Egyapa Mercer loses seat to NDC’s Blay Nyameke Armah
The incumbent Sekondi MP, Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, lost a fiercely contested election to National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate Blay Nyameke Armah. The New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Egyapa Mercer received 11,084 votes, representing 42.94% of the total valid votes, and Blay Nyameke Armah received 14,558 votes, or 56.40%. Among the 25,813 votes cast, 171 were […]
2024 election: Mireku Duker loses Tarkwa-Nsuaem seat to Sheikh Issah Salifu
Sheikh Issah Salifu Taylor was elected as the new Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency after the general elections in 2024. According to the preliminary results from each of the constituency’s 263 polling places, the independent candidate has won handily. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Joy Joycelyn Andoh, received 12,903 votes, representing […]
2024 election: Police arrest 4 people in connection with a shooting incident at Nyankpala
Four people have been taken into custody by the Ghana Police Service in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in Nyankpala, Northern Region, that left one person dead and another injured. Alhaji Bashiru Mohamed, Majid Issah, Yakubu Simalia, and Fodi Issiage Kamara are the four individuals. According to a brief statement from the police, […]
John Mahama votes in Bole, assures supporters of victory
Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed confidence in winning the current presidential election by casting his ballot in the Savannah Region’s Bole-Bamboi constituency. After casting his ballot, the flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) expressed his optimism to the media. “I am confident that Ghanaians will give me the opportunity to serve again. […]
2024 elections: We have no involvement in military deployment- EC
The Electoral Commission’s (EC) chairperson, Jean Mensa, has made it clear that the Commission has no authority over the use of force or any other election-related security measures. Her comments come after the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) announced that military personnel would be sent to specific areas to ensure election security. No military officers would […]
Election 2024: Vice President Bawumia votes in Walewale
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 elections, has voted in the North East Region’s Walewale constituency. The Ghanaian presidential candidate, Dr. Bawumia, cast his ballot at his hometown polling place. Since it is his birthplace, the North East Region’s Walewale constituency has […]
2024 polls: Voting underway across several polling stations
Voting has officially begun in Ghana, with voters casting ballots in all 276 constituencies to choose a president and members of parliament. There are 40,647 major polling places across the country for the highly anticipated election, which is a pillar of Ghanaian democracy. As millions of Ghanaians exercise their right to vote, the mood is […]
Election 2024: NPP accuses NDC of ‘transporting’ ballot papers to Togo
Election 2024: NPP accuses NDC of ‘transporting’ ballot papers to Togo The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has transported election ballot papers to neighboring Togo. At a press briefing on Friday night, the Director of Communications for the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, […]
Ethiopian Airlines lands first international flight at Prempeh I Airport
Ethiopian Airlines flight ETH8719 has landed in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, at the Prempeh I International Airport. The plane landed on Friday, December 6, 2024, at around 10:30 a.m. Following its international status, it is the first international flight to land at the airport. This is a component of Ghana’s larger objective to improve […]
President Akufo-Addo Commissions Astro Turf Sports Facility In Senya Bereku
Ecstatic scenes of joy and euphoria resonated across the Awutu Senya West Constituency when the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, joined the Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Mr Eugene Arhin to commission a state-of-the-art Astro Turf Pitch. Constructed with ancillary facilities, the Astro Turf Sports facility also has floodlights and […]