The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has appealed to political parties to use their campaign platforms to educate members on the proper way of casting their vote in the general elections. That, according to the commission, would help reduce the number of rejected ballot recorded during elections. Mr. Ben Tetteh, NCCE Director for Ga South Municipality, made the appeal at [...] The post Parties told to educate members on voting methods appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The bodyguards of presidential aspirants disqualified by the Electoral Commission (EC), have been withdrawn with immediate effect, the Police Administration has said. The Director-General in charge of Operations, Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, disclosed this to The Ghanaian Times in a telephone interview yesterday. He said police guards for their running mates have also been [...] The post Bodyguards of disqualified presidential aspirants withdrawn appeared

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with Oglie Model 1 Basic School, in Kpong in the Greater Accra Region, has planted 100 trees as part of the agency’s integrated schools outreach and tree planting programme to create public awareness of the environment. Nii Oglie Model 1 Basic School was one of the five pilot schools selected to take part [...] The post EPA creates environmental awareness appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has noted that the Electoral Commission’s (EC) disqualification of 13 political parties from the 2016 presidential election was overdue. Commenting on the impact of their rejection, the Minority Leader said the prospect of having at least 17 presidential candidates on the ballot paper was haunting. ‘Too many political parties confuse the electorate,’ he said [...] The post Minority Leader elated over disqualification appeared

CHRISTIAN Benteke scored the fastest ever goal in World Cup history when he put Belgium ahead after seven seconds of their Group H game against Gibraltar on Monday night. The Crystal Palace striker slotted home as Belgium broke away from the kick off to beat the previous record of eight seconds held by San Marino’s Davide Gualtieri who scored against [...] The post Belgium player scores fastest goal in World Cup history appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The reactions have been swift and the responses have been downright condemnation of the Electoral Commission (EC) for daring to disqualify them. The 12 presidential aspirants who were disqualified from the 2016 presidential race responded defiantly and have roundly rejected the EC’s decision. At least one of them, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, yesterday wrote a strongly worded letter to the [...] The post AN APPEAL FOR CALM appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has dared  the disqualified  presidential  candidates to go to court if they are dissatisfied  with the commission’s decision. “Our legal team is prepared to meet any disqualified presidential aspirant in court,” she stated, insisting that the commission followed due process to disqualify them. Mrs Osei was speaking during the ‘Editors [...] The post …EC boss dares them appeared first on The Ghanaian

The Tanoso police in the Ashanti Region have arrested 20-year-old Emmanuel Opoku, 20, who lured a student of University of Education Winneba, Kumasi campus, into a friend’s house and raped her. The suspect had convinced the victim, a first-year student of the university, that he was also a student of the institution, studying the same course with her, and they [...] The post Man rapes UEW student appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A medical practitioner Dr. Enock Ofosu Boakye, died when his Toyota Corolla car with registration number GE 9954-14, got submerged in the Okue stream on Monday. The body of the 27-year-old doctor has been deposited at the Akuse Government Hospital mortuary. He was a staff of Kenop Care Hospital at Nkawkaw, in the Eastern region. The Akuse District Police Commander, [...] The post Doctor drowns in river Okue appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The National Democratic Party (NDP) has given the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs.  Charlotte Osei a 24 hours ultimatum to rescind her decision on the disqualification of the their flagbearer or face legal action. In a  letter signed by the party’s counsel, Ace Ankomah of Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa and Ankomah law firm, it demanded an immediate reinstatement of the candidature [...] The post NDP gives EC ultimatum appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.