POLITICS

EC official reported dead!

The Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Ahafo region, Martha Osei Agyemang, has been reported dead. Reports indicate Madam Agyemang passed at the Wenchi Methodist Hospital. The deceased was said to be undergoing treatment at the facility after she complained of being unwell.   Madam Martha Osei …

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NUGS lauds NDC over promise to absorb full tertiary fees

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has lauded the NDC and its leader John Mahama for the latest update of the party’s tertiary education policy proposal. The policy proposals dubbed ‘Kyemu Pe’ and ‘Fa Ninyinaa’ will see the full absorption of fees for all fresh tertiary students admitted from …

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Akufo-Addo’s bribe video malicious propaganda – Manasseh Azure

Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has stated that the supposed bribe video purporting to suggest that the then-candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took a bribe is hollow and cannot stand the test of time in any law court. Manasseh accused those who took the video of violating the rights of President Nana Addo Dankwa …

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NDC Tema East parliamentary candidate arrested

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Tema East Mr Ashai Odampten has been arrested. A warrant for his arrest was issued on Monday November 30, TV3’s Tema regional correspondent, Josephine Antwi, reported. He was arrested for allegedly misappropriating some funds when he was the Mayor of Tema. Mr …

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Numerologist drops winner of December 7 polls

Ghana’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections are drawing nearer as days go by. With less than about a week to go, many prophets and seers have predicted a win for both the New Patriotic Party(NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC). However, renowned numerologist, Mallam Sham Una, has finally predicted the winner of the 2020 …

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VIDEO: Military Man Records Video Of Himself Voting Against John Mahama

A video of a military man undergoing the special general elections and voting against John Mahama pops up. In the video sighted by Thedistin.com, the military man who did not show his face was heard giving reasons for voting agaisnt the New Democratic Congress leader, John Dramani Mahama.   According to him, John Mahama gave the military …

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AUDIO: Shoot any ballot box snatcher – NAPO tells police

Education Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, is urging the police to shoot anyone who attempts to snatch a ballot box at a polling station. This, he noted, is the only way to deter hoodlums he claims have been recruited by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) from fomenting trouble on election …

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24-hour results declaration possible – EC

Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson of, Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday reiterated the Commission’s resolve to declare the results 24 hours after voting. She said all things being equal the results would be declared at the estimated time frame because certain processes had been put in place. Mrs Mensa, speaking at …

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Second-year JHS, SHS students break on December 4

All junior and senior high schools across the country will go on a break from Friday, 4 December 2020 to Tuesday, 8 December 2020, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced. A letter addressed to all Deputy Directors of Education and signed by the Deputy-Director General of GES Anthony Boateng, …

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Over 100k to participate in special voting today

A total of 109,557 security officers, media personnel and other groups who will be engaged on December 7th will today Tuesday, December 1, 2020 take part in the special voting exercise. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, told the media on Monday that all is set for Tuesday’s election. …

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PTA has not been cancelled – Nsowah

Chair of the Ghana Education Service Council (GES) Micheal Nsowah has clarified that the activities of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) in schools have not been cancelled. He told TV3 during a forum on Education Privatization in Ghana on Monday, November 30. His clarification come after a Professor of Educational …

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NDC promises to absorb all fees for 2020/2021 tertiary students

The National Democratic Congress has promised to absolve all fees for SHS students who will be going to tertiary institutions in the 2020/2021 academic year. “The National Democratic Congress (NDC), announces that it has accepted for incorporation in the Peoples’ Manifesto, the recommendation of the Education Policy Group of the …

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Special Voting Stars today, December 1

On Friday, December, the Electoral Commission is set to organize special voting for some selected persons and organizations across the country. Today being December 1, Journalists, security officers, and officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) are voting in a Special Voting across the country today. This preliminary voting is scheduled …

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LIVESTREAMED: GBC, NCCE Presidential debate

With just seven days left for Ghanaians to go to the polls, the Presidential candidates of the minority political parties and the independent presidential candidates have been given a platform to convince Ghanaians why the duopoly of NPP and NDC should be broken in the upcoming elections. The Presidential candidates …

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EC introduces shortcode to check names on final voters register

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced a shortcode to enable eligible voters to check their names on the final Voters Register. The USSD code enables registered voters to check their details on all networks free of charge. “To access their details, registered voters need to dial *711*2020#, on any phone and network, enter their …

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Curse politicians who engage in vote-buying – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia known popularly as General Mosquito has advised electorates to curse any politician who comes to them to buy votes. According to him, for four years, politicians who were given the power and money to help in the development …

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