A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Koku Anyidoho, has commended the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the speedy response in working on the Atta Mills’ tomb at the Asomdwe Park in Accra.
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The leadership of the Gwira Traditional Council in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region has appealed to the government to consider appointing the new MCE from the traditional area.
The Traditional Council alleged that since…
The government is to allocate more funds for research institutions in the country, to enable them function effectively, the Minister of Environment Science Technology and Innovation, Professor Frempong Boateng, has said.
He indicated th…
The Eastern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr. Alex Sackey, has encouraged the youth to take the trouble to study the Constitution - to know their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
They s…
The Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan, has called on indigenes of the region to come on board and help him to advance the region. He posited that many Ghanaians had benefited from the region, hence it was time to give back to it…
The Council of State has been asked to focus on helping President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to carry every Ghanaian along with his government in the implementation of his development vision.
Mrs. Theodosia Jackson, Principal of the Ja…
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr. Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has paid a courtesy call on the Sunyani Traditional Council, a move that signals, warming of the relationship between the council and the minister.
He was there to officially…
The plan was a simple one.
We'd arranged to meet a woman in her village in China's central Hunan Province and to then travel with her by train to Beijing, filming as we went.
But we never did get to meet our interviewee.
The story…
Zimbabwe has appealed for $100m (£82m) to help those hit by floods that have killed 246 people since December.
Officials say floods, which follow a crippling drought, have swept through villages, destroying roads, crops and livestock in…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have expressed different views on the 2017 budget statement read by the Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta in Parliament yesterday.
Former Finance Minister, Mr. …
There were interesting scenarios in Parliamant yesterday when the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori Atta, delivered the maiden budget and economic planning statement of the Nana Akufo-Addo administration.
Even though many were not expectin…
The Minority in Parliament have asked government to provide definite answers on when the tax reliefs announced in the 2017 budget statement would take effect.
The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta presenting the budget in Parliament o…
Independent People’s Party (IPP), founded and chaired by Kofi Percival Akpaloo, has now been renamed Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG).
In a release issued on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, he revealed that the core mandate of the party is puttin…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has requested the Cuban government to revive the construction of the biolarvicide factory that stalled in 2009 to help Ghana’s fight against malaria.
The project, abandoned after the exit of the Ne…
The Paris home of France's conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been raided by investigators, French media report.
The search was part of an investigation into an allegedly fake job given to his wife. He denies any wr…
The Ashanti Regional Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated former President John Dramani Mahama for being awarded the African Best Political Leader for the year 2016 by the African Leadership Magazine (ALM)…
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Ocquaye Thursday threatened to suspend the house sitting to hear the 2017 Budget presentation by the Finance Minister.
That warning was necessitated by a rancorous banter between the majority an…
Mr. Sulemana Alhassan, Upper West Regional Minister, has asked heads of government departments and agencies to consider themselves as the heart of the Region and should function properly for the development of the area.
“You are the hea…
The 2016 flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has said a post-mortem is underway within the CPP to determine the steps the party will take to be truly relevant in the political space.
He discl…
The former Deputy Minister of Power, Mr John Abdulai Jinapor, has stated that the current power outages the country is facing cannot be attributed to failure on the part of the immediate past National Democratic Congress (NDC) government t…
Parliament yesterday ended the debate on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's maiden State of the Nation Address delivered in Parliament last week, with the Majority and the Minority leaders disagreeing on key aspects of the address.
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The Nzema Youth Association (NYA) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo to appoint a competent and an experienced Chief Executive Officer for the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC).
The Association has expressed worry abou…
Dr Lawrence Tetteh, a renowned International Evangelist, on Tuesday asked Ghanaians to strive to develop Ghana like Malaysia, Singapore and other contemporary countries.
“Although it is painful that countries that Ghana started with in …
The Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring peace and security that will enable all to live and work in freedom in the Region.
It also pledged to work hard to push the development agenda o…
Former President John Mahama has been informed of the funeral of the late Wor-Lumor Konor Borketey Larweh Tsuru I, Gborbu Wulomo (High Priest) of the Ga-Dangme State by the elders.
A delegation led by Nii Bortey Okplen Djalesane II…
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon says a judge is placing him under investigation over a fake job scandal - but has vowed to continue his election campaign.
For weeks, Mr Fillon has fought allegations that his w…
Ghanaians and friends of Ghana in the State of Georgia in the United States of America (USA) have invited Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the 2016 flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), as a special guest of honour to mark Ghana’s indep…
Mr Eric Opoku, the immediate past Brong Ahafo Regional Minister has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration of denigrating the erstwhile John Mahama Administration on its economic performance.
He said the Government of Ghana …
A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, has said he will not railroad President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to give him an appointment.
Speaking to Apple 68F…
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) blamed the Electoral Commission (EC) for the tension and uncertainty during the collation of the results in the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections in the country.
It sa…
Madam Maria Alonso, the Spanish Ambassador to Ghana, says the government of Spain is committed to promoting Military cooperation with Ghana. She said it would be a good idea to send some officials of the Ministry of Defence to Spain to bui…
Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) is working with development partners to improve the integrity of its Long-term Election Observation Missions as an effective tool for conflict prevention and deepening of democracy in the r…
The European Union (EU) Observer Mission for Ghana’s 2016 Election has suggested that an independent institution be set up to monitor political party campaign financing for elections.
The international observer mission argues that the mov…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday joined servicemen and scores of Ghanaians to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the shooting that led to the death of three ex-servicemen at the Osu Christianborg Crossroads on February 28,…
The Office of the President has stated that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has not appointed a new Chief Executive Officer for the Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) contrary to reports in the media.
In a statement issued on Tuesd…
What does it look like when the local approach to achieving sustainable development projects guides not just how we govern, but is also strategically implemented by candidates to help them campaign and secure elected office?
First, let…
Mexico and Ghana are to strengthen bilateral ties in the areas of Defence, inland and marine security.Madam Maria de los Angeles Arriola Aguirre, the Mexican Ambassador to Ghana, said Mexico had vast experience in peacekeeping, which they …
The Council of State has a very significant role to play in the governance of the country, as it is enjoined by the 1992 Constitution (Chapter 9, Article 89) to "counsel the President in the performance of his functions".
Its advisory …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday sworn into office members of the Council of State, calling on them to be frank and bold in offering constructive criticism and practical counsel to him.
He reminded the members that the Co…
US President Donald Trump has said he believes Barack Obama is behind a wave of protests against Republican lawmakers, and national security leaks.
He told Fox News: "I think President Obama's behind it because his people are certainly …
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has expressed shock and dismay at the recent interview granted by former President Jerry John Rawlings to the Daily Graphic for which Mr Kufuor accused his predecessor of making false allegations.
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The European Union (EU) Election Observer Mission in Ghana has recommended the enactment of an Affirmative Action Bill to promote at least a 30 per cent quota of women in governance and decision-making process.
The Mission was of the vi…
A founder member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has observed that the recent post-election violence in the country is inconsistent with President Akufo-Addo’s history as a rule of law proponent.
“It is unthin…
The National Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Prof. Edmund N. Delle, has called on the party supporters to join hands and work hard till the CPP wins political power again to relieve the country of its economic woes.
He…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday swore in the members of the Council of State, with a call on them to provide him with advice based on the truth, no matter how distasteful it might be.
He advised the members of the c…
Morocco is to pull out of a UN buffer zone in the disputed Western Sahara territory, an official statement says.
The country says the former Spanish colony is part of its territory, while the Polisario independence movement wants a vote…
A U.N. operation with an attack helicopter dispersed heavily armed militiamen in the remote Central African Republic town of Bambari town on Sunday, the peacekeeping mission said in a statement.
About 40 fighters from the Popular Front …
Egypt expressed frustration on Saturday at Britain's refusal to lift a suspension of flights from the United Kingdom to the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, imposed after Islamic State brought down a Russian airliner in 2015.
The issu…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the First Lady, Rebecca, on Saturday joined hundreds of mourners at the final funeral rites of the late Mrs Bridget Kyerematen-Darko, at the Jubilee Park, Kumasi.
Also present was former Presid…
Mrs Baaba Brew Fleischer, an anti-corruption campaigner has stated that engagement with individual homes on anti- corruption issues was necessary in helping to eliminate the canker in society.
She noted that despite the perception that…
