WATCH THE VIDEO: John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has explained he is not ready to concede defeat in the just-ended December 7 elections because of the over six million Ghanaian voters who voted for him on election day. According to him, this will also …
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2020 Polls: Mahama reveals what will make him concede defeat
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Mahama says he’ll accept the results of the 2020 presidential election if the Electoral Commission conducts an independent audit of the results. Mr. Mahama and his party have rejected the results of the December 7 polls describing the election as flawed. …
Read More »3rd Phase Disinfection Underway At KIA
As part of the country’s efforts to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, the Ministry of Aviation (MoA) and Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) on Monday (December 14, 2020,) evening begun the third phase of disinfection exercise at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). …
Read More »Africa Works Invests in 21st Century Africa
Following A Successful First Closing, Leader in African Flexible Workspace AfricaWorks Gears Up for Second-Round Fundraising to Support Regional Expansion Plan. Accra, 14 December 2020: AfricaWorks, the first uniquely pan-African flexible workspace provider announces its intention to enter second-round fundraising following a successful closing of 3.5m EUR, ahead of …
Read More »Ghana ranked 5th in visa openness index
Ghana ranked Fifth and scored 0.875 on the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index with 24 requiring no visa to enter the country, 28 requiring visas on arrival with travelers from Morocco requiring visas to enter the jurisdiction. The Index shows Benin, Seychelles, and the Gambia topping the ranking in allowing …
Read More »Kofi Bentil, Ras Mubarak mock Electoral Commission after another ‘mistake’
The preponderance of mathematical errors being committed by the Electoral Commissionhas made it a butt of jokes on social media platforms. The EC which came under fire after admitting to making errors in the presidential results appears to have committed another mistake, causing some public figures as well as social …
Read More »Government completes negotiations to revive national airline
The Aviation Ministry says it has completed negotiations with stakeholders in the sector towards reviving Ghana’s national airline. It’s been a decade since the collapse of the country’s only airline, Ghana International Airline in 2010, after countless allegations of the mismanagement, incompetence and corruption. Since then, governments have proposed a …
Read More »Confusion and blame game at EC’s emergency meeting over presidential results
Confusion at an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) over the miscalculations that have been recorded after the Presidential elections. Details are sketchy but the paper is informed that the meeting started at 2pm with confusion and blame game was on the failure of the IT department …
Read More »Anas Ready With Secret Video About The 2020 Election”
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Nhyiaso Constituency, Hon. Richard Ato Kwamina Prah said that reports from the undercover Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas indicates that he is going to show a secret video recording of the just ended 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. And which group of people …
Read More »Confusion and blame game at EC’s emergency meeting over presidential results
The Herald reports that there was confusion at an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) over the miscalculations that have been recorded after the Presidential elections. Details are sketchy but the paper is informed that the meeting started at 2pm with confusion and blame game was on the …
Read More »EU observers give indication how 2020 polls were manipulated
European Union observers in the just ended Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Ghana have given pointers to how results were manipulated. According to observers, results were not publicly displayed in 17 polling stations they observed. The observers however noted, “voting was conducted in a generally peaceful atmosphere and voting procedures …
Read More »Maria Ramos appointed AngloGold Ashanti chair
The Board of AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to advise that Independent Non-Executive Director Maria Ramos has been appointed chair of the Board. Ms Ramos succeeds Sipho Pityana who has resigned from the Board. These changes are with immediate effect. The Board notes the significant contribution made by Mr Pityana to …
Read More »Joe Ghartey, EC Never Rigged Essikado-Ketan Parliamentary Elections, NDC Lied – NPP
Contrary to unsubstantiated claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Essikado-Ketan Constituency Parliamentary Election was rigged in favor of veteran politician and lawyer, Hon. Ghartey, it has turned out that the election was credible and transparent. The EC’s certified results for the Essikado-Ketan Constituency showed that …
Read More »Corrected figures: EC owes nobody any apology – Dr Serebuor Quaicoe
The Electoral Commission(EC) has dismissed claims about a deliberate change of figures in favour of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the recently held December 7, 2020, general elections. This follows calls from a section of the public for the EC to apologize following the change in figures announced by …
Read More »Election 2020: Collation was less transparent – EU observers
The European Union observers in Ghana’s election have said while voting process was transparent, collation was ‘less transparent’. “Collation of results at the constituency level was observed in 35 constituency collation centres with many of them being visited repeatedly. Collation process was less well organised and less transparent often due …
Read More »Kweku Baako advises Mahama to go to court to challenge election verdict
Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has advised the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama to use legal means in challenging the verdict of the 2020 elections if he strongly disagrees with the outcome. Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, December 12, 2020, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide …
Read More »Election 2020: Joy FM, Adom FM pro-NDC; GTV, UTV, Daily Graphic pro-NPP – EU Observer Mission
A preliminary report by the European Union Election Observation Mission Ghana 2020 (EU EOM) has said the media – both state-owned and private – were polarised in their coverage of Ghana’s just-ended general elections. “The media reported freely on the elections in a polarised environment”, the findings presented by EU …
Read More »Joe Ghartey to face court over alleged fraudulent electoral victory
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hon Joe Ghartey is standing on the brinks of electoral dispute as his return to Parliament faces legal action over alleged massive electoral fraud. The MP for Essikado Ketan had earlier been reported to have lost the seat to NDC’s Grace Ayensu Danquah, but things took …
Read More »I love my country – Jean Mensa speaks about traveling rumors
Jean Adukwei Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has in a move to dispel the notion that she has travelled abroad, professed her love for the country. According to Jean Mensa, she loves the country so much that she would not leave at this crucial time. “I have a …
Read More »Meet the 40 female MPs-elect of 8th Parliament
At the end of the December 7 polls, 40 females won various parliamentary seats across the country to enter the 8th parliament. The NPP holds 20 of the new seats whilst the NDC holds 20. Below is the full list of female MPs-elect: New Patriotic Party (NPP) 1) Abena Osei …
Read More »Ashanti Regional NPP to constitute committee to review 2020 elections
The Ashanti Regional Office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is to set up a committee to review the 2020 General Election. Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Regional Chairman, said the committee would be tasked to analyse critically the performance of the Party in all the 47 constituencies. Contrary to …
Read More »Pressure mounts John Mahama to concede defeat
Pressure has been mounted by a section of Ghanaians on the former President and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama to concede defeat to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo The NDC leader at a Press Conference said he cannot accept what he described as “Fiction” electoral results declared …
Read More »WATCH VIDEO: How residents jubilated over Hajia Alima’s painful defeat
As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is still struggling to come to terms with the painful defeat of the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hajia Alima Mahama in the just-ended elections, some residents were full of joy over the sad development. At the collation centre at Gambaga …
Read More »Bui Authority Bill to diversify revenue sources
Bui Power Authority is anticipating an increase in revenue in the coming years. Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, Mr Fred Oware, said the passage of the Bui Power Authority bill will help diversify the financial streams of his outfit. He indicated that, “We think that we should operate quite …
Read More »Election 2020: Charlotte Osei breaks silence on current state of Ghana
Former chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, Mrs. Charlotte Osei, has shared a post days after Ghana’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections came to an end. The former Electoral Commission boss said Ghana is a blessed nation, where she attached a bible quote (Psalm 33:12 – which says: “Blessed is the nation whose …
Read More »Go to court instead of inciting public – National House of Chiefs President to NDC
President of the National House of Chiefs Ogyeahohuo Yaw Gyebi II, who doubles as the Paramount Chief of the Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area in the Western North Region, has called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to use legitimate means in defending their rejection of the December 7’s presidential election results. He …
Read More »PHOTOS: Woman Beaten To Pulp For Stealing A Child
A viral video that is making rounds on social media and at the disposal of mynewsghana.net has shown moments a woman was been given the beatings of a lifetime by some angry youth in a community. According to reports, the young lady was said to have been stealing children which …
Read More »NDC to petition Otumfuo over alleged election irregularities in A/R
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region say they are set to petition the overlord of Ashanti, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, over what they suspect to be irregularities in Monday’s elections. The move, they maintain, is to call on the Asantehene to intervene in what they describe as …
Read More »Consumer inflation falls into single digits
While Ghanaians were huddled near their televisions and radio sets on Wednesday, impatiently awaiting the official results of the December 7 general elections, major good news about the economy passed virtually everyone by. The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Annim announced that consumer price inflation for November was 9.8 percent. This …
Read More »Trouble hits NPP executive in Navrongo as supporters call for their resignation
A strong call has gone to the entire executive body of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Navrongo Central Constituency to resign their positions immediately. The demand, which comes three days after Ghana went to the polls, is linked to what NPP supporters in the constituency have described as …
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