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The Electoral Commission has rejected and described some observations of the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) as far as the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election was concerned, as “untrue”. At a post-by-election press conference at the EC’s headquarters on Friday, 1 February 2019, the Chairperson of the election management body, Mrs Jean Mensa, said: “On the allegation of the shooting ...

The United States Embassy in Ghana has specified that recent visa sanctions imposed by its Department of Homeland Security on Ghana will not affect student visa applicants of the West African country. Per a US Embassy statement, beginning on February 4, 2019, the US Embassy in Ghana will discontinue issuing all non-immigrant visas (NIV) to domestic employees (A3 and G5) ...

Mallam Shamuna Uztaz Jibril has been accurate with his predictions prior to the 2016 elections – and he has again anticipated that the National Democratic Congress [NDC] will win the 2020 election. The Islamic cleric, numerologist, philosopher, and an acclaimed spiritual hacker in a statement to Peacefmonline.com indicated that ‘come rain or shine’ John Mahama if elected as flagbearer will ...

The Defence and Interior committee of Parliament has met the Inspector General of Police over the Ayawaso Wuogon by-election violence on Thursday. Ranking member James Agalga in an interview with Starr News said there is the need for a bipartisan enquiry into the matter. The by-election which was won by the ruling party’s candidate was fraught with violence which led ...

The National Peace Council has called on former President John Mahama to tone down following his outburst at the violence that characterized the Thursday by-election at Ayawaso West-Wuogon in Accra. Mr. Mahama, reacting to the polls which registered intense violence leading to the withdrawal of the opposition from the contest, said the NDC will “advise” themselves ahead of the 2020 ...

The National Democratic Congress is holding a presser to address issues regarding the Ayawaso-West Wuogon Elections, specifically, voting at the Baweleshie center which has been marred by violent clashes. Some National Security Operatives are alleged to have fired gunshots at a polling centre a La Bawaleshie, injuring about six persons believed to be NDC supporters. Following this, National Chairman of ...

Myjoyonline.com has obtained video footage depicting NDC Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel George, being heckled and attacked by masked men wielding guns in the ongoing Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. Early Thursday morning, Sam Dzata George posted on Facebook that he had just been assaulted by several members of the NPP Invisible Forces. He claims that they were wearing ...

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, and the former Operations Manager of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, have been charged by the State with eighty (80) counts of Stealing, Causing Financial Loss to the State, Causing Loss to Public Property, Improper Payment of Public Funds, Unauthorised Commitment Resulting in Financial Obligation for ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is pulling out of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election because the party knows it has lost the poll in advance, Mr Awal Mohammed, a member of the communication team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said. The Public Relations Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) said the response the NDC got in its ...

The New Juaben Municipal Directorate of Ghana Education Service has transferred en bloc the Headteacher and all Teachers of Nana Kwaku Boateng “B” Basic School in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region over internal wranglings . The New Juaben Municipal Director of Education, Bartholomew Kwame Ofori told Starr News the mass transfers were based on a report ...