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Parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party Mike Ocquaye Jnr is protesting the Dome Kwabenya parliamentary results. He insists declaration of the results in favour of the National Democratic parliamentary candidate, Faustina Elikplim Akrugu was invalid. Madam Elikplim was declared the winner last night after votes tallied indicated that she crossed the 50 percent mark. This landmark win represents the first time …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the parliamentary results for the Tema Central constituency announced by the Electoral Commission (EC). The collation, which began at the Chemu Senior High Technical School on Saturday night, was relocated to the Tema Regional Police Command on Monday, December 9, 2024, following disagreements that escalated into police firing teargas. The incident resulted in …

Actor Prince David Osei has issued a public apology to supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following backlash over comments deemed disrespectful to President-elect, John Dramani Mahama. “I deeply apologize if my words during the campaign offended anyone from the NDC. We were all focused on winning, but now let’s move forward and live in peace. God bless Ghana,” …

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 Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition checked with multiple voters in the constituency and they denied receiving a message with such content from John Dumelo. We subjected the screenshot of the alleged text to Forensically, a …

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 Democratic Congress (NDC) alleged discrepancies in the distribution process, claiming some ballot papers went missing after being collected from the Electoral Commission (EC) and transported through regional and constituency channels. According to the NDC, the …

Some Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and the aged in the Hohoe Constituency, have applauded measures put in place by the Electoral Commission (EC) to give them priority during the exercise.   Peter Dornyame, a 67-year-old Person with Disability (PWD), speaking with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after voting said he was happy with how he was treated.   He said the EC …

Former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed the desire that the winner of Saturday’s presidential election should ideally secure a majority in parliament to ensure smoother governance, rather than a hung parliament. Professor Agyeman-Duah explained that while he is all for a parliament able to hold the executive to account, a parliamentary majority would help streamline …

The Ghana Police Service have commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for their peaceful final rallies ahead of the December 7 election. The two major political parties on Thursday held rallies to climax their 2024 election campaign activities. The NDC’s event took place at the Zurak Park in Madina while the NPP held theirs …

A Senior Research fellow in Public Sector Economics, Dr George Domfeh, has stated that the New Patriotic Party(NPP) will have difficulty polling 76% of the votes in the Ashanti region in the 2024 election on Saturday, December 7. However, Dr Domfeh has predicted that the NPP can obtain 70% votes in their stronghold. Dr Domfeh made the remarks in connection …

The Judicial Service of Ghana(JSG) has addressed controversies surrounding the transfer of Justice Priscilla Dikro Ofori, a judge who presided over the criminal trial of Alex Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka for bribery. Mr. Sarfo-Kantanka, President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Juaben in the Ashanti Region, was charged with 26 counts of election-related corruption by the Office of the Special …