Voting in Election 2008 officially ended at 1700 hours on Sunday December 7 2008.
Ghanaians went to the polls to elect a President and 230 Parliamentarians in what was described as an exciting contest among four front-running politic…
Very Reverend Father Ted Nelson Adjakpey, priest of Saint Theresa Catholic Church, has appealed to Ghanaians to exhibit high sense of responsibility to ensure peace and tranquillity during the December 7 elections.
He said the natio…
Reverend Elton John Owusu, head pastor of Altar Faith Chapel at Taifa, on Saturday urged the electorate to avoid tribal politics, violence and seek the interest of the nation during the December 7 elections.
"The elected person has a…
Lieutenant-Colonel Ababio Serebour, Commanding officer of the Forces Pay Office (FPO) of the Ghana Armed Forces, on Saturday appealed to Ghanaians to ensure credible elections on December 7.
He said there was the need for the public t…
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, on Sunday called for calm saying some glitches reported during the early minutes of voting are local.
The EC Chairman who has been touring polling stations in the Greate…
Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Sunday expressed confidence that he would be the next President as he cast his vote at Golden Gate polling station at the Ledzokuku Constitue…
Voting delayed at most polling stations in the Besease Township due to late arrival of voting materials from Ajumako.
At the Methodist Polling Station with Registration Number BO50802 in the Nyantsia Electoral Area of the Ajumako-Eny…
Thirteen militants were killed and five others injured Saturday when Pakistani security forces bombarded militants hideouts in the country's northwest, said the military in a press release.
The military used cobra helicopters in the …
Jordan voiced its full rejection against what it called aggressive practices Israeli settlers committed toward Palestinians in West Bank city of Hebron, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
Jordan's Foreign Minister Salahiddin Al Bash…
Lebanese Defence Minister Elias Murr revealed Saturday that Russia will supply the Lebanese army with modern military equipment unconditionally, Naharnet website reported.
Murr, who will visit Russia next week, said he will discuss w…
Two Lebanese suspected of spying for Israel have admitted they were ordered by Israel to gather information about Palestinian and Syrian positions in Lebanon, LBC TV reported Saturday.
The two suspects, Ali Jarrah and Youssif Jarrah …
Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on Sunday predicted a peaceful general election and a "one touch victory" for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Casting his vote at the Civil Service Training School Polling Station in the Dadeko…
Voting at the Akwatia Constituency is proceeding peacefully and orderly with some polling centres recording good number of votes as at 1000 hours.
Most of the polling stations opened at 0700 hours with long queues.
At the Urban…
Commercial activity in the Hohoe Municipality slowed down and in some areas virtually absent, since the early hours of Sunday in view of the general elections.
The Market, lorry station and streets have been empty as people thronged …
Two blind women and an amputee were among the 279 people out of 1,416 registered voters who cast their votes at the St. Andrews Catholic Junior High School Polling Station as at 11.37 am.
Two other blind persons were also among the 3…
Polling in Ghana's fifth consecutive election dubbed Election 2008, started throughout the country at 0700 hours on Sunday with long queues of electorates waiting patiently to cast their votes at polling stations long before the polls open…
Dr. Edward Mahama, the People's National Convention (PNC) presidential candidate, cast his ballot at the Oko Presbyterian polling station in the Dome Kwabenya Constituency on Sunday and said he was sure that he would be elected the next pr…
Mr Kwesi Amoafo-Yeboah, the only independent candidate running for president, on Sunday voted at the Labone Secondary School (LABOSCO) Polling Station in the Dadekotopon Constituency without his voters' ID card because he left it at home.
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In Koforidua, the police have reportedly quelled a skirmish at Akyem Wenchi over the harassment of polling agents of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Both the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) George Anko-Bil, Eastern Regional …
Rev Dr Lawrenec Tetteh, President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach on Sunday said irrespective of the outcome of the election results, losers must learn to accept defeat and put their weights behind the winner.
"I want to remind vote…
The electoral process at the various polling stations GNA visited in the Okaikoi South Constituency was relatively peaceful.
There was massive turnout at the polling stationsd. By 0700 hours scores of voters were waiting in long queu…
The swift intervention of the Nungua District police Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) prevented a possible outbreak of violence at two polling stations at the Krowor Constituency.
The two are Kingsway and Methodist JHS polling stations, …
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Friday welcomed the outcome of the summit of the Great Lakes Region on the Burundi peace process and called on the Burundi government and the political arm of the Hutu rebel National Liberation Forces (…
Five people who posed as party agents for the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) at separate polling stations have been arrested by the police.
The suspects whose names were not disclosed were arrested at Miamia and Gyamera polling stati…
Mr. John Dramani Mahama, Vice Presidential Candidate of the NDC has said that the people in the Upper West Region in their wisdom, sense of pride and dignity would not vote for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) since it has marginalised them.…
Some churches in Sunyani held services on Saturday so that their members can exercise their franchise early on Sunday.
At the Living Grace Ministry, the service was devoted to prayers for the nation to go through the elections succes…
General Yakubu Gowon, former Head of State of Nigeria, on Friday said the success of Ghana's forthcoming elections would be a lesson for other African countries.
He praised Ghana for its leading role in the nurturing of democracy in…
A total of 4,200 security personnel have been deployed to all the 2,240 polling stations in the 22 constituencies in the Western Region for the December 7 elections.
They have been mandated to ensure law and order, security at all po…
Political party representatives and officials of the Electoral Commission in the Nkwanta, district have concluded certification of election materials for the 146 polling stations in the Nkwanta-North and Nkwanta-South constituencies.
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Hundreds of people of different nationalities and scores of vehicles are stranded at Aflao following the closure the Ghana side of the Ghana-Togo frontier early Saturday morning.
Armed military personnel have been deployed at the fro…
The Coalition of Domestic Observers (CODEO), a civil society organization, on Saturday said it was deploying 4,000 independent observers to monitor Sunday's polls and would also verify the accuracy of the official presidential results.
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The Kade constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) rounded off its campaign for tomorrow's general election with a rally at Kade Zongo.
Mr Ofosu Asamoah, Member of Parliament for Kade, told the Moslems and Zongo communities to di…
Parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) in the Walewale constituency were absent at a parliamentary debate organized for them on Thursday.
The C…
Nana Addo Aikins, an independent parliamentary candidate for Abuakwa South, has urged the electorate to consider how approachable a candidate would be if elected into parliament to serve their interests before voting for that candidate.
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Lorry parks in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis since Thursday evening had been overflowing with passengers travelling to their constituencies in the Western Region to exercise their franchise.
And this gives an indication that the electi…
The Volta Regional House of Chiefs on Saturday protested against the closure of the Ghana-Togo border and called on the government to reopen the border for the compatriots to return home and vote.
A statement in Accra signed by the P…
Imams of the various Muslim sects in the Tamale Metropolis, have urged political party leaders, Electoral Commission, security agencies and electorate to ensure that the December 7, general elections were held in a peaceful atmosphere devo…
A total of 1,097,597 registered voters are expected to cast their votes in the Northern Region on Sunday in this year's presidential and parliamentary elections.
The region has 2,043 polling stations in the 26 constituencies and 18 d…
Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, former First Lady, on Wednesday defied a heavy downpour to attend an NDC rally at Suame in Kumasi where she addressed supporters and activists of the Party.
They had waited patiently for about six hour…
About 276,378 people are expected to cast their votes in 854 polling stations in Upper West Region during the Presidential and Parliamentary elections on Sunday, December 7.
Fifty-two Parliamentary Candidates including three indepen…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will regularize "galamsey'' or small scale mining, if voted back to power on December 7.
Major Samuel Kwame Amponsah (Rtd), a former Member of Parliament for Mpohor Wassa East Constituency, sai…
Mr. Kojo Atta-Krah, National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Akim Oda, has said the party's executives in the constituency had resolved never to allow the NDC to be defeated through electoral malpractices.
He said…
Mr Anthony Bassaw, the National Democratic Congres(NDC) parliamentary candidate for Mpohor Wassa East, has said he would render selfless, honest, committed and dedicated service to his constituents if he was given the mandate.
Addressin…
Mr Kwame Boateng, Parliamentary Candidate of the Convention People's Party (CPP) for Nhyiaeso Constituency in Kumasi, has denied rumours that he has withdrawn from the parliamentary race.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News …
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has appealed to Ghanaians to be courageous to vote the New Patriotic Party (NPP) out of power on December 7.
"I urge the electorate to give real meaning to the nation's motto of Freedom and Justic…
Joseph Godson Amamoo, Former Deputy Minister in the Busia Administration, has praised President John Agyekum Kufuor for the peaceful manner in which he is leading the NPP to conduct the campaign in the run-up to the elections on December 7…
Mrs Samira Bawumia, wife of the New Patriotic Party presidential candidate's running mate, has appealed to the supporters of the party to ensure that ballot papers given them at the polling stations are stamped before they cast their votes…
Dr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor, Minister of the Interior, has said that the eight-year rule of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has chalked impressive successes in the country's democratic dispensation which would catapult the party to victory to cont…
Parliamentary Candidates of New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) in Walewale Constituency in Northern Region were absent from a debate organised for them.
However, Parliame…
Amid tension between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai terror attacks, Islamabad Thursday said it is committed to cordial relations with New Delhi and the Composite Dialogue process to resolve all outstanding issues between the two countr…
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