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…
The UN Security Council is due to hold its first meeting later on Tuesday to discuss the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray state.
The virtual meeting comes as the Ethiopian government says its tanks are preparing to attack the Tigr…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has warned the electorate that forcing somebody to vote in a particular way, impede or prevent a voter from freely exercising his or her right to vote is classified as an electoral offence.
"To give or rece…
The questioning of former Sierra Leone leader, Ernest Bai Koroma, took place on Monday in a secure location after his lawyers expressed safety concerns last week.
Mr Koroma is being questioned over corruption and money laundering allega…
The Northern Region office of the Electoral Commission has taken delivery of electoral materials in readiness for the December 07, general election.
The electoral materials, which include; registers, and ballot papers, arrived in Tamal…
Mr Bryan Acheampong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Abetifi and the Minister of State in charge of Interior, has said that government would not tolerate any form of violence on the Election Day.
He said many Ghanaians were afraid to vote…
Some leading members and supporters of the United Front Party (UFP) have declared their support to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 07 elections.
According to them, the declaration followed a study conducted by the research…
Eleven candidates including two females, are vying for the 11 parliamentary seats in the Bono East Region, on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 7, presidential and parliamentary polls.
Already the NDC …
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has dared the leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to march against the Airbus scandal and other scandals that engulfed the administration of former President Mahama if they truly …
The Electoral Commission (EC) in adherence to the World Health Organisation and Ghana Health Service preventive measures has designed "Strict Election Day COVID-19 Protocols Observation," guidelines for all who enter the Polling Station.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commended the first batch of beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School policy for the “excellent” results they chalked in the 2020 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)…
US President-elect Joe Biden is to nominate one of the leading architects of the Paris climate agreement as his climate envoy.
Ex-US Secretary of State John Kerry was one of several named for top positions by the Biden transition team o…
A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity, including mass rape.
A military court convicted Ntabo Ntaberi of murder, rape, sexual slavery and enlisting ch…
The Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has not withdrawn from the December 7, 2020 presidential race.
Sources close to her office have told Graphic Online that the NDP has not com…
Nigeria's police has promoted more than 80,000 officers in what it says is an effort to boost their morale after weeks of massive anti-police brutality protests across the country.
Some 16 officers who died during the protests have been…
A younger brother to Nigeria's Agriculture Minister Sabo Nanono was abducted by gunmen from their family home in the northern Kano state, according to local media.
Babawuro Tofai Nanono was taken on Monday night and police in Kano have …
Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office.
The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must "do what needs to be done", even as he vowed to keep contesti…
The first and only black mayor of New York City, David Dinkins, has died at the age of 93.
Officers were called to his home on Monday evening, New York police were quoted by the Associated Press (AP) as saying. Initial indications were …
The Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Akwasi Sarpong, has taken a swipe at party politics, describing it as the cause of the country’s stagnation in terms of its political, economic…
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is optimistic that former President John Dramani Mahama will always be beaten in terms of records and performance.
He stated that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his first term in office has …
The global response to the Covid-19 crisis has had little impact on the continued rise in atmospheric concentrations of CO2, says the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Carbon emissions fell dramatically in 2020 due to lockdowns t…
An average of five children have been killed or wounded every day for the past 14 years in war-torn Afghanistan, a charity has found.
Data from the UN showed at least 26,025 children were killed or maimed from 2005 to 2019, said Save th…
A South African teacher is among 10 finalists for this year's world's best teacher prize.
Every year, one teacher is awarded $1m (£747,000) under the Global Teacher Prize for their contributions to the profession.
Mokhudu Cynthia Mac…
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has denied that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to the Gulf kingdom on Sunday to secretly meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
"No such meeting occurred," Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told officials on Monday there was “no place for bullying” in his government, trying to ease concerns after he stood by his interior minister against charges of bad behaviour.
However, in a letter wr…