Politics

New Patriotic Party Presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has dismissed claims that he wants to move the national capital to Kyebi in the Eastern Region when elected Head of the Republic. Last week, images of a purported leaked email attributed to Nana Addo and a member of the …

President John Dramani Mahama says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is praying for a run-off in the presidential election but that will not materialise. “I want to assure them that we want to celebrate Christmas and I am going to do it one touch …

The second phase of the special voting exercise is expected to start at 7:00am today, [Sunday], December 7, in all designated Polling Stations across the country. The first day of the special voting exercise on Thursday, December 1, recorded a turnout rate of 72.69 percent representing 92,231 of 126,875 registered …

The Chiefs and Elders of the Komenda Traditional Council, have endorsed the second term bid of President John Dramani Mahama. Speaking on behalf of the Chiefs,  the Elder of the Komenda Traditional Council, Nana Kojo Appiah, said President Mahama has done enough for the Central Region, and therefore deserves to …

The woos of the Majority leader in Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin seem far from over just four days to the December 7 general elections. This is because, campaign posters of President John Mahama and the Peoples National Convention’s (PNC) candidate, Bernard Mornah has surfaced in the constituency creating tension. …

Former Chief Executive of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Tsatsu Tsikata says although he was wrongly convicted under former President John Kufuor’s administration, he harbours no bitterness against him nor the then Attorney General Nana Akufo-Addo. “I am not bitter about the conviction and nobody should think of me in …

Women in the North Tongu constituency in the Volta region are threatening to vote against the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over an alleged comment by their District Chief Executive, they deem derogatory. According to reports, the DCE, Fafa Agbai was said to have asked women to vote against independent …

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to do everything possible to ensure that Ghana is not plunged into violence during the electioneering period. There have been several chaotic incidents and violent clashes in the country in recent times, involving supporters of the two major political parties – the governing National Democratic …

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is working with various security agencies to resolve the challenges with the special voters’ list. Hundreds of special voters who queued at polling stations across the country today [Thursday] could not cast their ballot during the Electoral Commission’s special voting exercise. Over 127,000 security …

UN Secretary General Special Representative for West Africa, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas has admonished security personnel in the country to exhibit professionalism in the discharge of their duties to ensure peace before, during and after elections. All seven candidates in the Presidential race earlier today signed the Accra Declaration, pledging …