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2024 election: Recount of results at Suaman constituency confirmed by EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed that recounts of votes have been conducted in some constituencies as part of the ongoing collation process for...

Pro-NPP X accounts spread hate and false claims targeted at NDC’s John Mahama

On X (formerly Twitter), a coordinated network of accounts is driving hashtags such as: #IncompetentMahama #FailedMahama #1TouchForBawumia #BawumiaForPresident These accounts are spreading harmful disinformation targeting John Dramani Mahama, the...

35 Togolese nationals arrested, repatriated at Aflao border

Claim: A Facebook user claims a group of Togolese brought in by the NPP were arrested in Ketu South and repatriated. Source: Facebook Verdict: Misleading Explanation: The Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition...

Alan Kyerematen commends Ghana for peaceful elections

Independent Presidential candidate, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has expressed satisfaction with the peaceful and organized election process at most polling stations in Ghana. After casting...

Naa Koryoo’s team member reportedly killed, another injured in shooting at Awutu Senya

Tensions have escalated in the Awutu Senya East Constituency (Kasoa) following a deadly attack on the campaign team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Voter turnout has been massive nationwide – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has countered reports suggesting low voter turnout in the recently concluded presidential and parliamentary elections, emphasizing a strong...

2024 Elections: Halt jubilation until final results – Sammy Gyamfi cautions

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has urged party members and supporters to refrain from premature celebrations as...

2024 Elections: Play your roles diligently; protect ballot boxes – Sammy Gyamfi to members

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has called on polling agents, supporters, and party faithful to remain vigilant...

More police deployed after ballot boxes destroyed at Ayawaso Central

Some ballot boxes and papers from the just-ended general elections have been destroyed by unidentified men at the Ayawaso Central collation centre in Accra,...

2024 elections: Chaos erupts at Ayawaso West Wuogon over ballot box transportation

The Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency experienced chaotic scenes at the Okponglo ABC polling station and the UPSA Business School as Electoral Commission (EC) officials...

Election 2024: Volta NDC decries alleged intimidation by immigration officers

The Volta Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised alarm over alleged acts of voter intimidation by some immigration officers stationed at the Asikuma...

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...