Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a blow in local elections, with his party losing control of the capital Ankara and an opposition party also claiming victory in Istanbul. “If there are any shortcomings, it is our duty to correct them,” he said. “Starting tomorrow morning, we will begin our work to identify our shortcomings and make up for them.” …

The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has set up a five-member committee that will supervise its national elections in June. The committee has Smart Nkansah as its chairman, with former MUSIGA president Diana Hopeson as secretary. It also has Rev. Dr Mary Ghansah, Lawyer Jonathan Cudjoe and Trigmatic. The committee will supervise the filing and the nomination processes and take …

The country’s largest opposition party, National Democratic Congress has sent a strongly worded statement to the Electoral Commission of their intention to resist any new voters register for the 2020 polls. The NDC insists attempts by the EC to create new voters register on the back of the Ghana Card will be resisted fiercely. The party is of the view …