Ghana’s opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo has won Wednesday’s tightly contested presidential election. President John Mahama called Mr Akufo-Addo to admit defeat, a spokesman for his party said, as the Electoral Commission announced the result. Mr Akufo-Addo has promised free high-school education and more factories but critics have questioned the viability […]

The wind of change that is blowing across the world has caught up with Ghana and myakoonline.com can project that NPP presidential candidate Nana Akuffo Addo, running for the third time, will win the 2016 presidential elections in Ghana. This is based on provisional results released so far. The electoral […]

The Queen mother of Mampong in the Ashanti region, Nana Agyakoma Dufie II, has appealed to the various political parties to accept the results of the upcoming general election on December 7, irrespective of who emerges winner. She however, cautioned the parties to remain vigilant before, during and after the […]

One person has been confirmed dead while 14 others sustained injuries, including five in critical condition, following clashes between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Chereponi constituency of the Northern Region. The incident occurred on Monday night after the final rallies […]

The Chief Observer of the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission, Mr Tamas Meszerics, has stated that the mission is satisfied with preparations made so far by the Electoral Commission towards the December 7 general election. The preparations include voters registration, confirmation of presidential and parliamentary candidates and deployment of […]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has been accused of masterminding the alleged thumb-printed ballots which were found in a hotel room in Kumasi on Saturday. In a statement released on Monday, management of Madison Lodge said the room which the said ballots were found in were booked […]

ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed to resign after suffering a crushing defeat on Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reform, tipping the euzo zone’s third-largest economy into political turmoil. His decision to quit after just two and a half years in office deals a blow to […]

Some members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) have reminded Ghana to be guided by her previous peaceful elections and, as such, should not disappoint Africa in the December 7 polls. “Ghana bears the torchlight of democracy and the entirety of Africa is looking to the country again to show to […]

Ghana’s Electoral Commission has absolved itself of any blame in the issue of missing names of some security personnel and others that characterised the nationwide Special Voting exercise in this year’s general elections. Hundreds of special voters engaged for electoral duties on December 7 could not cast their vote in […]

Former President John Agyekum Kuffuor has said that he has been told by God that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo would win the December 7th polls. The former President who was the guest of honour at the party’s final rally held at the car park of […]