Alhaji Labarang Yakubu Barry, New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ashaiman, has stated that his party would sweep 65 per cent of votes cast in the area on December 7.
Alhaji Barry, speaking to the media after presentin…
Mrs Patricia Asante a.k.a. Yaa Asante's eligibility as running mate of Madam Akua Donkor of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) has been thrown into doubt on the grounds of age.
Donkor who wants to be president of Ghana and has since submitte…
The Ashanti Regional branch of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has postponed the regional campaign launch scheduled for October 8, to October 15, 2016.
According to the Regional Communications Director, Mr Samed Akalil…
The running mate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Gabby Nsiah Nketia, has disclosed that he is still a member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to the running mate, he is a good standing member of the NP…
The running mate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Gabby Nsiah Nketia, has disclosed that he is still a member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to the running mate, he is a good standing member of the NP…
Mrs Cate Bob-Milliar, the Founder and Executive Director of the Upper West Rural Women Association, has appealed to political parties and all politicians to ensure that Ghana remains an oasis of peace.
“Elections are means of testing G…
A total of 136 people had filed their nominations to contest the 29 seats in the Brong Ahafo Region in the forthcoming parliamentary election as of at the end of the two-day exercise conducted by the Electoral Commission to receive nomina…
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, yesterday resumed his campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region with a visit to the Ablekuma West Constituency.
With the message of change and hope for Ghana,…
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday embarked on a four-day campaign tour of the Brong Ahafo Region with a call on Ghanaians to embrace steps that would maintain the peace of Ghana.
This, he said, Ghanaians could do by strictly adh…
Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, a leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has rallied its supporters to go the extra mile for resounding victory in the December polls.
They should accept to do more to reach out to every vote…
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has given the assurance that, if given the mandate to govern, they turn the economy around to lift the people out of poverty.
His party’s government led…
In the quest to reclaim farm lands destroyed by illegal mining, President John Dramani Mahama yesterday called for foreign partnership, especially from Australia.
Describing as regrettable, the immense destruction caused to farm lands a…
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said the continued stay in office of President Mahama poses the biggest threat to the future of Ghanaians.
According to Nana Akufo-Addo, …
Two constituencies were the centre of political attraction in the Ashanti Region last Saturday when Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur joined in the 2016 campaign launch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidates f…
President John Dramani on Monday received letters of credence of 11 new envoys with the promise to scale up Ghana's relations with other countries in bilateral and diplomatic cooperation.
The envoys are: Mr Andrew Barnes of Australia, M…
Mrs Patricia Asante, the newly named running mate of Madam Akua Donkor, founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) says the lack of formal education should not be a barrier to anybody’s dreams.
Life, she says, has many roles fo…
The vice president, Mr Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has presented a 52-seater Mercedes Benz bus to the Ntotroso College of Nursing at Ntotroso in the Asutifi North District in the Brong Ahafo Region.
The gesture is in fulfilment of a request m…
Mr Alban Bagbin, the Majority Leader in Parliament has launched his seventh successive campaign bid for the Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency in the Upper West Region.
The campaign event that attracted party big wigs across the country includi…
The presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has stated that his party holds the key to unlocking the fortunes of the country in all sectors, especially that of agriculture and employment.
He …
Ghana’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom (UK) and the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Abuakwa North, Mr. Victor Smith, has vowed to bring more development to the people if given the mandate to re…
The Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, has donated 20 motorbikes worth GH¢60,000 to the Ashanti Region branch of the National Democratic Congress ( NDC) at a short ceremony in Kumasi.
Making the…
The general secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, yesterday survived a near fatal accident that left one person injured.
Media reports indicate that the Toyota Land Cruiser he was travelling on s…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary aspirant for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Mr Samuel Nartey George, has announced his intention to consult the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) on a daily basis to develop the cons…
Dr Alhaji Mamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice Presidential Candidate has appealed to the people of Central Region to vote massively for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo and parliamentary candidates to help reverse the brittle eco…
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has called on the foot soldiers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to intensify their door to door campaign to ensure resounding victory for the President in the December 7 elections.
He urged…
President John Dramani Mahama has given an assurance that the government will invest massively in the oil palm industry as part of efforts to diversify the national economy.
As captured in the manifesto of the National Democratic Congre…
Mr Papa Nii Kempes Ofosuware, National Democratic Congress Parliamentary Candidate for Tema East, on Thursday filed his nomination documents at the Tema office of the Electoral Commission (EC).
The candidate, who was the former Tema Met…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has outlined a broad public education calendar on voter responsibilities to ensure a peaceful 2016 election. Mrs Joyce Affutu, NCCE Public Affairs Director, in an interview with the Ghana …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has moved the launch of its manifesto to the Trade Fair Centre in Accra.
The party had originally planned to launch the manifesto at the Tamale Sports Stadium in the Northern Region on Saturday October 9.
…
The Presidential nominee of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr. Hassan Ayariga, has appealed to Ghanaians to vote for the party to solve the economic difficulties of the countries.
Mr Ayariga said Ghana’s political system had not helpe…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the collection of filing fees from presidential and parliamentary aspirants contesting the December 7 polls, due to the legal contention over the amount.
The Chairperson of the commission, Mrs…
President John Mahama says the upgrading of Ghana’s economy by Moody’s shows that the managers of the economy are doing the right thing.
According to him, "Ghana is rising, Ghana is doing well".
President Mahama was speaking at the V…
Ghana and Iran have resolved to explore and deepen economic and social relations.
Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, and the outgoing Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Ghana, Mr Mohammad Soleymani, made the…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ejura Sekyedumasi constituency in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Muhammad Bawah Braimah on Tuesday launched his campaign, vowing to recapture the seat from the opposition New P…
The former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Monday appealed to stakeholders in the road construction sector, to make provisions for other road users, such as bicycle riders, to facilitate the country’s socio-economic development.
He sai…
John Boadu, acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), yesterday made an unexpected visit to the office of the Electoral Commission (EC) to seek clarification pertaining to the filing of thepresidential nomination form.
…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) yesterday filed an interlocutory injunction at the High Court seeking to prevent the Electoral Commission (EC) from collecting filing fees from presidential and parliamentary aspirants in this year’s ge…
The Electoral Commission has accepted the nomination documents of the flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and other presidential aspirants for the 2016 elections.
However, the commission h…
How will sub-Saharan Africa achieve its Millennium Development Goals without the required 2.5 million new engineers and technicians as estimated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)? In the devel…
The Opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has postponed its manifesto launch to October 9, in Accra according to the acting General Secretary and the National Organiser, John Boadu.
The launch was initially announced to take place at the…
The African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA), an NGO, committed to the welfare of women and children, has called for journalists to avoid doing anything unethical likely to throw the country into confusion.
Mrs. Edna Kuma, the Executive…
Mr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bolgatanga East Constituency, has launched his 2016 campaign team with a call on the constituents to renew his mandate for the forthcoming general elections.
Launching t…
President John Dramani Mahama has presented GH? 10,000 seed money for the establishment of an education endowment fund for the chiefs and people of Mpuasu-Japekrom Traditional Area, in Jaman South District of Brong-Ahafo Region.
Mrs Eli…
Tanzania's president has sacked two senior officials for opening a fake account to siphon money from an earthquake fund, his office has said.
An accountant had been suspended for being part of the plan to take money collected for earthq…
The desperate living conditions in Borno state show the devastating impact of the ongoing conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian military
The humanitarian emergency in northeastern Nigeria is reaching catastrophic levels. A massiv…
The incumbent MP for Kwesimintsim in Western region Joe Baidoe-Ansah has lost the NPP’s parliamentary primaries in the constituency.
He lost to his only contender Joe Mensah in the keenly contested polls held on Tuesday.
The MP who w…
Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has rounded up his three-day campaign tour of the Eastern Region with rallies where he consistently charged supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to propagate the good works of the …
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, …
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