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The New Abirim constituency Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has sustained cutlass wounds after violence broke out during the recent polling station election. Frank Ayim was allegedly attacked by one Alfred believed to be close to the MP for the area after the fight broke out …

A Ghanaian prophet who is remembered for his prediction of doom for President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has been reported dead. Odifour Kwabena Tawiah had proclaimed that the president who was democratically elected in 2016 will not rule the country for a second term. He had said that the New …

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi in the Ashanti region Mr. Elijah Adansi Bonah escaped an attack from persons suspected to be aggrieved members of the governing political party. According to reports in the local media, Mr. Elijah Adansi Bonah was pounced on at the Chief Palace polling station …

The United States government has announced visa restrictions to Somali officials and individuals, accusing them of “undermining the democratic process in Somalia”, after yet another delay in the parliamentary elections. In a statement issued by the US Department of State on Friday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the sanctions …

Kwame A Plus, media personality and political activist has stated that the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, will be booted out of office after the 2024 elections. He says his position on the issue is rooted in the political trend where the two major political parties have served two consecutive …

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has said that the party will be battle-ready and extra vigilant at various polling stations across the country during the 2024 general elections. According to him, the NDC will leave nothing to chance as it has drawn valuable lessons from the 2020 …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPA/REUTERS Early results indicate both President Emmanuel Macron and his opponent Marine Le Pen will fail to make the gains they were hoping for in the first round of regional elections in France. Mr Macron’s centrist party is projected to gain more than 10% of the vote – just …

Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi is set to be Iran’s next president after winning most of the votes counted so far. He beat three other candidates in a poll in which most would-be candidates were barred from standing. Mr Raisi is Iran’s top judge and holds ultra-conservative views. He is under US …

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensa, has outlined that an exceedingly disturbing challenge in the 2020 Election was the violence in 4 centres, which led to the death of 7 citizens. She made this known in her speech during the assessment of the 2020 election with the IPAC on …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionVoters in the Indian state of West Bengal go to the polls People in the Indian state of West Bengal are voting in the final phase of elections despite soaring Covid cases. Long queues were seen outside polling booths, raising concerns about the further spread of the …