The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has offered prayers for Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, seeking Allah's favour and victory in the upcoming December Presidential election.

The Wenchi High Court has ordered the government to pay a total compensation of GH¢150,000 to six persons who suffered various degree of injuries during the violence that characterised the 2020 parliamentary election in the Techiman South Constituency of the Bono East Region.

The founder and leader of the All People's Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has settled on an independent presidential aspirant and economist, Rev Samuel Wolarnyo Mensah, as his running mate for the 2024 general elections.

Four men have been found guilty of smuggling £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of Gari powder from Ghana to south Essex.

A daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma and the king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, have become engaged during a traditional ceremony in which Nomcebo Zuma was among hundreds of women and girls dancing for the monarch.

Before we understand what rejected ballots are, it is important to distinguish between spoilt ballots and rejected ballots, as the public, including the media, sometimes confuse these two terms.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his excitement about the progress of the Flowerpot Flyover and the Ofankor-Nsawam road projects, expressing the optimism that both projects will meet the completion deadlines.

A Nigerian woman based in Canada, Amaka Sunnberger, is under probe for threatening to poison Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin extractions.

The 2024 school selection process for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates has commenced in Accra.

The Electoral Commission (EC) will meet officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on September 6, 2024, to address concerns of the NDC on the provisional voters’ register.

The Regional Coordinator in charge of Research and Capacity Building of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) has urged media practitioners to take proactive steps to promote healthy civil discourses to safeguard Ghana’s democracy as the 2024 elections draw closer.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has categorically dismissed concerns over potential electoral misconduct in the upcoming 2024 general elections, asserting that election rigging is not part of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) ethos. 

Four individuals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates to facilitate illegal residency in the UK. 

For some time now, all polling stations with more than 700 names on their voters register have been split into two — A and B — for the December 7 general elections.

South African billionaire Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest person, according to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

The National Peace Council has admonished pastors to be mindful of election related prophecies as they have the potential to increase political tension which could lead to violence in the run-up to this year’s elections. 

Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, an independent presidential aspirant says the 2024 general election was not just about casting votes but an opportunity for Ghanaians to "reshape our future."

The Federal Government has prohibited individuals under the age of 18 from taking part in the National Examinations Council and West African Examinations Council exams.

During a media engagement on Sunday, August 25, 2024, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), made a strong appeal for peaceful elections ahead of the December 7 polls.

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has reassured the public that the recent arrest of a man in possession of a Biometric Verification Device (BVD) in Nsawam poses no threat to the integrity of the upcoming 2024 elections. The EC emphasized that a stolen or unauthorized BVD cannot be used to compromise the electoral process.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched its manifesto for the 2024 general elections, outlining a comprehensive plan to reset Ghana's economy, alleviate economic hardships, and promote good governance.

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  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is launching its 2024 election manifesto at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) campus at Winneba in the Central Region.

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  When the Akufo-Addo government announced in November 2021, during the presentation of the Fiscal Year 2022 budget, that it planned to introduce an Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) on all electronic transfers of money, there was strong opposition from the minority in parliament and considerable concern among Ghanaians.

• Election year galamsey - Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes

  ‘Hear no evil, see no evil in an election year’ has been a quiet maxim outside our constitution. It simply means evildoers who are wise, should know the best time to commit a sin on the blind side of God. ‘We will not do it now, but will wait for the election year. If you touch us, we will vote against you.’