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…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has no female parliamentary candidate, contesting the 2020 polls in the Bono East Region.
In all the party has 11 candidates vying for the various parliamentary seats and already has five out of the 11 parl…
The Kpando office of the Electoral Commission (EC) has organised a day's exercise to equip the visually impaired in the Municipality on voting independently.
The exercise was to ensure that people with visual disability were a…
The Electoral Commission on Tuesday outlined a set of principles to guide the conduct of both Domestic and International Election 2020 observers.
"These principles have been endorsed by various inter-governmental and international organ…
United States provides US$119 Million to World Food Programme (WFP) for School Meals in Five Countries
The latest awards, which take effect this month, see WFP’s programmes in Cote d’Ivoire, Laos, Nepal and Rwanda receiving US$25 millio…
The former President of Niger, Mamadou Tandja, has died at the age of 82.
He governed from 1999 till 2010 when he was overthrown in a coup after trying to stay in power beyond a two-term limit.
He was then jailed after being accused …
A famous Mozambican breed of goat has been given a special listing as part of plans to protect its identity when exported to the global market.
The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Carlos Mesquita, said adding the Geographical Indicat…
Beijing has dismissed Pope Francis's criticisms of its treatment of China's Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang.
It came after the head of the Roman Catholic Church joined a growing group of international voices, describing the Uighurs a…
The Data Protection Agency (DPA) has begun discussions with the Electoral Commission (EC) on how to ensure transparency and fairness in the handling of the personal data of registered voters.
The Director-General of the DPA, Ms Patricia…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has asked members of the public to disregard a video making the rounds on social media purporting that the commission has denied some security personnel the opportunity to vote in the special voting scheduled …
US President-elect Joe Biden says the White House has so far been "sincere" in helping his transition to power.
"It has not been begrudging so far, and I don't expect it to be," he told NBC News in an interview.
He spoke as he unveil…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has asked the international community to "standby until the government of Ethiopia submits its request for assistance" in ongoing Tigray crisis.
The prime minister said the country appreciates the con…
France will begin to ease its strict coronavirus restrictions this weekend, allowing non-essential shops to reopen, President Emmanuel Macron has said.
People will also be able to share "moments with the family" over the Christmas perio…
The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE),?Ms. Josephine Nkrumah, has called on the Ghanaian electorate to turn out massively on December 7 to elect the country’s leaders.
“Do not sit on the fence and allow o…
Federal prosecutors in Mexico have arrested a suspect in the killing of nine members of a Mormon community in northern Mexico last year.
Three women and six children, all dual US-Mexican citizens, were driving through the Sonoran desert…
People arriving in England from abroad will be soon able to reduce their quarantine by more than half if they pay for a Covid test after five days, the transport secretary has announced.
The rules will come into force from 15 December a…
Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 ( £11,000) to visit the US, according to a new temporary travel rule which comes into effect on 24 December.
The six-month pilot program - which targets visitor a…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has assigned four Polling Assistants to each Polling Station to assist the Presiding Officer to process voters on the Election Day.
They are: Names Reference List Officer –Assistant one; Biometric Verificat…
The Wassa East District Assembly (WEDA) Youth Parliament has been inaugurated at Daboase in the Western Region to enable them to contribute to the development of the District.
The Youth Parliament concept is an initiative by the Nationa…
The Avenor Traditional Council has commended the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the impressive work he has done in the traditional area.
They indicated the President and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been truthful in all…
Mr Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker, an Independent Presidential Candidate has pledged to restructure and improve the condition of service of public sector workers, if elected in the December 7, presidential and parliamentary elections.
He sa…
Education officials in South Africa are investigating a matric exams leak promising "dire consequences".
Grade 12 students sit for their final exam called matric before proceeding to university or college.
The examinations began on M…
The Bono Regional Police command has geared up to curtail eventualities at all polling centers in the region particularly at twelve identified hot spots in the Region
Chief Inspector Augustine Kingsley Oppong, Bono Regional Police P…
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