The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has stated that the Ga State will decide the selection of the next president in Election 2024.
He bemoaned that even though, political parties had a social contract with the Ga Dangbes to ens…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has assured the members and followers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of victory in the 2024 Election and urged them to work hard for its realisation.
He encouraged delegates to elect parli…
Thirty-one people, comprising 30 males and a female, have picked nomination forms to contest the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary primaries in the Upper West Region.
Out of the number, 23 were new entrants while…
More than 200 people are now confirmed dead in Malawi after Tropical Storm Freddy ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month.
Huge amounts of brown water have cascaded through neighbourhoods, sweeping away…
Pakistan's main opposition leader Imran Khan says the authorities are acting outside the law in their attempt to arrest him.
"They should all be subject to the law of the land," he told the BBC.
Police have clashe…
The US has accused Russia of reckless behaviour after an American drone crashed into the Black Sea following an encounter with Russian fighter jets.
Before the collision, Russian jets are said to have dumped fuel into the pa…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on all stakeholders to support the Electoral Commission (EC) and all agencies in using the Ghana Card not only for the continuous voters’ registration exercise but for all national activities.
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A group of 23 female students from three different tertiary institutions in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in Accra have made a donation of GH¢1,850 to John Dumelo's political campaign for his second bid to Parliament.
The studen…
US ambassador to Kenya has held a meeting with the LGBT community in the country to show support amid hardening attitudes against the group.
"The US proudly advances efforts to protect LGBTQI+ persons from discrimination and violence an…
China is to resume issuing visas to foreign tourists for the first time since the Covid pandemic broke out three years ago.
The major easing of restrictions comes after Beijing declared victory over the virus and retreated f…
Russia continues to be India's largest arms supplier, even though its share of Indian defence imports fell from 62% to 45% between 2017-2022, a report says.
France came second with 29% of Indian arms imports, displacing the …
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is travelling to Africa for a two-nation tour - the latest in a series of visits to the continent by top American officials.
Security, a ravaging drought and the jihadist threat in the Sahel will be …
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has urged Sudan to be wary of foreign "meddling" and solve their problems by themselves, the state television (ERi-TV) reported on Monday.
President Isaias made the comments during talks in Asmara with …
A celebrity gossip YouTuber turned MP will become Japan's first lawmaker to be kicked out of parliament without ever actually entering it.
Yoshikazu Higashitani was expelled on Tuesday by his Senate colleagues for never comi…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is urging legislators around the world to promote tolerance and inclusive development when enacting legislation.
According to him, such actions would promote prosperity and peaceful coexistence in…
A whistle-blower who reported corruption within the South African Police Service (SAPS) in 2019 has fled the country to an undisclosed location.
Patricia Mashale has been in hiding since February 2022 over fears for her life.
Local m…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has pledged to prioritise the restoration of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to full operating capacity, if elected flagbearer of the party and subsequent…
An aspiring flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has paid a courtesy call on the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II.
The visit was to formally inform the king of the Ga State of his intention to…
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has urged the citizenry never to vote for another hung Parliament in the future because the current legislature is less efficient as compared to the seventh Parliament.
He cal…
The first special stamps bearing the head of King Charles are being released by the Royal Mail, with his silhouette appearing on a set showing popular garden flowers.
These are likely to be the first stamps showing the King'…
The US, UK and Australia have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Under the Aukus pact Australia is to get its…
A former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has criticised the commission for its move to discard the guarantor system for the continuous voter registration exercise.
In a statement made exclusively to the …
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has denied allegations that its officials have been harassing businesses belonging to Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central.
The GRA claims that allegations of an unjustified au…
The National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has charged the party's youth to replicate the strategy behind the All Progressives Congress win in the Nigerian elections in Ghana.
The youth l…
The immediate past Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has outlined seven interventions the country must undertake to accelerate the total transformation of the country.
Describing them as the new paradigm shift …
Volcanologists say they have observed a glow at the top of the Nyamulagira volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
It's been caused by a movement of lava at shallow depths towards the central crater of the Nyamulagira volcano, …
Tunisia has sworn in a new parliament with the opposition coalition refusing to recognise its legitimacy.
Only state media were allowed to cover the opening session. Independent journalists were denied access.
A spokeswoman for Tunis…
When in trouble, blame the migrants or ethnic minorities.
That is a tried and tested tactic used by populist politicians or authoritarian leaders to win elections or shore up waning popularity.
This type of popul…
South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said the death of at least four patients can be “attributed directly” to an ongoing nationwide strike action by health workers.
He has warned that this number may grow, as his team continues…
Police in Malawi say at least 11 people have died and 16 others are missing as a result of the destruction caused by tropical storm Freddy.
With communication links cut we don't yet know the full extent of the damage and the number of c…
China's new Premier Li Qiang has sought to restore confidence in the country's economy in his first public address since taking up the role.
He said that a growth target set last week - 5% - would "not be easy" to meet, but…
Outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central and flagbearer aspirant in the governing New Patriotic Party, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has slammed the Electoral Commission (EC) over its decision to use the Ghana Card as the sole document fo…
Aspiring Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has promised to institute investigations into the killing of eight (8) persons during the 2020 elections.
He has therefore assured the famili…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his call on executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) across all levels of the party to work hard between now and December 2024 to ensure that the NDC’s victory in the polls is…
In the face of rolling blackouts, rampant corruption, climate change and a gloomy global geopolitical outlook, it can be hard to stay optimistic. But optimism, especially at leadership level, could be a defining feature of a businesses’ su…
Namibia's President Hage Geingob on Saturday named Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the sole candidate for the ruling Swapo party in next year's elections.
In remarks to the party's top organ, the president called on party members to support M…
Suspected rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces have killed at least 17 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - the second mass killings in less than a week.
They also set fire to buildings during the dawn raid on Kirind…
Saudi Arabia has executed a Jordanian man whose family say he was tortured into confessing to drugs charges.
Hussein Abu al-Khair, 57, had eight children and was a driver for a wealthy Saudi.
He was arrested in 20…
At least 28 people were killed by the Myanmar army at a monastery in southern Shan State, an insurgent group said.
Troops shelled the Nan Nein village on Saturday, the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) said.
…
Former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has stated that when offered the needed impetus, agriculture has the biggest potential than any other resource to turn around the fortunes of the country.
He explained t…
A contender for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership race, Kennedy Agyapong has threatened to reveal secrets that will lead to the end of the party if attempts are made to collapse his businesses.
In an interview with Sompa FM i…
The First Deputy Majority Chief Whip of Parliament, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, is calling for a deliberate action plan by state actors that will ultimately improve the lot of women in Ghana.
She said the action plan should focus on making w…
China's leader Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as president from the country's rubber-stamp parliament.
It follows a consolidation of power that has made Mr Xi, 69, China's most dominant leader in generations.
…
Heartbroken first-time voters in Nigeria are being urged not to give up after the candidate that many of them backed came third in the presidential race two weeks ago.
This is because crucial state elections are being held l…
Ethiopia's Somali regional state has issued a statement denying claims by the self-declared republic of Somaliland that it had sent troops to support clan militias in restive Las Anod town.
"We are telling the Somaliland administration …
Mr Seth Agyapong-Mensah, an aspiring Member of Parliament (MP) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Twifo-Hemang- Lower-Denkyira (THLD) Constituency, has promised to recapture the seat from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in electio…
Mr Fred Agbenyo, Deputy Director of International Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says he is confident of emerging victorious in the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the party.
He is also hopeful that he would bec…
Cameroon is often known as "Africa in miniature" because of its geographical and cultural diversity.
The country has one of the highest literacy rates in Africa but its economic progress has been hampered by corruption and deca…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun investigations into the alleged maltreatment of more than 200 Nigeria-bound passengers by German airline, Lufthansa Airlines.
Local media said the carrier last Friday threatened to call po…
After a very successful campaign launch and tour of the Volta Region, John Dramani Mahama will begin a tour of the Bono East Region today, Friday March 10, 2023.
Former President Mahama will visit all eleven constituenci…
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