Pressure group OccupyGhana has said at least Gh¢7.5 billion of the taxpayers’ money was lost through public sector corruption between 2003 and 2014.
“In our conservative estimates based on the Auditor-General’s own reports to Parlia…
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister-Designate has pledged to work with Togbe Afede XIV, Paramount Chief of Asogli and other traditional rulers in the Region. He described chiefs as major stakeholders in development and promised…
Thirteen disqualified applicants vying for the position of the District Chief Executive (DCE) in the Chiana-Paga District have petitioned the national executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to cancel the criteria used by the constituen…
Hundreds of supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday gathered at the national headquarters of the party to protest against the vetting process of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs).
The supp…
Ghanaians have been asked to demand from the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) more transparency and accountability in their revenue management.
They need to be actively engaged to promote efficient utilization of …
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president.
Mr. Trump assured Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that “America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 per cent”.
Th…
Calm is reported to have returned to Bimbilla, in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region, following the deployment of a 170-member team of military and police personnel to maintain security in the area.
The heavy presence of …
Mr Kofi Boateng-Acheampong, the District Co-ordinating Director of the Shai-Osudoku District Assembly, Dodowa, has expressed worry at the lack of fund of the assembly.
He said since the last quarter of last year, the District Assembly C…
The hierarchy of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sanctioned the mass walk to be embarked on by its youth wing to the Flagstaff House to protest against the alleged harassment of its members.
However, they have warned that the…
Nana Kobina Nketsia V, The Paramount Chief of the Essikado Traditional Area, has called on the leadership of the country to emulate the selflessness of the founding fathers in serving mother Ghana.
He added that putting Ghana first on t…
An epoch public hearing of bribery allegations involving some members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) and a minister of state is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
A five-member ad hoc committee h…
Members of Parliament (MPs) must build reliable data of the poor and marginalised groups in their constituencies, to strengthen Ghana’s efforts in leaving no one behind in the eradication of poverty.
Mrs Gifty Twumasi-Ampofo, the Me…
A South Sudanese general has resigned, citing abuses by the security forces against civilians and what he called increasing ethnic favoritism in the military, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Saturday.
Lieutenant General Thomas …
The Afadzato South New Patriotic Party (NPP) polling station executives in the Afadzato South Constituency have petitioned the coordinating director of the Afadzato South District Assembly against swearing in two government appointees who …
A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana Faculty of Law, Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, has called on Ghanaians to guard jealously the peace the country is enjoying.
She said peace was a priceless and fragile commodity which must keen…
Social and economic activities have come to a standstill at Bimbilla, two days after calm was restored to the town.
All public and private schools in the town have been closed down to protect the lives of both teachers and students.
…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has settled on the immediate past Deputy Minister of Transport, Mrs Joyce Bawah Mogtari as his Special Aide.
Recent media reports suggested there was intense lobbying by some individuals close to…
Twenty-one years after moving to the U.S. from her native Guanjuato, Mexico, Guadalupe García de Rayos has been dropped off alone in Nogales, Sonora, a bustling border town just over the 20-foot fence from Arizona and nearly 1,200 miles fr…
President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is struggling to get past a controversy over his contacts with Russian officials before Trump took office, conversations that officials said have raised concerns within the…
President Trump continued to chastise the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday morning for refusing to reinstate his executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries and suspending the U.S. refugee program.
Trump …
Former President John Dramani Mahama says his government took tough but necessary decisions.
He mentioned the removal of subsidies on fuel as one of the decisions.
In a series of tweets on his first day of engagements in Kenya yeste…
A security delegation led by the Northern Regional Coordinating Director, Alhaji Issahaku Alhassan on Saturday visited Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District capital to assess the security situation in the area following last Thursday's e…
The erstwhile Mahama administration says a total of 641 vehicles were listed and properly accounted for and captured in the handing over notes to the transition side of the Akufo-Addo administration.
In a statement signed and releas…
Mr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, the Minister-designate for Information, on Thursday assured that government would respect the country’s Constitution which granted unfettered freedom to the media to do their work without any form of censorship.
…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been asked to increase the number of science-oriented senior high schools (SHSs) in the Brong- Ahafo Region, to produce more science students.
This is because out of 31 public SHSs in the region, on…
Government appointees engaged by the President to serve in the Bawku Municipal Assembly have been charged to discharge their duties with diligence, honesty, and love to realise service to humanity.
The appointees are to ensure that …
Ms Majda El Bied, Senior Programme Officer for Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) has stated that the WFD intends to support institutional strengthening of Parliament.
She said between 2010 and 2012 the foundation implemented…
Is it possible that the electorate of all African societies would shun ethnic considerations and concentrate on leaders who are competent and dedicated to the wellbeing of the people?
The ethnic and cultural divisions of Africa are num…
President Trump formally announced late Tuesday that his Cabinet will consist of 24 different roles. A Trump administration source provided Yahoo News with a copy of the announcement, which will be published on the White House website shor…
The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has called on the government to institute the National Reconciliation Act to promote peace in the Fourth Republic.
According to him, the National …
Mr Mustapha Hamid, Minister for Information Designate, has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament of sanitising the political atmosphere and creating an environment devoid of insults and invectives at political opponents.
He expr…
The ‘winner takes all’ syndrome has been observed to be the biggest threat to the democratic gains made by Ghana since the country returned to constitutional rule in 1992. The practice has the potential of breeding disunity and disloyalty …
The People’s National Convention (PNC), has called for an immediate enquiry into the processes leading to the construction of a new bungalow for the Vice- President by the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.
The un…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka says it needs more time to fulfill promises given to the U.N. human rights body to investigate war crime allegations from the nation's long civil war, which ended nearly eight years ago.
Foreign Minis…
President Nana Akuffo-Addo Emerges 2016 Most Influential Public Figure on Social Media
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo has beaten competition from 2015 frontrunner, Kofi Annan to emerge the 2016 Most Influential Public Figure on …
The Government of Kenya has pumped one million dollars as the country’s contribution towards the extension of the mandate of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in accordance with the Malabo Protocol.
The African Union (AU) a…
President Nana Ado Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday named a new Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), a new Army Chief and in an unexpected move retained the current Air force and Navy Chiefs.
The Military Chiefs will act in their various capa…
Mr Francois Pujolas, the French Ambassador, has re-affirmed France readiness to support the deepening of the country’s decentralisation agenda.
He observed that decentralisation was critical for the growth of any democracy and that his …
A special meeting held to swear in new government appointees of the Asante-Akim Central Municipal Assembly ended abruptly following strong protest by a group of supporters of the governing party.
The Presiding Member, Mr. Robert Yaw …
Mogadishu (AFP) - Former Somali prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who holds joint American citizenship, was elected president on Wednesday, vowing to crack down on corruption and Al-Shabaab militants.
The 55-year-old former pr…
The Minister-designate for Special Development Initiatives, Ms. Mavis Hawa Koomson, has apologised to former President John Mahama and asked for forgiveness for making unsavory comments against him during the 2016 electioneering campaign.
…
Bamako (AFP) - Mali's security forces on Wednesday arrested two suspects in their search for a Colombian nun kidnapped the night before from a church in the southern part of the country.
The woman, identified by Colombia's foreign minis…
Two Members of Parliament (MP) have filed a writ at the Supreme Court to revoke the appointment of Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba as the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection.
The MPs who are from the minority side are prayin…
Dr Nosratollah Maliki, Iranian Ambassador, said his country is ready to support Ghana to develop its oil and petrochemical industry. He said Iran was prepared to share its expertise in that sector with Ghana for the mutual benefits of the …
Mrs Theodosia Jackson, a seasoned educationist has admonished women ministers to rise to the occasion and do their utmost best in the performance of their duties to prove that they had all it took to effectively handle the arduous tasks as…
The Minister-designate for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr. Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, has disclosed that there are 352 unresolved chieftaincy disputes in the country.He therefore gave the assurance that if given the nod, the Ministry woul…
Alhaji Abubakar Saddique Boniface, the Minister-designate of Inner Cities and Zongo Development, has assured Ghanaians that the Ministry would not discriminate in the distribution of resources within the Zongo Communities.
The socio-eco…
The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, by a vote of 52 to 47.
The confirmation follows a series of divisive hearings during which Democrats attacked Mr Sessio…
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court dismissed a case against President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday lodged by an activist who accused the aging leader of violating the southern African country's supreme law during protests last year.
The case…
A West African military operation that pressured Gambia's long-time leader, Yahya Jammeh, to step down and flee into exile has had its mandate extended by three months, the office of new President Adama Barrow said on Wednesday.
Barrow …
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