UK Urges Ghanaians To Uphold Peace
A statement by the UK on peaceful elections in Ghana British High Commission Accra's statement on peaceful elections in Ghana The British Government expresses its concern at recent incidents of...
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Reprint Error-Riddled Ballot Papers
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana must admit it erred in printing some ballot papers for parliamentary elections in the Ashanti Region and reprint the affected papers without hesitation, Kweku...
Parties To Monitor Printing of Presidential Ballots Today
Representatives of qualified presidential candidates in the 2016 general election will today converge to monitor the printing of ballot papers for the presidential candidates and testament of polls...
Trump and Putin ‘will Try To Mend Ties’
US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to "normalise US-Russia ties", the Kremlin has said, following a phone conversation between the two. Mr Putin wished Mr...
Prof Asante Asks Ghanaians To Uphold Peace
The chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, has called on Ghanaians to be peaceful before, during and after the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections....
EC’s Biometric Device A Floodgate For Multiple Voting
A former health Minister under the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Dr. Kwaku Owusu Afriyie, has raised an alarm over the function of the biometric device which would be used for the upcoming...
Supreme Court Terminates Special Voting Suit
The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit seeking to direct the Electoral Commission to declare the results of the Special Voting on the same day it was cast. The seven-member panel unanimously ruled...
UK, US Condemn Political Violence In Ghana; Caution Trouble Makers
Two of Ghana’s major allies, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) have condemned recent political violence between the two main parties – the National Democratic...
UK Threatens To Deny Visas Over Election Violence In Ghana
The United Kingdom (UK) government, has said Ghanaians found to have engaged in election-related violence ahead of the 2016 polls, could face some sanctions within its remit. A statement from the UK...
‘I’m Sad Residents of Central Region Support NPP, NDC’ – Nduom
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Presidential Candidate says residents of the Central Region who support the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the...
UK, US Condemn Political Violence In Ghana, Caution Trouble Makers
Two of Ghana’s major allies, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) have condemned recent political violence between the two main parties – the National Democratic...
SC Orders EC Not To Declare Special Voting Results
The Supreme Court has ordered that the Electoral Commission (EC) cannot declare the results of the Special Voting to be cast on December 1, immediately after the polls. “If the results of the...
Peace Revolution Preaches Peace
With tensions rising and political party hopefuls desperate for political power ahead of the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections the message of peace is needed now than ever. Peace is a...
Nima Clashes: We’ve Just One Ghana, Let’s Preserve It
The chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, has called on Ghanaians to be peaceful before, during and after the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections....
SC Set To Give Ruling On ‘Special Voting Results Suit Today
The Supreme Court will today rule on the suit challenging the delayed declaration of special voting results by the electoral commission. NPP elder Dr. Amoako Tuffour, Ben Arthur and Adreba Abrefa...
EC Orders Preferential Treatment To PWDs During Polls
The Electoral Commission (EC) has directed all Returning Officers and Presiding Officers to offer People With Disability (PWDs) other vulnerable people preferential treatment at the Polling Stations....
Police Urged No To Be Partisan
The Ghana Police Administration says it would sanction any personnel found to be favouring or using his or her position to the advantage of any political party or candidate. The Commissioner of...
I Won’t Associate With ‘devil Incarnate’ Nii Lantey Vanderpuye – Nii Lantey Bannerman
Odododiodio MP Nii Lantey Vanderpuye is a devil incarnate who is bent on destabilising the peace in the constituency in order to retain his seat, aspiring Member of Parliament Nii Lantey Bannerman...
Interception of Ballot Booklets False – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has swiftly moved to quash rumours some ballot papers for December’s presidential and parliamentary elections have been intercepted in the offices of a political party...
Give Preferential Treatment To PWDs During Polls
The Electoral Commission (EC) has directed all Returning Officers and Presiding Officers to offer People With Disability (PWDs) other vulnerable people preferential treatment at the Polling Stations....