Suspected minors with voter identity cards who go to the polling stations to cast their votes could not be prevented from voting but party agents could report them to the police for their immediate arrest.
Mr David Adeenze Kanga, D…
Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, the presidential candidate of the Convention People' Party (CPP), has reaffirmed that the party had no intention to enter into any form of alliance with any political party in the upcoming election.
He said previous …
Hungary will fully support the Czech Republic in the first half of next year when it will hold EU presidency as the first member of the Visegrad Four (V4), Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said on Thursday.
Gyurcsany pointe…
Superintendent Solomon K. Ntim, Techiman Municipal Police Commander, has asked political party leaders to educate their supporters to desist from defacing posters of their opponents.
He stressed that an orderly and peaceful atmospher…
California's Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday that he is willing to work for Barack Obama's incoming administration once his term expires, if asked.
"I will help in every possible way the administration to be s…
Swedish parliament approved the European Union's Lisbon Treaty after a long-time debate Thursday night.
The Swedish 349-seat parliament approved the treaty by a vote of 243 to 39, while 13 unpolled and 54 members were absent. So far,…
The European Parliament on Thursday asked the UN Security Council to take urgent action to address the deteriorating situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The European Parliament in a resolution asked for m…
The Kenyan government has urged Africans to defined their destiny and steer their homegrown development agenda by using local resources rather than relying on funding from foreign countries.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said t…
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's White House chief of staff pick met with Republican lawmakers on Thursday in an attempt of bipartisan cooperation.
Rahm Emanuel, an Illinois congressman who has been named the top White House offic…
Supporters and activists of three political parties, on Tuesday went into frenzy of excitement as their parliamentary candidates debated to enlighten electorates on their visions and plans if given the nod to serve in parliament.
…
Voters in the Volta Region have been urged to resist being belittled by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) whose style of campaigning in the region tended to play on their intelligence.
"They believe that whatever they say and do th…
The aftermath of the December 7 elections in Ghana would be determined by the conduct of the Electoral Commission (EC).
Togbega Gabusu VI, Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area said this at an "Election 2008 Issues Platform," organized…
Reverend Monsignor Anthony Kornu, a member of the Volta Regional Peace Promotion Council on Wednesday advised politicians not to capitalize on the poverty and ignorance levels of their supporters to incite them into violence.
He gave…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged Ghanaians to prove to the world that they are capable of changing governments through peaceful polls.
"The repetition of what you did in 2000 will prove to the world that our nation is re…
About five hundred residents of the Ashaiman constituency on Wednesday embarked on a two-hour peace walk, with a call on followers of the eight political parties contesting the December 2008 elections, to observe peace, before, during and …
Civil society organisations in the Effutu Municipality, in collaboration with the Winneba branch of the Federation of Youth Associations in Ghana, on Tuesday organised a peace walk in Winneba to sensitize the people on the need to have a p…
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address election rallies here next week to seek votes for their party candidates for the November 29 assembly polls in Delhi.
According to Delhi Pradesh Congress …
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, told the people of Upper West, Upper East and Northern Regions, not to take serious, the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) pledge of establi…
The Zimbabwean government has advised former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and rights activist Graca Machel to postpone their intended visit to Zimbabwe, The Chronicle reported on Thursday.
The…
The Concerned Youth of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Oforikrom Constituency have appealed to the electorate to vote the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) out of power, saying the country has experienced "Eight years of polit…
Parliamentary candidates in the Upper West Region has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to accept ballot papers that are not validated as genuine ones.
They contended that there was no justification for a ballot paper to be rej…
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has said that Paris is keeping "a close watch" on the resumption of normal ties between Beirut and Damascus, Lebanon's An-Nahar daily reported Thursday.
The French prime minister made the remarks…
President-elect Barack Obama's Transition Team have announced leaders for a series of Policy
Working Groups for the Presidential Transition that includes Indian-American Sonal Shah of Google to craft the incoming administration's high tec…
Mr Osei Sekyere Bota, Tano South District Chief Executive, has called on women to actively participate in the democratic governance of the country by voting massively in the December polls.
He said since women constituted the majorit…
An Assembly member in Winneba is helping the Winneba Police in their investigation into an alleged use of threaten statements made on an FM station in the town.
The name of the Assemblyman is being withheld for security reasons.
…
Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Asawasi, has challenged supporters of the Party in the constituency to be vigilant during the December elections.
This, he said, was cruc…
Dr Matthew Poku Prempeh, New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Manhyia in Kumasi, has intensified his campaign towards his bid for the seat in the December elections.
His campaign trips had taken him to Moshie-Zongo, …
Dr. Kweku Osafo, Chairman of the Political Committee of the Convention People's Party (CPP), on Thursday said the best way to deal with corruption was for the elite in society to admit that they were the most corrupt and to clean and purge…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday counselled the nation not to rush into the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCs).
He said given the current level of the country's development, when nati…
Visiting NATO secretary-general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, on Thursday said the military alliance could play an important role in training African soldiers.
This, he said, would ensure that Africa provided solutions to the conflicts on …
The United States imposed on Thursday financial sanctions against three alleged leaders of an extremist Islamic militia in Somalia.
The three targeted by the US Treasury Department are Mukhtar Robow, Spokesman for al-Shabaab and a mi…
Infrastructure development over the past seven years in the Volta Region is proof of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) commitment to the development of the region, Mr Raymond Okudzeto, a leading Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said …
Mr Mathias Puozaa, Member of Parliament for Nadowli East Constituency in the Upper West Region has urged the people of Tabiasi to consider the numerous projects that the NDC brought to the area when it was in power and vote for it in the D…
The Apostolic Church, Ghana, will hold not
hold church services on December 7, the general election day.
According to Pastor John K. Effah, who is in-charge of the Kasoa East District branch of the Church said, as a result, the Lord…
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama and his former Republican presidential rival, John McCain, vowed on Monday to "launch a new era of reform" and work together on "critical challenges."
"We had a productive conversation today about th…
Mr Emmanuel Kofi Antwi, Obuasi Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), said it was the collective responsibility of all Ghanaians to ensure that the seed of democracy that had been sown germinated and grew…
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Kwaku Ayesu Opare-Addo, the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, has warned that any act of lawlessness in the electioneering period would not be entertained in the region.
He said the security…
Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), on Tuesday said though the Commission was faced with some challenges, it was prepared to handle Election 2008 successfully.
He said like any other human institution, t…
The Upper East Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr. Mohammed Nurudeen Issahaq, has added his voice to the call on political parties to go about their campaigns with decorum to ensure peaceful electioneering pro…
Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in Damascus on Tuesday that the next year of 2009 would be a chance to achieve comprehensive peace and stability in the Middle East.
Miliband made the remarks at a joint press co…
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders continued on Monday afternoon the reunification talks in "a very positive atmosphere," said top UN envoy Alexander Downer.
Downer, the special adviser of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus issue, tol…
The United States said on Tuesday that it's relations with former rival Libya has a long way to go although the Libyan Government has made a 1.5-billion-dollar payment to compensate victims of terrorism.
"The relationship with Libya'…
An Israeli lawmaker on Tuesday joined some rebellious Jewish settlers in a protest against a Supreme Court order to evacuate a disputed house near the West Bank city of Hebron.
Rabbi Nissim Zeev, from the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, m…
Activists of the National Reform Party (NRP) in
50 constituencies have endorsed the candidature of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, for the
2008 elections.
In a statement …
Four political parties, and the Electoral Commission (EC), security agencies and other stakeholders on Tuesday signed a declaration in Accra to ensure peace in the December 7, polls.
Mr Peter Mac-Manu, Chairman of the New Patriotic Pa…
Mr Adam Alhassan, Deputy Regional Director of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) has urged politicians to help to promote peace to safeguard the country's security and stability.
"This would be achieved when they uphold th…
Two parliamentary candidates contesting the Tema West constituency seat have promised to address pertinent issues facing people with disability in the constituency when voted to parliament on December 07.
Mr George Medie and Mr Isaac…
Cote d'Ivoire's former rebels have officially unfolded electoral census in Bouake, the stronghold of the New Forces (FN) which controls the northern part of the country.
"This day marks a major action in the process out of crisis," …
Nii Adjei Tawiah, contesting the Korley Klottey parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Election 2008, has assured Ghanaians that the Party would play by the rules in the elections.
He urged Ghanaians to …
Representatives of four political parties on Tuesday outlined at a forum the roles their parties would play in ensuring peace before, during and after the election.
The parties were New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peoples National Conven…
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