The Communications Minister and Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has lost her seat in the 2024 general elections. Seeking a fourth term since her debut win in 2012, Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful was defeated by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Rev. Kweku Addo, in a closely contested race. …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has demanded the immediate prosecution of an Electoral Commission (EC) official, Dery Joseph, for allegedly issuing faulty ballots at the Ampesika Bayere polling station in Kintampo South. The ballots were missing Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s name, leading to concerns of voter disenfranchisement. Dennis Miracles Aboagye, campaign …

The Ghana Police Service has apprehended four individuals following a fatal shooting at Nyankpala in the Northern Region. The suspects, identified as Majid Issah, Fodi Issiage Kamara, Yakubu Simalia, and Alhaji Bashiru Mohamed, are assisting in the ongoing investigation. The shooting resulted in one death and left another person injured, …

The violence reportedly broke out after a heated argument between NPP Northern Regional Organizer Alhaji Rashid Salifu and NDC parliamentary candidate Dr. Osman Tahiru Damba over alleged vote buying. Eyewitnesses claim the confrontation escalated into gunfire. The NDC’s Tolon Constituency Communication Officer, Abubakari Fuseini Oluu, confirmed the casualties, stating, “We …

Violence broke out at the Mantse Palace No.1 polling station in the Odododiodio constituency during the ongoing general elections, leaving a male voter with a head injury after a heated altercation. In a video circulating on social media, the injured man is seen bleeding heavily while being surrounded by concerned …

An individual, reportedly an agent of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been arrested at Center 2 of the St. Theresa’s School polling station in the Okaikwei South constituency for allegedly carrying a firearm. The arrest followed an altercation between the suspect and an Electoral Commission (EC) official during the …

A man identified as Rufai has been apprehended by the police at the Animgazanga JHS polling station in the Bolga Central constituency for allegedly possessing multiple thumbprinted ballot papers. Eyewitnesses claim Rufai was caught red-handed, prompting swift intervention from the authorities. He was immediately taken into custody and transported to …

A polling station agent at the Wassa Akropong-Appiahkhrom polling station in the Western Region has been arrested by the police for alleged double voting during the ongoing general elections. The individual, identified as Stephen Kwofie, was apprehended after the incident occurred at Polling Station A in the area. The alleged …

An Electoral Commission (EC) official in Kintampo South, Bono East Region, has been arrested for alleged electoral offences during the ongoing 2024 general elections. The suspect, Dery Joseph, is accused of issuing approximately 15 ballot papers to voters that omitted the first presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, of the New …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President and presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections, has cast his vote in the Walewale constituency of the North East Region. Dr. Bawumia exercised his franchise at his hometown polling station, a location that holds significant sentimental and political value …