Mr George Kumi, an Independent Parliamentary candidate in the Sunyani East Constituency, has constructed two mechanised boreholes to improve water supply at Fawkrom and Koo-Barnie communities in the Sunyani Municipality.
Mr Kumi, who is…
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is set to receive nomination forms from presidential aspirants at its headquarters in Accra tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, September 29 and 30, 2016.
The Director of Elections of the EC, Mr Samuel…
The Eastern Regional Representative on the Council of State, Nana Kodua Kesse II, has advised Ghanaians to cross- check every information they receive on social media platforms before reacting.
That, he said, would help prevent chaos, …
The final voters’ register to be used for the conduct of Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7 this year will be released on Friday, September 30.
Officials of the Electoral Commission who disclosed this said co…
Forty-two of the day senior high schools (SHSs) being constructed across the country are ready to admit fresh students for the 2016/2017 academic year.
Ten of them have already been inaugurated while two are awaiting inauguration. The …
India and Mali enjoy warm and friendly relations and Hon’ble Vice President’s visit would be first ever high level visit to the Republic of Mali from India
H.E. President of Republic of Mali, accompanied by a powerful delegation, had pa…
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his frustration at the delay in the passage of the Freedom to Information Bill.
Although he spoke positively about freedoms Ghanaians were currently enjoying, he said the passage of the Freedo…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has encouraged first time voters to actively participate in the December 7 General Election.
They must not sell their votes and or be influenced by the material things handed to them …
The Abura Asebu Kwamankese (AAK) constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched its campaign with a call on the foot soldiers in the constituency to remain united.
Mr Sampson Ahiayo, Central Regional Secretar…
The Electoral Commission (EC) will not reduce the filing fee for this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 7.
This means the 16 political parties and nine independent aspirants, who have so far picked n…
The Kintampo North constituency recorded a whopping 1,349 rejected or spoilt ballot papers in the 2012 polls while registering an equally high figure of rejected or spoilt ballot papers at the recent local level elections.
To address t…
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has signaled its readiness to contest 22 parliamentary seats in the Ashanti Region in this year’s election.It has already picked parliamentary forms for these areas and the Regional Chairman, Mr. James O…
The flag bearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has said successive governments in Ghana have been inefficient because Ghanaians have failed to critically and objectively examine the manifestoes of political p…
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched its Northern Regional 2016 election campaign with a pledge to conduct a peaceful and clean campaign.
The Deputy National Organiser of the NDC, Mr Koku Anyidoho, who launched th…
A Senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science of the University of Ghana, Legon, Dr. Seidu Alidu has cautioned journalists against playing the roles of stooges for politicians in the countdown to the general elections.
He sai…
Eight political parties on Saturday morning put their differences aside and joined residents of Wa in the Upper West Region (UWR) to walk for peace as Ghana prepares for the December 7 polls.
The parties were the National Democratic Con…
The Africa Initiative for Governance (“AIG”) (AIGAfrica.org) has today issued a call for applications for its 2017 scholarships for a Masters Degree in Public Policy at the renowned Blavatnik School of Government, the UK’s first school of …
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos says peace with the Farc rebel group will boost economic growth and enable the country to rebuild its social fabric.
"War is always more costly than peace," he said in an interview with the BBC.
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The Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has urged trainee nurses to accept government’s replacement of their allowances with student loans, in good faith, since the policy is in the national interest.
“The government wants the best fo…
Presidential candidate of the All Peoples Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has selected Emmanuel Carl Bartels, as his running mate for the December presidential poll.
Mr. Ayariga settled on the 64-year-old chartered accountant and a Chri…
Hundreds of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters who thronged to the Mandela Park in Ashaiman on Friday, in anticipation of catching a glimpse of their presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had their hopes dashed as the event…
The National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) has advised the electorate to vote for candidates on their individual merit and not because they belonged to a particular political party.
The Commission advised the electorate to vote f…
The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video message denying a claim by the military that he was killed or badly wounded in an air strike last month.
Abubakar Shekau appeared healthy in the video in whi…
SEND-Ghana has organized a community forum in Yendi aimed at sensitizing the community members on anti-corruption laws as part of measures to help reduce corruption in the country.
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) and other anti-cor…
Women’s Situation Room (WSR), an international gender-based consultative group, has expressed concern about recurring electoral violence, plaguing the African continent and said this could not continue.
Ms. Barbara Sangare, the group’s …
President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated government’s commitment not to yield to pressure from labour unions agitating for increment in their salaries and allowances. The President explained that compromising on government’s stance wou…
The Electoral Commission (EC) would provide tactile ballot jackets at all designated polling stations to help persons with visual impairment to vote independently.This would ensure secrecy of their ballot and guarantee their preferred cho…
The Upper Manya Krobo District of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised a focus group discussion at Asesewa for Youth Activist of political parties and opinion leaders to promote non-violence in the upcoming gen…
Mr Kofi Adams, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Campaign Coordinator for Election 2016, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Administration under erstwhile President John Agyekum Kufuor of failing to revamp the Western Railway l…
Policy Advisor of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Mr Kofi Asamoah Siaw said his Party’s major policy for the youth is on how to save them from illegal mining commonly known as “galamsey”.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agenc…
Traders across some major markets in Accra have developed lethargic posture towards Election 2016. They said they have lost trust in most of the political party leaders’ ability to transform the country.
Ms Lameokor Nortey, cooking oil …
The Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) has tasked Ghanaians to reflect with sobriety as the nation observed Founder’s Day and also prepares for the December 7 general election. Professor Edmund N. Delle, National Chairman of the CPP gave the …
The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) presidential running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has provided 170 statements which he was demanding answers from Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur following a declaration by the Veep that, Bawumia recent…
Nigeria's president has called for the UN to mediate with militant Islamist group Boko Haram to secure the release of schoolgirls it is holding captive.
Muhammadu Buhari said he was prepared to swap militants who are in custody for the …
According to Nana Akufo-Addo, the training of more healthcare and education professionals was of the utmost importance to the nation, hence the need to restore the allowances.
He added that “Ghana needs all the nurses and teachers we ca…
Since Ghana’s independence almost six decades ago, women’s representation in the country’s local and national politics has been a topical issue in the national discourse, with the quest of closing the political gender gap remaining a dream…
The Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur Thursday kicked off a three day campaign tour of the Eastern Region with a courtesy call on the Zongo Chief of Nkawkaw.
The three days campaign tour will take him to many areas across the regi…
Mr. Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff, has urged Ghanaians to return President John Mahama to power in the December Election to transform the agricultural sector towards achieving a prosperous national economy.
Additionally, the Chief …
The Electoral Commission (EC) has schooled political party youth wings in the Ayawaso East and North Constituencies on the various electoral offences. An electoral offence could be described as an act of omission or commission …
President John Dramani Mahama has said the African has the potential to become the next rising continent if given a fair platform as other continents.
He said although the creation of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) by the African …
A future Progressive People’s Party (PPP) government will ban the importation of rice, the 2016 presidential candidate of the party, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has disclosed. According to him, Ghana has more tracts of arable land suitable for ri…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) yesterday picked nomination forms from the Electoral Commission (EC) for its presidential candidate for Election 2016, Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet.
The National Chairman and Leader of the party, Prof. …
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to launch its manifesto for the 2016 general election at the Tamale Sports Stadium on October 8, 2016. The manifesto will be launched by the presidential candidate of the party for Election …
According to the NRSC, the code is intended to reduce the spate of accidents, which studies have shown always increase in election years due to increased travels, with associated risks and the disrespect for road traffic laws and regulatio…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has filed a suit at an Accra High Court against the Electoral Commission (EC) over the filing fees for presidential and parliamentary candidates for the general elections.
The EC on September 8, anno…
The flagbearer of People’s National Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Nasigri Mahama, has said that he would commit vast resources towards enhancing the capacity of master craftsmen in the Volta Region, when given the nod.
This would enable …
The Executive Director of the Institute of the Economic Affairs (IEA), Mrs Jean Mensa, has launched an initiative dubbed "I want to know" campaign to promote good governance and strengthen the pillars of democracy in Ghana.
The Initiati…
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, with deep sadness the untimely passing on of former President of the Republic of Cape Verde, H.E. Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro. He was President of Cape Verd…
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa will announce the start of 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship application on Thursday, September 22, 2016
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The Mandela Washington Fellowship is a fla…
The government has been urged to use its purchasing power to create markets for the country’s local produce.The move will not only help expand the local production capacity of the country in the agriculture and industrial sectors, among ot…
