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EC sacks Klottey Korle presiding officer for allowing security operative to vote again

The Electoral Commission has removed the presiding officer at a polling station in the Klottey Korle constituency for allowing a special voter to vote again. Mr Nehemiah Amu Antwi was presiding over the electoral processes at the Standards Education Centre polling centre at Asylum Down. His removal followed the filing of a …

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LIVESTREAMING: Voting ends across the country, counting begins

Voting has officially ended across the country as at 0500 GMT on December 7, 2020, as 17 million Ghanaians voted to choose a new president. GhanaWeb Election Desk brings you a livestream of the vote counting as well as updates from across the country where our journalists and correspondents as …

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50-year-old voter crashed to death after returning from polling station

A 50-year-old man was on Monday crushed to death by a motorbike rider while returning from a polling station in the Nkoranza South constituency of the Bono East Region. Mr. Yaw Antwi died on arrival at the Nkoranza St Theresa’s Hospital. The GNA learnt the deceased was returning from the …

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South Africa v England: ODI series called off after Covid-19 tests

England’s tour of South Africa has been abandoned after a number of a positive coronavirus tests. A South Africa player and two members of hotel staff tested positive, while England say two members of their party returned “unconfirmed positive tests”. A three-match Twenty20 series was completed, but a three-match one-day series …

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350,000 existing ECG customers to benefit from Pokuase BSP

About 350,000 existing customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will benefit from the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP) upon completion in May next year. The project, which is 87 per cent complete, would hold 580 MVA and redistribute to the area and ensure steady power. Residents of Kwabenya, …

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Election 2020: Stay alert; victory is near – NDC to polling agents

The Director of Elections of the opposition National Democratic Congress Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has called on polling agents of the party to stay alert during the counting of ballots as polls near closure. According to the party, efforts by the ruling NPP to rig the elections are being monitored and …

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Prices of fuel to increase in December – IES

IES has projected the rise in the price of fuel on the domestic market in December. According to the Institute, the sharp increase is as a result of the 11.5% increase in prices of International Benchmark- Brent crude, the 6.94% increase in prices of Gasoline, the 7.26% increase in Gasoline …

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EC Clears Air On Mahama’s Bodyguard Voter ID Issue

The electoral commission (EC) has in a recent statement revealed that they have been able to rectify the issue with the bodyguard of the former president and NDC presidential aspirant John Dramani Mahama after he was stated that his name was not part of the  people to vote. In a …

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Policeman dies while on election duties at Ahafo Region

Detective Constable Kwarteng Abebrese Nantwi of Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters Operations in Accra currently on Election Duties at Ahafo Region is dead.   MyNewsGh.com has confirmed from police sources that he fell sick and was rushed to Hwidiem Government Hospital but was discharged after treatment. Earlier today December 7, …

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Controversy as Muntaka Mohammed uses 6-year-old daughter’s thumbprint to vote

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Asawase Constituency, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, has sparked controversy after he held the hand of a child believed to be 6 years old to thumbprint the presidential and parliamentary ballot papers. Visuals from the Peace of God polling station at Aboabo where the incumbent …

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