Enoch Teye-Mensah, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, has revealed that, among the persons who informed his decision to withdraw from the Council of State election yesterday was his grandchildren.
According to the fo…
The Ejisu Juaben Municipality branch of the Ghana Federation of the Physically Disabled (GFPD) have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to appoint one of its members, Mr Kwaku Ntim Twumasi, as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE…
The Tumu-Kuoro Richard Babini Kanton has been elected as the Upper West Regional Representative of the Council of State. The 59- year – old Kuoro Kanton who is also the Paramount Chief of the Tumu Traditional Council is the current Preside…
The Moroccan Monarch, King Mohammed VI arrived in Ghana on Thursday for a three-day official visit aimed at deepening relations between Ghana and the Kingdom of Morocco.
His visit is expected to present Ghana and Morocco with opportuni…
A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 72 people, police say.
The bomber blew himself up among devotees in the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the town of Sehwan in Sindh province, pol…
There should be a review of the formula for common fund allocations to Members of Parliament (MPs) and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Keta Constituency, Mr Richard Quas…
Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampam in the Greater Accra Region, Mr Enoch Teye Mensah has explained that he withdrew from the Council of State race because of concerns raised by his grandchildren in relation to negative rea…
Relations between Ghana and the United Kingdom received a boost on Wednesday, as both countries have pledged to increase cooperation in the areas of trade, investment and security for the mutual benefit of its people.
This was the outc…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ideal Financial Holdings, Dr Nii Kotei Dzani has been elected as the representative of the Greater Accra region on the Council of State.
He polled 20 votes at Thursday's elections which was organ…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has indicated that it is time for the Electoral Commission (EC) to take urgent steps to allow Ghanaians in the diaspora to vote in the next presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for the yea…
The Members of the ad-hoc Parliamentary Committee appointed to investigate the recent bribery allegation levelled against some Members of the Appointments Committee have justified their jurisdiction.
Following the formation of a Pa…
Bilateral relations between Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) received a major boost yesterday following an assurance by the UK to encourage more companies from that country to invest in Ghana.
At a press briefing jointly addressed by P…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Tongu constituency in the Volta region, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is said to have explained that the bribery allegation against the Appointments Committee of Parliament was in retaliation for co…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday appointed 11 persons to the Council of State. A statement issued in Accra by the Office of the President named the 11 as Nana Otuo Siriboe II, Juabenhene, Mr Sam Okudzeto, Nana Kofi Obiri Eg…
The President of the National House of Chiefs of Togo and Paramount Chief of Notsie, Togbe Agorkoli IV, on Tuesday paid a historic first time visit of a Togolese Chief on the President of Ghana.
Togbe Agorkoli IV, accompanied by the Pre…
The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) , has observed that Ghana’s democratic credentials would be eroded if some people engaged in seizing offices of state institutions are not cautioned to stop.
Mr Daniel Akanyani Abambilla, t…
The Constituency Executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the entire people of the Nadowli/Kaleo District have congratulated Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, on his appointment as the second Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
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George Oppong Weah, Senator of the Montserrado County of Liberia, on Tuesday called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to congratulate him on his election as President of Ghana. Mr Weah also discussed issues of mutual concern and be…
The people of Okere have congratulated the Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Dan Kwaku Botwe, on his new appointment as the Minister for Regional Re-organisation and Developments.They were optimistic that his human nature and in-depth knowledg…
Nigeria declared an air pollution emergency in a major southern city on Tuesday and closed an asphalt plant there after residents complained about the fumes from its furnaces, in a country plagued by corruption and poor governance.
Resi…
Fifteen new government appointees have been sworn into office for the Jomoro District Assembly (JDA) in Western Region. They are Mr Joseph Arizi, Mr Joseph Whajah, Mr Benjamin Govinah, Mr James Forbah Bogolo and Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Sampson.…
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken power with ambitious plans to revive once spectacular economic growth, only to discover a $1.6 billion hole in the budget and a deficit twice as high as expected. He may have a strong sense of de…
Leading members of the US Republican Party have joined calls for a wide investigation into the former national security adviser's links with Russia.
Michael Flynn quit on Monday over claims he discussed US sanctions with Russia before D…
The newly elected Presiding Member (PM) to the Tarkwa Nsueam Assembly, Mr. Benjamin Kesse has been sworn into office. The 42 year-old administrator and the current constituency General Secretary for the ruling New Patriotic Party governmen…
The Executive Secretary of the Brong Ahafo Regional Peace Council, Alhaji Suallah Abdullah Quandah, has hinted that the council has amicably settled the impasse between the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister designate, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated Germany's former Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on his election as the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
A congratulatory message issued and signed by Presi…
The Assembly Member for the Ridge Nhyiaeso Electoral Area, Mr Abraham Boadi a.k.a. Opooman has been elected as the new Presiding Member of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) following the removal of the Amakomhene, Nana Adu Mensah Asa…
Mr Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary is expected to meet with President Akufo-Addo today after a stop-over in the Gambia yesterday.
The controversial Foreign Secretary is on a tour of two Commonwealth nations (Gambia…
US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has resigned over allegations he discussed US sanctions with Russia before Donald Trump took office.
Mr Flynn is said to have misled officials about his call with Russia's ambassador before his…
Former President John Mahama has urged African countries to build democracies that are shaped by the will of the people and best address the needs of its citizenry.
According to the former President, there was no shortcut to achieving a…
An activist of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region, Mr Vincent Hodoli, aka Torgodomakpa (Agbonugla), has blamed the poor performance of the party in the last election on the greed among party executives in the region…
Eighteen (18) government appointees of the Birim Central Municipal Assembly have been sworn in. This was at an emergency meeting of the assembly and on hand to perform the ceremony was the Akim-Oda Magistrate, Mr. Kwesi Appiatse Abaidoo.
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Eleven (11) people have joined the race for Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Chief Executive (MCE). They include a physically challenged, who has been running his own successful business, the presiding member of the assembly and constituency officia…
Tension is brewing among the executives of the Tema East Branch of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP) over the choice of a candidate to occupy the vacant Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive position.
A section of the executives led by th…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has issued a stern warning to its supporters that the party would not be blackmailed over the appointment of the various metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) across the country.
Ac…
Pressure group OccupyGhana has said at least Gh¢7.5 billion of the taxpayers’ money was lost through public sector corruption between 2003 and 2014.
“In our conservative estimates based on the Auditor-General’s own reports to Parlia…
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister-Designate has pledged to work with Togbe Afede XIV, Paramount Chief of Asogli and other traditional rulers in the Region. He described chiefs as major stakeholders in development and promised…
Thirteen disqualified applicants vying for the position of the District Chief Executive (DCE) in the Chiana-Paga District have petitioned the national executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to cancel the criteria used by the constituen…
Hundreds of supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday gathered at the national headquarters of the party to protest against the vetting process of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs).
The supp…
Ghanaians have been asked to demand from the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) more transparency and accountability in their revenue management.
They need to be actively engaged to promote efficient utilization of …
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president.
Mr. Trump assured Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that “America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 per cent”.
Th…
Calm is reported to have returned to Bimbilla, in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region, following the deployment of a 170-member team of military and police personnel to maintain security in the area.
The heavy presence of …
Mr Kofi Boateng-Acheampong, the District Co-ordinating Director of the Shai-Osudoku District Assembly, Dodowa, has expressed worry at the lack of fund of the assembly.
He said since the last quarter of last year, the District Assembly C…
The hierarchy of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sanctioned the mass walk to be embarked on by its youth wing to the Flagstaff House to protest against the alleged harassment of its members.
However, they have warned that the…
Nana Kobina Nketsia V, The Paramount Chief of the Essikado Traditional Area, has called on the leadership of the country to emulate the selflessness of the founding fathers in serving mother Ghana.
He added that putting Ghana first on t…
An epoch public hearing of bribery allegations involving some members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) and a minister of state is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
A five-member ad hoc committee h…
Members of Parliament (MPs) must build reliable data of the poor and marginalised groups in their constituencies, to strengthen Ghana’s efforts in leaving no one behind in the eradication of poverty.
Mrs Gifty Twumasi-Ampofo, the Me…
A South Sudanese general has resigned, citing abuses by the security forces against civilians and what he called increasing ethnic favoritism in the military, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Saturday.
Lieutenant General Thomas …
The Afadzato South New Patriotic Party (NPP) polling station executives in the Afadzato South Constituency have petitioned the coordinating director of the Afadzato South District Assembly against swearing in two government appointees who …
A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana Faculty of Law, Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, has called on Ghanaians to guard jealously the peace the country is enjoying.
She said peace was a priceless and fragile commodity which must keen…
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