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NDC wins Sene West Seat by 16 vote-margin

The National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for Sene West has retained his seat as the Member of Parliament for the constituency. This comes after the Electoral Commissioncounted the ballot papers from the Tato Battor Polling Station B which were prior to this locked up at the Techiman police station following a …

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Coronavirus pandemic rails Ghana’s economy into a recession

Ghana’s economy has, for the first time in nearly four decades, experienced a recession for consecutively two quarters of 2020. According to provisional GDP figures by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the economy suffered a contraction as a result of the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic and its associated …

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Test driver runs over mother and daughter at Santasi

A mother and daughter came face-to-face with death Thursday morning when a test driver run them over with her private car at Santasi Apre. Per witness Opele’s account, the mother and her two-year-old daughter, who were standing across the road in attempts to buy porridge, were unsuspecting of the incoming …

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Baba Jamal wanted for key to Sene West ballot box store

A former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Baba Jamal, is being looked for for the key to the store where a controversial ballot box in the just-ended parliamentary elections in Sene West is being kept. The keys to the lock to the store is said to be with Mr …

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Ayisha Modi clashes with Kevin Taylor for insulting Stonebwoy

Ayisha Modi, the self-styled godmother of popular Ghanaian musician, Stonebwoy, like always, has jumped to his defense after he was attacked by American-based Ghanaian journalist, Kelvin Taylor over his call for peace among the people of Ashiaman. It will be recalled that after the results for the 2020 presidential elections were …

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Ketu South: Thousands of NDC supporters protest over ‘stolen election’

Thousands of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters in the Ketu South constituency on Thursday took to the streets to protest against the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission over what they call a flawed election that led to the declaration of Nana Akufo-Addo as the president-elect. According to the NDC supporters, the declaration was a stolen verdict …

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Electoral Commission releases pink sheets of 2020 presidential polls

The Electoral Commission has released the pink sheets for the presidential elections held simultaneously with the parliamentary elections on December 7, 2020. The pink sheets as they are popularly known are results sheets used to collate data from the polling stations through to the regions. The EC on Wednesday, December 16, released …

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Sene West elections: Court throws out NPP suit against EC, NDC

The Wench High Court has thrown out a case brought before it by the New Patriotic Party against the Electoral Commission and the National Democratic Congress on the Sene West Parliamentary Elections. The court ruled that the said case lacks merit, reason it was dismissed. The NPP has also been fined an amount of GHS 20,000 …

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NPP bigwigs storm Sene West as court rules on election petition

Some prominent individuals in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have arrived in Wenchi in the Bono Region ahead of the High Court ruling on the Sene West constituency election petition. The petitioners are seeking that the court grants them favour that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate for Sene West, Joseph Markay Kumah be …

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EC office ‘hijacked’ again by NDC protestors

Some protesters believed to be members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are massing up at the office of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, following the declaration of the presidential and parliamentary results by the Electoral Commission. This is one of the many other protests, happening in parts of the country nationwide, …

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French president tests positive for coronavirus

France’s President, Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the Elysee Palace said in a press release on Thursday December 17.   “The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for Covid-19 today,” the statement read.   It said the president was diagnosed after he was tested “at the …

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Who becomes the next Speaker of Parliament?

Ghana’s Fourth Republic Parliament was born on January 7, 1993 when the country returned to constitutional rule after a number of military interventions. Since then, the country has conducted eight successful Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Article 95 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana provides for the election of a Speaker from among the …

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GFA to announce women’s league fixtures for 2020/2021 season

The Ghana Football Association (GFA), will on Monday, December 21, 2020, announce the fixtures for the 2020/2021 Women’s Premier League season. The Women’s Premier League is scheduled to commence on Friday, January 15, 2020, following consultations with stakeholders. The GFA hereby informs Women’s Premier League clubs, referees, VMO’s and stakeholders …

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Jerry Rawlings’ funeral postponed

The final burial rites of former President Jerry John Rawlings has been postponed indefinitely, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The funeral arrangement had initially been scheduled for December 20, 2020. But concerns raised by some family members led to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ask the family …

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Your ‘morda’ – NDC’s First Vice-Chairman insults Jean Mensa

The National First Vice-Chairman for the National Democratic Congress(NDC) Sofo Awudu Azorka has used unprintable words on the Chairperson for the Electoral Commission of Ghana Madam Jean Mensa. The Vice-Chairman uttered these words when he was speaking to the press at the Tamale Jubilee park where the NDC ended their …

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