The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service in the Central Region last year, recorded 273 defilement cases as against 191 in 2015.
The figure represented an increase of 42.9 per cent while rape ca…
The members of the Bawku West District Assembly has failed to elect a Presiding Member as none of the contestants could get the two-thirds votes required for the position.
At the first round of voting, Mr Moses Appiah Agana of the Bina…
US President Donald Trump has said the United States will "solve" the nuclear threat from North Korea, with or without China's help.
"If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you," he said in an inte…
Nigeria does not have enough vaccine doses to deal with a deadly meningitis outbreak because they are too expensive, a senior official has said.
Each vaccine dose costs $50, and only 500,000 doses are currently available, Dr Chikuwe Ihe…
At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion between two underground stations in St Petersburg.
The head of Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee said the blast hit the train between Sennaya Ploschad and Tekhnologichesky Ins…
The Member of Parliament for Lawra Constituency in the Upper West Region and Deputy Minister designate for Roads and Highways, Mr Anthony Abayefa Karbo, has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) that the violent nature tag ha…
Parliament last Friday approved the nomination of four ministers of state and seven deputy ministers of state designate by consensus. The Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides shared the view that the nominees were generally knowledg…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu ll, has advised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to be vigilant and stay focused by not listening to deceit and lies from close members in his government.
According to the Asantehene, it would be p…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that his government is on course to fulfilling the election campaign promises made to Ghanaians.
“We were voted in by the people to solve their problems and that is what we have begun …
France's conservative presidential candidate on Friday dismissed as "fantasy" concerns that Russia could be interfering in the election and said he would seek a better balance in relations with a country that was nevertheless "dangerous".
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Mr Irbard Ibrahim, Executive Director of IRBARD Consult, has expressed concern about creeping influence of partisan politics into appointments of security heads and called for elimination of such stands in security matters.
Reports …
Chiefs from the Abudu Royal Gate in the Northern Region have pledged to offer support to the Northern Regional Minister, Mr Salifu Saeed to execute the development agenda of the region.
They said development of the region was in the in…
South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the sacking of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as "totally unacceptable".
His late night dismissal on Thursday led to a 5% plunge in the value of the currency, the rand.
M…
The clergy have been advised not to shower praises on governments but be bold to criticise bad policies and offer constructive advice. A Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba, Dr Stephen Baffour Adjei, said this when he addresse…
The Member of Parliament for the Keta Constituency, Mr Richard Quashigah, has kicked against the establishment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor proposed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.
He told the Daily Graphic yeste…
A founder Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr George Ayisi-Boateng, has asked leading members of the party not to interfere with the work of the police in dealing with members of the Delta Force who brutally attacked and removed …
The European Union is wary of Prime Minister Theresa May's call for swift negotiations on a post-Brexit free trade deal while Britain is still settling its withdrawal terms, but the bloc is not ruling out early talks.
Responding to May'…
There was "no such thing" as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday, and reiterated that any building work was mainly for civilian purposes.
China, which claims most of the resource-r…
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Roland Affail Monney, has appealed to journalists to exercise good judgement in choosing between “competence and pretence” as they go to the polls to elect officers to steer the aff…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed alarm at the increased rate of illegal felling of rosewood, an endangered tropical hardwood species, in the Builsa South District and surrounding areas.
He …
The Youth Wing and Polling Station Executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Gomoa West have made an appeal to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to appoint a competent and honest District Chief Executive (DCE) to ensure develop…
The Regent of Dagbon, Kampakuya Na, Yakubu Abdulai Andani II, has appealed to politicians not to meddle in chieftaincy issues, since such interferences could throw the sacred institution into a state of confusion and conflict.
He said t…
The adhoc committee set up by the Speaker of Parliament and chaired by Mr Joe Ghartey, to investigate the recent bribery allegations in Parliament on Thursday made known its findings and recommendations.
In a 50-page document, the commi…
American pop singer Katy Perry will join the likes of Ed Sheeran, Radiohead and the Foo Fighters to perform at this year's Glastonbury festival, a huge green-field music event held in the countryside in southwest England.
Organizers unv…
A luxury safari lodge in Kenya owned by Italian-born conservationist and author Kuki Gallmann has been burned down by suspected cattle herders.
It is the latest attack in the drought-stricken Laikipia region by suspected herders, who ha…
The two Deputy Ministers-designate for Justice and Attorney General, have backed the President’s decision to appoint a special prosecutor to strictly prosecute cases of corruption in public office to free the Attorney General the burden of…
A deputy minister designate for Energy, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has asked politicians to desist from playing politics with the energy sector, saying what politicians should rather be concerned about is how to meet demand.
He said the arg…
Malaysia has released the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea's leader following negotiations with Pyongyang.
Prime Minister Najib Razak said a coroner had approved the release of Kim Jong-nam's body.
Mr Kim was murd…
The Deputy Minister-designate for Energy, Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Wednesday and pledged to support the substantive minister to deliver on the government’s manifesto.
He was a…
Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, the Deputy Minister-Designate of Justice and Attorney-General, has stressed the need to increase access to legal training in the country.He said admission to the Ghana School of Law for LLB holders to pursue the pro…
The two Deputy Ministers-designate for Justice and Attorney General, have backed the President’s decision to appoint a special prosecutor to strictly prosecute cases of corruption in public office to free the Attorney General the burden of…
The National Youth League of the Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) on Wednesday affirmed support for the National Executive Committee of the party’s quest to revamp it as a vibrant political entity in the country.
The CPP National Youth…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North, Mr Collins Owusu Amankwah has advised government to tread cautiously with its quest to stop illegal mining in the country.
He explained that if care was not taken, such outright ban would…
The General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Atik Mohammed, has re-echoed the need for political parties in the country to disband all political vigilante groups to sustain Ghana’s democracy.
He noted that the con…
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has re-echoed the many challenges facing Ghana’s development drive but said the people must have confidence as the country commands enormous goodwill to develop its huge potential.
He said what …
The Electoral Commission’s (EC) public relations machinery broke down during the election period and when it even functioned, it was weak and wobbly, Mr Richard Adongo, a Convention People’s Party’s (CPP) stalwart, has said.
Mr Adongo,…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cautioned deputy regional ministers against acts of disloyalty and urged them to team up with their superiors to advance the interest of the government.
He warned that “subversion won’t be count…
Mr Peter McManu, Campaign Manager of Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2016 Presidential Elections, says all constituencies must have the same population size to give true meaning to fairness and the equal representation of the people.
Making his…
The British government said on Tuesday it would not be entering into negotiations on the Scottish government's proposal to hold a new independence referendum in late 2018 or early 2019.
It was reacting to a vote in the Scottish parliame…
A spirited Hillary Clinton took on the Trump administration Tuesday in one of her first public speeches since she lost the presidential election, criticizing the country's Republican leaders on everything from health care to the shortage o…
Hundreds of supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality have staged a street protest as tension over the appointment of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) escalates.The placard-carrying party members said …
The Brong-Ahafo Regional branch of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) has elected Mr Ferdinand Anane Frimpong as its president for the 2016/2017 service period.
Mr Frimpong who is rendering his national service at the R…
Sarah Adwoa Safo, President’s nominee for Minister of State in-charge of Public Procurement has defended the decision of President Akufo-Addo’s government to create the new position.
She said that her responsibility was to advise gover…
President Donald Trump's elder daughter, Ivanka Trump, announced today that she will take an official position in his administration, according to a statement.
Her unofficial role has grown in recent weeks, and she was granted security …
Congolese police fired shots and tear gas on Tuesday to ward off protesters after Catholic bishops pulled out of their mediation role in talks meant to pave the way for President Joseph Kabila to step down after an election.
Sporadic un…
Violence in Paris over the police killing of a Chinese man has left three police officers injured with at least 35 people detained.
Demonstrators had gathered outside a police station on Monday to pay homage to the dead man.
His fami…
A powerful cyclone has pummelled the north-east Australian coast, causing major damage, torrential rain and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes.
Cyclone Debbie made landfall between Bowen and Airlie Beach in Queensland as a categor…
Six people were killed when a small plane crashed in eastern Zimbabwe near the border with Mozambique, a state-owned newspaper said on Tuesday.
The Mozambican-registered eight-seater plane crashed into the Vumba mountains near the Mozam…
The Council of State will focus its activities on issues that will have a long-term effect on national development, instead of the outcomes of general elections.
Accordingly, the council will help create awareness of factors which posit…
The Minority in Parliament yesterday criticised the government for allocating GH¢132 million to the Office of the Chief of Staff for goods and services for the 2017 financial year when less than GH¢5 million was earmarked for some ministri…
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