On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the Electoral Commission of Ghana got candidates’ reps to choose their positions on the ballot paper. Our elections do come down to a ballot in the end – and a new frenzy of interpretations and meanings are trending widely on social media and all around us. Advertisements …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has hit back at former President Mahama for claiming that there is nothing to show for the amount of money the government has borrowed since 2017. The former President claimed recently in a media interview that the Akufo-Addo government has borrowed excessively with nothing …

The Electoral Commission(EC) is set to begin the processes for the printing of ballot papers soon for the polls in December. This follows balloting by the 12 Presidential candidates who’ll stand in this year’s presidential polls. President Akufo-Addo will be top on the ballot paper, while his arch-rival, former president …

Former President and leader for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has given reasons his wife is conspicuously missing from the political space in recent times even as he seeks to return to government. He disclosed that the former first lady was traumatized by the lies told about her in 2016 and …

The Founder and Leader of Prophetic Hill Chapel has stated that the position of John Dramani Mahama on the ballot paper for the 2020 Presidential elections is a manifestation of his victory as prophesied some four years ago. According to Nigel Gaisie there is nothing that can indie what has …

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama says he will pursue the Chief Executive Officer for Menzgold Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM 1, to retrieve held up investment of customers if he wins the December polls. Speaking at Tarkwa-Nsuaem in the Western Region, Mr Mahama wondered …

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, says securing the number one position on the ballot paper will facilitate the party’s victory in the December 2020 presidential election. He told the press shortly after the Electoral Commission’s (EC) balloting process that the NPP’s endeavors in all spheres …

Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho says the country now awaits witch doctors and Pastors to give their interpretations into the meaning of the slots selected by the various political parties. The Electoral Commission today did the balloting for Presidential for placement on the ballot paper in …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) believes the party’s second position on the ballot paper signifies former President John Dramani Mahama’s return to power. The presidential candidates contesting the 2020 general elections balloted for positions on the ballot paper on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. While the New Patriotic Party (NPP) picked the first …

Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor has accused the Electoral Commission of being bias in the just ended balloting process. He said the EC deliberately put in place strenuous measures just to frustrate stakeholders involved in the political process. According to him, the EC’s decision to adopt …

Former president John Mahama has served notice he will not interfere with the work of the special prosecutor, Martin Amidu, in the likely event that he wins the 2020 elections. Mr. Mahama said the role of the special prosecutor is important in the fight against corruption hence he will allow the …

The presidential candidate of the Conventional People’s Party (CPP) has described his fourth position on the ballot paper as four years of heaven, should he win the 2020 elections. Ivor Greenstreet, in an interview with JoyNews’ on Tuesday, said after Ghana enduring four years of ‘hell’ under the Mahama and …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has replaced the late Yapei-Kusawgu constituency Hon. Abu Kamara with his brother Iddrisu Salia Kamara to lead the party in the impending general elections. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Yapei-Kusawgu in the Savannah Region, Abu Kamara died in a car crash on …

Shortly after the Electoral Commission finalised the balloting process for the upcoming December polls, some Ghanaians hopped onto their various social media pages to express varied opinions about the outcome. While several people found an avenue to pass humorous comments about the entire process, others were quick to make predictions …

The New Patriotic Party‘s (NPP) candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be on top of the ballot paper in the December 7 election. The NPP was followed by the main opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC). All political parties and the independent candidate contesting in the December elections balloted for their positions on the ballot paper …

The Electoral Commission (EC) will today allow the presidential aspirants to choose how they will appear on the ballot papers on December 7, 2020. This will be done by randomly selecting numbers which will be picked by either party representatives or flag bearers. The exercise will take place at the …

The Northern Regional Chairman of United Progressive Party (UPP), Mr. Shahadu Shamsudeen is strongly accusing the NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Kwabena Antwi Boasiako and CVM President, Razak Kojo Opoku as the master brains behind the disqualification of Akwasi Addai Odike, 2020 Presidential Candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) and …

Wife of murdered Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mfantseman Constituency, Ekow Hayford, has broken her silence after his passing. Speaking after successfully filing her nomination for the vacant parliamentary candidate seat, Ophelia Hayford thanked the national, regional and constituency leaders for having faith in her. The widow described the …

The Electoral Commission (EC) said it will refund Ghc100,000 to each of the five disqualified Presidential aspirants for the 2020 elections. Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa, made this known on Monday, October 19, 2020 at the Commission’s ‘Let The Citizens Know’ series. According to her, “To the aspiring Presidential …

The founder and Flagbearer of the People’s Action Party Mr. Kwesi Busumbru has finally reacted to the Electoral Commission’s disqualification of his party prior to the 2020 General Elections. In an interview, Mynewsghana.net monitored on UTV News, the PAP flagbearer expressed his disappointment in the Electoral Commission over his disqualification …

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, said his Majority counterpart, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, will win the upcoming parliamentary elections, despite challenges from an independent contender for the Suame seat. Mr George Prempeh, with links to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), is contesting as an independent candidate, determined …

Mrs Jean Mensa Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed that the elections management body will file official complaint at the Police against the failed presidential aspirants allegedly forged claims on their nominations forms leading to their disqualification. The EC disqualified five aspirants from contesting in the polls. Citing …

Five presidential candidates have been disqualified by the Electoral Commission after a thorough review process, as the country prepares for the December 7 elections. The disqualified candidates include Kwesi Bosomoro [PAP], Akwesi Addae Odike [UFP], Marricke Kofi Gane [independent], Kofi Koranteng [independent] and  Agyenim Boateng [independent]. Factors hindering these candidates …

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has said it will deploy over 2,000 observers to all 275 constituencies during the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections on December 7, 2020. Acting Chair of CODEO, Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, made the revelations on Monday, October 19, 2020, when he delivered a speech …

All three female candidates who filed nominations to compete in the presidential race in the upcoming December 7 polls have been given the green light by the Electoral Commission to contest. The three are; leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Akua Donkor, leader of the National Democratic Party, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings and …

A die-hard NPP supporter paints her teeth with NPP colors just to send a message to Ex-president John Mahama regarding he’s not accepting a total defeat in the upcoming December 7 presidential election sometime ago. In the video, one might think this woman is not mentally sound because she was …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reinstated the suspended parliamentary aspirant in the Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency of the North East Region. Mr Peter Wuni Baaga was cited for misconduct for making certain utterances on live radio on May 12, 2020. The party described as breaches was indefinitely suspended after a committee recommendation. “This …

Former President and Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr. John Dramani Mahama has revealed that his next government will not collapse the Office of the Special Prosecutor (SP). “The NDC government will maintain the office of the Special Prosecutor because it was established by an act …

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has doubted the possibility of the general elections to be held without chaos. According to him, the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission has failed to build the consensus needed for a credible election. “I can anticipate some chaos on the election day. People will not find …

Members of the Senior Staff Association, of Universities of Ghana (SSAUoG) will today, Monday, 19 October 2020 lay down their tools over the government’s failure to pay their market premium and second-tier pension arrears dating back between 2010 and 2016. Numbering about 4,500 in all public universities, the senior staff’s …