Tag Archives: ELECTION

Economist Kwame Pianim has said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) can only break the 8-year power swing jinx if the Minister of Agriculture succeeds. Speaking at the 16th edition of the Re-Akoto memorial lectures on the theme: ‘The legacy of the Baffour Osei Akoto: A family man, chief and …

The Elections Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has extended closing date for the nomination of candidates from Tuesday, 27th April, 2021 to 4th May, 2021 at 5 p.m. In a statement, the Committee noted that filing fees remain the same, explaining that Presidential aspirants will pay GHC3,000 whiles …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that the  election results summary sheets for Techiman South in the 2020 polls issued  by the Electoral Commission (EC) looked doctored. The party’s parliamentary candidate is challenging the election results at the Wenchi High Court. The court had earlier ordered that the EC …

The General Overseer of Yehowa Beye Prayer Ministry, Prophet Benjamin Nana Yaw Osei Tutu has prophesied that the only way the New Patriotic Party (NPP) can break the 8-year presidential tradition is for President Akufo-Addo to resign a year or six months to his end of term and hand over to his …

  The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has informed the General Public that it will mount Platforms for Candidates of the upcoming Nkoranza North and South District Level Elections slated for Friday, 16th April 2021. The period for the Platform Mounting, according to the EC, is Monday, 12th to Wednesday, 14th April …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is predicted to fall short of securing the seats needed to form a new government in Israel’s fourth election in two years, according to exit polls. Mr Netanyahu’s Likud party and its allies are projected to win 52 or 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. Parties …

The National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Northern region has suspended its Mion constituency chairman , Alhaji Abdulai Zakaria with immediate effect for three months pending the hearing of the final determination of the petition against his conduct. A statement signed by the Northern Regional Chairman of the NDC , Alhaji …

A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has dismissed former President John Mahama’s suit challenging the 2020 election results. In reading the judgment on Thursday, March 4, 2020, Chief Justice, Anim Yeboah stated that the petitioner failed to prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt. He added that the errors …

Today, Thursday, March 4, 2021, will be momentous and historic en même temps as the Supreme Court gives its final judgment on the 2020 Election Petition brought to it by John Dramani Mahama and the NDC. Following the general polls of 2020, where the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, declared Nana Addo Dankwa …

Lawyers of former President John Mahama are expected to file their closing address on arguments in the election petition case by the close of day today, February 23, 2021. This follows a motion moved by lead counsel for the side yesterday, Tsatsu Tsikata in which he said they could not …