The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday unanimously ordered that all suits relating to disqualification of all 2016 Presidential Nominees before the High Courts be put on hold.
The seven member panel said: “We find it necessary and expedient t…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has organised a debate for parliamentary aspirants in the Ga West Municipality to enable them engage and interact with the electorate.
The aim if the debate was to create a platform fo…
President John Dramani Mahama has touted his government for stabilising the economy, creating over 400,000 jobs, fighting corruption and positioning the country to start growing above eight per cent from next year.
In a letter titled “…
Fourteen out of the 222 parliamentary candidates contesting the December 7 election on the ticket of the Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) are people with disabilities (PWDs).
The party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet…
It seems the desire of the flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, to be on the ballot paper for this year’s elections may be a far-fetched dream as the Electoral Commission (EC) has identified new errors o…
The vice presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has advised the Ghanaian electorate to accept gifts given to them by members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) but vote aga…
US Secretary of State, John Kerry has touted the United States’ engagement around the world and efforts it has put into supporting people, around the globe.
The US, he said, was through various efforts in countries around the world, pro…
Through the Department for International Development (DFID), the UK has made an additional £40 million contribution resulting in a total contribution of £55.6 million (US$73.3 million) to the drought intervention
4.1 million people in Z…
On Tuesday November 8, 2016, voters in the United States will cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election. To mark the occasion, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa will host an Election Breakfast reception on Wednesday, November 9, at the …
The National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) in partnership with the Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) and the Electoral Commission, is to organise a Parliamentary Parties and Independent Parliamentary Candidates debate in Ho.
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Pensioners in the Volta Region have chastised political parties in the country for their silence on the welfare of pensioners in their manifestos ahead of the December general elections.
“We have not heard of the name of pensioners in a…
The Presidential Candidate of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, on Saturday evening began a campaign tour of the Upper West Region with a call on the people not to allow money to influence the direction of their…
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) governing law would be appropriately review to better position the Authority to facilitate, develop and promote non-traditional exports (NTEs).
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The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to extend 2016 Presidential Election nomination period to Tuesday November 8 for all disqualified Candidates.
The Supreme Court in unanimous decision also ordered the EC …
The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, last Saturday announced a number of visions aimed at revamping the business industry of the country and providing the needed support for economic tur…
Mr Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, the Vice President, says government would continue to work with the private sector to develop the agricultural sector in the country. He described agriculture as a principal private sector enterprise, which contrib…
Madam Helen Ntoso, Volta Regional Minister has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had "done more than enough" in the Region and urged the electorate to vote massively to retain the Party in government.
She said, "Since 1957, th…
The Electoral Commission (EC) is resolute in doing everything to deliver lawful, as well as credible, fair, transparent and inclusive polls on December 7. Mrs Charlotte Osei, the EC Chairperson, said: "I am confident we will succeed. We h…
Mr Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff, has said the Volta Region remains the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) “first wife” and that nothing would break the party’s good relationship with people of the Region.
He said the NDC was awar…
Mrs Faith Amedzake, the Eastern Regional Director ofthe Electoral Commission (EC) says the Commission is bent over engaging competent people as election officers to prevent the irregularities associated with the 2012 election.
This she…
Mrs Eunice Yeboah Quaye, the Okaikwei District Electoral Officer, has called on political parties to play their roles in accordance with the stipulated rules to ensure free and fair elections in the December 7 polls.
She said it is the …
The National Peace Council, as part of efforts to ensure peaceful polls on December 7, has engaged Constituency Executives in the Ablekuma Sub-metro and educated them on their duties on the voting day.
The programme, held in collaborati…
The Birim Central Municipal Assembly said at its last meeting for the year 2016 that it completed 70 percent of its action plans. The Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Kwabena Nkansah Asare, addressing the members, appreciated the effort and …
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), is collaborating with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Ghana, in the implementation process of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP).
The IIA, which …
The Women’s Manifesto Coalition (WMC) will create a special situation room during the election as part of efforts to ensure peace during and after the election.
The Special Situation Room will be created throughout the country to monito…
The government has acquired 10,000 hectares in the northern part of the country to relocate Fulani herdsmen and their cattle from troubled areas of the country, President John Dramani Mahama has said.
A unique feature of the Cattle Vil…
The Accra High Court has quashed the decision of the Electoral Commission (EC) to disqualify the presidential aspirant of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga.
Subsequently, the court has ordered the EC to give Mr Ayarig…
The flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has charged Ghanaians to close their ears to campaign messages of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) because they are jus…
The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cautioned Ghanaians against complacency regarding the agenda for change but to turn out in their numbers on December 7 to vote the NPP into power.…
Both countries enjoy excellent brotherhood relationship and Somalia is committed to strengthen that mutual and bi-lateral relationship further.
HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia welcomes the Abu …
Guinea is willing to work with China to expand cooperation in resource, energy, science and technology, agriculture, hydroelectricity, infrastructure and port construction, and enhance experience exchanges on state governance and administr…
Nigeria's Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka has said he will tear up the green card which allows him to stay in the US if Republican nominee Donald Trump is elected president next week.
Speaking at Oxford University in the UK, Mr …
Rabat (AFP) - Morocco has arrested 11 people suspected of involuntary manslaughter over the death of a fish seller whose crushing in a rubbish truck sparked widespread demonstrations, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was…
A group of United Nations human rights experts* has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lift an “unjustified” ban on protests in the capital, Kinshasa, amid social discontent over delayed presidential ele…
EU Ambassador Veronique Lorenzo presented her credentials to H.E. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
I arrive at a time when Somalis are choosing the leadership to steer Somalia to a new period o…
The flag bearer of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Mr Henry Herbert Lartey, has called on Ghanaians to show more commitment towards the fight against corruption.
He said many Ghanaians who "have a strong desire to fight cor…
Over 3,500 security officers would be deployed across polling stations in the 29 constituencies in Brong-Ahafo Region on voting day to ensure adequate security protection for everybody.
Deputy Superintendent of police (DSP) Richard Boa…
At a rocky outpost in Western Sahara, a new generation of soldiers who have never known war are mobilizing as tensions resurface in one of Africa's oldest disputes after a quarter century of uneasy peace.
Young Sahrawi troops man new de…
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP’s) vision for the energy sector is to develop a modern, diversified, efficient and financially sustainable “Energy Economy” that will ensure that all Ghanaian homes and industries have access to adequate, rel…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has fixed the special voting exercise for December 1, 2016.
This means all personnel of the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Armed Forces, the media and other relevant bodies who will be performing key roles…
The high court in Accra yesterday dismissed a suit filed by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) challenging the filing fees set by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections.
The PPP file…
Mr Mark Owen Woyongo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Navrongo Central Constituency in the Upper East Region, has predicted a huge win for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in his constituency.
The MP has during his tenure re…
President John Dramani Mahama has challenged the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to prove to Ghanaians and people of the Eastern Region in particular what they did for them in their eight years of governance.
"Although they have all the year…
Electoral officials in Ivory Coast say the yes campaign has won Sunday's referendum on a new constitution, with 93.42% of the votes.
The turnout - 42.42% - is higher than an earlier 7% estimate by opposition parties that boycotted the p…
President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia is using violence to silence critics in the lead-up to presidential election in December and pressure is needed to stop it, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
Mr Jammeh has denied similar allegations in …
An investigation into South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has found evidence of possible corruption at the top level of his government.
In the report, former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela recommends Mr Zuma establish a judicial commi…
The Government has renewed the curfew hours on Bimbilla.
On the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument, the Minister for the Interior, Mr Prosper Bani renewed the curfew hours on Bimbilla Township f…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has finally appeared before an Accra High Court to challenge the Electoral Commission (EC) for disqualifying its flagbearer, Dr Edward Mahama, from contesting the December 7 polls.
At the court on …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta Region said it had designed a monitoring strategy called “Operation Eagle Eye” to stop Togolese allegedly contracted by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to vote in the impending general elec…
The Supreme Court will, tomorrow hear an application seeking to quash High Court order which nullified the disqualification of the presidential aspirant of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, from contesting the Dece…
