The whole nation erupted into wild jubilation, moments after the Returning Officer of the presidential election, Mrs Charlotte Osei had declared the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President-elect of the country. Nana Akufo-Addo defeated incumbent President John Dramani Mahama and five other candidates in his third attempt at … Read more
The special mop-up exercise to allow early voters who could not exercise their franchise in the special voting on December 1, 2016 recorded a low turnout in the Tema West and East constituencies, reports Della Russel Ocloo. Of the 880 registered special voters, 311 were supposed to have cast their ballot at the Tema West … Read more
From Tema West, Della Russel Ocloo reports that there was near confusion as three police officers whose names were not on the register verbally assaulted the Electoral Commission officials supervising the exercise at the Tema Community Two police station. A police officer, Mr Albert Amofa Adade, who claimed to have registered at Sakumono in the … Read more
The price of cement has dropped slightly on the market in what appears to be a price war among competing brands. Dangote Cement Ghana Limited was the first to drop its price in September, following which GHACEM Limited reduced its price by about the same margin. The prices of 50-kilogramme (KG) bags of both GHACEM … Read more