Chaos erupts at Ablekuma West collation centre as residents clash with security and EC
Tensions boiled over at the Ablekuma West collation centre in the Greater Accra region on Saturday, December 7, following the close of voting in...
CODEO reports pockets of election irregularities
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has reported several electoral irregularities across the country, including harassment, violence, violations of voting procedures, vote-buying, bribery,...
Heavy military presence at Ejura Sekyedumase in A/R collation centre amid counting
There is a heavy military presence at the Ejura Sekyedumase constituency collation centre in the Ashanti Region.As sorting began in the evening, a truckload...
2024 Elections: Police retrieve fake ballot papers in Kwadaso
The Police in the Ashanti Region have discovered and seized fake ballot papers from a private residence in the Kwadaso constituency of the Ashanti...
2024 election: Provisional results so far
Provisional results from Ghana's 2024 general elections are coming in quickly from all 276 constituencies, with early figures showing tight races in key battlegrounds.Both...
Police pursue suspects who attacked ‘NPP collation centre’ at Akweteyman
The Ghana Police Service has initiated a manhunt for individuals involved in an attack on a private collation center belonging to the New Patriotic...
National Peace Council condemns shooting incident at Nyankpala
The National Peace Council (NPC), in collaboration with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) and other partners in the Election Situation Room, has...
EC discredits ballot paper videos circulating on social media
The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has dismissed videos and images circulating on social media about alleged...
We are winning this election; remain vigilant – NPP to party agents
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has expressed strong confidence in the party's prospects of victory in the...
2024 Polls: Voting closes Nationwide; sorting and counting begin
Voting has officially ended across the country, with sorting and counting of ballots now underway at various polling stations.At the City Engineers Polling Station,...
2024 polls: NPP smelling defeat – NDC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) calls for the prosecution of an Electoral Commission (EC) officer arrested in...
Injuries recorded as soldiers storm Akweteyman to restore calm
Controversial scenes unfolded in Akweteyman as some individuals were seen engaged in a confrontation following a misunderstanding during the December 7, 2024 elections.According to...
Sammy Gyamfi accuses NPP of propaganda and election disruption
The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has accused the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of engaging in propaganda...
Did Nelson Mandela make statement about Mahama?
Claim: A TikTok user shared a video attributing a statement made by South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela, to ex-President John Dramani Mahama, claiming: “Wait and...
Remain calm but vigilant: COKA urges as he casts vote in Afigya Kwabre South
On election day, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, a former chairman and leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), cast his vote at Hemang, a...
NPP demands prosecution of EC officer over defective ballots
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the immediate prosecution of Dery Joseph, an Electoral Commission (EC) officer arrested in the Kintampo South...
True, one person has died from Tolon shooting incidence
Claim: A WhatsApp video reports a shooting incident leading to the death of an individual in a branded NDC T-shirt in the Tolon Constituency.
Source:...
NPP borrowed more than GHS1 trillion between 2017 and 2024 NOT GHC 622 billion
Claim: X user @scottbolshevik claims that from 2017 to now, Ghana has borrowed over GHC 622 billion, with the Bank of Ghana illegally printing GHC...
John Dumelo didn’t send SMS calling Maa Lydia a ‘Husband Killer’
Claim: X users @NanaKwame_off, @GrefDuah, and @AmoakoKwam claim NDC Parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, called Maa Lydia a husband killer in bulk SMS to constituents.Verdict: False
Explanation:The...
Ballot paper shortage hits Yendi constituency
Yendi has been gripped by a shortage of ballot papers, causing tensions among political parties.Suhuyini Saharan, a Joy News reporter, disclosed that the National...
2024 polls: Police launch manhunt for suspect in Awutu Senya East shooting
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for Mujaheed Suraj, also known as Mims, who is wanted in connection with a shooting incident...
2024 Elections: EC confirms arrest of official who issued ballot papers without full photo of Bawumia
The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed the arrest of an official from its Bono East Regional Directorate, Joseph Derry, for allegedly committing an electoral...
2024 polls: Haruna Iddrisu accuses NPP of vote buying in Tamale South
Tamale South MP Haruna Iddrisu has strongly criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing them of openly engaging in vote buying during election day,...
Voter allegedly caught with multiple thumbprinted ballot papers at Bolga Central
In a dramatic incident at the Animgazanga JHS polling station in the Bolga Central constituency, a man identified as Rufai was apprehended by police...
Heavy downpour interrupts voting at Abura Asebu Kwamankese Constituency
A heavy downpour has temporarily halted voting at the Community Centre polling station in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese Constituency.The rain disrupted the electoral process...
EC relocates collation center in Adansi Asokwa for security reasons
The Electoral Commission (EC) in Adansi Asokwa has relocated its collation center from the Asokwa D/A JHS to the District Court.During a visit to...
2024 polls: EC warns voters against electoral law violations
The Electoral Commission (EC) has cautioned voters against any unlawful activities during the ongoing elections, warning that violators will face legal consequences.Director of Electoral...
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful denies claims of rejected food for Ablekuma West agents
Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has strongly refuted reports that food distributed by her team to party agents on election day...
2024 polls: Prof. Opoku-Agyemang casts vote, urges high turnout
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Presidential Candidate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has cast her vote at the Komenda M/A JHS polling station.She encouraged...
Viral video of Kennedy Agyapong criticising NPP for vote-buying, not related to Dec. 7 elections
Claim:Â A video of Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong claiming the New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants to buy votes from electorates has gone viral. It...
NAPO accompanies Asantehene to cast his vote
Minister of Energy and MP for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly called Napo, accompanied the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and his...
Explainer: What percentage of votes does NDC require in Volta and Ashanti Regions to win Dec. 7 elections?
As Ghana approaches the December 7 general elections, there is rising political tension amid calls for a peaceful atmosphere.Citizens are gearing up to exercise...
2024 polls: Calm restored at Asante Mampong Constituency after voting disruption
Calm has successfully been restored at the IJ Infant Junior Primary polling station in the Asante Mampong Constituency.The polling station was briefly disrupted due...
Mahama casts vote in Bole-Bamboi, says he is confident of victory
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has cast his vote in the Bole-Bamboi constituency of the Savannah Region, expressing confidence in winning the ongoing presidential...
Mahama visits father’s grave ahead of elections in Bole
Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama visited his late father Emmanuel Adama Mahama's grave in his family house in...
Voting temporarily suspended at Kintampo South polling station over alleged tearing off Bawumia’s photo
Voting at the Temporal Boot Bayere polling station in Apesika, Kintampo South Constituency, was temporarily suspended after a ballot issuer was caught tearing off...
2024 polls: EC is not responsible for military deployment – Jean Mensa
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has clarified that the Commission is not responsible for the deployment of military personnel or any...
2024 polls: EC confirms 99% of polling stations opened on time
The Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of operations, Samuel Tettey, has confirmed that nearly all polling stations across Ghana, approximately...
2024 polls: Missing names, verification issues hit some polling centres
The ongoing 2024 elections have witnessed reports of missing names and verification challenges at various polling stations nationwide.The development has caused frustration among voters...
‘When processes are transparent, acceptance is high’ – Ibn Chambas on election credibility
The African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has stressed the importance of transparency in electoral processes and the...