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The Supreme Court will today, Thursday, January 14, start the hearing of the election petition filed against the results of the 2020 presidential election, by John Dramani Mahama Mahama. John Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential Candidate is seeking a rerun of the election because he believes no candidate won the polls. The …
Read More »Uganda ‘shut down’ social media ahead of election
Ugandan officials ordered internet service providers to shut down social media and messaging applications on Tuesday. The move comes two days ahead of the country’s presidential election which will see one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, Yoweri Museveni, against opposition front runner and popular singer Bobi Wine. What happened? Uganda’s communications regulator …
Read More »Why NDC opted for a re-run – Alex Segbefia bares it all
A Spokesperson for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the election petition case, Alex Segbefia has said that the NDC decided to opt for a rerun of the elections because of the limited time at their disposal to prove their case. It has emerged that the National Democratic Congress after the 2020 elections said …
Read More »My Campaign Promises Will Be Delivered -Afrifa Mensa Assures Amasaman Constituents
Akwasi Afrifa Mensa, The Member of Parliament Elect on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) has pledged to deliver his campaign promises he made to the good electorates in the Amasaman Constituency during his campaign. Mr Afrifa made this statement on the 31st December 2020 at a …
Read More »NDC begins it’s 2020 election petition today
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will start its legal challenge of the results of the December 7, election today, 30th December,2020. The date is the last day of the mandated 21-days given under electoral laws for any aggrieved party in the election to file a legal challenge of the process. …
Read More »Election petition: Will Addison be in court again for NPP ? – Gyampo wonders
Outspoken University of Ghana lecturer Professor Ransford Gyampo has waded into the potential Supreme Court challenge of the 2020 election results asking who will lead the ruling party’s legal team. It comes after the opposition National Democratic Congress announced it will file a petition to challenge the results announced by …
Read More »Ghanaians will be shocked when presidential petition begins – Amaliba
A member of the legal team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has said all is set for the party to file a petition at the Supreme Court to challenge the results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC). The lawyer disclosed in an interview that the evidence needed …
Read More »Lolobi, Akpafu chiefs write to EC over exclusion in Parliamentary polls
The Akpafu and Lolobi Traditional Areas formerly in of the Volta region have jointly petitioned the Electoral Commission over why they were made to abstain from the parliamentary elections on December 7. The two traditional authorities in a letter to the EC are requesting for clarity on their voting rights …
Read More »Greater Accra chiefs demand end to post-electoral riots on their land
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has added its voice to the calls for peace in the aftermath of the December 7 elections. Members of the House led by their President, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, who is also the Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Council, are demanding …
Read More »Eight lives lost after 2020 elections
A total of eight lives, including three minors were lost during the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. They are Zakaria Samira, 12, Musah Fuseini, 14 Botwe Tackie, 16, Abdallah Ayarek, 18; Tajudeen Mohammed, 41, Dompreh Emmanuel, 36, and Abass Ibrahim whose age was not stated. About 15 other electorate also …
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