The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has commenced investigations into alleged illegality committed by the 13 flag bearers who were disqualified by the Electoral Commission (EC) from contesting in the December 7 polls. This was revealed by ASP Joseph Benefo Darkwa, Public Relations Officer for the CID, in an interview with … Read more
The number of people who wanted to run for president in this year’s elections was unprecedented in Ghana’s political history, Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra has said Speaking to Chief Jerry Forson on Accra100.5FM’s breakfast show Ghana Yensom on Wednesday, 19 October, about what he made of the Electoral Commission’s disqualification … Read more
Every four years since 1940, America’s schoolchildren have gone to the polls, casting ballots in a mock presidential election that has uncannily predicted the outcome of nearly every race — including all 13 contests since 1964. This year about 153,000 students cast ballots. Their candidate? Hillary Clinton, in a landslide. The Democratic former first lady … Read more
Lawyers for the flag bearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Dr Edward Mahama, have written to the Electoral Commission (EC) to reverse its decision to disqualify him from contesting in the December 7 presidential elections. They have given the election management body 48 hours to reverse the decision, failing which they will resort to … Read more
Donald Trump is playing with fire. The Republican presidential nominee’s claim that the election is being rigged against him represents the most outlandish moment yet in a campaign devoted to dismantling political norms. Trump might not be the first candidate to feel nefarious forces are moving to keep him from the White House — presidential … Read more
The independent presidential candidate for the December 7 presidential election, Jacob Osei Yeboah, known as JOY, has said he has been ordained by God to be the next president of Ghana. According to him, he received a prophecy from a US-based Bishop who indicated that he was going to be president of Ghana. Hence his … Read more
Another one of the parties whose flag bearers were disqualified from the December 7 presidential election has said it is getting ready to drag the Electoral Commission to Court. The People’s National Convention (PNC)says its internal probe into the disqualification of its presidential nominee, Dr Edward Mahama, showed that the party is justified to resort … Read more
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has sued the Electoral Commission in an attempt to get the election management body to reinstate its flag bearer Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings in the December 7 presidential election. The suit, filed on Monday, 17 October, makes the NDP the third to sue the EC in connection with the disqualification of … Read more
The Communications Director of the Electoral Commission, Mr Eric Dzakpasu has said “I wouldn’t know” if the flagbearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) declared his assets per the requirement of the election management body for presidential nominees. “Whether Nana Addo Danwka [Akufo-Addo] of the NPP declared his assets or not, I’m not … Read more
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has filed an injunction suit against the Electoral Commission seeking to stop the election management body from conducting a balloting exercise for positions on the presidential ballot paper. Led by disqualified presidential nominee Dr Henry Herbert Lartey, the party said it would use every legal means possible to ensure … Read more
Top Donald Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that Democrats could steal a close election by having dead people vote in inner cities, while vice presidential candidate Mike Pence said the ticket will “absolutely accept the result of the election.” “I’m sorry, dead people generally vote for Democrats rather than Republicans,” the former New York … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is gathering signatures for the Electoral Commission to reinstate Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom’s candidature in the December polls following his disqualification by the Electoral Commission. The petition, set up by the party states: “Petition by Ghanaians eligible to vote demand that the Electoral Commission accepts the nomination papers of Dr … Read more
More than 70 people have signed a petition calling for the reinstatement of Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom’s candidature in the December polls following his disqualification by the Electoral Commission. The petition, set up by the party states: “Petition by Ghanaians eligible to vote demand that the Electoral Commission accepts the nomination papers of Dr Papa … Read more
play videoThe US government says WikiLeaks is working with Russian operatives WikiLeaks released Saturday what appear to be transcripts of Hillary Clinton’s three paid speeches to financial heavyweight Goldman Sachs. The remarks, which were hacked as part of an extensive breach of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email account, show Clinton commenting on Wall Street’s … Read more
WikiLeaks released Saturday what appear to be transcripts of Hillary Clinton’s three paid speeches to financial heavyweight Goldman Sachs. The remarks, which were hacked as part of an extensive breach of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email account, show Clinton commenting on Wall Street’s role in financial regulations, relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and … Read more
Threats of court action against the Electoral Commission (EC) by disqualified presidential hopefuls would not distract the commission from carrying out its work. Spokesperson of the commission, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen Programme Wednesday said that the commission is still focused on working to organize the elections on December 7th. The … Read more
Ghanaians tend to be carefree when dealing with critical matters, only to request a second opportunity to right things when the undesirable consequences of such cavalier attitudes stare them in the face, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma South, Fritz Baffour, has lamented. His comment comes in the wake of the disqualification of 13 … Read more
Ghana’s parliament needs the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), hence Ghanaians should vote massively for the party’s MP aspirants contesting in the December 7 polls, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, flag bearer of the PPP, has said. According to him, although he is challenging his disqualification from contesting in the presidential election, as announced by the Chair … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party is accusing the Electoral Commission of clearing the NPP’s presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo to contest the December 7, polls even though he did not comply with some important requirements in his nomination forms as demanded by the EC. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Accra, Policy Adviser of … Read more
The disqualification of Mr Hassan Ayariga, the flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), to contest in the 2016 presidential polls is a temporary issue that will be reversed in court, Razak Kojo Opoku, General Secretary of the APC, has said. Mr Ayariga and 12 other presidential nominees were recently disqualified from the 2016 … Read more