News information coming in has revealed that there has been a shooting at a collation center in Techiman South where the results announced didn’t go down well with the people leading to a heating argument. According to a report coming in, a warning shot that was fired into the air by the …
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PHOTOS: Fire guts Ejisu NPP Constituency chairman’s apartment
Fire has razed down the seven-bedroom apartment of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman for Ejisu-Kobirim. The NPP chair suspects arson attacks in the fire incident. Samuel Oduro Frimpong blamed internal party wrangling in the NPP for the fire after he campaigned for the party’s parliamentary candidate for Ejisu, John Ampontuah Kumah. He told …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: EC Reschedules Election results Declaration Time
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has rescheduled the time it would announce the election polls which was initially scheduled for Tuesday 5 pm. Although the electoral body earlier stated its commitment to announce results within 24 hours after the close of polls on Monday, the postponement according to the EC …
Read More »AUDIO: Koku Anyidoho reveals why Amewu won Hohoe parliamentary race
A former Deputy General Secretary of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has said though he is surprised about Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu’s win in the Hohoe constituency, the signs were clear enough. According to him, he is not a native of Hohoe but developmental …
Read More »Election 2020: Check out MPs who lost miserably
The December 7, 2020, parliamentary and presidential election, has ended across the country with many big names shot down. Both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) suffered some shocking defeats. Per the results trickling in now, former Minister for Inner Cities and Development, who doubles as …
Read More »Mahama would be declared president by Wednesday morning – NDC
General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress has announced that per the results the National Democratic Congress has, the party is leading in both the presidential and parliamentary elections. According to Johnson Asiedu Nketia, even though the Electoral Commission is deliberately delaying the announcing of certified results, John Dramani Mahama, is projected to win the …
Read More »#2020polls: I stayed up all night to follow results – Kufuor
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has disclosed that he has been up all night following the 2020 presidential and parliamentary results. Ghana went to the polls on Monday, 7 December 2020 to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) and a President, but the Electoral Commission (EC) is yet to declare the …
Read More »NDC challenges EC’s provisional Presidential results for Adansi-Asokwa
The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has challenged the Electoral Commission’s (EC) certified Presidential results for Adansi-Asokwa in the Ashanti Region. Mr Nurudeen Abass, Ashanti Regional Communications Director, NDC, said the figure they had on their pink sheet after collation of results at the Constituency, was 17,712 for the ruling New …
Read More »Election 2020: Akufo Addo preventing Jean Mensah from announcing results in 24 Hours
Information picked by Ghanapoliticsonline.com indicates that, president Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party are preventing the chairperson of electoral commission Jean Mensah from announcing the presidential results which put the opposition leader His Excellency John Dramani Mahama in the lead. Days ago, Jean Mensah promised Ghanaians that she …
Read More »2020 Polls: EC to declare results 5pm today
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has indicated its readiness to declare the results for the presidential polls at 5 pm on Tuesday. The EC has maintained its commitment to announce results within 24 hours after the close of polls on Monday. The announcement of the results will take place at the Accra …
Read More »VIDEO: Blows fly at Okaikwei Central Collation Centre over votes recount
There was confusion at Okaikwei Central Collation Centre as New Patriotic Party (NPP) officials demand a recount of the parliamentary votes at Ansurudeen Islamic School 1-Abeka polling station over alleged cheating. The National Democratic Congress officials, however, rejected the request by the NPP for a recount since their agent at …
Read More »NDC claims parliamentary victory in 140 constituencies as provisional results trickle in
The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said its analysis of the provisional parliamentary results trickling in from across the country suggest it has won 140 out of the total 275 parliamentary seats. Addressing a marathon press conference on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, NDC’s Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, said the …
Read More »Samira Bawumia’s brother flogs NPP’s Yaw Buaben Asamoa at Adentan
Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, Elder brother of Second Lady, Samira Bawumia has defeated New Patriotic Party’s(NPP’s) Director of Communication Yaw Buaben Asamoah to emerge the Member of Parliament elect for the Adentan constituency in Accra. The son of the former National Chairman of the PNC, had earlier whipped Former Minister for …
Read More »Decision Day?: How the EC Chair arrived at the Commission’s headquarters [VIDEO]
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa has arrived at the headquarters in what could possibly be a ‘decision day’ as provisional results from the collation centres begin to trickle in nationwide. Ghanaians went to the polls on Monday, December 7, 2020, to cast their ballot to elect a President and 275 Members …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Heavy security presence at National Collation Centre ahead of election results
There is heavy security presence at the National Collation Centre situated at the Electoral Commission in Accra. Large police amour vehicles stuffed with ammunitions are on display while these security officers move around the premises fully armed. This comes after the ongoing counting process at the various constituency collation centres across the …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: NDC holds press conference on election results
The National Democratic Congress is holding a press conference this morning on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. The party is briefing the media on the number of seats it says it has won in the Parliamentary and Presidential election. So far, some provisional results have started to trickle in nationwide where ballots were collated, …
Read More »Nkoranza North: NDC snatches Dep Defence Minister’s seat
The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major (rtd) Derek Oduro, who is also the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkoranza North has lost his seat to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Mr Joseph Kwasi Mensah. Mr Mensah obtained 15,124 votes to beat the incumbent MP, who managed to poll …
Read More »ELECTION 2020: Vice President Dr Bawumia is trending on twitter
Vice President Dr Bawumia is trending on twitter Source: .peacefmonline.com
Read More »Osei-Owusu retains Bekwai seat
Bekwai MP Joe Osei-Owusu has retained his seat in the lawmaking chamber. The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament ran on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party. He polled 40,275 votes. The candidate of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Charles Oppong, polled 2,877 votes. The candidate of …
Read More »VIDEO: MP contenders doze off at collation centre
At the Teshie Police station, where the collation from various polling stations was being done Tuesday dawn, the two leading contenders in the Ledzokuku constituency, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Mr Benjamin Ayiku Nartey from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) tried to stay awake and observe …
Read More »WATCH VIDEO: 3 Persons Shot Dead At Odododiodoo Constituency
News gathered by thedistin indicates that three person in the Odododiodoo constituency have been shot dead. According to reports gathered, as at 6:30pm NPP members began jubilating that they had won the Odododiodoo constituency. The NPP Members in their jubilant mood sang songs as they marched to the residence of Nii …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Inches Closer To Landslide Victory
President Nana Akufo-Addo is inching very close to a massive victory, according to data collated by his New Patriotic Party. With 35,040 (90.00%) of polling stations reporting, the President had polled so far 6,244,269, representing 52.51%. His main rival, opposition National Democratic Congress Leader, former President John Mahama, has garnered …
Read More »What Unites Messi And Ronaldo?
I can’t think of any question I have been asked more often than “Ronaldo or Messi, who is the greatest of all time?” As the two star players of their generation prepare to face each other for the first time since May 2018, the answer is as simple as it …
Read More »Felix Ofosu Kwakye loses by 176 votes to NPP PC
The National Democratic Congress’ Member of Parliament for the Abura Asebu Kwamankese Constituency has lost his seat to the New Patriotic Party. Felix Kwakye Ofosu who conceded defeat in a post on his official Facebook page thanked persons who supported him in the 2020 elections. He wrote, “We lost by 176 votes.” The …
Read More »Slain Mfantseman MP’s wife retains husband’s seat
NPP’s Parliamentary candidate for Mfantseman Constituency in the Central Region, Mrs. Ophelia Mensah Hayford has won in the 2020 polls to retain the seat. Historically, Mrs. Mensah Hayford succeeded her late husband Mr. Ekow Kwansah as the Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency after some armed robbers shot and killed him …
Read More »Nii Lantey Vanderpuye released from Police custody
GhanaWeb has confirmed the release of the Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, who was arrested by personnel of the Ghana Police Service on Tuesday morning. He was picked up from the Modak Hotel where he was lodging following a shooting incident. Two other persons were …
Read More »VIDEO: EC office in Fomena on fire
The office of the Electoral Commission in the Fomena Constituency in the early hours of Tuesday was up in flames. It is unclear what caused the incident but reports suggest it happened at the time some youth in the area were very agitated. Reports suggest that the disgruntled youth had attempted to …
Read More »Ignore NDC’s flipping claims, we are leading with over 6million votes – NPP
The ruling New Patriotic Party has rubbished claims by the National Democratic Congress that it has flipped 36 constituencies. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, the Director of Elections for the NDC said at a press conference that the party has won 36 parliamentary seats that belonged to the NPP. “So far, if …
Read More »VIDEO: We’ve flipped 36 seats from the NPP – NDC assures fans
The National Democratic Congress has disclosed that they are in a comfortable lead in the ongoing general election. The party held a press conference to address the public on results trooping in from the various constituencies across the country. Speaking at the press conference, Elvis Afriyie the Director of election …
Read More »Navrongo Central: NPP’s Tangoba Abayage concedes defeat
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Navrongo Central, Tangoba Abayage, has conceded defeat ahead of the official declaration of the parliamentary results. In a Facebook post, Tangoba Abayage who is also the Upper East Regional Minister stated that she had lost the seat to the men in the …
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