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2024 election: Mireku Duker loses Tarkwa-Nsuaem seat

The Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency has elected Sheikh Issah Salifu Taylor as its new Member of Parliament (MP) following the 2024 general elections. The provisional results from...

2024 election: Asiedu Nketia’s son wins Tano South seat

Son of National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has been declared the winner in the parliamentary race in the Tano South...

2024 elections: Mahama leads in NDC’s provisional results [Photos]

Provisional results released by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) shows former President John Dramani Mahama is in a comfortable lead in the 2024...

Egyapa Mercer loses seat to NDC’s Blay Nyameke Armah

The incumbent Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer lost the seat to Blay Nyameke Armah of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Egyapa...

True! Men who confronted soldiers in Obuasi East are receiving treatment in a hospital

Claim: An X user shared a video claiming that two men who confronted soldiers during the voting exercise in Obuasi East are now receiving treatment in a...

NDC wins Assin Central seat after 24 years

For the first time in 24 years, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has won the Assin Central parliamentary seat. The incumbent Member of Parliament,...

EC official assaulted at Krachie West

But for the swift intervention of Police, an official of the Electoral Commission (EC) would have been lynched at Krachie West in the Oti...

Withdraw supporters from collation centres – Peace Council to political parties

The National Peace Council (NPC), in collaboration with the West Africa Network for Peace-building (WANEP), has called on political parties to withdraw their supporters...

2024 elections: Political party supporters anxious as collation delays hours after polls

Several hours after the close of polls in the December 7 general elections, not a single certified result has been declared by the Electoral...

2024 Election: Gunshots fly in at Ledzokuku constituency

Tensions flared in the Ledzokuku constituency as military personnel reportedly entered the collation center in Teshie with full force. The military were reportedly escorting ballot...

EC has not confirmed that KT has lost his seat

Claim: KT Hammond has lost his seat. (Source: Facebook, Twitter) Verdict: False Explanation Reports that the Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa Constituency, K. T Hammond, has lost his seat...

Bawumia vs. Mahama: Who’s spending big on Meta ads ahead of Ghana’s elections?

Ghana heads to the polls on December 7, 2024, to elect a new president and parliamentarians for each of the 275 constituencies. The year’s election...

2024 election: 4 suspects arrested in shooting incident at Awutu Senya

The Ghana Police Service has apprehended four individuals in connection with a shooting incident at the Iron City office in the Awutu Senya East...

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...