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 …
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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 »There’s a mystery behind Kunta Kinte’s prolonged stroke – Flowking Stone
Rapper, Flowking Stone believes there’s a mystery surrounding his brother, Kunta Kinte’s prolonged stroke. He says that they are still yet to unravel the mystery behind the rapper’s development of stroke. According to Flowking Stone, a number of visits have been made to medical facilities to find answers but all have reached dead …
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 »Former President Agyekum Kuffour turns 82 today
Today, Tuesday, December 8, marks the 82nd birthday of Ghana’s former president, John Agyekum Kufour. Mr. Agyekum Kuffour served as president of the Republic of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009 under the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is being celebrated as the oldest …
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 …
Read More »Nii Lante Vanderpuije, 15 others arrested
Incumbent MP for Odododiodoo constituency Nii Lante Vanderpuije has been arrested as part of a joint military-police operation. The lawmaker and parliamentary candidate on the ticket of the NDC was picked up alongside his wife, daughter and about fifteen other men who were with him over alleged shootings in the …
Read More »ELECTIONS 2020: Two Jubilating Motorcyclists Die At Bantama
Two persons involved in a motor accident have died at Bantama in the Dadieso Constituency of the Western North Region. Joy News’ Samuel Awuku reports that both riders died on the spot, whereas two other pillion riders have been rushed to the Bantama CHPS compound. The four were allegedly engaged …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: NDC emergency press conference
The National Democratic Congress is holding a press conference to address some developments over the counting and collation of votes. They have claimed victories in certain constituencies even before the EC makes any official declaration. It is expected that they will use this press conference to give explanations on how they arrived …
Read More »Voting in Bantama, Tamale North constituencies extended
The Electoral Commission (EC) has given the green light for voting to be extended beyond the 5:00 pm deadline in the Bantama and Tamale North constituencies in the Ashanti and Northern regions respectively. This decision was made due to long queues in the two constituencies as of the time the …
Read More »2020 ELECTION: Provisional Presidential Results Updates
Provisional Presidential results Provisional Presidential results: Ayawaso North (Accra Girls Senior High) Special voting NPP-135 NDC-134 GUM- 0 CPP-0 GFP-0 GCPP-0 APC-1 LGP-0 PNC-0 PPP-0 NDP-0 INDEPENDENT -0 Rejected – 2 Follow every ballot counted here https://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/ Volta Region- South Tongu Constituency, Sogakope Police Station polling station, Special Voting, NPP-107 NDC-256 …
Read More »Election 2020: One shot dead for attempting to snatch ballot box
One person has been shot dead for attempting to snatch a ballot box at Awutu Senya West constituency. According to Adom News’ Kofi Adjei, the victim, believed to be a land guard, was shot by a security person. A team of police officers has been sent to the area to …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: Fire guts parliamentary ballot box in Asutifi South
The parliamentary ballot box at Hwediem in the Asutifi South constituency of the Ashamti Region has gutted fire, Report says, some ballots papers have been burnt to ashes. According to reports, the cause of the fires is yet to be established. more soon.. Source: Universal Multimedia
Read More »Teacher in infamous kitchen stool scandal dead
The information available to this website indicates that embattled former Headmaster of Adumanu D/A Basic School in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District of the Central Region, Robert Sepey has died. Robert Sepey is reported to have died but we cannot readily tell the cause of his death. The former Headmaster …
Read More »Mood at Electoral commission after end of polls
Voting at all polling stations in the country has officially come to an end as of 5:00 pm. GhanaWeb reporters who are stationed at the various constituencies say the electoral process has been closed. However, in some polling station, persons who were already in the queue were allowed to cast …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Three Young Men Trying To Steal Ballot Boxes Gunned Down By Policemen
A viral video on social media reveals how some young men were gunned down by policemen in their quest to steal some ballot boxes. The who scene looked a scene from a Rambo movie especially with the swiftness with which the Policemen apprehended the culprits. It is unclear which …
Read More »“Some MP’s are about to lose their job” – Afia Schwarzenegger says as she drops a wild twerking video
Troublesome Ghanaian media personality, Afia Schwarzenegger has dropped a wild twerking video as she teases MPs who will be voted out of power. Today being the election day in Ghana, the whole nation is quite busy as voters finds their way to their respective polling stations to cast their ballots. …
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