Gunshots at Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election
At least five people sustained gunshot wounds and have been rushed to the hospital when some unknown gunmen invaded the Bawleshie residence of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Kwasi Delali Berempong in the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election on Thursday morning. Some of the victims are said to have sustained injuries at the neck, arm […]
NDC pulls out of Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has withdrawn from the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election following a shooting incident. Reports say some masked-armed men were alleged to have fired gunshots at a polling centre a La Bawaleshie, injuring about six persons believed to be NDC supporters. “In the circumstances, I have conferred with the parliamentary candidate […]
Voting starts in Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election
Voting has started in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency to elect a representative to replace Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, whose demise in November last year, has necessitated the by- election. At the Emmanuel Medical Centre Eye Clinic Polling Station at Shiashie, the first person proceeded to cast his vote at exactly 0700 hours. The Presiding Officer, […]
Change public perception about lands Commission- Executive Secretary tells workers
Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission, Alhaji Suleiman Mahama has warned officers of the Commission, that their continuous stay in office will depend on their performance and how innovative they are, to achieve the target set for them. He said public perception of the Commission is very poor and as Executive Secretary, his aim is […]
CODEO deploys 30 observers to Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) will be observing the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election to be conducted by the Electoral Commission of Ghana on Thursday, January 31, 2019. CODEO is deploying a total of thirty (30) observers who will undertake roaming observation of randomly selected polling stations across the various electoral areas in […]
Police to brief public on recent crimes Febuary 1
The Police Administration will hold a press conference on Friday, February 1, 2019, on recent crimes in the country. This information was made available on the official Twitter handle of the Ghana Police Service. The police therefore asked that questions, views and suggestions be sent before Friday the day of the briefing. Meanwhile, the police […]
Police ban motorbikes in Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency
The Accra Regional police Command has banned the movement of motorbikes in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency during the by election period. The ban, according to the police, is to safeguard peace in the area and prevent the use of motorbike to commit crimes such as the snatching of ballot boxes. This was made known […]
Minister cuts sod for new water treatment plant in Upper East
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah has cut sod for the commencement of work on a water supply system at Tono in the Upper East Region. The project which is valued at 37,683,266 Euros is financed by ING Bank of Belgium on a loan facility of 25,341,958 and a […]
Deadly polar vortex hits swathes of US
Cities are all but shutting down across the US Midwest as the region shivers in a deadly cold snap known as a polar vortex. At least seven people have been killed in several states as a result of the arctic weather. Temperatures fell to -30C (-22F) in Chicago – colder than parts of Antarctica – […]
Facebook users continue to grow despite privacy scandals
Facebook users have continued to rise despite a series of data privacy scandals and criticism over its attempt to stem toxic content. The social media giant said the number of people who logged into its site at least once a month jumped 9% last year to 2.32 billion people. Fears the firm’s scandals could put […]
Ghana is determined to become prosperous- President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday stressed that Ghana was determined to emerge a prosperous country, and would thus leverage its human capital and vast natural resources for economic growth. His government, he said, was “pursuing policies that will move Ghana to a situation beyond aid and thereby build a wealthy, inclusive, sustainable, empowered […]
EC asks public to ignore images circulating on social media
The Electoral Commission (EC) has asked the public to disregard images circulating on social media purported to be ballots for the Ayawaso Wuogon By-election accompanied by a publication to the effect. The publication explained that the ballots were seized from a group of men in the bushes near the Ghana Institute of Management and Public […]
More than 88,000 voters to exercise franchise in by-election
All is set for 88,745 voters to exercise their franchise in the Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary by-election slated for Thursday, January 31. The District Electoral Officer, Ayawaso West Wuogon, Rashid Nantongma, told the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Wednesday that voting would begin at 0700 hours across all the 137 polling stations in the Constituency […]
Vigilantism, a dent on Ghana's democracy – National Security
The Minister of National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has described political vigilantism as one of the security challenges that has become a big dent on Ghana’s democracy. He said apart from issues of terrorism, cybercrime, and youth unemployment among others, political vigilantism could destroy the countries democracy and peace if nothing was done about it. […]
