The Voter Register Exhibition exercise in New Juaben South recorded a low turn out on Sunday, the last day of the 10 days nationwide exercise.
On Sunday when GNA visited some centres in the constituency it observed that the centres were…
Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Monday resumed his tour of the Bono Region after its suspension to respond to challenges the Party had with the provisional voters’ register.
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Cardinal George Pell will return to Rome this week for the first time since he was acquitted of child sexual abuse and released from prison in Australia.
The ex-Vatican treasurer, 79, was due to fly out of Sydney on Tuesday, Australian me…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has described the just ended exhibition of the voters register as successful.
According to the commission, 7,969,887 persons verified their details during the 10-day provisional voters exhibition exercise.
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Japan plans to remove a ban on overseas travels for about 10 countries starting next month, hoping that such a step would prompt other countries to lift travel curbs on the Japanese, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.
The 10 …
The British government is mulling tougher restrictions in England to tackle a swiftly accelerating second wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak, possibly outlawing more inter-household socialising, a junior health minister said on Monday.…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a personal visit to Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny while he was undergoing treatment in a Berlin hospital for poisoning, in what Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called a “murderous a…
Add another event that is going to be held virtually to the list. Saudi Arabia currently holds the presidency of the G20 - an annual meeting of leaders from countries with the largest and fastest-growing economies, consisting of 19 nations…
Labour Unions in Nigeria have suspended their planned nationwide strike that was to begin on Monday, Labour Minister Festus Keyamo has said on Twitter.
The suspension follows overnight talks between the government and the unions.
The s…
South Africa's president has docked three months of the defence minister's pay after she allowed governing party officials to fly on an air force plane to Zimbabwe with her on 9 September.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was accused of misusing…
As we told you earlier, India has now more than six million confirmed cases of coronavirus, after authorities announced a further 82,170 recorded cases.
India remains in the second spot worldwide for cases, and there are fears it could …
No deaths have been reported.
It is not clear if the governor was in the convoy.
The attack happened barely 48 hours after militants had ambushed the governor’s convoy in Baga town. At least 30 people died in the attack including soldi…
The Chiefs in the Dormaa Traditional Area have commended the Akufo-Addo led government for keeping faith with Dormaaman since assuming office in 2017.
At a durbar of Chiefs and people at Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West Constituency, Bari…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has held a one-day 'Tema Dream Conference' in Tema East with a call on the party faithful to propagate the achievements of the President, and Member of Parliament for the area.
The conference brought togeth…
Mr Prince Appiah Debrah, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Korley Klottey Constituency has admonished his constituents to vote for change in continuity, "change the Member of Parliament and retain President Nana Add…
Mr Fredy Blay, National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has stressed the need for party members to continue to work hard to retain the party in power.
He said the party needed to hold on to power for many years to help transf…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) must strive to bring all stakeholders on board in the party's quest to retain power in the December General Election, Mr. Freddie Blay, the National Chairman, has advised.
"The onus lies on us, especially t…
GE and Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Successfully Restore up to 360MW in Nigeria Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
With compressive safety measures due to COVID-19 in place, GE and NDPHC quickly ensured both employee safety and on-ti…
Since the launch of the reform and opening up in the late 1970s, China has seen a sharp decline in the population living in poverty alongside impressive economic growth. According to the World Bank’s poverty standard of US$1 per day, more …
Cases continue to rise throughout Europe as infections return after authorities across the continent eased restrictions over the summer.
Spain is struggling with a fresh outbreak, and has more than 700,000 infections.
But the worst a…
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£587) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr T…
Its that time of the country’s political life cycle, when the various political parties, especially the opposition NDC and the governing NPP are out and about, criss-crossing the country seeking to sell their manifestos to the electorate i…
Mali's transitional President Bah Ndaw has named a new civilian prime minister, the state television announced on Sunday.
Mr Ndaw appointed former diplomat Moctar Ouane to the position.
Mr Ouane served as Mali's foreign minister betw…
Police in South Africa have arrested a 28-year-old man for impersonating a local mayor.
He had attempted to extort a woman with a promise to give her a tender.
The man was taken to the Durban central police station for processing and…
A team of 10 Chinese doctors have arrived in Zimbabwe to join the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
They will be stationed at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals for the next 12 months, the state-owned Herald newspaper repor…
The Okaikoi South branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has organised a free health screening for over 1000 residents in Kaneshie and its environs.
Medical conditions checked during the exercise included diabetes, …
Mr Peter Asamoah, Running Mate for the National Democratic Party says the leader of the party has deep sense of empathy towards the plight of others.
“…One that is a rare in modern leadership. She is unlike most of our leaders today who…
Mr Mustapha Ussif, the Executive Director of the National Service Scheme has called on residents of the six constituencies in the North East Region to all show gratitude by voting for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He said the Mamprugu …
A girl who was orphaned at the age of two during the 1994 Rwandan genocide has recently found some of her relatives thanks to the "miracle" of social media.
Grace Umutoni, who did not know her birth name, put up several photos of hersel…
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died a week ago, has become the first woman in US history to lie in state at the US Capitol in Washington DC.
The liberal icon died from pancreatic cancer after 27 years on the nation's top court.
Tho…
Israel tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures on Friday and critics accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to curb protests against his handling of the health and economic crises.
Netanyahu’s government decided on Thursday to…
As COVID-19 patients flooded Rio de Janeiro’s public health system from early April to late May, Dr. Pedro Archer found himself making gut-wrenching decisions.
People struggling to breathe needed ventilators, he said, but there weren’t …
Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson, Electoral Commission, says the Commission’s priority is to ensure peace in the conduct of the 2020 General Election.
“We recognise that this year is a crucial year as we go to the polls on December 7. What w…
President Vladimir Putin called on Friday for an agreement between Russia and the United States to guarantee not to engage in cyber-meddling in each other’s elections.
In a statement ahead of the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3, Pu…
The president says monuments that glorify racism have no place in democratic South AfricaImage caption: The president says monuments that glorify racism have no place in democratic South Africa
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has…
"Vast areas of [South Sudan] along the River Nile are now under water" according to the UN's humanitarian coordinator for the country Alain Noudéhou.
The UN estimates that 600,000 people in the country have been forced to leave their ho…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kumbungu Constituency campaign team has been advised to work in unity to retain the party in power in the December general elections.
They should reach out to the electorates in the constituency of the good…
The West African Network for Peace Building (WANEP), says the fiercely competitive nature of party politics has been a factor threatening stability in West Africa.
This, he said was because there was a widespread perception of elections…
The West African Network for Peace Building (WANEP) and the National Peace Council (NPC), have launched the National Election Response Group (NERG) ahead of the 2020 General Elections.
NERG comprises of representatives from various inst…
Mali's new president has been sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
Former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw, 70, was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional government unti…
France opened an anti-terror investigation after two journalists were stabbed in Paris on Friday near the former offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine that was attacked by Islamist militants in 2015.
Prime Minister Jean Caste…
At a court hearing in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, Paul Rusesabagina, the man portrayed as a hero in Hollywood movie Hotel Rwanda about the genocide, said that though he was part of a group that formed the National Liberation Front (FLN) r…
Chief Superintendent of Police, Ebenezer Ewudzi Sackey, Chairman of the Security Election Committee for Agona West, Agona East, and Gomoa Central Constituencies, has admonished political party supporters to desist from damaging opponents'…
Mrs Cynthia Morrison, the Minister of Gender and Social Protection, has inspected on-going Swedru township roads and Astroturf projects under construction in the Agona West Constituency of the Central Region.
The road projects include P…
Amnesty International Kenya, International Justice Mission Kenya, Haki Africa and the Kituo cha Sheria have filed a petition asking for monetary compensation for five victims of brutality as police enforced a Covid-19 curfew.
They have …
Three Egyptian rape suspects have been handed over to the Egyptian authorities by interpol.
Ahmed Helmy Toulan, 32, Amr Hussein Mahmoud Ismail, 30, and his brother Khaled Hussein Mahmoud Ismail, 33, were arrested in Lebanon.
Egypt re…
High-ranking Vatican official Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has unexpectedly resigned, the Holy See has announced.
He previously worked as the second-most senior official in the Vatican's Secretariat of State.
Cardinal Becciu becam…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it will re-open the Voters Registration Exercise for one day.
A statement issued by the EC today said the scheduled exercise is to give opportunity to those who have attained the age of 18 and Citi…
Mali's new president will be sworn into office on Friday, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
Bah Ndaw, a former defence minister, was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional governm…
There has been a second explosion in Nigeria in two days - this time involving a fuel lorry in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos on Thursday evening.
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency says at least 16 people are seriously injured aft…