Parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, has filed a formal criminal complaint with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against the sitting Member of Parliament for the constituency, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, alleging electoral malpractice during the special voting exercise held on December 2, 2024.

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into an alleged attack on the convoy of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

The incident is reported to have occurred on December 2 in Techiman, located in the Bono East Region.

The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan has denied distributing food and water to voters during the special voting exercise on December 2, 2024.

According to her, the incident has been misunderstood.

She explained that the food packages seen in a video being shared to some voters in a queue was meant for her campaign team, Electoral Commission agents, and journalists present at the polling station.

The Commissioner of the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Dr Joseph Whittal has cast a damning verdict on a viral footage in which some security personnel who took part in the special voting yesterday were seen collecting food while in a queue to vote. 

After a little health scare the other day which plonked me unto a hospital bed for four days (for which reason I was unable to make an appearance on this page last week and do apologise), I am thankfully back on my feet. 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved the third review of Ghana's 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF), paving the way for an immediate disbursement of approximately $360 million.

A chip-embedded Ghanaian passport with enhanced biometric features to make travelling seamless has been launched.

The Greater Accra Region has been a swing region in the last eight elections, making it a must-watch in the December 7 general election.

The National Media Commission (NMC) has urged media practitioners, especially journalists, to prioritise their safety during the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. 

The special voting exercise organised by the Electoral Commission (EC) for various personnel who will be on duty during the December 7 elections went on smoothly and almost unnoticed in the capital, Accra on Monday, report Daniel Kenu, Joshua Bediako Koomson and Pacome Emmanuel Damalie.

The seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament will commence on Monday, December 16, 2024, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced.

Appearing on a television talk programme last Saturday, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation said Ghana’s leadership has failed the youth. 

Speaking on TV3’s current affairs programme on Saturday [Nov 30, 2024], Prof Frimpong-Boateng therefore urged the current leaders to work towards rebuilding the lost trust and restoring hope among young Ghanaians.

A former Ghanaian military officer, Lieutenant General Arnold Quainoo who served as the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces from August 1983 to September 1989 has passed on.

He died on Monday, December 2, 2024 at the 37 Military Hospital.

The past Sunday produced lively scenes in church. Somehow, the color white dominated congregation wear throughout the nation, and may have signaled one thanksgiving or the other.

Suspense heightened when our Pastor asked for extra prayers because ‘Today is the 1st of November;’ that was a fatal tongue slip which found the congregation exchanging uneasy glances, and wondering whether Pastor was not in a hurry for December 7 elections.

1st November would have meant five more weeks of palpitation and suspense; and that’s why Pastor’s instant correction was almost followed by an enthusiastic response of ‘Amen, thank you Jesus!’

Media personnel assigned photo accreditation to cover Ghana's 2024 elections, can now use the same accreditation that gives them access to polling stations to also cover constituency and regional collation centres.

This follows a decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to revise media accreditation for constituency and regional collation centres.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has for the umpteenth time inaugurated another interchange, the Tema motorway interchange Phase II, in the Greater Accra region.

This is the third interchange, President Akufo-Addo has inaugurated in just two weeks.

The seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament will commence on Monday, December 16, 2024, the Speaker of Parliament, has announced.

The Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, in a notice dated December 2, 2024, said the recall was in pursuant to Orders 58 of the Standing Orders of Parliament.

Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reaffirmed his commitment to signing the controversial anti-gay bill into law if elected President.  

Ghana Olympic Committee President, Ben Nunoo Mensah, has raised doubts about the competence of coach Otto Addo in securing Ghana's qualification for the 2026 World Cup. 

Addo is facing growing pressure after failing to secure a spot for Ghana in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Morocco.

Speaking on Asempa FM on December 2, Mr Mensah expressed his concerns, saying, "I have not been convinced about Otto Addo's coaching abilities, especially against Niger. In crucial games, the coaches play a key role, and based on the AFCON matches and what I expected from him, I don’t think he is competent enough to qualify Ghana for the 2026 World Cup."

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has reminded election officials tasked with vote counting at polling stations and collation centres that it was a serious offence to intentionally falsify vote counts or submit false returns of votes.

A security officer with the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has been arrested and placed in police custody for alleging photographing his ballot in the ongoing Special voting exercise.

This happened in Walewale in the North East Region, Graphic Online's Mohammed Fugu reports.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to the chiefs and people of the Ga State to continue to keep faith with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) by voting for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at the polls on Saturday.

An inaugural steering committee meeting has been held to discuss the strategic implementation of a four-year project to strengthen the country’s pharmaceutical production sector.

Apart from the Eastern and Western regions, which have been excluded in Monday's Special Voting exercise for Election 2024, voting is underway in all other polling centres in the remaining 14 regions.

That of the Eastern and Western regions will take place on Thursday, December 5, 2024, due to the recall of printed ballot papers for the two regions.

Reprinting of the ballot papers for the two regions was scheduled to commence Sunday night.

After nearly losing her life in a domestic fire incident, young Serwaa, as she was then known, decided at that tender age to dedicate her life to serving the Lord and bringing smiles to the faces of people facing difficulties.