ELECTIONS BOX

The North East Region’s Council of State elections on February 12 concluded in a tie, with the top two candidates each securing six votes. To decide the winner, a rerun is required. Meanwhile, in the Ashanti Region, the election was disrupted by thugs, preventing it from being concluded. On Monday, …

One person has been arrested by police in the Ashanti Region during the re-run of the Council of State election. The election was rescheduled following disruptions during the sorting and counting of ballots, which turned chaotic when unidentified thugs stormed the venue.       Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the Council of State elections in the North East and Ashanti regions will be re-run on Monday, February 17, 2025. The decision comes after a tie in the North East Region and a disruption caused by thugs in the Ashanti Region during the …

The Council of State elections in the Ashanti Region descended into chaos as a group of unidentified thugs stormed the election center, disrupting the sorting and counting of ballots. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants forcefully entered the venue, overturning tables, destroying ballot boxes, and scattering voting materials, compelling Electoral Commission …

Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) staged a vigil on Sunday, February 9, 2025, to protest the prolonged delay in declaring the Ablekuma North parliamentary election results. According to them, their candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, won the December 7, 2024, parliamentary elections and demanded an official declaration. Dressed in black, …

In a significant political shift, former two-term Member of Parliament for Lower West Akim, Gifty Klenam, has defected from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). Klenam, who served as a Member of Parliament during the Fourth and Fifth Parliaments of the Fourth Republic, later …

President John Mahama has been petitioned to remove the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa. The petition filed on January 27, also wants Deputy EC Chairs, Samuel Tetteh and Dr Bossman Eric Asare and EC member, Dr Peter Appiahene out of office as well. The grounds for this petition include …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced its immediate withdrawal from all platforms operated by Media General. The decision, detailed in a statement signed by the party’s Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, follows ongoing concerns about alleged bias and unprofessionalism in the media group’s political coverage. According to the statement, …

At just 13 years old, Melchizedek Adio Baafawiise has earned a spot as one of the youngest undergraduates at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). With an outstanding A1 in five subjects, including Physics and Mathematics, in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), Melchizedek’s choice …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has discredited a viral video alleging some bags branded in the name of the elections management body contained dollars that were being smuggled out of the country by the New Patriotic Party. According to the EC in a statement signed by Mr. Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman …