Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs has appealed to Dr Mahamudu Bawumiah, Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the government to mainstream issues of chieftaincy disputes.
He said …
Kenya’s President William Ruto has said that the private plane he used to fly to the US last week only cost about 10m shillings [$73,000; £60,000], following criticism that he was being extravagant.
He said “some friends” of the count…
US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use American-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, but only near the Kharkiv region, US officials say.
One told BBC News his team had been directed to ensure Ukraine was a…
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will add at least 2,000 megawatts of solar power to Ghana’s energy mix in the next four years.
According to the NPP’s flagbearer, busin…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphasised that the country can make great strides if the citizens free their minds from the belief that Ghanaians are not good enough.
He said “we always think that the whites would have to …
Zambia's former First Lady Esther Lungu and her daughter Chiyeso Katete have been arrested over possession of properties suspected to be proceeds of crime.
The two were arrested on Thursday in the capital, Lusaka, alongside another cl…
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) looks set to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela led it to victory at the end of the racist system of apartheid in 1994.
It would herald the …
Donald Trump’s criminal conviction presents a remarkable collection of historic firsts.
He’s the first former or serving US president to be found guilty of a crime. He’s the first presumptive major-party nominee to become a convicted …
A former Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, is expected to open his defence on June 20 this year in the case in which he has been accused with one other for allegedly inciting violence in a leaked audio t…
The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on members of the Minority Caucus to support the government to grow the economy.
He said the Minority must demonstrate patriotism and support the move to grant $350 million plus t…
Police in India have arrested a lawmaker who fled the country after being accused of sexually abusing several women.
Prajwal Revanna, who left India on 27 April, was arrested on his arrival from Germany in the southern city of Bengalu…
A landmark public inquiry into allegations of human rights violations by British troops in Kenya has been hearing "heartbreaking" testimony from those who say they were mistreated.
Dozens of people have this week given evidence to the p…
The Majority caucus in Parliament has hit back at the Minority’s criticism of the government’s tax waivers to companies under the One-District-One-Factory policy.
The Minority had argued that the over $300 million tax exemptions for 42 …
The President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Hodo IV, has expressed confidence in the vision and policies of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to transform Ghana.
Reacting to Dr. Bawumia's presentation to the Volta Regio…
Israel's military has said it has taken control of the strategically important buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border known as the Philadelphi Corridor, meaning it now controls Gaza's entire land border.
A spokesman for the Israel De…
The replacement of missing voter ID cards begins today (May 30) through Friday, June 14, 2024, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced.This replacement service is intended for individuals who have lost their voter ID cards. The EC wil…
Credible and peaceful elections are the hallmark of democracy and good governance in every country, the District Chief Executive for the Kassena Nankana West District in the Upper East Region, Gerard Ataogye, has said.
“The streng…
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has called on the people of the Volta Region to support the party's flagbearer, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, in the 2024 general elections.Mr. Ahia…
Hong Kong has found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of subversion in the largest use yet of a China-imposed National Security Law.
They included former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung and Helena Wong, journalist-turned-campaigner Gwyneth …
After more than five weeks, countless hours of testimony and a mountain of documents, a New York judge instructed a jury to make a historic decision: whether Donald Trump is guilty or not guilty of a crime.
On Wednesday, a day after b…
The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah has lauded the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign message, ‘It is possible,’ as a positive and significant message for the nat…
Ms. Joyce Bawah Mogtari, special aide and spokesperson for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama, has refuted media reports suggesting that the former President pledged to stabilise the Ghanaian cedi within 100 days…
Temperatures have crossed 50C (120F) in parts of northern and central India as the country grapples with extreme heatwave conditions.
This week, more than 37 cities in the country recorded temperatures over 45C (113F).
On Wednesday…
North Korea has dropped at least 260 balloons carrying rubbish in the South, prompting authorities to warn its residents to stay indoors.
South Korea's military also cautioned the public against touching the white balloons and the pla…
Nigerians love their football but it is no longer the main topic of conversation for many.
On the first anniversary of the Bola Tinubu presidency, Abubakar Sheka, who sells bread on the streets of the northern city of Kano, says that …
The National Peace Council (NPC) has urged citizens to maintain the peace in the country by ensuring religious and tribal coexistence, especially in events leading to the December polls.
A member of the NPC, Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, m…
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to scrap the provision of free fuel and other non-essential benefits to government officials if he is elected president in the December polls.
S…
The mysterious disappearance of an MP in Zambia has sparked arrests, accusations and a closely watched police investigation.
Independent MP Emmanuel Banda went missing from capital city Lusaka in the early hours of Saturday morning in…
South Africans are voting in the most pivotal election since the racist system of apartheid ended in 1994.
More than 27 million people are registered to cast their ballots in a poll that highlights growing political fragmentation afte…
The judge hearing the case in which former Finance Minister and Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and one other are standing trial for allegedly causing financial loss of €2.37 million to the state over an ambulance deal, has urged…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reacted to the opposition National Democratic Congress's (NDC) call for the Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame to resign.According to the NPP, what the Attorney-General did in the plea bargaining meeting…
The special voting exercise for the 2024 general election has been fixed for December 2, 2024.
The Electoral Commission (EC) has consequently urged relevant institutions and individuals with a just cause to be granted special voting rig…
Community-based governance refers to the systems and processes involved in the interface between community participation, community engagement, and public sector decision-making. This requires a partnership between civil society, business,…
Kenya's President William Ruto has come in for widespread criticism after saying the private jet he used to fly to the US last week was cheaper than using the national airline.
He did not, however, say how much the jet had cost, or ho…
Nearly 200,000 people across several American states remain without power after an onslaught of deadly tornadoes and thunderstorms.
The severe weather killed at least 23 people over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, injuring hundreds …
A presidential candidate hopeful for the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard A. Mornah, has given the assurance that his presidency will restore the leadership and active cooperation of Ghana in advancing African unity.
This, he…
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his commitment to scrap the E-levy if elected president in the 2024 general elections.
He also pledged to abolish certain taxes that have beco…
Jameelah’s room was once a morgue; Faldilah’s was a bathroom; Bevil’s – the doctor’s office where he came to collect his diabetes medication.
All of them are squatting in a derelict hospital in the South African city of Cape Town, pro…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war against Hamas amid international condemnation of an air strike that killed scores of Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday.
At least 45 people were killed, according to…
The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has said his government would find engineering solutions to the persistent flooding issues, especially in Accra if he is re-elected as President in December.He …
A former Director General of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has called for the resignation of Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame due to his conduct in the ongoing ambulance purchase trial against the Minority Leader, Dr. Cass…
Former President John Dramani Mahama addressed the 8th Ghana CEO Summit in Accra on Monday and said “unemployment has jumped to 14.7 per cent from 8.5 per cent in 2017, the highest level recorded in the history of the 4th Republic," he sai…
A deadly landslide which villagers in Papua New Guinea say struck like "an exploding bomb" may have buried more than 2,000 people alive, a government agency fears.
The figure - provided by the acting director of the country's National…
The Upper West Regional House of Chiefs has commended Vice-President and flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for his principles, honesty, accountability and transparency in governance.
"Your devotion to du…
Over 130 people have died at a single hospital in Sudan's besieged city of El Fasher, in the Darfur region, according to medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Fighting between rival groups in Sudan's civil war in the battle …
The Minority in Parliament has raised serious concerns about the progress of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam project in the Upper East Region.
They allege a lack of development on the site despite $12 million spent on the project.
A…
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has criticised the government’s flood prevention and management efforts in light of the recent heavy downpours in Accra and other parts of the country.
In a …
Burkina Faso's military government has announced it will extend junta rule for another five years.
The country's ruler, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, will also be able to contest the next presidential election, the state-owned broadcaster says…
At least 45 people have been killed, including women and children, in an Israeli air strike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
Videos from the scene in the Tal …
The New Patriotic Party has planned to garner more than 300,000 votes from the Volta Region in the December 2024 elections.
The National Organiser of the party, Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B) gave this indication after touring the Volta reg…