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Yaw Dabo storms polling station with kitchen stool to cast vote [Video]

Actor Yaw Dabo left no stone unturned after he stormed a polling station to cast his vote earlier today. What got many laughing and...

NPP parliamentary candidate ‘concedes’ defeat

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Navrongo Central, Tangoba Abayage, has conceded defeat in the ongoing 2020 general election. Madam Abayage, who doubles...

EC reacts to Asawase ballot stuffing

The Electoral Commission (EC) has described as misleading statements on alleged stuffing of ballots in the Asawase Constituency constituency in the Ashanti Region. Voting...

Awutu Senya East shooting: Police on a manhunt for perpetrators

Police say they have begun investigating a shooting incident that occurred close to a polling station in the Awutu Senya East Constituency in the...

Voting continues in these two constituencies

Despite the close of polls at 5:pm, the exercise is still ongoing in the Bantama constituency in the Ashanti Region and Tamale North Constituency. According...

Election 2020: Exclusive photos from various polling stations

Ghanaians exercised their franchise today, December 7, 2020, in the presidential and parliamentary elections across the country. Below are exclusive photos that were taken before...

Man, 50, crushed to death after voting

A 50-year-old man was on Monday, December 7, 2020, crushed to death by a motorbike rider while returning from a polling station in the...

Stonebwoy, Tracey Boakye, Funny Face other celebrities cast their vote

Some celebrities have taken to social media to share photos of themselves casting their ballot in the ongoing 2020 December 7 elections. Dancehall musician...

Election 2020: 20 arrested in hotel at Suhum [Video]

At least 20 people have been arrested inside the Daily Bread Hotel at Suhum in the Eastern Region. Information gathered suggested that some...

Some residents boycott election in North East Region

Some residents in the North East Region have boycotted the December 7, 2020, election over bad roads in the area. These are residents at the...

Election 2020: Man arrested for attempting to vote twice [Video]

One person, who is yet to be identified, has been arrested in the Trobu constituency of the Greater Accra Region for attempting...

Police investigate alleged ballot stuffing in Northern Region

The Ghana Police Service is investigating claims that some ballot boxes sent to the Northern Region had ballot papers in them. The news went viral...

Election 2020: Ursula Owusu casts her vote in Ablekuma West [Video]

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West constituency, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has cast her vote in the ongoing 2020 elections. She was accompanied by her...

Election 2020: Two arrested for assaulting a voter at Fomena

Coordinator for Independent Candidate Andrew Amoako Asiamah has been assaulted by unidentified men in the Fomena constituency. Speaking to Adom News, spokesperson, Kwabena Anokye, disclosed...

Pregnant woman in labour stops to cast ballot [Video]

A determined woman in labour is making headlines after she stormed the Kofidja polling station in the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region to...

Two voters injured in accident on Accra-Kasoa highway

Two persons on their way to their respective polling centres have been injured in an accident on the Accra-Kasoa highway after a collision involving...

Church of Pentecost rallies Ghanaians for peaceful elections [Photos]

The Adwen-Bu District of The Church of Pentecost under the Kaneshie Area has climaxed its Agent of Peace Campaign with a float and a...

Church of Pentecost rallies Ghanaians for peaceful elections [Photos]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Nii Narh Nartey, has implored all to “preach and demonstrate peace” at all times to...

Akufo-Addo to address nation tonight

As Ghana makes preparation to select their leaders, President Nana Akufo-Addo will address the nation tonight. The briefing comes off today, December 6 at 8:pm. President...

Persons with missing ID cards can still vote – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has taken away the burden of electorate with missing Voter Identification (ID) card as preparations are in the offing for...

Special voting: You’ve lost your vote if … – EC

Director of Electoral Services for the Electoral Commission (EC), has said those who applied for Special Voting but failed to vote on December 1...

Corruption is no longer a big issue because Akufo-Addo has dealt with it – Mustapha Hamid

Campaign Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says corruption is no longer a big issue ahead of the upcoming election because the Akufo-Addo...

Sprinter bus runs over policeman at a checkpoint

A police constable, identified as Richard Yelsepour of the Walewale Police Station, on Friday evening met his untimely death after being run over by...

Political activities heat up as campaign ends today

Today marks the end of all campaign activities across the country. In this regard, all political parties and independent candidates will round up their campaign...

Work begins on Krachi West Municipality town roads

Residents in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region can now heave a sigh of relief as construction work begins on all roads...

Govt saves $5bn in energy sector

The government says it has saved in the energy sector over $5 billion by relocating Karpowership Ghana Company Limited (Karpowership) and securing agreements with...

4 feared dead, others injured in accident on Tamale-Bolga road

At least four persons are feared dead with others injured in an accident involving market women on the Tamale-Bolgatanga road. Reports indicate the accident occurred...

Top govt official involved in accident [Photos]

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has been involved in a near-fatal accident. The incident is said to...

3 JHS pupils drown in abandoned ‘galamsey’ pit

Three Junior High School (JHS) pupils at Banaso in the Aowin Municipality have drowned in abandoned illegal mining pit locally known as galamsey pit. The...

All polling stations are flashpoints – EC

Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), in charge of Corporate Services, says the Commission is treating all polling stations across the country as...

December 7 will be a silent revolution – Ofosu-Ampofo

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has described the December 7 election as a silent revolution. This is because he believes...

Airbus scandal: Govt moves to get $30 million compensation

The government says it has initiated moves to get Ghana’s share of compensation from the controversial Airbus bribery scandal repatriated to the country. The Minister...

Election 2020: GPN sends caution to photojournalists, videographers

The Ghana Photojournalists Network (GPN) has urged photojournalists and videographers accredited by the Electoral Commission to adhere to regulations to ensure a successful and...

Akufo-Addo electrifies Suhum

President Nana Akufo-Addo left an indelible mark on the residents of Suhum in the Eastern Region when he stormed the constituency on Thursday. The visitation...

Four siblings burnt to death in tragic fire accident [Photos+Video]

Regular night time in other communities was a moment of mourning for Spintex when an uncompleted house caught fire. The fire, which is...

Boakye Agyarko roots for Akufo-Addo’s re-election

The former Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, is optimistic the Akufo-Addo-led government has been a game-changer and deserves a second term. Mr Agyarko said...

Truck crashes into 16 cars at Tema tollgate [photos]

Some 16 vehicles have been left damaged at the Tema tollgate end of the Motorway after they were crashed into by a truck. The incident...

Govt releases 200-acres of land to La Stool

The Coalition of La Associations (COLA) on Thursday said government has released more than 200-acres of land the state acquired years ago in the...

GES releases shortlist of newly appointed trained teachers

The Ghana Education Education (GES) has announced the release of shortlisted teachers who applied for the recruitment. The shortlisted applicants are said to include persons...

Late Sir John’s son supports NPP’s campaign

The love that the late former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, had for the party is being kept...