The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reminded Ghanaians to be mindful of the clueless stewardship of former President John Mahama prior to the election of the NPP government in 2016 so as not to jeopardize the progress made with ele…
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of superintending over the borrowing of more money in four years than the country had borrowed since indepe…
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani, has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party of using sweet words and lofty promises to deceive Ghanaians…
A first class traditional ruler in Nigeria's Ondo state was killed by gunmen while returning to his palace on Thursday evening.
Oba Adegoke Adeusi's official vehicle was shot at while being driven on the highway and he sustained serious…
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday night made a compelling case for the re-election of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on December 7, 2020 for a second term in office.
Dubbed "The Case for Four More Years to do mo…
The number of guests allowed to attend weddings in Kenya has been reduced to 50 because of rising coronavirus cases.
The inter-faith council said food in weddings will only be served to the parents and siblings of the wedding couple.
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has advised the Electoral Commission (EC) to act diligently before, during and after the December polls.
Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, the Director of Elections, said Ghanaians would not be accept flaw…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the Akufo-Addo-led government has kept faith with Ghanaians and has delivered on its electoral commitments.
He, therefore, urged Ghanaians to renew the mandate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and…
France has done a better job of flattening a second wave of COVID-19 infections that some of its European neighbours but it would be premature to talk about an end to the lockdown, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.
Castex sai…
With tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting in northern Ethiopia and crossing into Sudan Ethiopia's federal government has come under a lot of pressure from humanitarian agencies.
There has been concern that a humanitarian dis…
France is leading a push for European Union sanctions on Turkey next month to follow through on a threat made by the bloc in October, but has yet to win support from EU governments beyond Greece and Cyprus, officials and diplomats said.
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The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would inaugurate the Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) Board next week, Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said on Friday.
Already, he said Parliament had passed the Tree Crop Deve…
Authorities in South Africa's Western Cape province have expressed deep concern about a sharp jump in Covid-19 cases.
The virus is showing signs of a resurgence in parts of South Africa – the most badly affected country on the continent…
Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the United Nations General Secretary, has said that Ghana's forthcoming elections is as important for the nation as they are significant for Africa.
He added that, "The elections will b…
Most Rev. Philip Naameh, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has advised all political parties and youth groups in Ghana to respect the electoral laws of Ghana and conduct themselves in a manner that would promote peace and …
Rescue operations are under way in northern Zimbabwe, where dozens of illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground after the collapse of an old mine shaft.
Mining without the proper permits has been on the rise in the gold-rich…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has described the ongoing Parliamentary Candidates' (PC) debates across the country as essential to deepening the decentralisation and democratic process.
It allows constituents to enga…
The next government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will implement a Free Primary HealthCare for all Ghanaians, Mr John Dramani Mahama, NDC Presidential Candidate has said.
This, he explained would complement the National Heal…
The Agona East Directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) has organized a training workshop for over 50 visually impaired persons with the assurance that tactile ballots will be provided in all 129 polling stations in the Constituency to…
Mr Musah Damtarl, the Sunyani East constituency chairman of the New Patriotic Party has called on the electorate to vote for the party to achieve an emphatic victory in the December 7, polls.
He also advised party followers to be guided…
A traditional ruler has called on politicians to give realistic campaign promises, as Election 2020 gathers momentum.
Barimah Dei Kusi Gyabaah, the Chief of Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District and Ankobeahene of the Dormaa Tradition…
Residents of North Tongu turned up in their numbers to listen to all three persons asking for their mandate to represent them in Parliament.
The large crowd watched with excitement as Parliamentary Candidates (PCs) of the New Patrioti…
Parliamentary candidates for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tema Central, have pledged to peace for the upcoming December 7 general election.
Mr Yves Nii Noi Nortey, NPP Parliamentary Candidate…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday enjoined Ghanaians to distrust the many promises being made by former president John Mahama in his bid for another shot at the presidency.
He said Mr Mahama's abysmal record in office, which…
Three suspects alleged to have targeted government and private sector companies in more than 150 countries have been arrested in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, after a joint Interpol and Nigerian police operation.
The year-long investig…
Cyclone Nivar has killed three people and injured three more after making landfall in southern India, where torrential rainfall lashed coastal areas of Tamil Nadu.
Officials said it reached wind speed of more than 120km/h (75mph), but t…
Germany is seeking an agreement with EU countries to keep ski resorts closed until early January, in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus.
"I will say this openly that it won't be easy, but we will try," Chancellor Angela Merkel…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged Ghanaian women to gather courage and prepare themselves well to assume leadership positions in their various fields of endeavour.
He said women had a critical role to play in the country’s…
As part of measures to help reduce the number of rejected ballots in the December 7, 2020 general election, the Electoral Commission (EC) has increased the size of the black border lines separating where the thumbprint should go on the ba…
Sudan's former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi has died from coronavirus three weeks after being hospitalised in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a statement from his family and his National Umma Party.
He was hospitalised aft…
Uganda's Supreme Court has jailed a former presidential aspirant for using abusive language against them, including calling them "incompetent fools".
Ivan Samuel Ssebadduka was sentenced to three years in prison for contempt of court, a…
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said federal troops have begun the final phase of the operation in the northern Tigray state.
In a statement, he said "great care" would be taken to protect the 500,000 inhabitants of the region'…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the Electoral Commission (EC) will not be able to declare the presidential election results in 24 hours after the polls, describing it as unrealistic.
According to the NDC, the bureaucratic na…
US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.
The president said the widely expected act of clemency was his "Great Honor".
Mr Flynn was convicted d…
President Akufo-Addo has expressed shock and dismay at claims by former President John Dramani Mahama that he (Mahama) started the Free SHS.
He said such false claims by the NDC flagbearer was a clear indication that the NDC campaign wa…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has postponed its “probity and accountability” march to honour its founder, Jerry John Rawlings, to Monday, November 30, 2020.
The march was initially slated for Thursday, November 26, 2020; but a …
South Korea called on unionists to cancel protests on Wednesday as the country grapples with a third wave of coronavirus infections, warning any violations of social distancing measures will be punished.
The Korean Confederation of Trad…
Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and regional forces from the northern Tigray region is seriously destabilising the East African and Horn region and hostilities should halt, the European Union foreign policy chief said.
Hundreds of …
The UN's humanitarian agency says 42,000 people have been displaced in Somalia by the tropical cyclone, Gati.
The agency says roads have been blocked as a result of the flooding and aid is unable to get to the affected people.
Cyclon…
Chief Justice Anin Yeboah on Tuesday launched the fourth edition of the Manual on Election Adjudication to address electoral issues that might arise from the December Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.
The 397-page manual has ten…
A UN agency has warned of fresh waves of desert locust swarms in the Horn of Africa region after Cyclone Gati arrived in Somalia.
The heavy rainfall is expected to allow widespread breeding.
The swarms are expected to move south in S…
Hajia Samira Bawumia, wife of the Vice President, has urged the people of the New Edubiase constituency to remember the good works of the New Patriotic Party and vote for it in the December 7, elections.
She said Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-…
Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, flagbearer of the Convention People's Party (CPP), has indicated that his administration would revive over 50 collpased factories established by Dr Kwame Nkrumah, to drive an aggressive job creation agenda.
H…
Kenyan nurses have issued a 14-day strike notice to the government, citing the lack of a safe working environment.
Eighteen nurses have died from Covid-19 after treating patients with the virus, the nurses' union Secretary General Seth …
Mr Simon Osei Mensah, Ashanti Regional Minister, says the government will ensure the completion of development projects inherited from the NDC government.
He said unlike the NDC government, which abandoned development projects initiated…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised political party supporters not to mass up at polling stations after voting.
They should also not usurp the duties of accredited polling agents and create unnecessary te…
The Sissala East Municipal office of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) has inaugurated an Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) for the 2020 general elections to ensure peaceful and free and fair polls.
Representatives o…
Thirty-six women aged between 25 and 63 years have set their eyes on Greater Accra Region's 34 parliamentary seats up for grabs on December 7.
The 36 are part of a total of 124 parliamentary candidates in the Region.
Electoral Commi…
The Flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama says the Free Senior High School (Free-SHS) programme was started by the NDC government in 2015.
He said the current government poorly mplemented the pr…
Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Energy and the New Patriotic Party Parliamentary Candidate for Hohoe, has donated 212 laptops and accessories to 12 circuit supervisors and 200 teachers in the constituency.
Mr Amewu presented the it…
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