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  • One dead, another injured in Ablekuma Central Constituency chaos

    One dead, another injured in Ablekuma Central Constituency chaos

    Information reaching GMABC (Happy FM, e.TV Ghana and YFM) indicates that chaos has erupted at the Ablekuma Central Coalition centre which has resulted in the death of one person and another sustaining gunshot injury.

    It is unclear what may have caused the chaos but GMABC’s correspondent Joseph Nii Ankrah has shared that unidentified military personnel shot at two people which resulted in one dying on the spot and the other being rushed to the hospital for treatment.

    Meanwhile, over seventy military officers and policemen have been deployed to the scene.

    ghanaweb

  • Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has been arrested by the police

    Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has been arrested by the police

    Member of Parliament for the Odododiodoo constituency, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has been arrested by the police.

    The incumbent MP who alleged that he and his family had been attacked earlier was escorted by the Ghana Police, his lawyer Lesley Anim explained.

    According to Nii Lante’s lawyer, the police said they were taking him to the Central Police Station. His arrest was alongside some of the boys he had been working with on Election Day.

    “I am not sure about the number but the boys working on his collation … about four or five of them have been arrested,” Lawyer Anim said about the arrest made in the early hours of Tuesday.

    “We are going to the police station to make sure we sort this out. He had been attacked and there had been gunshots and they are accusing him of firing the guns. But it’s total falsehood and we are going to fight it.

  • Richard Ahiagba has reportedly voted in Huime Agordome in the Volta Region without his name in the register

    Richard Ahiagba has reportedly voted in Huime Agordome in the Volta Region without his name in the register

    NPP Communicator and Executive Director for Danquah Institute, Richard Ahiagba has reportedly voted in Huime Agordome in the Volta Region without his name in the register.

    The Presiding Officer for the Huime Agordome polling station confirmed that his name was not in the Register and the  Biometric verification Device didn’t verify his fingers.

    But pictures available to Ghananewspress, reveals that the his name and voter ID details was written in pen in the register to allow him to vote.

    Unconfirmed reports suggests, that the EC official said he was instructed by someone from Accra to write his name in ink.

  • Police investigate alleged ballot stuffing in Northern Region

    Police investigate alleged ballot stuffing in Northern Region

    The Ghana Police Service is investigating claims that some ballot boxes sent to the Northern Region had ballot papers in them.

    The news went viral on social media a day to the election which created some tension in the region.

    However, the police, in a Facebook post, appealed for calm as it confirms the claims.

    The Ghana Police Service assured it was going to give an update on the matter in no time.

    Below is the Facebook post:

    Adomonline

  • Confusion hits Mahama’s voting process in Bole Bamboi

    Confusion hits Mahama’s voting process in Bole Bamboi

    John Mahama Vote In Bole Bamboi. There was near confusion at the polling center in the Bole Bamboi constituency where the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama voted on Monday, December 7.

    The mix-up occurred after one of the security guards of Mr. Mahama who had registered in the same polling center with him had his name missing from the register leading to his inability to vote.

    Mr. Mahama told journalists that these were some of the issues the NDC raised against the Electoral Commission (EC) ahead of the polls but nothing was done about it.

    “One of my security guards, I registered here with him and during the exhibition, we checked his name.

    “We got here today and his name is not there and so I don’t know if it is a generalized problem but it is too early to make an assessment. We are waiting to find out what the presiding officer will say.

    “We hope that they can rectify this. These are some of the little things that we kept complaining about,” Mr. Mahama said.

    https://youtu.be/E0Dk7gndZWo

    Ghanaweb

  • BREAKING: Shooting At Kasoa

    BREAKING: Shooting At Kasoa

    News information coming in has revealed that there has been a shooting at kasoa which has caused the injury of some people who are currently been sent to the hospital.

    According to reports, it has been alleged that one of the bullets was said to have hit the hands of one kid who was standing around the place where the incident took place.

    An eyewitness at the scene of the event stated that police man was said to have been the person who took the shot injuring the people.

    Mynewsgh

  • HOT VIDEO: Confusion at Kwabenya Musuku Over Late Start of Voting

    HOT VIDEO: Confusion at Kwabenya Musuku Over Late Start of Voting

    Voting has delayed at the Kwabenya Mususku Pentecost Church due to the technical hitches on the side of the Electoral Commission officials.

    The delay has thus caused the voters to register their anger as most of them visited the centre as early as 1.a.m.

    As at 7:50 am, voting has still not started and voters were left in a long queue frustrated.

    Below is a video:

  • Election 2020: Two arrested for assaulting a voter at Fomena

    Election 2020: Two arrested for assaulting a voter at Fomena

    Coordinator for Independent Candidate Andrew Amoako Asiamah has been assaulted by unidentified men in the Fomena constituency.

    Speaking to Adom News, spokesperson, Kwabena Anokye, disclosed he was attacked by five men on motorbikes on his way home after casting his vote at the Fomena Salvation Army polling station.

    The men, he said, beat him with cutlass after dispossessing him of his money and phones.

    Furthermore, Mr Anokye said prior to the abuse, some members of the opposition had threatened to deal with him following a clash that ensued between his party and some members of the New Patriotic Party.

    The coordinator was quick to report the case to the Police Patrol team. Two of the five alleged perpetrators have so far been arrested.

    The two suspects have been transferred to the district police station.

    Adomonline

  • ELECTION 2020 : Kwesimintim Residents Block Roads Over Poor Roads

    ELECTION 2020 : Kwesimintim Residents Block Roads Over Poor Roads

    Residents of Whindo in the Kwesimintim Constituency in the Western Region Monday morning blocked roads to prevent officials of the Electoral Commission from assessing polling stations as they protest over the poor nature of their roads.

    An eyewitness Emmanuel Afful who reported from the constituency stated that the residents in July this year warned that they will not allow voting to go on in the constituency if their roads are not fixed.

    Afful reports that the timely arrival of personnel of the military and Police managed to disperse the crowd allowing the EC officials to move into the constituency.

    He adds that the residents began to run for their lives after they saw the heavily armed military and police personnel.

    Ghanaians are heading to the polls today Monday, December 7, 2020, to elect a President and 275 Parliamentarians.

    Over 17 million voters are expected to take part in the exercise. The figure is 2 million more than the number of voters who voted in the previous election in 2016.

    The electoral commission has said over 33,000 polling stations have been dedicated for the presidential and parliamentary polls.

    The race is largely between the incumbent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the NPP and former leader John Dramani Mahama of the NDC. Ten other presidential candidates are contesting in the polls.

    Electoral materials have been dispatched to the various voting centres.

    The Electoral Commission says it aims to declare results within 24 hours.

    Ghanaweb

  • Akufo-Addo Breaks Silence on US$40,000 Bribery Scandal

    Akufo-Addo Breaks Silence on US$40,000 Bribery Scandal

    President Akufo-Addo has slammed former President John Dramani Mahama , describing him as a man who is empty of vision, bankrupt of ideas, and a liar.


    He noted that the former president has resorted to fabrications, distortions because his campaign has collapsed in confusion.

    The President said the NDC candidate has realized he will not win the elections hence has adopted an approach to throw mud at him.

    Addressing a rally at Jamestown in the Odododiodoo constituency today, Saturday, December 5, 2020, he said Mr. Mahama is going on his campaign peddling lies and deceiving Ghanaians with unrealistic promises when his previous record is nothing to write home about.

    “The NDC presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama , bereft of record, empty of vision, bankrupt of ideas whose campaign has collapsed in confusion, in deceit, in lies and outright fabrication who today, hanging his political career which is in tatters on fabricated and doctored tape…it will not happen. The Ghanaian people are not ready to go on that line.”
    His reaction comes after the NDC at an emergency press conference dubbed “The Mother of All Corruption” released a video alleging that President Akufo-Addo had received a $40,000 bribe from the Director of Urban Road in order not to fire him.

    Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah some few days ago slammed the NDC for doctoring a video of a 2016 campaign donation to then-candidate Akufo-Addo to falsely accuse him of bribery.

    He noted that the NDC Presidential Candidate, John Mahama was clutching at straws to resuscitate his collapsed campaign such as disseminating fake news by superimposing the original video with new voices to create a false impression that President Akufo-Addo is receiving a bribe.

    “Whilst we are not surprised by the new low by the opposition candidate and his party, we remind Ghanaians that they should expect more of such falsehoods and fabrications in the days leading up to the election.

    “It has become clear that candidate Mahama’s failed campaign now sees fake news and fabrications, as well as an amendment of their earlier promises as the only hope to salvage what is going to be another decisive victory for President Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party,” he stated.

    “The people of Ghana are discerning and will not be swayed by obvious fabrications designed by persons who always seek to bring the name of the Republic into disrepute and sully its image amongst the comity of nations.”

    Ghanaweb

  • Parliamentary Contest Turns Bloody in Fomena Constituency

    Parliamentary Contest Turns Bloody in Fomena Constituency

    Reports reaching MyNewsGh indicates that there have been bloody clashes between the New Patriotic Party’s(NPP’s) Parliamentary Candidate and some followers of the Member of Parliament (MP) Hon. Andrew Asiamah Amoakoh running as an independent candidate in the Fomena Constituency.

    The Communications Manager for the Independent Candidate Seth Oduro was on Sunday brutally assaulted by some followers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    He was at Dompoase, a community in the Constituency as part of preparation for the impending election on December 7 when he was pounced on and subjected to severe beatings by some persons believed to be members of the NPP leaving him with a swollen face.

    This website cannot readily report how the violence emanated but photos available shows the Commnications Manager has sustained several injuries on his face.

    Lawyer Andrew Asiamah Amoakoh decided to go independent after claims of not been treated fairly ahead of the New Patriotic party’s primaries.

    He subsequently was sacked from the New Patriotic Party and the Speaker of Parliament also declared his seat in Parliament vacant.

    But the Member of Parliament has vowed to retain the seat for the New Patriotic Party.

    Mynewsgh

  • Akufo-Addo mistakenly endorses NDC’s Nii Lante Vanderpuye at final rally

    Akufo-Addo mistakenly endorses NDC’s Nii Lante Vanderpuye at final rally

    If the statement ‘out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh’ applies in every case, then there is a special place in Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ‘s heart for Nii Lante Vanderpuye, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Odododiodio.


    So much does he (Nana Akufo-Addo) think about him that at a rally to climax a campaign period that has seen him comb every nook and cranny of the country for votes, he could not resist the urge not to mention his name.

    A pretty awkward and perhaps funny moment was witnessed at the NPP’s last rally at Mantse Agbonaa in Accra as President Akufo-Addo introduced the NPP’s parliamentary candidate of the area as Nii Lante Vandepuye instead of Nii Lante Bannerman.

    “In Odododiodio, if you are voting for me, then you are also voting for Nii Lante Vanderpuye”, the president said as he held the hand of Nii Lante Bannerman.

    Having been notified that he had caused a blunder, President Akufo-Addo quickly mentioned Nii Lante Bannerman. Amid laughter, he apologized and urged the people to pick Bannerman over Vanderpuye.

    “I didn’t speak well at all. I have a made mistake. What am I going to do with Nii Lante Vanderpuye. I meant Nii Lante Bannerman and I want you all to vote him”, Nana Akufo-Addo said as the crowd cheered and applauded.

    President’s gaffe could be due to the similarity in the names of both candidates.

    The only point of departure as far as their names is concerned is the surname (Bannerman and Vanderpuye).

    Aside that, the name of Vanderpuye is easily recognized as he is more popular and is one of those NDC’s MPs who have been a thorn in the flesh of the government with their constant criticism.

    Some have also attributed the gaffe to fatigue.

    The two candidates have dominated the media space as they seek to represent a constituency that has a history of being closely contested and a flashpoint in every election year.

    Recently, supporters of the two parties clashed with dozens getting injured and properties being destroyed.

    Ghanaweb

  • BREAKING News: 4 independent candidates in Ashanti step down ahead of Monday’s polls

    BREAKING News: 4 independent candidates in Ashanti step down ahead of Monday’s polls

    Information available to Dikoder.com suggests that four independent parliamentary candidates in the Ashanti region have decided to step down from contesting the Monday, December 7, general elections as parliamentary candidates hopefuls.


    A deep throat source within the executive leadership of the party in the region revealed to this portal that through a series of deliberations by high ranking executives of the party and the independent parliamentary candidates and their representatives, an agreement have been reached by these parliamentary candidates hopefuls who are believed to have some affiliations to the NPP party to step down and throw their weight behind the NPP candidates in their various constituencies.

    Our source that spoke on condition of strict anonymity, revealed that Eric Osei of the Asokwa constituency, Kwabena Osei Bonsu of the Ahafo Ano North constituency, Lawyer Akwasi Agyemang Amofa of the Bekwai constituency and Hon. Andrews Amoako Asiamah, the incumbent MP for Fomena are the list of persons who through their representatives submitted their agreement letter communicating their decision to step down to the regional executives of the NPP party yesterday, December 5.

    One would recall that the president upon his visit to the Ashanti region emphatically declared he is not ready to work with any NPP party member that defies the party’s condition and contest as an independent or supports an independent candidate ahead of the polls.

    Your election command portal is keenly following the leads of this developing story for further updates.

    Mynewsgh

  • Nana Ama Mcbrown Involved In An Accident

    Nana Ama Mcbrown Involved In An Accident

    Nana Ama Mcbrown Involved In An Accident, arm removed, and fixed during the surgery.[VIDEO]
    In a new video shared on Youtube by the actress, she revealed why she had been off United Showbiz for some time now.

    She also disclosed how busy she had been with 2020 and her plans for 2021.

    In the video shared by the actress, one of her arms could be seen looking odd and immoveable.

    It can be recalled that On Friday, January 30, 2013, Ghanaian actress, Nana Ama McBrown, was involved in an accident on the N1 Highway in Accra with her then-boyfriend and current husband Maxwell who did not sustain any serious injuries.

    Unfortunately, she had to undergo two surgeries on her arm and had surgical steel fixed in the arm.

    Nana Ama Mcbrown ‘damaged’ arm

    In the new video, the actress revealed that she was involved in a domestic accident.

    According to the actress, she fell down and broke her right arm about two weeks ago and has had to undergo surgery outside Ghana.

    She also added that the doctors had to remove the metal in her arms, cleaned it, and re-fixed it.

    Have a look at the video below.

  • Akufo-Addo has Fought Corruption To Public Satisfaction – Mustapha Hamid

    Akufo-Addo has Fought Corruption To Public Satisfaction – Mustapha Hamid

    Campaign Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has noted that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led administration has dealt with corruption to the barest minimum.

    This, he believes, makes corruption no longer a big issue ahead of the upcoming election.

    Addressing a press conference in Accra, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid pointed out recent surveys carried out by interest groups which indicated that most Ghanaians are less interested in corruption.

    Joy News reported that the NPP campaign coordinator has expressed that President Akufo-Addo is fighting the menace.

    “In all the surveys that have been done by all the reputable research institutions and democratic organisations in our country, including the CDD, the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana none of those surveys show that corruption is upper-most in the minds of the Ghanaian people.

    “Now, we want to remind the Ghanaian people and Candidate John Dramani Mahama that the reason corruption was a central issue in 2016 and it is not in 2020 is because it is not a palpable path of the governance structure and system today,” he explained.

    Dr Hamid who is also the Zongo and Inner City Development Minister also confirmed that government has commenced efforts to get the country’s share of the Airbus compensation repatriated to Ghana.

    Peacefmonline