A young man who attempted to take advantage of Friday’s continuous voter registration exercise across the country to double-register has been arrested at Madina in Accra. The man who appears to be in his twenties had showed up at the La-Nkwantanang Madina office of the Electoral Commission to register but when his fingerprints were captured, … Read more
The Electoral Commission is accusing political parties of busing people to the various district offices across the country to have them registered under the continuous voter’s registration process. The Commission is seeking to extend the deadline to tomorrow or Sunday to have prospective voters finally registered for the elections 2016. Hundreds have besieged the various … Read more
One of the Lawyers of the two radio panelists, incarcerated in the infamous ‘Montie 3’ contempt case, George Loh has revealed that they are happy they have the contemnors back. The Montie three including Salifu Maase, Alistair Nelson, Ako Gunn who were jailed four months for contempt left the prison Friday morning after serving just … Read more
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has said that it will not extend the deadline for the registration of service personnel for the 2016/2017 year. According to the NSS, it has given enough time for the graduates to register for the new service year. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Secretariat, Ambrose Entsiwah, told Radio … Read more
Normal conversation was well-nigh impossible in my neck of the woods during the Olympic Games. “Oh! He nearly broke his leg whilst trying to hit the opponent’s head! Why is it that you can only score maximum points in that way in a Tae Kwando contest?” “If you ask me, Take Kwando manages to come … Read more
Pressure group Let My Votes Count Alliance (LMVCA) has urged all voters to stay at the various polling station after voting to monitor the exercise until the results are declared. The LMVCA made the call at a public forum it held on Election 2016 under the theme: ‘Ensuring Credible Elections: The Role of the Electorate’ … Read more
Vice President of IMANI Ghana has urged electorates in the upcoming elections to stay at their polling stations and film the electoral process after casting their vote. According to Kofi Bentil, a filming chain will give electorates the power to contest the election results should there be any discrepancies. He added that the only way … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has accused the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of embarking on a campaign to discredit the Electoral Commission, as a plot to reject the outcome of the elections if it they do not win. President Mahama, who said this at the launch of his party’s campaign for the 2016 polls at … Read more
The Chairperson for the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei has pooh-poohed suggestions that the introduction of the Electronic Results Transmission System (ERTS) for the 2016 elections is irrelevant. The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) had criticized the EC’s decision to electronically transmit results in the December polls, saying the process fails to address the critical challenges … Read more
Political science lecturer at the University of Ghana (UG), Dr. Evans Aggrey Darko said the decision by the Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission not to vote will have no significant impact on the outcome of the results. Speaking in an interview on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana, the EC chair said “I will not be … Read more
I am not voting on December 7, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission Mrs Charlotte Osei has announced. Speaking on Good Evening Ghana with Paul Adom Otchere, the head of the electoral management body said it is “not compulsory” to vote and she wants to also remain neutral throughout the process. “I would not,” Mrs. … Read more
Pressure Group Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA) says it will resist any attempt by the Electoral Commission (EC) to allow a foreign company to electronically transmit election results. The EC has commenced processes for the proposed implementation of the e-transmission ahead the general election. Two foreign companies, Scytl and Smartmatic, are the third parties … Read more
Persol Systems, the only fully owned-Ghanaian IT firm among five shortlisted companies hoping to electronically transmit election results in the December 7 polls, has been dropped at the last hour by the Electoral Commission (EC). The country’s election management body on Wednesday commenced at its headquarters, the process for the proposed Electronic Results Transmission System … Read more
The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) is urging the Electoral Commission (EC) to do whatever it could to ensure that the proposed electronic transmission of the December 7 election results should not be entrusted into the hands of a foreign firm. The party either prefers a wholly-owned Ghanaian firm or at least a firm with a … Read more
The fact cannot be gainsaid that the stakes are very high in the upcoming December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. President John Mahama and his governing National Democratic Congress are aware they have failed miserably in the management of the affairs of the country, and so have become very unpopular with the electorate that has … Read more
As part of seeing to the welfare of the aged within the creative arts industry, his Excellency president John Dramani Mahama has set up an Aging Creative Arts Fund – which on record, is the first of its kind in the history of Ghana’s creative arts and showbiz industry. The Minister of Tourism, Culture, and … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given strong indication that it will not compromise on a credible electoral process to pave way for the rigging of the 2016 general election. The party said its determination to ensure a transparent and fair electoral process that would deliver credible election would not be compromised. “This is a … Read more
Coach of the National Under-20 team, Mas-ud Didi Dramani has described Ghana’s exit from the African Youth Championship (AYC) as a major setback in the development of the current crop of players. The Black Satellites were knocked out on a 3-2 aggregate by Senegal in Cape Coast. U-20 tournaments have served as a major springboard … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has gone through a successful verification process to ensure he can vote come the December 7 general elections. Mahama, who is seeking re-election, travelled to his hometown Bole on Tuesday to confirm his name in the voters’ register. He later tweeted to encourage Ghanaians to participate in the exercise: I was … Read more
Making love to a woman during her menstrual period produces children with albinism (albinos), flagbearer of the All People’s Congress (APC) Mr Hassan Ayariga has said. Speaking to GhanaStar.com on Tuesday May 31 about discrimination against Persons Living with Albinism, as well as recent fears expressed by such persons in Ghana that they risked being … Read more