At least 25 people were killed and 77 injured in three bomb attacks targeting the Shiite minority in Pakistan, police and rescue officials said on Thursday.
A bomber in a suicide vest attacked a religious procession in Rawalpindi near Isl…
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, while some observers said his mission to end the 22-month crisis had struck a "dead end."
A western diplomat based in Beirut told dpa:…
Five Political Parties in the Jomoro District have appealed to the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) to educate Ghanaians on the portion of the constitution which empowers political parties to challenge election results at the …
Dr Dominic Ayine, Member of Parliament (MP) elect for the Bolgatanga East Constituency, at the weekend presented 100 bags of cement and 10 trips of sand to the Nyorkuko Community.
The cement and sand, valued at Gh¢3,200, would be u…
Five Afghan Local Police officers were killed Monday in northern Afghanistan and a civilian contractor for NATO-led troops was gunned down in Kabul in insider attacks, officials said.
The attack in the capital was carried out by a woma…
Egyptians were waiting on Monday for the official results of a referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution, which preliminary results showed the majority of voters approving.
No official date was set for the results. However, l…
Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Cape Coast North, Mr Ebo Barton Odro, has commended the electorate for voting massively to retain him in parliament, and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in power, in Election 2012.
Mr Odro …
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi Monday expressed concerns about the situation in Syria despite assurances during his meeting with President Bashar al-Assad.
It was Brahimi's third trip to Damascus as the United Nations-Arab Leag…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma North constituency, Mr Justice Joe Appiah, has praised the electorate for retaining him as MP for the second term.
He said his re-election indicated the trust and confidence the people have …
President Bashar al-Assad assured UN envoy Lakhdar Ibrahimi on Monday that Syria backs "efforts that serve the interests of the Syrian people," state television reported.
"We want the success of all efforts which will also preserve Sy…
The Effutu Municipal Assembly at its Third Ordinary Meeting in Winneba has presented 28 motorcycles to members of the House to help address their transportation problems.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Nii Ephraim on behalf …
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was due to start talks Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, while heavy clashes engulfed several areas of the capital, activists said.
Brahimi, who arrived in Syria on Sunday,…
Police in northern Spain dismantled a car bomb planted in front of a brothel, according to local media on Monday.
Five armed men parked the car in front of the Club Paradise in the town of La Jonquera late Sunday, alerted a guard about…
A two-day workshop organised for Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the Committee on Subsidiary Legislation opened at Elmina in the Central Region on Saturday.
The workshop is to …
President John Dramani Mahama has hinted that he would move the Presidency to the Flagstaff House early next year.
He said: "An interim committee formed this year to examine the place has given the go ahead for the President to move and m…
United Nations (UN) says Africa has remained a key area of focus for the United Nations Organisation (UNO) during the past year owing to myriad of constraints confronting the continent, 2012 Report of the UN Secretary-General has said.
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The Bosomtwe District Assembly has resolved to cede its collection of property rate to a private collector to bring more efficiency and improve performance.
This was at its third ordinary meeting held at Kuntanase.
The decision comes on …
Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, on Friday added his voice to that of President John Mahama for speedy repair of the damaged portion of the West Africa Gas Pipeline to restore the transportation of gas to power the generation…
President John Dramani Mahama, is expected to deliver a State of the Nation's address on Friday, January 4, 2013 in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution after the return of Members of Parliament to the House on January 3, 20…
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) on Friday commended the Electoral Commission for the peaceful conduct of Election 2012.
"We commend democratic stakeholders, particularly the EC, religious bodies, traditional rulers, poli…
Mr Kofi Asamoah, Secretary General of Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the political actors to exercise restraint and allow the rule of law to prevail.
He said although the December 7, elections was peaceful there are still chall…
The Member Of Parliament (MP) elect for the Wassa East Constituency in the Western Region, Mr. Isaac Adjei-Mensah, on Friday cautioned his colleagues not to underestimate the intelligence of their constituents.
He asked those of them, who…
Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah- Arthur on Friday inaugurated the first ever three member advisory council of the Presidential transitional team chaired by Mrs Joycelyn Bamford-Addo, Speaker of Parliament.
The other members of the team…
Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur, the Vice President's wife, has expressed her profound gratitude to the people of Jomoro constituency in the Western Region for the honour done her by voting for the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
She was a…
Parliament on Friday adjourned sittings for the Christmas festivities, with leadership urging the Electoral Commission (EC) to ensure that challenges in the country's electoral processes were eliminated to safeguard the integrity of future…
Mr Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama on his electoral victory on December 7.
He said the victory demonstrates the commitment of Ghanaians to strengthen and entrench democracy.
This…
The Akim Oda-based John Mahama Fund Club (JMFC) in Birim Central Municipality, on Friday congratulated President John Dramani Mahama and the people of Ghana for the peaceful, fair, transparent and violent-free elections.
Speaking to the G…
African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD), has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama on his electoral victory on December 7.
In a statement issued and copied to Ghana News Agency, Dr Simon Mamos…
Mrs Lucy Awuni, Upper East Deputy Regional Minister has described the protests by New Patriotic Party (NPP) against the results of the December 7 general election as a mockery.
She said it was a mockery of the Peace Declaration Agreement,…
Mr Paul Biya, President of Cameroon has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama on his electoral victory on December 7.
"On the occasion of your re-election to your country's highest office, I am pleased to extend to you my warm and s…
Professor Diocounda Traore, President of Mali has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama on his electoral victory on December 7.
"The confidence that the Ghanaian people have placed in you results from laudable efforts that you alway…
Parliament has turned down the request by President John Dramani Mahama to review the emoluments of the House recently approved for the executive arm of government.
A usually credible source told the GNA after a closed sitting of the legi…
The Upper East (UE) Regional Executive of the Mahama Fun Club has congratulated the President elect John Dramani Mahama for his victory in Election 2012.
A statement signed by the Regional Coordinator of the club, Mr Apaukasi Pallas, copi…
Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), said the biometric technology used in Election
2012, enabled the Electoral Commission (EC) to have the cleanest register ever used in any elections in…
The State on Thursday prayed the Osu District Magistrate Court to fix a definite date to enable it commence the extradition process of Justin Katinan, an ally of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo currently in the country.
According …
The Brong-Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs has 54 judicial cases comprising 44 petitions and eight appeals pending before it, Pemampem Yaw Kagbrese V, President of the House, has said.
He said the high number of cases were the result of slo…
The dispute of results of 2012 presidential polls by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is a mockery of the peace declaration agreement, signed by leaders of political parties that contested the elections, in Kumasi, just before the polls.
Mr…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership's failure to deal with its Agenda 2016, cost the party Election 2012 and not any electoral manipulation by the Electoral Commission.
Dr Isaac Amo-Antwi, an electoral expert, who made this observati…
The electoral victory by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) was the peoples’ approval of the 'Better Ghana Agenda,' Nii Amasa Namoale, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, has said.
He said the government fulfilled between 80 and …
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday said that government would pursue an aggressive housing programme for military personnel to make them more comfortable at the barracks.
He said government would also re-equip the personnel to enab…
Ms Samia Yaba Nkrumah, Chairperson of the Convention People's Party (CPP), on Thursday elaborated some measures being taken to revamp the party after its dismal performance in Election 2012.
A statement signed by Nii Armah Akomfrah, CPP D…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth in the Central Region have appealed to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to give peace a chance by abstaining from attacks on innocent citizens and street demonstrations in protest against the Decem…
A Gender activist on Tuesday called for reforms in Ghana's body politics to ensure that opposition parties that lost the general election contribute meaningfully in matters of governance for national development.
Professor Takyiwaa Manu, …
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday appealed to Ghanaian envoys to portray the tourism potentials of Ghana wherever duty takes them.
He said Ghana have immense tourist potentials, hence the need for the envoys to advertise them and s…
Mr Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman, has expressed gratitude to the electorate for re-electing him to represent them in Parliament for the second time.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency at Saltpond in the C…
The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Jake Okanta Obetsebi-Lamptey, said the party was confident of overturning the December 7 presidential poll results, announced by the Electoral Commission, at the Supreme Court.
…
Dr Dominic A. Ayini, Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Bolgatanga, on Tuesday appealed to the people to forge a united front to facilitate the development of the Constituency.
Dr Ayini, Lecturer in Law at the University of Ghana, Legon,…
The Sarikyi of the Zongo community of Saltpond, Mamah Nomabu V, has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama for winning the December 7 presidential election.
Sarikyi Nomabu, known in private life as Ben Ahmed Mahmood, Assistant Ch…
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday stated that Ghana’s relations with Germany since 1961 has been instrumental in the socio-Economic Development of the country.
He said: "In the fields of governance and trade balance, Ghana and Ge…
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday expressed the government’s willingness to partner other countries to develop the private sector that has the potential of accelerating economic growth.
Apart from creating jobs for the numerous G…