President John Dramani Mahama has tasked supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to prevent the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) from engaging in another election petition, by voting massively for the NDC to secure …
The first of the two presidential debates organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) came off to a flying start yesterday, with three presidential candidates, as against the four previously advertised, slugging it out on issues …
A Community Day Senior High School has been inaugurated for the Kanjarga community, a deprived community in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region by President John Dramani Mahama.
The school, which is one of the 11 community …
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has promised to transform Ghana within 18-months when given the nod to rule the country. He said he was ready to change and create a new Ghana full of opportunities…
Commissioner of Police (COP) Kofi Boakye, the Ashanti Regional Commander, has underlined the determination of the officers and men to remain politically neutral and professional in the performance of their duties. He said they would not be…
The media has been asked to do more to aid voters to have better understanding of the electoral process – the rules governing the election, to ensure the successful conduct of next month’s general polls.
Nana Kwesi Gyan Apenteng, Chairm…
Donald Trump has repudiated the fringe "alt-right" group that celebrated his election win with Nazi salutes.
In a far-ranging interview with the New York Times, the US president-elect was quoted as saying: "I condemn them. I disavow, an…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has intensified its campaign in the Kumbungu Constituency in the Northern Region as it seeks to retain the seat it won in a by-election in 2013.
Led by its Presidential candidate, Mr Ivor Kobina Green…
The first in the series of the regional rallies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) took place in Aflao last Sunday with the Presidential Candidate of the party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, announcing the dawn of a new era in the party’s rel…
The initiative comes under the umbrella of the “Global Focal Point” which is a United Nations working arrangement between the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), the United Nations Development Programme, and other UN partners, to…
The visit of Vaughan Gething AM marked 10 years of the Wales for Africa programme
Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport in the Welsh Government, visited Uganda from 22 to 27 October. His visit was timed t…
Gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls and the advancement of their human rights are critical to the achievement of peace, prosperity and sustainable development
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, an…
The Cape Coast Metropolitan Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised a debate for the five parliamentary candidates in the Cape Coast South Constituency.
They are the incumbent MP, Mr. George Kweku…
Politicians and their supporters to be sincere to voters and step back from lies and deception to win power. Mrs. Ama Duncan, Founder of the Fabulous Woman Network, a peace advocacy group, said it was important to bring some level of integ…
Ms. Harriet Anita Abaidoo, the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary candidate for Okaikoi South constituency in the Greater Accra Region last Thursday launched her campaign at Kaneshie Market in Accra.
The event brought togeth…
Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, a Ghanaian businessman and a former Honourary Vice Consul to Austria, has denied ever saying he would not pay back the judgement debt, as ordered by the Supreme Court.
“Although I disagreed with the judgement wi…
The Sunyani Municipal Electoral Officer, Mr. Yaw Opoku, has given the assurance that the municipality is more than ready for the next month’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
He said it had gone through all the necessary proce…
The Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District Police Commander, Superintendent Nana Jacob Kumi, has called for increased public cooperation to ensure the peaceful and successful conduct of next month’s general election.
He said it was important …
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has organised a Parliamentary debate for Parliamentary aspirants at Sagnarigu in the Northern Region.
The debate was to allow the parliamentary aspirants namely Mr Ahmed Jamal Deen of …
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) is urging everybody to go out to vote in next month’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Mr. Emmanuel Duah Attobrah, the Obuasi Municipal Director of the Commission, said every sing…
Mr Francis Azuimah, the Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council (NPC), has called on the electorate to cherish the current peace and desist from acts that could disturb the prevailing peace.
He said Ghana deserves to be a mode…
Mr Prosper Bani, the Minister for The Interior, has said December 7, the day set for Ghana’s General Election is not a holiday. He said except for security personnel who would be given time for their assignments on the day, especially thos…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, Flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has renewed the pledge to bring fast-tracked development to the Volta Region. “I will never let you down,” he said, given the assurance that the “new leaf of relati…
Egypt's highest appeal court has overturned a life sentence handed down to ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
The Court of Cassation ordered that the 65-year-old be retried on the charge of conspiring to commit terrorist acts with foreign…
The unemployment situation in Ghana is unpardonable, considering the vast natural resource the country is endowed with, Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah has said.
According to the only independent candidate in the 2016 presidential race, popularly…
President-elect Donald Trump says the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in the White House.
He made the announcement in a video message outlining what he intends to do first when he takes office in J…
The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, has promised to govern for everybody, if elected. He said his government would efficiently manage the nation’s resources to create opportunities for…
A Deputy Director of Election in charge of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Electoral Commission (EC), Mr Alexander Poku-Akubia, has urged media practitioners not to betray the confidence and trust reposed in them by Ghanaians.…
President John Dramani Mahama has urged the electorate not to fall for the "one this, one that" promises of the New Patriotic Party (NPP ) because those promises are only meant to win votes.
Speaking during a courtesy call on the Wa N…
The National Democratic Congress(NDC)Parliamentary Candidate for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mr Seth Kwame Dzokoto has asked the electorate to vote for him, in order to continue with his developmental initiatives and humanitarian gestures.
He said …
Mr Richard Kwadwo Adu, the Wenchi Constituency Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has admonished the youth to come out in their numbers and vote for the Party in the December 7, polls.
He told the Ghana News Agency in an i…
The Public Service Workers Union (PSWU) of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) Accra Branch, has held a peace walk with a call on the citizenry to hold Ghana in high esteem.
Professor Emmanuel Asante, the Chairman of the National Pea…
The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr. Alhassan Yakubu, has urged the political parties to overcome intolerance to end the episode of doomsday hysteria.
He said it was important for them…
Mr Nenyi Pobee Sam, Tema Central parliamentary candidate for the Convention People’s Party (CPP), says phe will be the voice of all residents when voted as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area. Mr Sam speaking to the Ghana News Agenc…
President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday reassured the chiefs and people of the Upper East Region that the Government would revamp all defunct factories in the region to help create jobs for the youth if given another mandate.
The Presid…
The Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research of the University of Ghana was the only Ghanaian exhibitor, at the just-ended Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP 22) ,in Marrakech.
Mr Simon Bawakyillenuo, a Research F…
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has called on National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters to remain calm even in the face of provocation by their opponents. .
He said New Patriotic Party (NPP) knowing that it would lose the g…
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has described the Goaso Nursing and Midwifery Training College as “a beacon of hope for training of nurses and midwives in the country.”
He said though the College was established not long ago, it h…
Mr Prosper Bani, the Minister of The Interior, has said the security forces are prepared to usher the country through the December 7 General Election peacefully. “I know their alertness, their professionalism, and their commitment to duty…
Mr Kenneth Budu, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ofoase/Ayirebi, in the Eastern Region, had a field day, when he was the only person who appeared at a parliamentary debate.
The debate organised by the…
The Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), the Most Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante, has underscored the need for peace and harmony among supporters of political parties ahead of the December 7 general election.
The Most Rev. …
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has denied allegations that the Government has stashed away funds meant to purchase cocoa beans and is using it for the campaign of President John Mahama.
He said there was no truth in the allegation …
The next NDC government will ensure that it eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV and meet the health needs of adolescents and youth by 2017.In the NDC 2016 Manifesto made available to the Ghana News Agency, the party also outline…
The Progressive People's Party (PPP) is targeting a parliamentary seat in each of the 10 regions of Ghana. Consequently, the party has decided to use the last three weeks to the election to hit its strongest constituencies in each of the 1…
Basking in on-going development projects across country, a group of Members of Parliament from the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) have appealed to the electorate to retain the Party in power in the December 7 polls.
The gr…
President John Mahama yesterday started his campaign tour of the Upper West Region, with a vow to do more for the region in the next four years.
He said although the region had benefited significantly from various projects under his fir…
The Upper West Regional Secretariats of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New patriotic Party (NPP) have y signed a peace cloth pledging their commitment to ensuring peaceful election on December 7.
The si…
The chiefs and people of Dondoli at Loggu in the Wa East Constituency of the Upper West Region have conferred a chieftaincy title on the Vice-President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur.
Known as the Chief of Dondoli, the honour, according to the c…
Mr Prosper Douglas Bani, Minister of the Interior, said he has hope in the Ghana Police Service to ensure peace during the December 7 elections.He said Ghana had gone through six elections successfully and ensuring peace during the seventh…
President Mahama on the platform(left) to share with Ghanaians on his achievements in the last four years.President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Attorney -General(A-G) and Minister of Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, over her…
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