In the just concluded general elections of 2024, Nana Kwame Bediako, better known by his stage name Cheddar, has emerged as the front-runner among smaller party candidates. Cheddar received 84,478 votes, or 0.75% of the total votes cast, on behalf of the New Force movement. On December 9, 2024, the …

Edward Ennin, the outgoing MP for Obuasi East, has stated that President Nana Akufo-Addo is largely to blame for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections. Ennin blamed President Akufo-Addo’s actions and choices for the party’s loss in an interview with Berla Mundi on …

The destruction of the Electoral Commission (EC) office and collation center in Damongo, Savannah Region, has been denounced by the National Peace Council and the West Africa Network for Peace-building (WANEP). Tensions about the delay in announcing the results of the parliamentary election apparently led to the center being set …

John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been formally announced as the 2024 general election president-elect by Jean Mensa, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC). The former president, Mr. Mahama, won by a wide margin in the nationwide elections that were held on Saturday, December 7. …

The Ghana Police Service said that 89 people had been arrested for a variety of offenses during the general elections in 2024. 40 of the suspects are directly connected to acts of vandalism, looting, and property destruction, according to a police bulletin released on Monday, December 9. Every suspect will …

As the Electoral Commission (EC) prepares to finalize and declare the results of the 2024 presidential elections, its chairperson, Jean Adukwei Mensa, has urged patience. On Sunday, December 8, she spoke to the media and reassured Ghanaians of the EC’s dedication to transparency while outlining the intricacies of the collation …

Jean Mensa, the Electoral Commission’s (EC) chairperson, claims that the Commission has conducted the elections fairly. At the eighth press conference since Sunday morning, hours after the votes had closed, she declared that the Commission “has walked the walk of transparency, we have walked the walk of accountability, we have …

Following his resounding victory in Ghana’s December 7 elections, National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama has stated that he received a congratulatory call from his opponent, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). “This morning, I received a congratulatory call from my brother Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, …

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the chairman of the NDC, has called on the National Peace Council to step in and pressure the Electoral Commission (EC) to release the results of the general elections in 2024 as soon as possible. As worried citizens await official results, his remarks coincide with an increase …

The 2024 parliamentary elections have seen a number of prominent members of Parliament lose their seats to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), causing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to suffer an increasing number of serious changes. Given that so few NPP MPs were able to hold onto their seats, the …