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Naa Koryoo has denied convoy attack by Hawa Koomson in 2024 Kasoa election violence...
The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mubarak, has stated that investigations into the 2024 election violence in the Awutu Senya East Constituency (Kasoa) found...
Political impunity fueling election violence — Dr. Asah Asante
A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Asah Asante, has attributed Ghana’s recurring incidents of election-related violence to a culture of...
Mahama hands over election violence probe report to Attorney-General
President John Dramani Mahama has forwarded the investigative report on election-related violence from the 2020 and 2024 polls to the Attorney-General for further action.
The...
Police invite political parties for talks on election violence and Akwatia by-election
The Ghana Police Service has invited political parties to a high-level meeting to address election-related violence and preparations for the upcoming Akwatia Constituency by-election.
In...
Election violence must be condemned by all – Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called for a united national front against election-related violence, warning that justifying such...
Election violence unlikely to end soon – Criminologist warns
A criminologist and senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Jones Opoku Ware, has warned that Ghana’s recurring...
Oppong Nkrumah calls for public inquiry into post-election violence at collation centres
Ofoase Ayirebi MP, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the government to initiate a public inquiry into the breakdown of law and order at several...
Police refusal to use firearms prevented election violence – Muntaka Mubarak
Interior Minister-designate, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has lauded the Ghana Police Service for their exemplary handling of the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
According to him,...
Say no to post-election violence and property takeovers – Colonel Appeateng to youth
The Territorial Commander of the Salvation Army Ghana Territory, Colonel Seth Adjei Appeateng, has condemned the destructive actions of some youth who have been...
I urge security to take firm stance against post-election violence – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has called on the security forces to take a firm stance against any acts of violence that threaten the peace and stability...
Post-election violence unacceptable, a criminal activity – Lawyer
A private legal practitioner, Kwame Adofo, has called on the police to urgently take action against individuals involved in the post-election violence, describing their...
Desist from post-election violence to ensure peaceful transition – Richard Ahiagbah
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has added his voice to calls for an end to the ongoing...
Police place GH₵20K bounty on group over election violence threats
The Ghana Police Service has announced a reward of GH₵20,000 for credible information leading to the arrest of a group of individuals wanted for...
Police on manhunt for ‘NDC youth group’ over election violence threats
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for a group who identified themselves as the “NDC Youth of Obuasi” to face justice.
This was...
No peace pact until 2020 election violence is dealt with – Asiedu Nketia
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has maintained its firm stance against signing any peace agreement for the upcoming December elections unless there is accountability...
I’m a peaceful man, any election violence won’t come from me – Mahama
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has reaffirmed his steadfast commitment to peace as the country approaches the 2024 general elections.
Speaking...
Commit to zero tolerance for election violence – Dr Opuni Frimpong urges parties
Former General Secretary of the Christian Council, Dr Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, has urged political parties to commit to zero tolerance for electoral violence and...
Ayawaso West Wuogon Election Violence 2nd Anniversary: Sam George has this to say
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has criticized the Akufo-Addo government over its failure to deliver justice for the victims of the...
Police chase election violence suspects
The Ghana Police Service is pursuing all suspects identified to be involved in violent activities, including the discharge of firearms during the December 7,...
We provided adequate security for by-election violence commemoration – Police
The Ghana Police Service has debunked reports that its officers failed to provide security for the one-year commemoration of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election...
NDC commemorates 1 year of Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence [video]
National Democratic Congress (NDC) has today, Friday, 31st January, 2020 commemorated one year of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence which saw some members...
By-election violence : Govt set up Commission of Inquiry
Government has set up a Commission of Inquiry...
Asiedu Nketia demands accountability for 2024 election violence
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has dismissed a report by the Ministry of the Interior, which claimed...
Naa Koryoo clarifies comments on election violence, calls for peace and unity
The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Philips Naa Koryoo, has clarified her recent comments on the ongoing investigation into election-related violence, stressing...
Affail Monney calls for deeper national introspection over recurring election violence
Former President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Roland Affail Monney, has urged Ghanaians to confront the root causes of election-related violence rather than...
11 suspects to face prosecution for 2020 and 2024 election violence
Eleven new criminal case dockets on incidents of violence and deaths recorded during the 2020 and 2024 elections have been prepared by the Ministry...
Muntaka confirms 15 deaths and 40 injuries from 2020 and 2024 election violence
The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has released alarming data on election-related violence in Ghana, confirming that 15 people lost their lives...
Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election marred by violence
Tanzania's electoral commission declared on Saturday that President Samia Suluhu Hassan had won, with nearly 98% of the votes, an election that set off...
Western Regional Minister urges vigilance as Ivorians flee pre-election violence
Western Regional Minister Joseph Nelson has called on security personnel at the Elubo border to remain alert amid a surge of Ivorians seeking refuge...
Adom TV to air hard-hitting documentary on election violence
Adom TV is set to premiere a powerful new documentary exposing the scale of election-related violence that continues to threaten Ghana’s democracy.
Titled “Ghana’s Gunpoint...
Akwatia by-election: Fear of violence affecting voter turnout – Bediako Baidoo
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary candidate in the Akwatia by-election, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has expressed concern that the fear of violence is discouraging...
Eight convicted, fined GH¢6,000 each over Ablekuma North by-election violence
Eight men who participated in violent disturbances during the Ablekuma North by-election have been convicted and sentenced by the Accra Circuit Court.
Each was ordered...
Akwatia by-election: Ablekuma North violence can’t repeat itself – Miracles Aboagye
Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has cautioned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against attempts to replicate the violence that...
Eight arrested over Ablekuma North election violence
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has confirmed the arrest of eight people linked to the disturbances recorded during the Ablekuma North...
Police too weak to tackle electoral violence in by-elections – Dr. Tutu-Boahene
A political analyst at the University of Education, Winneba, Dr. Bernard Tutu-Boahene, has criticized the Ghana Police Service for its long-standing inability to prevent...
Akwatia by-election: Ntim Fordjour refutes claims of threatening violence
Assin South Member of Parliament, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has firmly denied allegations linking him to threats of violence in the lead-up to the...
Gov’t outlines security measures to curb electoral violence ahead of Akwatia by-election
The Security and Intelligence, and Defence and Interior Committees of Parliament have disclosed that the government has rolled out comprehensive security measures to prevent...
CCEG warns of potential violence ahead of Akwatia by-election
The Center for Civic Engagement and Governance (CCEG) has raised red flags over the upcoming Akwatia by-election, warning that violence similar to what occurred...
Peace Council speaks on Ablekuma North election violence
The National Peace Council (NPC) has condemned the violence that marred the parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North constituency on Friday, July 11.
In a...