Mr Salifu Saeed, Northern Regional Minister, has expressed dissatisfaction at the rate of unlawful trade in firearms and ammunitions to groups and individuals making it difficult to solve conflicts in the Region.
He said unlawful tradin…
Six carol singers have been arrested in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh after a man accused them of trying to convert him to Christianity.
The state has some of the strictest anti-conversion laws in India.
One of those arr…
Mrs Justice Sophia Adinyira, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, has said the successful implementation of the Anti-Corruption Action Plan would go to enhance accountability, transparency and good governance across the country.
The…
Below is a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service explaining why they picked up the national chairman of the People's National Contention (PNC) on Saturday over a planned rally in support of calls for political and electoral reforms …
Four intact child burials made more than 3,000 years ago are among a series of recent discoveries near the Egyptian city of Aswan, officials say.
One of the burials found by a Swedish-Egyptian team still had the linen used to mummify it…
Mr Benito Owusu Bio, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has called on stakeholders in natural resource governance to ensure greater law enforcement and compliance with regulations.
He said this would lead to the reducti…
The Chief Justice Her Ladyship Justice Sophia Akuffo, Thursday, launched the Anti-Corruption Action Plan for the Judiciary and Judicial Service to enhance integrity among judges and staff in the quest to stem corruption in the justice deli…
A Nigerian lawyer has been denied the call to the bar for wearing a hijab which was deemed as going against the dress code set by the Nigerian law school.
Amasa Firdaus was refused entry into the hall where the ceremony took place, the …
A Moscow court has sentenced Russia's former Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev to eight years in a harsh-regime prison for bribery.
He was also fined 130m roubles ($2.2m; £1.6m). He is the first minister to stand trial in Russia's recen…
Zimbabwe's new President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has said that, under his leadership, the governing Zanu-PF party will respect the democratic process.
Addressing the party's annual conference, Mr Mnangagwa said Zanu-PF should always compet…
Mr Abraham Ossei Aidooh, Former Majority leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, has stated that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has become the new voice of African People.
He therefore disagreed with the school of thought…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has responded to criticisms by former President Rawlings that he demeaned Dr Kwame Nkrumah's legacy in his time as president.
In a very harsh tone, Mr Kufuor's spokesperson, Frank Agyekum, described …
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, has called on the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) to review its objectives and re-position itself to serve the needs of the people.
She said the in…
Zimbabwe's government has ordered that civil servants be paid their salaries before Christmas, breaking from the policy of the former regime of Robert Mugabe which delayed payments because of a severe cash crisis, the state-run Herald news…
The office of former President Jerry Rawlings has denied media reports that certain personalities including ex-President John Mahama are banned from participating in events marking the 36th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution.
A…
Residents of Akyem Tafo in the Eastern Region yesterday embarked on a demonstration over an alleged attempt to make Kukurantumi the municipal capital for the yet to be created Abuakwa North Municipal.
The demonstrators, numbering more t…
The leaders of 57 Muslim nations have called on the world to recognise "the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital".
An Organisation of Islamic Co-operation communique declares US President Donald Trump's decision…
Parliament on Monday approved the 2016 annual report of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) on the Management of Petroleum Revenues, with a call on the Volta River Authority (VRA) to settle its debt for gas supplied to …
The President Elect is officially sworn in as the Fifth democratically elected President of #Somaliland#Democracy #Africa Muse Bihi Abdi
The self-declared republic of Somaliland has sworn in its fifth president, Muse Bihi Abdi.
Mr Bi…
It is hoped the card will help protect internally displaced people in Nigeria
The UN refugee agency UNHCR will today start issuing electronic identity cards to people displaced by violence perpetrated by Islamic militants Boko Haram in …
Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, Agona West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has appealed to the public to foster unity and peace for the advancement of the Municipality.
She said without unity and peace, it would be extremely difficult for …
Parliament has eulogised the Late Professor Kofi Ampenyin Allotey for his invaluable contribution to academia in Ghana, Africa and beyond, which is outstanding and virtually unparalleled.
The Legislature said the renowned Ghanaian Mathe…
European governments are knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya, Amnesty International has alleged.
In an effort to stem migration, the EU is actively supporting a "system of abuse and exploitatio…
The suspect being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City's main bus terminal has said it was in retaliation for US attacks on so-called Islamic State, US media say.
Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant, was …
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he believes President Donald Trump will bring the US back into the Paris deal on combating climate change.
But Mr Macron says he will not agree to the president's demand that America's terms sho…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday underscored the need for African leaders to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) to transform the fortunes of the Continent.
He said it was imperative that the Continent's l…
Parliament has proposed new amendments to the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) to enable government focus on four priority areas instead of placing oil revenue into the Annual Budget Funding Amount.
According to them, the current…
The Ledzorkuku Krowor Municipal Director, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr. Nicholas Tetteh Atiogbe, says Ghana could call herself truly independent when she stops depending on foreign aid.
“As we are saying we are ind…
The head of the UN food agency has appealed for aid to avert a humanitarian crisis in the conflict-wracked DR Congo province of Kasai.
David Beasley told the BBC that more than three million people were now at risk of starvation.
He …
The Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo on Tuesday schooled a Member of Parliament over the use of titles such as “Honourable” on writs.
According to the Chief Justice, names were to appear first before any designation. “If we want to learn fr…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Party has expressed optimism of recapturing power in the 2020 general election.
The Party’s Members of Parliament (MPs) drawn from the constituencies in the Northern and the Upper East Regions exp…
The Gambia has become the latest country to deny that it is selling a Siberian businessman land for his plan to revive the Russian monarchy.
The Gambia "has not signed any memorandum of understanding with the Romanov Empire represented …
An agreement to move on to the next phase of Brexit talks is "good news" for both Leave and Remain voters, Theresa May has told MPs.
She told Parliament it should reassure those who feared the UK would get "bogged down" in endless negot…
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has charged government to seize the current pro-anticorruption political moment to take decisive and concrete action on the growing list corruption cases in the country.
“The…
A 2016 presidential aspirant of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Joseph Agyapong has observed that Ghanaians are waiting for a CPP government again for the resurrection of the nation’s development.
He said “Ghanaians want to see a CP…
A US man held for drug possession has escaped from Bali's most notorious prison and is on the run on the Indonesian resort island.
Local media named the fugitive as Chrishan Beasley, arrested in August for carrying 5g (0.18oz) of hashis…
The Wa Central Member of Parliament (MP), Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo has observed that the mantle of governance has blinded the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government and its leader to acts of corruption.
He indicated that to h…
Heavy snow blanketing northern Europe has caused many flight cancellations and delays at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands and Brussels airport.
About 400 flights were cancelled at Schiphol - one of Europe's biggest airports - and abo…
China has given Mozambique a $60m (£45m) grant to build an airport in the southern port city of Xai Xai.
The airport would improve the mobility of people and goods, and make it easier to respond to natural catastrophes in the remote Gaz…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is embarking on its reorganisation and re-registration of members at the branch level with caution.
In line with this, the party has debunked rumours making the rounds that the implementation of th…
The Presiding Member (PM) elect of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), Mr. Patrick Osah Nyumor Atitiati Laweh says he will make TMA a paperless Assembly in order to make their work more efficient.
"There are too many papers; I will…
The Yendi Municipal Assembly has put good sanitary practices high on its development agenda to ensure clean and healthy environment for its people to live healthier lives.
It has therefore used a chunk of its internally generated funds…
Mr. Patrick Osah Nyumor Atitiati Laweh has been elected as the Presiding Member (PM) of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) Out of 48 votes cast, he polled 33 while his contender, Mr Joseph Koto, had 13 votes.
Ha…
Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance has said that Ghana is blessed with abundant natural resources and that there was the need to utilize it for the comfort of the people through its right usage.
“If we put the national interest bef…
Mr Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul, the Minister of Defence, has lashed out at the previous government for the wanton sale of military lands that has deprived the military space to develop physical infrastructure.
He said in the last two y…
The Binduri District, on Wednesday held a day’s Town Hall Meeting on government policies and programmes to help in the development and promotion of quality livelihoods for the people.
The participants were schooled on the operations of …
Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Ghanaians to continue to support President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government to successfully deliver on the promises they made to Ghanaians.
He said while it was through the prayers…
Scores of sympathisers of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), who are traders, embarked on a demonstration against the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the New Juaben Municipal Assembly, Madam Comfort Asante, following a decongestion exercise …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Thursday, asked for God’s wisdom, the right spirit and strength to enable him to lead Ghana into development, prosperity and peace for the enjoyment of every citizen.
The people in his government, …
Nigeria's military has sacked the commander leading the fight against militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
His redeployment to an unspecified post follows a string of attacks by the insurgents, including the killing of at least 50 people…