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The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Jean Mensa, on Monday declared H.E. John Dramani Mahama as President-Elect of the Republic of Ghana following the Presidential Election that took place on 7th December, 2024. The former President won the Election with 56.55% of valid votes cast.The Declaration was made by the Chairperson of the Commission, who addressed a major press conference together with her deputies as well the rest of the members of the 7-Member Commission.&nbsp; Addressing Ghanaians, members of the media, agents of presidential candidates, local and international observers, members of the diplomatic corps and directors and staff of the Commission, the Chairperson declared former President John Dramani Mahama President-Elect, saying:“I have the singular honour as the Returning Officer of the 2024 Presidential Election to declare His Excellency John Dramani Mahama as the winner of the 2024 Presidential Election and the President-Elect of the Republic of Ghana, with a total percentage of 56.55%. Congratulations, Sir. It is finished!”

<h2>Votes from 9 Constituencies Outstanding</h2>

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission today declared former President John Mahama as winner of the 2024 Presidential Election with 56.55% with results from 257 Constituencies. The Chairperson explained that results from 9 Constituencies are still outstanding due to political party supporters amassing at various collation centres and causing damage to election materials as well as obstructing the work of Election Officials. Nevertheless, the EC Chairperson explained that even if all the registered voters in the 9 constituencies cast their ballots for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who came second with …%, that would not change the result of the Presidential Election. Therefore, the Chairperson of the EC went ahead to declare former President John Dramani Mahama as winner of the Presidential Election and President-Elect of the Republic of Ghana.

<h2>Former President John Mahama wins Presidential Election with 56.55%</h2>

Former President John Mahama was today declared winner of the 2024 Presidential Election and President-Elect with 56.55% of valid votes cast. His closest challenger, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia obtained 41.61%. Below are the full results for all candidates in the order in which they appeared on the ballot paper:Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP)&nbsp; - 4,657,304 (41.61%)Daniel Augustus Lartey, Jnr. (GCPP) - 16,673 (0.15%)Christian Kwabena Andrews (GUM) - 16,461 (0.15%)Kofi Akpalu (LPG) - 5,219 (0.05%)Mohammed Frimpong (NDP) - 4,413 (0.04%)Nana Akosua Frimpong (CPP) - 23,397 (0.21%)John Dramani Mahama (NDC) -&nbsp; 6,328,397 (56.55%)Hassan Ayariga (APC) - 17,461 (0.16%)Kofi Koranteng (Ind) - 3,320 (0.03%)George Twum Barima Adu (Ind) - 3,091 (0.02%)Nana Kwame Bediako (Ind) - 84,478, (0.75%)Alan K. Kyeremanten (Ind) - 31,202 (0.28%)With the results declared, John Dramani Mahama will become the 9th President when he is sworn in on 7th January, 2025.The 2024 Presidential Election witnessed a low turnout of 60.9% based on results from the 267 constituencies. The breakdown is as follows:<ul><li>Total Valid Votes Cast&nbsp; - 11,191,422</li><li>Total Rejected Ballots - 239,109</li><li>Total Votes Cast - 11,430,531</li><li>Total Registered Voters - 18,774,159</li><li>Turnout based on 267 constituencies - 60.9%.</li></ul>

<h2>Elections were credible, fair, transparent and peaceful - EC</h2>

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Jean Mensa, has said that the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections were “credible, fair, transparent and peaceful”.“As a commission, we have fulfilled our vowed aspiration to imbibe transparency, accountability, inclusiveness and responsiveness at the heart of all our missions. (1:29) And I can confidently say that with the help of God, we have fulfilled these aspirations and the expectations of the citizenry. We have conducted elections that are credible, fair, transparent and peaceful; Elections that have ensured that the will of the people as expressed at the polls; Elections that have guaranteed that every vote counts,” the Chairperson stated.The Chairperson further stated that,&nbsp;“As a country, we take pride in the fact that our electoral processes initiated since 1992 uphold and guarantee the voters' choice. We take pride in the fact that the voters' choice as expressed at the polls is sacrosanct.”According to her, the last four years have been spent in injecting and infusing four key elements into every aspect of the Commission’s work, citing those elements as transparency, accountability, responsiveness and inclusiveness.&nbsp;

She said, the Commission started the year poised and ready to conduct credible elections, saying the Commission was conscious that elections were a process, not an event. This resolve, she said, led the Commission to undertake several transformational decisions, including the re-exhibiting of the Provisional Voters Register for the first time in Ghana’s electoral history, when concerns were raised about the credibility of the provisional voters register, as well as opening up IPAC meetings to the citizenry by allowing live coverage of all IPAC meetings.She further stated that, the decisions to re-exhibit the Provisional Voters Register to allow a further review by political parties and the citizenry, as well as the demystification of the IPAC meeting, had helped defuse the tensions that were brewing around the Provisional Voters Register.&nbsp;Describing those two decisions, the Chairperson said the two decisions helped to restore the confidence of the citizens in the Voters Register and cemented Ghana's peace.&nbsp;“Again, in the spirit of responsiveness, when complaints were made about the 50 Pesewas charged voters for the verification of their registration details online, the Commission waived the fee and allowed voters to verify their details at no cost,” the Chairperson added.Moreover, she said that in line with the Commission’s determination to ensure the credibility of the 2024 election, when the Commission received information of the leak of a single defaced ballot paper, it acted swiftly and destroyed ballots for both Western and Eastern regions. This bold decision, she said, was based on the Commission’s determination to uphold the integrity of the election at all costs.&nbsp;

<h2>Commission grateful to staff and stakeholders</h2>

Concluding her remarks, the Chairperson showed appreciation of the Commission to staff and stakeholders, saying:“To our staff, both permanent and temporary, we say Aiko, you have worked hard, put in long hours, ploughed the field and done the spadework at the risk of your own lives to bring us a successful outcome. Our hearts go out to our staff who were manhandled during this time. We wish you well and we ask the good Lord to bless all of you. (8:32) To our media partners who have journeyed with us and enabled us to bring the Commission to the doorstep of every Ghanaian, we say thank you. To the Ghana Police Service and to our partner the National Peace Council, we say Aiko. We thank all of you, the good citizens of Ghana, who have believed in us and allowed us to save you. To our dear families and friends who have journeyed with us every step of the way, we thank you for your support, your prayers, your encouragement and your advice. We are conscious that we could not have achieved this success without the help of the Almighty God, our uncle, without whom we could have done nothing.”

<h2>Seamless Voter Experience on Election Day</h2>

The Chairperson of the EC has said that testimonies on Election Day attested to the efficient, robust and resilient processes the Commission put in place. According to her, many citizens testified to the seamless processes they witnessed at the polling stations, where the average time spent at the polling station was around 5 minutes compared to several hours and several minutes prior to the 2020 election.The Chairperson added that Citizens attested to the efficiency of the biometric verification devices (BVDs) employed to ensure that every voter has one vote. The&nbsp; system, she said, worked efficiently and ensured that the voter who registered was indeed the person who voted. Mrs. Jean Mensa said the Commission was&nbsp; confident that the 2024 Election will further cement trust in the electoral process and reduce the suspicions that typically characterize elections on the continent.

The ex-President returns to Jubilee House having previously lost the 2020 polls to current President Nana Akufo-Addo.

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The single is a fast-paced Afrofusion record on which the artist lyrically speaks about his life in the Nigerian city of Lagos, addressing the city by its native moniker, Eko.

Before migrating to the United States, Nino de Brown spent a good part of his life in the city of Lagos, a city that formulated his life at an adventurous age.

This experience is remembered by him artistically, and he expresses that in his new single, Eko, which instrumentally blends elements of pop and funk sounds into the wavy Afrobeats sound.

Sonically, Eko is a dancefloor-worthy record that dwells playfully on the vices of a young, adventurous mind.

Nino de Brown’s promised album was pushed back, but as a peace offering to his audience, Nino de Brown releases this happy single just in time and for the right season.

Eko is available on all streaming services.

https://audiomack.com/officialninodebrown/song/eko

Connecticut-based artist and performer Nino De Brown reminisces on life in Lagos in his new single, ‘Eko’.

Nino De Brown remembers life in Lagos in his new single 'Eko'

'Ben Dover' comes after several years of Yartti learning to hone his ability to combine elements he has obtained from various music genres including but not limited to highlife music, afrobeat, jazz, dancehall, reggae, soul music, hip hop, and funk into a simple track on which he lays his vocals.&nbsp;

Yartti started as a music producer but is now comfortable in his songwriting and performance skin, and right now, after the release of 'Ben Dover', he is prepared to go on a world mission to take his sound which he describes as 'Afroculture' to every corner of the planet and beyond.&nbsp;

With 'Ben Dover', it is expected that Yartti cements his name in the minds of his listeners, simultaneously positioning himself for collaborations and commissions.&nbsp;

'Ben Dover' is a song in which mellow harmonies are sung on bouncy baselines.&nbsp;

Yartti's vocals on the track are careful, gentle, and alluring as he lyrically summons anyone who listens to bend over and move their body to the bounce.&nbsp;

Yartti has just released a new, self-produced single, titled 'Ben Dover'.&nbsp;

Yartti lays the template of Afroculture in a new self-produced single titled 'Ben Dover'

This time around, it is a UK woman known as Afia Adomah who has uncovered the blogger asking to get into her undies.&nbsp;

Afia Adomah claims Zionfelix possibly thinks often about sex and loves it when the vajayjay is tight and little.&nbsp;

A voice&nbsp;recording&nbsp;has since circulated around the web clearly portraying the voice of Zionfelix and Afia Adomah who talked about sex they had already.&nbsp;

Afia Adomah states that she has more proof to uncover her relationship with Zionfelix&nbsp;because he neglected&nbsp;to cover her up reasoning he is brilliant. No one but God can prevent her from proceeding.&nbsp;

She added that Zionfelix in a real sense implored her for sex and she, at last, has given in because she was being kind&nbsp;to him. Zionfelix purchased a&nbsp;plane ticket&nbsp;for her to fly from London to France only for the sexual session.&nbsp;

As indicated by her, Zionfelix has reliably denied his child mother Mina saying she was no genuine woman. He likewise said his pregnancy with Erica, was an error.&nbsp;

Besides the audio that is going around, Afia Adomah has shared screen captures of the deeds&nbsp;with Zionfelix to give more confidence to her cases.&nbsp;

Zionfelix exchanged and expected the&nbsp;number of rounds their sex should endure.

Popular Ghanaian blogger Felix Adomako Mensah, famously alluded to as Zionfelix, is at the focal point of one more relationship&nbsp;saga, including an unexpected woman in comparison to his child mothers Mina and Erica.&nbsp;

Busted: UK girlfriend of Zionfelix releases hot audio about their sex bouts (WATCH)

<h1>According to Shatta Wale, even his beef with Stonebwoy which got nasty on the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards stage can’t be compared to the melee exhibited by the lawmakers on national TV.</h1>

He described the behaviour by the politicians as disgraceful and shameful. “I have never seen a parliament like this before. All the Spidermen, the Tom and Jerry, the Supermen, etc… shame on you.”

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The election of the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic was nearly marred following scuffles between the NDC and NPP side in parliament.

The scuffle led to Soldiers storming Ghana’s parliament over a protracted stalemate between MPs-elect over the election of a new Speaker of the House.

The election went into a near-violent hold up after leadership of the NDC in the House accused their colleagues from the NPP of violating the secret ballot rule of the election by showing their ballot to themselves.

Member of Parliament-elect for Tema West Carlos Ahenkorah shocked his colleague incoming lawmakers when he snatched ballot papers during counting in the controversial polls to elect a Speaker for the 8th Parliament.

The MP-elect was however chased and seized from exiting the chamber with the snatched ballots by MPs from the NDC aisle of the House. The papers have since been redeemed.

Watch Shatta Wale’s full video below;

Controversial dancehall artiste, <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/god-revealed-to-me-that-shatta-wale-will-become-a-prophet-archbishop-salifu-amoako/x70h9m7">Charles Nii Armah, popularly known as Shatta Wale</a> has jabbed MPs over their misconduct on the floor of the House on Thursday, January 7, 2021.

Ghana’s Parliament is made up of Supermen, Spidermen, boxers, etc - Shatta Wale (Video)

<h1>The US president has a huge influence on people's lives both at home and abroad, so the outcome of the US election matter to everyone.</h1>

The US political system is dominated by just two parties, so the president always belongs to one of them.

The&nbsp;Republicans&nbsp;are the conservative political party in the US and their candidate in this year’s election is President Donald Trump, who is hoping to secure another four years in power.

The&nbsp;Democrats&nbsp;are the liberal political party in the US and their candidate is Joe Biden, an experienced politician best-known for serving as Barack Obama’s vice president for eight years.

Both candidates compete to win&nbsp;electoral college&nbsp;votes.

In the US, each state gets a certain number of electoral college votes partly based on its population and there are a total of 538 up for grabs, so the winner is the candidate that wins 270 or more.

This means voters decide state-level contests rather than the national one, which is why it’s possible for a candidate to win the most votes nationally - like&nbsp;Hillary Clinton&nbsp;did in 2016 - but still be defeated by the electoral college.

Here are some more facts about the US election to know.

<ol><li>To become US president, you don't actually need to win the popular vote. Instead, candidates aim to win the majority in something called the electoral college</li><li>Millions more Americans are voting by mail than in previous elections. Counting postal votes can take more time, and some states won't start until polling day, so there will almost certainly be delays for some results.</li><li>If there are no clear results on November 3, we'll have to wait days - or weeks - for vote counting to finish up.</li><li>Biden and Trump aren't the only two people on the ballot.</li><li>Both parties (Democrats and Republicans) will be paying close attention to elections for the US Senate - where Republicans currently hold a three-seat advantage.</li><li>The Republican Party is also known as the GOP, or the Grand Old Party.</li><li>Both men are in their 70s - Mr Trump would be 74 years old at the start of his second term, while at 78, Mr Biden would be the oldest first-term president in history.</li><li>All 435 seats in the House are up for election this year, while 33 Senate seats are also up for grabs.</li></ol>

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<h1>The 2020 United States presidential election will be the 59th quadrennial presidential election.</h1>

According to theguardian.com, Americans are bracing themselves for an election day unlike any in US history.

Meanwhile, more than 94 million Americans had already cast their ballots by Monday, a record for early voting, in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic.

This is equivalent to 70% of the 2016 turnout even before election day dawned.

With barely 24-hours to Election Day, Donald Trump and Joe Biden are spending the final hours of the US election race pitching to voters in key states that could decide who the next president is.

In the US election, voters decide state-level contests rather than an overall single national one.

To be elected US president, a candidate must win at least 270 votes in what is called the electoral college. Each US state gets a certain number of votes partly based on its population and there are a total of 538 up for grabs.

This system explains why it is possible for a candidate to win the most votes nationally - like Hillary Clinton did in 2016 - but still lose the election.

Tuesday's vote comes amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The US has recorded more cases and more deaths than any other country worldwide, reporting more than 81,000 new infections on Sunday alone.

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<h1>Ghanaian footballers especially Black Stars players both active and retired have suffered breakups in their marriages or relationships.</h1>

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Some of these marriages ended on grounds of infidelity, deceit and abuse and the only solution to the problem was divorce.

Pulse Ghana has compiled six Ghanaian footballers whose marriages or relationships suffered breakups

The former Black Stars defender was accused of assaulting her wife Richlove which even led to his arrest in 2013.

Paintsil and his wife divorced few years later following the incident. The couple has three children together.

John Mensah’s wife Henrietta filed for a divorce in 2013 following allegation of infidelity against the ex-Black Stars defender.

The couple got involved in a lengthy legal battle, before the court granted the divorce with a lot of benefits to Henrietta

The former Anderlecht attacking midfielder left his 21 years marriage with Gloria Appiah

Odartey Lamptey filed for a divorce after a DNA test proved that he wasn’t the biological father of his three children with Gloria.

The court granted Odartey the divorce after a legal tussle.

The ex-Ghana international got married again with former Ghana Most Beautiful Ruweida Yakubu and the couple are blessed with two beautiful girls.

Gyan’s marriage with his wife Gifty hit a snag after the former Black Stars defender questioned the paternity of their three children, after suspecting her partner of cheating on him.

Asamoah Gyan also requested for the annulment of their marriage.

However, the DNA paternity test indicated that Asamoah Gyan is the biological father of his children with Gifty.

The couple have separated but the court is yet to officially grant the annulment.

The former Hearts of oak midfielder Anthony Annan was accused of neglecting her marital duties by his wife in 2019

According to his wife, the last time she set eyes on her husband was 2 years ago when he came to perform the naming ceremony of their last child. She stated that Anthony accused her of infidelity and asked her for a divorce.

Acquah broke up with his wife Amanda after it emerged that she had an affair with another Black Stars player.

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Marriages of famous persons usually go through various challenges and most of them end up being unsuccessful and footballers are no exception to that.

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<h1>According to the Cameroonian legend, Mane should have won the 2019 Ballon d’Or instead of the fourth place.</h1>

Eto’o accused the Africans who had the opportunity to vote for the winner, for voting Messi instead of their own.

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“If Sadio Mane won it and was on the podium, no one was going to complain because he deserves it and has been doing well and he had the best season,” Eto’o said as per IOL.

“Messi (Lionel) won because all the South Americans voted for him. I think the Europeans also voted for Virgil Van Dijk hence he was the runner-up.”

He noted that on the contrary African snubbed Mane.

“Africans didn’t vote for Mane. That’s the big problem. African people have problems with other African people.

“We, as Africans, are letting ourselves down. We need to unite if we are serious about ending the dominance of the Europeans and the South Americans in the race to be crowned the best players in the world.”

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Former Liberia captain George Weah remains the only African to have won the award.

Samuel Eto'o is hoping this will be the year an African player wins the Ballon d'Or for just the second time

Former Barcelona star, Samuel Eto’o has blamed Africans who voted for the Ballon d’Or awards for letting down Liverpool and Senegalese star Sadio Mane.

Mane could have won Ballon d’Or if Africans had voted for him - Eto’o

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