And from the Mfantsiman West Constituency in the Central Region, correspondent Emmanuel J.K Arthur reports that as early as 5.50am, some queues had formed in some polling stations, hours before electoral officials and materials arrived. 

 By 743am, 28 voters had cast their votes at the catholic primary school at Ekurabadze. Registered voters, according to the presiding officer is 591. 

Dr Edward Omane Boamah, the Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has responded sharply to a directive from the Electoral Commission (EC) that prohibits disclosing validation stamp numbers to polling agents.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has opened up the national election results collation centre to all media houses contrary to the earlier announced limited access to the media. 

At a press conference, the EC Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa, highlighted the commission’s commitment to ensuring transparency, responsiveness and inclusiveness throughout the electoral process.

VIDEO: Hawa Koomson speaks to the media in Kasoa after casting her ballot

At Bortianor Methodist Primary Centre 2A, a voter who had not thumbprinted on the parliamentary ballot paper but mistakenly dropped the unmarked sheet into the box turned around and requested another ballot paper. However, he was denied, with the explanation that issuing him a new one would lead to over-voting.

Polling got off to a smooth start at many polling stations across Ghana. But at the Laterbiokorshie Methodist Church polling station, there was a confusion as a voter was caught snapping his vote.

From Assin Bereku, Assin North Constituency, Graphic Online's Joana Kumi reports that most polling stations had set up by 6:15 AM when GraphicOnline arrived.

Ghanaians have begun voting in the much-anticipated 2024 parliamentary and presidential elections, with polling stations nationwide opening their doors to citizens eager to exercise their democratic rights.  

It took the intervention of the police and the military to prevent a brawl at the Container polling station in Tse Addo, La Dade-Kotopon Constituency.

The Presidential Candidate for the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed satisfaction about the electoral process so far, reports Mohammed Fugu.

Some traders in the central business district of Accra were up at dawn to start their daily routine of selling to ensure they could sell their goods and still make it to polling stations to cast their votes.

LIVE UPDATES: Voting underway across Ghana in crucial Parliamentary and Presidential Elections

The market was already bustling as usual before sunrise, with vendors setting up their stalls to sell everything from fresh produce to clothing, mobile phone accessories and household items. For many, the need to make a living and fulfil their civic duty was equally important.

Grace, a 45-year-old shoe seller, told Graphic Online: “I need to sell my goods quickly this morning.”

I will go out and cast my ballot today. Why? Because it is my civic and Christian duty to vote, and I hate to be disenfranchised. 

Moreover, I know that if I fail to cast my ballot for one candidate, I will, indirectly, be voting for another candidate involuntarily. For, refraining from voting is a vote in itself.

After a journey of prophecies, religious endorsements, huge rallies, tough talk and lofty promises, the 2024 election reaches the final stage today.

The Vice-President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, arrived in his hometown of Walewale in the North East Region on Friday ahead of Saturday’s elections.  

Republished on December 6 as new cybersecurity regulations are proposed, and with further warnings following the FBI’s encrypted communications push.

Timing is everything. Just as Apple’s adoption of RCS had seemed to signal a return to text messaging versus the unstoppable growth of WhatsApp, then along comes a surprising new hurdle to stop that in its tracks. While messaging Android to Android or iPhone to iPhone is secure, messaging from one to the other is not.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday evening addressed the nation ahead of Election 2024.

Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused the Electoral Commission of aiding the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to “rig” Election 2024.

Mr Mahama, the Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), made the allegation in a Facebook post.

Ghana has shut all the land borders for a period of 48 hours for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has deployed personnel to strategic locations to support the Ghana Police Service (GPS) in election security as part of efforts to ensure the peaceful conduct of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana.

In a statement issued on Friday (Dec 6) and signed by the Director General of Public Relations, Brigadier General E. Aggrey-Quashie, the GAF described the deployment as part of its efforts to facilitate a smooth and secure electoral process. 

The Electoral Commission has explained that even though one of its District Electoral officers breached the policy by transporting election materials in a private vehicle without police escort, that will not compromise Saturday's elections in the Afadjato South Constituency.

The commission has, however, said it will conduct its own internal investigations while also cooperating with the police in their investigations.

The first direct international commercial flight from Gatwick Airport in London landed in Kumasi, at the Prempeh I International Airport on Friday morning.

Juliet Hassana Kramer, Chief Executive Officer of Perfect Business System who was held in the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Operational Business Suites (OBS) trial, has been acquitted and discharged from all her charges.

What Asantehene said about Alan Kyerematen’s GTP manifesto when he called on him on Wednesday for ‘last minute’ blessings before December 7, 2024.

The exclamation “how time flies” is a common English idiom used in expressing surprise at how fast time has passed. Its first usage goes back to 1800 when Shakespeare used a similar phrase, “The swiftest hours as they flew!” Alexander Pope would later express it in “Swift Fly the Years!”

Students and teachers at Jantong Dashie District Assembly Junior High School in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah Region have endured harsh learning conditions for five years after a rainstorm destroyed the school’s roof.

Built-in 2007 with support from philanthropist Anouk and Friends, the classrooms have since been exposed to extreme weather, frequently disrupting lessons due to intense heat or rainfall.