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 …
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Number 1 on the ballot sheet makes NPP’s victory easier – John Boadu
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 …
Read More »We’re waiting on funny prophets for interpretation on ballot slots – Anyidoho
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 …
Read More »NDC’s position on ballot shows God ordained 2nd coming of Mahama – NDC
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 …
Read More »Otukunor calls EC’s balloting process bias
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 …
Read More »I won’t sack Martin Amidu if I win – Mahama
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 …
Read More »VIDEO: Ivor Greenstreet gives interesting interpretation to position on ballot paper
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 …
Read More »NPP replaces dead Yapei-Kusawgu constituency PC with brother
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 …
Read More »Social media goes wild after EC’s balloting process
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 …
Read More »VIDEO: NPP, NDC pick 1 and 2 on ballot paper respectively
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 …
Read More »Watch Live: EC holds balloting
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 …
Read More »Wontumi, Razak Kojo Opoku masterminded Odike’s disqualification – UPP Chairman alleges
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 …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Murdered Mfantseman MP’s widow breaks silence after filing nomination
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 …
Read More »EC To Refund GHC500k To Failed Presidential Aspirants
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 …
Read More »Election 2020: I Will Drag EC To Court For Deliberately Disqualifying Me – PAP Founder
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 …
Read More »Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu cannot be unseated – Minority Leader
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 …
Read More »EC to report failed presidential aspirants to CID
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 …
Read More »Dec. Polls: EC disqualifies Odike, Kofi Gane, 3 other presidential candidates
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 …
Read More »CODEO to deploy 2,300 observers for Dec. 7 polls
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 …
Read More »Akua Donkor, Konadu Rawlings, Dzogbenuku cleared to contest 2020 election
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 …
Read More »VIDEO: Woman With NPP Colors Teeth Sends Message To Mahama
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 …
Read More »NPP reinstates suspended aspirant, makes him a member of the campaign team
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 …
Read More »My next gov’t will maintain the Office of Special Prosecutor – Mahama hints
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 …
Read More »2020 Elections: Stop anticipating war! – Mame Yaa warns Mahama
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 …
Read More »Senior staff of universities begin strike today over conditions of service
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 …
Read More »VIDEO: Man caught planting juju at NPP Parliamentary Candidate’s house
A man believed to be a ritualist has been caught supposedly planting juju at the entrance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the Chereponi constituency, Hon. Abdul-Razak Tahidu house In a video sighted by MyNewsGh.com, the man is seen handcuffed and demonstrating what he came there to …
Read More »Ophelia Hayford now Mfantseman Parliamentary candidate
Ophelia Hayford, the first wife of the late Ekow Quansah Hayford, is now the NPP parliamentary nominee for Mfantseman. The decision was taken at the NPP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Sunday, October 18, in accordance with Article 12 of the party’s constitution. The NEC stated that the …
Read More »COVID-19: Tertiary Institutions To Resume In January 2021 — Akufo-Addo
Tertiary schools will resume academic activities in January 2021. President Nana Akufo-Addo in a national address on Sunday, October 18, 2020, said the academic year will begin for new and continuing students. “SHS 2 and JHS 2 students are back in school, as are some students in tertiary institutions and …
Read More »NPP, NDC fight over dead body at Bono East
Supporters of the incumbent NPP and the opposition NDC traded blows over the weekend at the burial service of the late Nsiah Kojo, 38, the NDC’s Deputy Bono East Regional Youth Organiser. At the burial service, which was held at the Kintampo Presby Park, an announcement was made that the …
Read More »Ajumako to get University on its own – Mahama
The Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Dramani Mahama has promised to give the people of Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency a University. According to him, Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency deserves a University that will improve the educational standard of the people in the area. “I will transform …
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