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 …
Read More »2024 Election: Bawumia concedes defeat, congratulates Mahama
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has accepted defeat to John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite the fact that Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has not yet formally declared the outcome of the elections held on December 7. Dr. Bawumia …
Read More »Awutu Senya East shooting incident claims one life
In the Central Region’s Awutu Senya East Constituency, occupants of a V8 vehicle opened fire during Saturday’s polling, leaving one person dead and another badly injured. Both the deceased and the injured person are thought to be National Democratic Congress (NDC) members, according to information obtained. The altercation reportedly happened …
Read More »Voting closes, sorting and counting underway
Voting in the 276 seats for the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 7, 2024, is now over. At their assigned polling centers, voters eagerly exercised their right to choose the nation’s future president and parliamentary representatives for the 9th Parliament during the early Saturday morning polls. The electoral …
Read More »Kumasi: Irate NDC youth disrupts Yamin’s press conference
A group of irate youths abruptly interrupted a news conference that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kumasi, led by organizer Joseph Yamin, was organizing halfway through the program. Visibly agitated, the young men stormed the arena and approached Mr. Yamin and his crew, accusing them of merely lip service …
Read More »“Go out, cast your ballot freely for your preferred candidate” – President Akufo-Addo
As the country gets ready to elect a new president and members of the ninth Parliament, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to preserve the country’s hard-won democratic values. In a moving and introspective speech from Jubilee House on the eve of Ghana’s general elections in 2024, the …
Read More »“Count votes with integrity and truth and let God guide you” – EC Boss to officials
As Ghanaians get ready to cast their ballots in the general elections scheduled for December 7, 2024, Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Adukwei Mensa has urged electoral officials to maintain professionalism and integrity. Mrs. Mensa restated the commission’s unbiased mandate at her last press conference prior to election day, highlighting …
Read More »Police investigates EC official for transporting electoral materials privately in Afadjato South
The District Electoral Officer (DEO) for the Volta Region’s Afadjato South constituency is being investigated by the Electoral Commission (EC) for delivering election materials in a private car without a police escort. Following their discovery of the procedure violation, Ghana Police Service officials questioned the DEO on Thursday, December 5, …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines makes historic landing at Kumasi Prempeh I Int. Airport
Ethiopian Airlines flight ETH8719 has landed in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, at the Prempeh I International Airport. The flight landed on Friday, December 6, 2024, at around 10:30 a.m. After achieving international status, it is the first international flight to touch down at the airport. This is a component …
Read More »Kufour urges Ghanaians to vote for Bawumia to transform Ghana
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged Ghanaians to vote in the forthcoming elections in huge numbers for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He urged the young people to choose wisely and back Dr. Bawumia, stressing that his leadership will open doors that …
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