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More police deployed after ballot boxes destroyed at Ayawaso Central

Some ballot boxes and papers from the just-ended general elections have been destroyed by unidentified men at the Ayawaso Central collation centre in Accra,...

2024 election: Provisional results so far

Provisional results from Ghana's 2024 general elections are coming in quickly from all 276 constituencies, with early figures showing tight races in key battlegrounds. Both...

2024 election: Men in military uniform clash with civilians in Obuasi East [Video]

A clash erupted during the 2024 election in the Obuasi East constituency of the Ashanti region involving three men in military uniform and civilians. The...

One dead, another injured after shooting incident in Nyankpala

A shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Northern Region has led to the death of one person and the injury of another. In a statement,...

Election 2024: ‘Already broken seal’ causes confusion at Mampong constituency

There was confusion at Mampong in Ashanti after National Democratic Congress polling agents at the Mampong Infantry Jnr Primary School (St. Monica's) complained of...

No evidence to support claim of Goasomanhene’s death during election ritual for John Mahama

Claim: X user @NanaKwame shared a flyer in which the Goasomanhene reportedly died while consulting a deity for John Mahama, the 2024 NDC flagbearer, to...

Yamin attacked by NDC ‘thugs’ in Kumasi, but Kofi Boakye wasn’t there

Claim: NDC security boys attacked Joseph Yamin and ex-police chief Kofi Boakye at a press conference in Kumasi, an Accra-based media outlet alleges. Verdict: Misleading! Explanation: Verification by...

Direct flight from London Gatwick to Kumasi was chartered – Adom-Otchere confirms

Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Paul Adom-Otchere, has confirmed the first direct flight from London Gatwick to the Prempeh I International...

2024 election: It’ll be difficult for NPP to get 76% votes in Ashanti region

A Senior Research fellow in Public Sector Economics, Dr George Domfeh, has stated that it will be difficult for the New Patriotic Party(NPP) to...

First direct flight from London touches down at Kumasi Airport [Photos]

Ethiopian Airlines flight ETH8719 has touched down at the Prempeh I International Airport in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. Joy News' Nana Yaw Gyimah reports...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong’s claim that 5.7 million students have benefitted from Free SHS false

Claim: Kennedy Agyapong has repeated the claim that 5.7 million people benefitted from Free SHS during the NPP’s final rally. Verdict: False Explanation According to the Ministry...

‘Vote for me; I’ll make you proud’ – Mahama to Ghanaians

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has made an impassioned call to Ghanaians, urging them to support him...

National Peace Council urges Ghanaians to uphold peace ahead of 2024 elections

As Ghanaians prepare to head to the polls on Saturday, December 7, 2024, the National Peace Council (NPC) has called for collective responsibility in...

Ghana Immigration Service intercepts dummy ballot papers bound for Togo

Immigration officials in the Akatsi North District have intercepted three booklets of dummy ballot papers allegedly being smuggled to Togo via an unapproved route...

NDC draws crowd at climax of 2024 campaign [Photos]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has held its final rally ahead of Saturday’s general elections, drawing a huge turnout at Zurak Park in Madina,...

2024 election: Massive crowd as NPP holds final rally [Photos]

The New Patriotic Party(NPP) has attracted a huge crowd to the University of Ghana Sports Directorate as it holds a final rally ahead of...

Man lynched at Kasoa Krispo City for allegedly stealing iron rod

A man believed to be in his early 30s has been lynched for allegedly stealing iron rods at Kasoa Krispo City in the Awutu...

Prestea: Thumb-cutting incident occurred not politically-motivated

Claim: An X user, @OfficialBigkay, claims an NDC supporter had cut off the thumb of an NPP member in Bolgatanga. Verdict: Misleading Verification: Our findings reveal that...

2024 polls: Political strategist lauds NDC youth group; says it seems NPP doesn’t exist 

Political strategist, Professor Kobby Mensah has commended the youth group of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) for their active involvement in campaign activities leading to...

Special Voting underway in Western and Eastern Regions

The Electoral Commission (EC) has commenced the Special Voting exercise in the Eastern and Western regions following their exclusion on Monday, December 2, 2024. The...

2024 election: I’ll only accept results if… – Mahama

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, John Mahama, has declared he will only accept the December 7 general election results if the process...

2024 election: Police announce road diversion ahead of NDC, NPP final rallies

The Ghana Police Service has announced road diversions for Thursday, December 5, 2024 in parts of the Greater Accra region. The diversion forms part of...

NDC declares 5-days fasting and prayers ahead of Dec. 7 election [Video]

The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has declared a five-day fasting and prayer session for all members nationwide ahead of the December 7 election. The NDC Communications...

EC sends important message to persons on Special Voting list

The Electoral Commission(EC) has reaffirmed any electorate on the Special Voting list who failed to vote on the scheduled date, December 2 has lost...

Bawku: One more person killed, death toll hits 33

Another person has been killed in Bawku following a shootout in the Mazema enclave late Tuesday night. The deceased, identified as Atengani, was reportedly killed...

Police intercept 88 persons allegedly recruited for election security in Western North

The Ghana Police Service is investigating 88 people intercepted on board two Metro Mass Transit buses at Benchema near Asawinso in the Western North...

Titus-Glover compensates vendor after destroying table at Flower Pot Interchange [Audio]

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has fulfilled his promise to compensate a vendor whose table he destroyed at the newly...

NDC Sowutuom Organiser jailed 4 years for threatening to kill citizens during elections

A Branch Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Sowutuom in the Greater Accra region who threatened to kill citizens during the December...

Election 2024: Bawumia is experienced and ready to lead Ghana – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his unwavering confidence in Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s readiness to serve as Ghana’s next president. Speaking during...

Election 2024: EC destroys defective ballots for Eastern region

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Eastern Regional Elections Security Taskforce, on Tuesday, December 3, oversaw the destruction of defective ballot papers...

New Force’s Shalimar Abbiusi awarded $10,000, not $1m in case against Ghana

Claim: Social media users claim that the ECOWAS court has awarded a $1 million cost against Ghana in the case against New Force’s Shalimar Abbiusi. Verdict: This...

Fire Service issues fraud alert over fake appointment letters, prospectuses

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says it has uncovered an ongoing recruitment fraud involving fake appointment letters circulating on social media. In a Facebook...

EC official arrested at Bimbilla for allegedly photographing his ballot

A temporary Electoral Commission (EC) official was on Monday, December 2, 2024, arrested during the Special Voting exercise in Bimbilla in the Northern region. This...

I’m a retired army general ready to rescue Ghana from current difficulties – Mahama

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, has likened himself to a "retired army general" returning to service, as he campaigns for reelection...

Four fear dead as boat capsizes on Volta Lake in Upper Manya Krobo

Four individuals have tragically lost their lives after a boat carrying seven young men capsized on the Volta Lake. A report by Accra-based Starr FM...

Special voting: Voter arrested for attempting to photograph ballot at Ayawaso West Wuogon

With just 15 minutes to the close of special voting polls, a voter at the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency was apprehended by the police...

NPP’s Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah makes misleading claims about Mahama

Ghana’s Works and Housing minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has urged the electorate to retain the country’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December polls. The lawmaker...

Candidate ‘clashes’ with special voter in Ayawaso West Wuogon [Video]

An altercation ensued between an electorate and an independent parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Abdul Rauf Abugri Mumuni, during the Special Voting exercise...

2024 polls: The next President of Ghana is Bawumia – Efia Odo

Ghanaian socialite, Efia Odo has confidently predicted that the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will win the upcoming...

2024 polls: I’ll expedite assent of anti-gay bill if elected president – Bawumia

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to sign the anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law if elected President in...