Politics

Majority Leader, Alban Sumana Bagbin is most certainly cruising to a comfortable win in the 2016 elections as provisional results has placed the veteran politician ahead in the tie. Results collated from most polling stations from the constituency has set the pace for Bagbin to retain his seat as the …

The Electoral Commission has banned the use of motorbikes at various polling stations on election day, December 7, 2016. The Commission has also instructed the security personnel to block access routes to persons who intend using motorbikes at the various polling stations. Addressing the press on Tuesday, Charlotte Osei, Chairperson …

President John Dramani Mahama will this evening, December 6, 2016 address the nation, barely a day to the December 7 polls. A statement from the presidency said the address will be live on radio and TV at 9pm. “The President of the Republic of Ghana and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed …

The last of the series of national polls conducted by a private market research company put NDC ahead in the December 7 elections, with 50.7% against 42.2% for the main opposition NPP. A total of 2,927 respondents were contacted in about 60 constituencies across the country. This is the last …

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has joked he is known as “Mr Dumsor” – a reference to the power cuts that have plagued Ghana during his first term in office. “Dum” means off and “sor” means on in the local Twi language and Mr Mahama has come in for criticism …

The flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo has said he is confident President John Mahama will hand over power should he lose tomorrow’s polls. The comment from the NPP flagbearer comes on the back of fears by his campaign coordinator Peter Mac Manu that the President and …

The Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, have stated that they are confident the NDC would win 60 per cent of the votes in Eastern Region during tomorrow’s polls. Both made the resounding statement to hundreds of NDC supporters at …

Ashanti Regional Police Commander has issued a stern warning to Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako to stop raising false alarm ahead of Wednesday’s polls. COP Nathan Kofi Boakye has also warned Antwi Boasiako against acts that have the tendency of heightening tension in the …

Police have intensified security at Chereponi in the Northern region, following clashes between supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that left one person dead and fourteen others injured. Narrating the incident to Citi News, the Public Relations Officer for the Northern …

Head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission in Ghana, Thabo Mbeki has appealed to Ghanaians to seek redress peacefully through the courts in the event of electoral disputes. All seven presidential candidates last week signed the Accra Declaration, pledging to accept the outcome of the December 7 elections. Addressing the press …