NPP holds Ayawaso West Wuogon Primary Today
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will on Saturday, December 29, hold its primary in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, to select one of five aspirants to represent the party in the January 31 by-election. The contestants are; Lydia Alhassan, Victoria Esinam Ansah Offei, Yaa Aboagye, Samuel Amankwah, and Ato Williams. The seat became vacant […]
All six proposed regions meet constitutional threshold requirements – EC
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, (EC) Mrs. Jean Mensa has said that all six proposed regions in the December 27, Referendum have met the constitutional threshold of 50 per cent voter turnout and 80 per cent voting “Yes”. Mrs. Mensa said this on Friday at a press briefing in Accra when she offically announced […]
Mamprugu Overlord expresses appreciation to gov't
The Overlord of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, has expressed his appreciation to President Nana Addo led administration for the honor done him. Speaking to Radio Ghana in his palace, the Overlord of the entire Proposed North East Region said the decision by government to make the Mamprugu Traditional Area a […]
Voters endorse creation of North East Region
Voters in the proposed North East Region have voted massively in support of its creation. Declaring the results of the December 27 referendum in Gambaga, the Returning Officer, John Mensah, said 205,121 out of the 205,804 voters, who showed up at the polling stations voted “yes”. That represented 99.67 per cent of the total votes […]
EC declares request for creation of Bono East successful
The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared the request for the creation of the Bono East Region successful, based on the outcome of the referendum held in the area. The declaration was made by the Returning Officer, James Arthur Yeboah. Four hundred and forty-eight thousand, five hundred and forty-five (448,545) out of the 450,812 voters, who […]
Kufuor's son withdraws from NPP Ayawaso West Wuogon race
Edward Agyekum Kufuor, the second son of former President John Agyekum Kufuor has withdrawn his Candidacy for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency primaries of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP), after successfully going through vetting. “It is with deep sadness that I announce the withdrawal of my Candidacy for the AYAWASO WEST WUOGON Constituency primaries of […]
Gov't declares Monday, January 7, Public Holiday
The Interior Ministry has declared Monday, January 7, 2019, as a Constitution Day and which must be observe as a public holiday nationwide. This was in a statement signed and issued by the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, December 27, 2018. The Constitution Day is a new Public Holiday added, which will be observed for the […]
Voting ends in referenda
Voting ended at 1700 hours across the six proposed regions – North East, Savannah, Bono East, Ahafo, Western North and Oti regions. The Assistant Head of Communications of the Electoral Commission (EC), Yussif Alhassan Ayoba briefing the media, said voting went on smoothly across the designated areas. The constitutional threshold requires that at least 50 […]
Tourism Minister calls for the strengthening of HOTCATT
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mrs Catherine A. Afeku, on Thursday called for the strengthening of the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Training Institute (HOTCATT) to enable it to provide the needed training for industry players. The school, she said, in its present state could not respond adequately to the training needs of […]
Slow Down Safety Tips; Reducing Your Speed
Many car drivers unintentionally exceed the speed limit, often without realizing it. Drivers are responsible for the speeds at which they choose to drive, but there are some simple and practical things drivers who find it difficult to stay within speed limits can do to help themselves. Check your speedometer regularly: Modern cars are so […]
Ahafo area records 99.68% YES to meet Constitutional requirement of 80%
The Yes Campaign in the Ahafo area of Bono-Ahafo due to the Registered Voters Roll of 307,108, required that just over 153 thousand Voters turn out in order to achieve the Constitutional requirement of 50 percent turn out to make the Referendum on Creation of New Regions in the area valid. In the final analysis, […]
Confirmed results from Oti enclave
Confirmed results from Thursday, December 27, 2018 referendum within the Oti enclave are that Krachi west had 98.50% turn out with 99.43% voting Yes. At Krachi Nchumuru, the turn out was 87.29% and 99.6% vote Yes. From Nkwanta South, the turn out was 86.81% with 98.43% voting Yes. Five member Regional observer team from NDC […]
VIDEO : VP attends the funeral of the late Yaa Naa Mahamadu Abdulai IV at Yendi
100 YES to Savanah Region in Damongo
All Voters who turned out to vote at the Town Park Polling Station in Damongo in the Northern Region where the Savanah North is expected to be carved out have all voted YES to the new regions. According to Radio Ghana’s correspondent Murtala Issah, all 606 people voted YES out of the 808 registered voters. […]
