The Majority Leader in Parliament and MP for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has filed a writ at the Supreme Court seeking a true and proper interpretation of Article 97 of the 1992 Constitution.
Mr Afenyo-Markin is also seeking the…
Ukraine has denied allegations that it had supplied drones to rebels fighting against the Malian army and Russia-backed mercenaries.
It comes after Paris-based Le Monde newspaper reported that Ukrainian drones were providing support f…
Ninety-two people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state, Governor Roy Cooper said on Tuesday.
In a news conference on Tuesday, Cooper warned that number coul…
One person has been arrested, while other suspects are being trailed by security after violent clashes at Mamobi in Accra last Sunday, that left nine persons injured.
The name of the suspect has not ben disclosed by the police.
The c…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is determined to win all 11 parliamentary seats in the Upper West Region in the upcoming December election.
Currently, the party holds eight out of the 11 seats, with the New Patriotic Party (NPP)…
The Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central, Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, has expressed indifference toward the petition filed by the Minority caucus seeking to declare his seat vacant.
Kwakye-Ackah, who has chosen to run as an independe…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he has taken significant political risks and put his presidency on the line in the ongoing fight against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. His commitment to combat this is…
French politician Marine Le Pen has hit back against charges of illegal party funding by European Parliament deputies from her far-right National Rally (RN) party.
Le Pen and more than 20 other senior party figures are accused of hiri…
India and Canada have expelled their top envoys along with other diplomats as the row intensifies over last year's assassination of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government respond…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is targeting a sweeping victory in the Northern Region in the December 7 general election.
Leading party officials, including the Northern Regional Chairman, Ali Adolf, have been rallyin…
Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says when he is given power again in the December 7 polls, his government's commitment to accountability will be "unwavering".
His reason …
Kwame Owusu Danso (KOD), the Vice Presidential candidate of the Movement for Change (M4C), has asserted that Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen holds the solution to breaking Ghana’s long-standing political duopoly.
In an interv…
THE unprecedented and unparallelled achievements of the Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government in the Savannah Region have been recognized and celebrated by the chiefs, elders, and residents of Dagbon.
The people of Dagbon, under the le…
The Duchess of Edinburgh has described distressing scenes of sexual exploitation, after meeting refugees from Sudan's civil war who had fled to neighbouring Chad.
"People are having to exchange food and water for sex, for rape. That i…
The Electoral Commission has announced that it will start re-exhibiting the updated provisional voters register (PVR) online from Tuesday October 15 to Saturday October 19, 2024.
This is in line with what the commission said at the Inte…
With just weeks to go until the US presidential election, Kamala Harris is ramping up efforts to court black and Latino voters. Despite holding a clear lead among both groups, some Democrats have warned she needs to do more to energise t…
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has pleaded to members of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) community, urging them to participate in the upcoming general election on Saturday, December 7, 2024, despite the clash with their Sabbath …
The Chiefs and people of Sene in the Bono East Region have expressed deep gratitude to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, under the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the Free Senior High School (SHS) polic…
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to go ahead and print ballot papers for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
The commission has subsequently published the ballot statistics for the printing and explained tha…
Sudanese army air strikes have killed at least 23 people and injured more than 40 others in the south of the capital, Khartoum.
Saturday's airstrikes targeted the main camp occupied by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in southe…
US official advice against non-essential travel to Rwanda in light of the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus is “not fair”, Africa’s top health official Jean Kaseya has said.
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Pr…
China on Monday launched new military drills off the coast of Taiwan in what it described as "punishment" for a speech given by its president William Lai, when he vowed to "resist annexation" or "encroachment upon our sovereignty".
Ch…
Members of Parliament (MPs) have been recalled from recess to commence the Fifth Meeting of the Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic.
The notice of commencement, signed by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Suma…
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is fully ready for the December 7 general election. It said all the measures and mechanisms that must be put in place to ensure a successful election had been done.
A Deputy Commissioner of the EC, …
The presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says the increasing number of Ghanaians turning to the NDC is due to the party's inclusive and non-discriminatory nature.
"For us in t…
The first black central bank governor of South Africa, who later went on to become finance minister, has died at the age of 65.
Tito Mboweni had suffered a "short illness", the presidency confirmed on Saturday evening, without specify…
The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) has rolled out a nationwide training programme to build the capacity of all 9,621 members of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) across the country.
Participants in th…
A man in illegal possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested at an intersection near Donald Trump's rally in Coachella, California, on Saturday, police said.
The 49-year-old suspect, Vem Miller, was driving a black SUV w…
The Omanhene of the Banda Traditional Council, Nana Sekyemme Sinapem II, has commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for its consistent support and development projects in the Banda Constituency, Bono Region.
Speaking during Vice Pre…
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has charged the Ghanaian electorate to vote massively against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming December 7 general election in protest against wh…
Professor Eric Abavare, President of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has defended his recent remarks calling President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo a…
The Princess of Wales has made an unexpected appearance alongside the Prince of Wales on a visit to Southport, where they held a private meeting with the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack in July.
This was C…
A Rwandan YouTuber has been sentenced to seven years in prison for breaching the country's laws on genocide denial.
Rashid Hakuzimana, who was arrested in 2021, denied all the charges, which also included inciting ethnic division and …
The Chief of Jinijini in the Berekum West Constituency of the Bono Region, Nana Asare Baffour Tutu II, has praised Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, for his clear vision to advance t…
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has debunked the perception that all political parties aim to clinch political power to loot the state to enrich its members.
According to him, the…
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Nana Amoatia Ofori Panin, King of Akyem Abuakwa State, admonished the youth never to give up on Ghana but to show courage and leadership in helping move the nation forward.
Speaking when a delegation from Ghana…
Voters in the US go to the polls on 5 November to elect their next president.
The election was initially a rematch of 2020 but it was upended in July when President Joe Biden ended his campaign and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harri…
The leaders of Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea – countries which all have strained relations with Ethiopia – have been meeting in the Eritrean capital, Asmara.
An Eritrean statement wrapping up the summit made reference to "respect for the…
The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has described the prevailing centrality of government as outdated, warning that until it is changed, Ghana will continue to experience “baby step development”.
He said with the governance …
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has called on all Ghanaians to uphold the integrity and credibility of the electoral register, stressing that the responsibility should not be left solely in the hands of politici…
The Parliamentary Candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Zabzugu Constituency of the Northern Region, Alhaji Ali Fawaz, has stressed the need for the party to empower its grass roots members to enhance their efforts in achievi…
Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.
Known as hibakusha, the survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been recognised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for …
South African prosecutors say they will not pursue criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to the controversial farm theft scandal that nearly brought down the president two years ago.
A former spy chief laid a …
The paramount chief of the Dormaa Traditional Council, Osagyefuo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, has expressed renewed confidence in the government’s Agenda 111 initiative to improve health facilities in the area.
He acknowledged the initial…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the list of polling stations for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.
An October 10 statement signed by the EC’s Deputy Chairman in Charge of Operations, S…
Former Nigerian President, Mr Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Ghanaians to ensure a peaceful and credible electoral process.
He said that the success of any election depended on the commitment of citizens, election authorities, and secu…
Speculation over the wellbeing and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this week.
After attending the China-Africa summit in Beijing in early September, it was perhaps no surp…
Crystal Coleman sits outside the remnants of her home in St Lucie County, Florida, and wonders where she and her daughter will spend the night.
One of at least a dozen tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton tore through this low-income…
The running mate to the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has extended her campaign tour to the Eastern Region with a call on the rank and file of the party to intensify …
The Vice-President, Mahamudu Bawumia, has reaffirmed his commitment to uphold the Church and all faith-based organisations as key partners in national development.
He made this known during a courtesy call on the Catholic Bishop of the…
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