A former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, says election officials involved in election offences deserve the harshest punishment.

"Persons who commit serious election offences, particularly if they are professional election officials or electronic experts, must be severely punished for attempting to undermine the will of the people. Possibly a treasonable act" a former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan has said.

Joined by enthusiastic supporters from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Tano North constituency, Dr. Gideon Boako, the New Patriotic Party nominee for the Tano North parliamentary election filed his nomination forms for the 2024 election on Monday.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on political parties to refrain from declaring election results before the official announcement by the Electoral Commission (EC), warning that such actions can sow confusion and lead to potential conflict.

In an interesting development on Ghana’s political scene, many individuals are becoming attracted by the allure of the presidential office, with staggering figures applying to vie for the presidency this year.

The flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has stated that the call for a forensic audit of the voters register was not solely an NDC demand, but a necessary step to ensure the integrity of the upcoming December 7 general election.

Historian Allan Lichtman, who has an almost perfect record in predicting US election results, has said that Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris will win the November poll. The American University professor has correctly predicted the results of all but one US presidential election since 1984.

A former Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, leads the party into the December 7 general election, after he won the flagbearership race in the party’s decentralised congress last Saturday.

The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, will file his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential elections on Monday, September 9, at 2 pm.

Last November, as part of a series of democracy dialogues facilitated by The Democracy Project, the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD, University of Cape Coast) served as a host. 

It was the hope of Evans Dogbe, 25, and Kate Agboga, 23, that their two-year-old twins would grow up to become responsible adults. Having also lost their first child, the young couple saw the birth of Frederick and Leticia as compensation for their previous loss. 

The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama was in the Techiman South constituency in the Bono East Region on Thursday as part of his campaign tour.

With the Electoral Commission (EC) set to receive nominations for presidential and parliamentary aspirants, this year’s presidential ballot paper will be long if all the aspirants return their forms.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.