertaken by the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Odododiodioo Constituency in the Greater Accra region was delayed for five...

Voters Register: EC official seizes cell phone of Multimedia reporter

Information reaching adomonline.com indicates that an official of the Electoral Commission (EC) at the Akotsi Polling Station at Gomoa in the Central region has...

Voters Register: 500 stones, sticks ‘queue’ at Kasoa (Watch)

Today marks the commencement of the voters' registration exercise to be used in the compilation of a new register by the Electoral Commission (EC).Public...

John Dumelo is first person to show up at his registration centre [Photo]

Aspiring Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, John Dumelo, has shared a photo of himself sitting at his registration centre.Mr Dumelo...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s speech on voters registration exercise

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.Tomorrow, 30th June, 2020, the Electoral Commission will begin the process of compiling a new register of voters, which the Commission...

NDC unveils election 2020 campaign team

The leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has, at its Functional Executive Committee meeting, held on Monday, June 29, 2020, appointed members of...

Full text: EC Chair’s speech on voters registration exercise

Good evening distinguished citizens of our beloved country, Ghana, Members of the Press, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a pleasure to speak to you...

Voter registration: Akufo-Addo speaks on soldiers deployed to Volta region

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has broken his silence on the military personnel deployed to the country’s borders.Addressing Ghanaians ahead of the voter registration...

Go out and register – Akufo- Addo to Ghanaians

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says it must be the collective responsibility of Ghanaians to ensure that the country has...

Voters Register: Check out where to register in your area

The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the movement plan for the upcoming voters' register compilation which starts on Tuesday.In a published roster of how...

Voters Register: EC’s message to pregnant women, others

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has put in place measures to prioritise vulnerable persons in the registration exercise which begins tomorrow, June 30,...

Ghanaians living abroad petition EC

Ghanaians living abroad have petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) over the compilation of the new voters' register.The group of Ghanaians under the name 'Article...

Govt treating Voltarians as aliens – Ablakwa fumes

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of hounding the people of the Volta region.In...

Voter registration exercise: Govt sends message to Ghanaians stranded abroad

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, says Ghanaians stranded abroad who would want to partake in the registration exercise for the upcoming elections must be registered...

Military in Volta Region: NDC gives govt one day ultimatum [Audio]

The Minority in Parliament has given a day’s ultimatum to government to withdraw military personnel from Ketu South in the Volta Region.Emmanuel Bedzrah, Chairman...

Kasoa residents threaten to burn EC equipment in tomorrow’s registration exercise [video]

Some residents of Kasoa Iron City in the Awutu Senya East Constituency in the Central region have threatened to burn equipment to...

CODEO deploys 100 observers for upcoming voter registration exercise

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has deployed a total of 100 observers for the up-coming 2020 Biometric Voter Registration Exercise. The exercise would...

High Court dismisses final case against EC’s voters’ registration exercise

The Adenta High Court has dismissed a case filed against the Electoral Commission’s voters’ registration exercise set to come off on Tuesday, June 30.Lawyers...

Volta region MPs storm Ketu South over ‘military intimidation’

Members of the Volta Region caucus in Parliament are expected in Ketu South as part of an NDC delegation to the Constituency Monday.This is...

Akufo-Addo to address nation on voters registration exercise

President Nana Akufo-Addo will later Monday, address the nation on the upcoming voters’ register compilation, the Director of Communications at the Presidency says.According to...

NPP Primaries: Akufo-Addo shows remorse over party’s disregard for Covid-19 protocols

President Nana Akufo-Addo has, on behalf of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), apologised to the Ghanaian people for the party's disregard for Covid-19...

Give Akufo-Addo another chance – Fmr Prez Kufuor tells Ghanaians

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged Ghanaians to once more give the Akufo-Addo-led government the opportunity to govern the country.The former president...

I felt Akufo-Addo govt was promising too much but… – Kufuor

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says he felt the Akufo-Addo-led government was promising too much but was shocked to see what the New Patriotic...

Bawumia is very diligent in his dealings – Kennedy Agyapong

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has showered praises on Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia following his running mate bid...

PHOTOS from acclamation of President Akufo-Addo

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has acclaimed President Nana Akufo-Addo as its flag bearer for the 2020 general election.President Akufo-Addo was the sole...

Akufo-Addo names Bawumia again

President Nana Akufo-Addo has for the fourth consecutive time selected Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as his running mate ahead of the 2020 December...

The best running mate will not make a difference if…Bawumia shades NDC [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · The best running mate will not make difference if…Bawumia shades NDCVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a swipe at the opposition...

NDC promises to repeal CI 126 if voted into power

Baba Jamal, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has revealed intentions of the party to repeal the Electoral Commission's (EC) Constitutional Instrument...

NDC condemns increased military deployment in Volta, Oti Regions ahead of voter registration exercise

There seems to be a stark disagreement among leading members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) on the rationale behind the deployment of...

NPP to acclaim Akufo-Addo as presidential candidate today

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, June 27, acclaim President Nana Akufo-Addo as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2020 general election.The...

NIA replies Mahama

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has responded to some statements made by former President John Mahama during a press conference following the ruling of...

Sam George shows off son on his birthday (Photo)

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, threw social media into its ecstatic limits when he shared a photo of his son.The boy...

New voters register: Doctors predict mass deaths due to Covid-19

Over 100 frontline workers, including doctors and nurses, are warning of dire consequences should the Electoral Commission (EC) go ahead with the compilation of...

Mahama to address nation over Supreme Court’s ruling on new Voters Register tonight

Former President John Dramani Mahama, who is the torchbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the December 7, 2020 elections, will this...

Full Supreme Court ruling on voters’ register case [Read]

The Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, ruled that the Electoral Commission (EC) has the power to compile a new Voters Register.Private citizen...

NDC vs EC: Supreme Court gives judgment

Ghana’s Supreme Court has given its judgment on the brouhaha over the compilation of a new Voters Register by the Electoral Commission (EC) for...

Akufo-Addo cause of defeat of 40 incumbent MPs – ABA Fuseini [video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sagnarigu Constituency in the Northern region, Fuseini Bashir Alhassan, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of being behind...

NPP Primaries: Another MP falls

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama Constituency, Dr Samui Kwadwo Nuamah, has joined a tall list of incumbent MPs who have been defeated in...

Voters’ Register case: ‘You are not neutral’- Supreme Court judge tells IMANI, other CSOs

Supreme Court judge, Justice Baffoe Bonnie, says policy think tank Imani Africa and other civil society organisations that had attempted to join the two...