For the first time, all Canada's main party leaders were on stage together, in what is likely to have been the most watched TV debate in this federal election campaign.
So the stakes were high.
It was a crowded stage: Liberal leader …
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, says the NDC will continue to promote greater academic freedom in universities.
He said the government had no business interfering in the running of uni…
A ferry that sank off the Pacific nation of Kiribati - killing 95 people - was overloaded, had a drunken crew, and was not allowed to carry passengers at sea, an inquiry has found.
Of the 102 people aboard the MV Butiraoi last year, onl…
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has nominated Dr Akinwunmi Adesina for re-election as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.
Dr Adesina who disclosed this while speaking at an event in Lagos on Sunday, expressed a…
Mr Oscar Ofori Larbi, the former District Chief Executive (DCE) who is also the Parliamentary candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Aowin Constituency has embarked on the re-graveling and re-shaping portions o…
As at 1200 hours midday five candidates, three for District Assembly and two for Unit Committees pick forms to contest in the December 17, polls.
The exercise is currently on going in all 17 electoral areas within the Ashaiman Electoral…
Mr Ras Mubarak, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu in the Northern Region, has constructed two boreholes for two communities in the area to ensure they have access to potable water.
The mechanised boreholes constructed at Begu and Z…
The Young Professionals Youth Coalition (YPYC) has awarded Former President Jerry John Rawlings and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for being exemplary models to the youth in political and traditional governance, respectively.
T…
The Local Governance Network (LOGNet) has called on government to resource the National Commission for Civic Education, the Electoral Commission, and the media to educate citizenry ahead of the upcoming district level elections and referen…
The Electoral Commission (EC) will today Monday 7, start accepting nominations from prospective candidates for election as members of District Assemblies and Unit Committees.
There will be no payment of filing fees.
A statement signe…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) said the fight against corruption must begin from the home and urged parents to lead by resolving to be incorruptible and good role models to their children.
"This will give you the mor…
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori-Panin, has launched the 20th Anniversary of his ascension to the Ofori-Panin Stool at a ceremony at the forecourt of the Palace at Kyebi in the Eastern Region.
On October 4, 1999, the Okyenhene was …
Standing in the 12th position amongst African oil producers, the DRC’s petroleum industry is miniscule at best, producing an average of 25 thousand barrels of crude oil per day
By NJ Ayuk, CEO of Centurion Law Group and Executive Chairm…
The US has blacklisted 28 Chinese organisations for their alleged involvement in abuses against ethnic Uighurs in China's Xinjiang province.
The organisations are now on the so-called Entity List, which bars them from buying products fr…
The University of Lagos has suspended a lecturer who was caught on film propositioning and sexually harassing an undercover BBC reporter.
Boniface Igbeneghu, also a pastor, has been condemned by his church.
He was one of several acad…
The Erratic Truth Foundation (ETF), a US-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), has congratulated Dr David Nfodjo, the newly elected parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ho West Constituency of the Volta Reg…
The UK will give Zimbabwe up to £2 million to help remove landmines after the Duke of Sussex backed the cause on his recent tour of Africa.
The government said it would match public donations to the Halo Trust's Zimbabwe appeal.
Prin…
The announcement was made in a tweet by Saudi Arabia's foreign affairs ministry following a meeting in Riyadh between King Salman and the leader of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, and Pr…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union to set out in detail its concerns with his Brexit plan and said he had already made a “big compromise” to agree a new deal.
Johnson told reporters on a hospital visit outside…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) came under fire on Monday for its response to a tweet by a Houston Rockets official in support of Hong Kong protests for democracy, the latest overseas business to run afoul of political issues in …
Three scientists who discovered how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels have won the 2019 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
The award was shared by Britain's Sir Peter Ratcliffe and two Americans, William Kaelin and Gregg Semen…
Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion says it will start a two-week protest on Monday.
In London, it aims to "peacefully occupy the centres of power and shut them down" and protests are also planned in world cities, includin…
The Government of Israel has renewed its technical co-operation with Ghana with a focus on recycling water bodies destroyed by the illegal activities of the people in the rural areas.
Madam Shani Cooper-Zubiba, Israeli Ambassador to Gha…
The Second Lady, Hajia Samira Bawumia, has been named the first of seven global honourees by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), in partnership with Ashden.
This is in recognition of her contribution towards mobilising action for t…
This week, International Organization for Migration (IOM) completed a fish farming project in Bilma, in the Kawar region in northern Niger, to the benefit of more than 6,500 people
The adoption of the law N° 2015-36 criminalizing the sm…
A second whistleblower has come forward in the impeachment case against US President Donald Trump, according to lawyers representing the first one.
Mark Zaid told ABC News the second person was also an intelligence official and they had…
A number of faith-based institutions and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have pledged to support the government's policy of electing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on partisan basis.
Consequently, they…
The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amotia Ofori Panin, has handed a 20-acre land to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) at Nsutam in the Eastern Region for the construction of a training school and academy.
The Okyenhene, assisted by…
US President Donald Trump, already facing an impeachment inquiry after urging Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden, has now urged China to do likewise.
He said both China and Ukraine should look into Mr Biden, a Democrat…
A proposal by Zambia's government to impose tax on video streaming service Netflix has parked a row in the country.
The government says it is concerned that while mainstream international broadcast companies pay taxes, online companies …
The Minister of the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, has called on foreigners in Ghana to abide by the laws of the country and reiterated government's commitment to ensuring that there is no room for violent xenophobic attacks in the country.
…
Reverend Dr Emmanuel Abole Abugre, the NPP Parliamentary aspirant for the Bolgatanga East Constituency has reiterated his plans to lead an evidence based campaign for the 2020 general elections.
Rev. Abugre who is the current Bolgatan…
There is the need for more awareness creation on the proposed amendment of Article 55(3), to pave way for the participation of political parties in district level elections.
This is because it is only when the public fully appreciate th…
The Amenfi Central New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency Chairman, Mr. Christopher Nsowah has said the party was ready to battle the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the constituency for the Parliamentary seat come 2020 general elect…
The Jirapa directorate of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has cautioned that Ghana's democracy would be under threat if comprehensive action is not taken to empower citizens to deal with acts of corruption.
Despite many l…
The Electoral Commission (EC) will from Monday October, 7 open nominations for prospective Candidates who wish to contest for this year's District Assembly and Unit Committee elections.
This was contained in a News statement issued on W…
Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, has called on Journalists to take the responsibility of writing reports that will draw the attention of society, including the governed and the governor to influence policy that will en…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on a visit to South Africa, is holding a town hall meeting with his fellow citizens to reassure them of his government’s commitment to protect them.
It follows a recent wave of violence in wh…
The Volta Regional House of Chiefs has called on government to fix the deplorable road networks to save lives and boost economic activities.
They said the poor nature of roads in the Region was adversely affecting lives and economic act…
The Tema West Municipal Assembly (TWMA) has dissolved its first assembly with a call on aspiring members to conduct their campaigns with decorum to preserve the peace in the area before, during, and after the district assembly elections.
…
Corruption crusaders at a stakeholders' forum on; "Enhancing public accountability and environmental governance" have urged citizens to take advantage of the Whistle Blowers Act to fight the canker.
They said the war against corruption…
Naa Wilfred Dapillah II, the Chief of Sentu in the Lambussie District of the Upper West Region has stated that to win the corruption fight, then efforts against the canker must not be targeted at politicians alone but rather everybody in s…
Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, the Catholic Bishop of the Navrongo – Bolgatanga Diocese in the Upper East Region has called on people of the Region to ensure peace and security, to promote development.
He said the Region was unprivileged…
‘Our Peace’: A Forum of Grassroots and National Actors seeks to move forward the Revitalised Peace Agreement
Participants at the forum are discussing how they can use their experience to influence and drive forward the implementation of…
September 28, 2019, saw an almost religious revival of Nkrumaism within the Ghanaian community in London, UK at the 6th Pan-Nkrumaist conference of the Convention of Nkrumaists of North America (CNNA) at Lewisham. The theme of the conferen…
An Antonov-12 transport plane crash-landed near Lviv airport in western Ukraine early on Friday, killing at least five people.
The Ukraine Air Alliance plane ran out of fuel before a planned stopover at Lviv, en route from Vigo in Spain…
Mr. Samuel Asare Akuamoah, the Deputy Chairman, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE)has said the upcoming referendum on the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) alone would not take away the…
Mr Ishmael Agyekumhene, Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has advised Ghanaians to stop politicizing energy issues.
He said the energy situation was such that, "every Ghanaian must…
Madam Comfort A. Attah, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Biakoye has said that change in attitude of community members was an essential factor in preventing disasters.
She noted that most disasters were caused through human factors, wh…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has sensitized the people of Kankyiabo in the Bodi District of the Western North Region on the need to contribute towards creating an atmosphere of good governance by reducing incidents of…
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