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2024 polls: Information Minister urges journalists to uphold professionalism

Minister for Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, has called for professionalism from journalists preparing to cover the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, December 7. In...

Key issues shaping voter decisions ahead of Ghana’s 2024 elections

As Ghana approaches the December 7 elections, critical national concerns drive voters’ priorities. This election holds particular significance as it comes at a time when...

2024 polls: Political strategist lauds NDC youth group; says it seems NPP doesn’t exist 

Political strategist, Professor Kobby Mensah has commended the youth group of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) for their active involvement in campaign activities leading to...

CSOs decry EC’s refusal to grant election observation accreditation

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has expressed grave concern over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) refusal to grant them accreditation to observe the...

2024 election: Free SHS no longer resonates with Ghanaians – Prof. Kobby Mensah

A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Kobby Mensah has asserted that the New Patriotic Party(NPP) flagship free Senior High School(SHS) policy...

Special Voting underway in Western and Eastern Regions

The Electoral Commission (EC) has commenced the Special Voting exercise in the Eastern and Western regions following their exclusion on Monday, December 2, 2024. The...

2024 polls: Electoral Commission unveils schedule for election updates

The Electoral Commission (EC) has outlined a series of media briefings to provide timely updates on the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections slated for December...

2024 Polls: NPP’s Christopher Arthur declares himself ‘the hope for Agona West’

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary candidate for Agona West, Christopher Arthur, has expressed confidence in securing victory in the upcoming December 7 elections. Mr...

What are you coming to do? Akufo-Addo asks Mahama

President Nana Akufu-Addo has questioned what former President John Mahama is coming back to do at the Jubilee House after being rejected by the...

Mahama’s 24-hour economy’ policy is vague, misleading – Dr. Tedam

The proposed 24-hour economy policy of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama has been met with another criticism. A former New Patriotic Party(NPP)...

IGP Dampare warns against culture of ‘machoism’ ahead of Dec. 7 election

Dr George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector General of Police (IGP), has warned against the culture of machoism and use of unauthorised security outfits ahead of...

Conduct 2024 polls with utmost integrity – 3 statesmen appeal to EC

Three statesmen have appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to be fair and impartial to guarantee the integrity of December 7 presidential and parliamentary...

2024 election: What’s on the minds of Ghanaian voters explored in seven charts

Ghana is heading for its ninth general election since multiparty politics resumed in 1992. In that time, there have been three peaceful transfers of power,...

2024 election: I’ll only accept results if… – Mahama

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, John Mahama, has declared he will only accept the December 7 general election results if the process...

Special voting for Western and Eastern regions come off today

Special voting for the Western and Eastern Regions is being held today, December 5, following a postponement from the original date of December 2. The...

OSP involving Dumelo to equalise and avoid arrest – Aide

Benyamin Avornyotse, the spokesperson and aide for NDC parliamentary candidate John Dumelo, has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for including Dumelo...

2024 election: Police announce road diversion ahead of NDC, NPP final rallies

The Ghana Police Service has announced road diversions for Thursday, December 5, 2024 in parts of the Greater Accra region. The diversion forms part of...

‘The digital gate didn’t open for the digital man’ – Mahama mocks Bawumia

Former President John Mahama has criticised Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, accusing him of misleading Ghanaians about his contributions to the country’s digitalisation efforts. According...

NDC declares 5-days fasting and prayers ahead of Dec. 7 election [Video]

The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has declared a five-day fasting and prayer session for all members nationwide ahead of the December 7 election. The NDC Communications...

Don’t accept food or any gift from political parties – EC officials told [Video]

Electoral Commission(EC) officials have been advised against taking food or any gifts from political parties during the December 7 election. The EC Director of Training,...

EC sends important message to persons on Special Voting list

The Electoral Commission(EC) has reaffirmed any electorate on the Special Voting list who failed to vote on the scheduled date, December 2 has lost...

Mahama promises to complete unfinished projects in Ashanti Region

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to prioritize the completion of unfinished projects in the Ashanti Region...

We’re ready for Special Voting in Western and Eastern Regions – EC

A Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Bossman Asare, has confirmed the Commission's readiness for Thursday's Special Voting exercise in the Western...

Election 2024: I’m confident of winning Weija Gbawe – Ahmed Shaib

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Weija Gbawe constituency, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has expressed confidence in achieving an even larger victory...

2024 polls: Ghana Freedom Party endorses NDC

The Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) has formally endorsed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2024 general election. This endorsement follows the disqualification of...

Special voting: Eastern Region takes delivery of ballot papers

The Eastern Region has taken delivery of ballot papers for the Special Voting exercise, which is set for Thursday, December 5, ahead of the...

EC denies claims about voters’ register in viral white truck video

The Electoral Commission (EC) has refuted claims in a social media video alleging that a supposed Voters Register for Ahafo Ano 1 and 2...

Start writing your handover notes, Asante Akyem Central has abandoned you – NDC to NPP PC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Asante Akyem Central, Dr Ebenezer Ekow Baido, has declared that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary...

OSP commences probe into Ayawaso West Wuogon food distribution incident

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has launched a comprehensive investigation into allegations of misconduct involving parliamentary candidates in the Ayawaso West Wuogon...

Giving voters food, money is a crime – Samson Anyenini

Private legal practitioner and host of Joy News File, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has stated that giving voters food or money before or during an...

Mahama is not a saint, but he can audit Akufo-Addo’s mess – Martin Amidu

The former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, is the right person to become...

CODEO raises concerns over electoral violations during Special Voting exercise

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has raised serious concerns over violations of electoral laws during the Special Voting exercise held on Monday,...

2024 polls: Bawumia is unfit for Presidency – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, calling him an unfit candidate to lead...

Let’s win 2024 election for Ghana – NDC Council of Elders charge supporters

The National Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has tasked the party's rank and file to work tirelessly to secure victory...

Prince David Osei slams Mahama

Ghanaian actor, Prince David Osei, has descended on former President John Dramani Mahama for vying for the presidency of Ghana again. In a post on...

We’ll be present in Parliament on December 16 – Minority

The Minority Caucus is gearing up to return to Parliament following a summons from Speaker Alban Bagbin. The House had been indefinitely suspended after a...

2024 polls: Mahama promises to revive Nyinahin bauxite industry

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential  candidate, John Dramani Mahama has pledged to prioritize the mining of bauxite in Nyinahin, a district in the...

Police intercept 88 persons allegedly recruited for election security in Western North

The Ghana Police Service is investigating 88 people intercepted on board two Metro Mass Transit buses at Benchema near Asawinso in the Western North...

Don’t trade free SHS for NDC ‘bribes’ – Former MP cautions voters

Spokesperson for the Ashanti Heritage Platform (AHP) and former Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah has issued a strong plea to...

NDC Council of Elders call for peace, vigilance ahead of December 7 polls

The Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for peaceful and fair elections as December 7 approaches. Speaking at a press...