The Assemblyman for the Baatsona Electoral Area in Spintex, Mr. Jeremiah Borketey Bortey, has donated hand-sewing machines to students at Abrantie College.
In total, Mr. Bortey donated 10 sewing machines as part of his efforts to give b…
John Dramani Mahama, the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has promised to introduce a one-week paternity leave for men if elected in the upcoming December elections.
Speaking at the NDC Women’s Manifesto launch …
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Election 2024, John Dramani Mahama says he will introduce a Property Rights of Spouses Bill if he wins the upcoming presidential election.
Speaking in Kumasi on Mo…
A native of Amenfi Central, Gyedu Frimpong, has petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to reject the nomination forms of Joana Cudjoe Gyan.
That, he explained, was because of an injunction restraining the EC from accepting Mrs Gyan’s …
Ahead of today’s crucial Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting, the Electoral Commission (EC), has urged all political parties to present any discrepancies or concerns they have about the Provisional Voters Register (PVR).
That…
The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said a vote for him is a choice for a “brand new, fresh President” with innovative solutions to Ghana’s challenges.
“Do you want a brand new or secon…
Incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Tongu, Alexander Hottordze, is confident he will sweep 98 per cent of the 50,000 votes in the parliamentary elections on December 7.
The NDC Legislator, …
Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has opened the door to a new era, its leader Herbert Kickl has told supporters, as they celebrated an unprecedented election victory.
Kickl's party won 28.9% of the vote according to official ta…
It was January 1988 and Robert Bourgi was waiting to see the Gabonese president Omar Bongo, in an antechamber at his seaside palace in Libreville.
He was there to collect funds for the approaching French presidential election on behal…
Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the health minister has announced.
Sabin Nsanzimana said most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit.
Twenty cases have been identi…
The Progressives Intellectuals (PI) have stated that the Electoral Commission's refusal to accept proposals for a forensic audit of the voters' register undermines the transparency of the electoral process.
The group, comprising univers…
Professor Samuel Ato Duncan, President General of the Center of Awareness Global Peace Mission has urged judges to remain impartial and independent to avoid conflicts of interest and ensure fairness in handling electoral disputes.
He un…
An app to mobilise volunteers online for the 2024 Bawumia campaign has been launched.
Named as “Bawumia Nation,” it is available on Google Play Store and App Store on Apple Store.
Led by Dr Augustine Blay, the Executive Secretary to …
In a critique of Ghana’s political leadership, independent presidential candidate Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has condemned the arrest and prosecution of some protesters involved in the Democracy Hub street protest on illegal mining commonly kn…
A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in south-western Nigeria after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when he went to feed it, police say.
The victim, a 35-year-old man, worked at the Presidential Library Wildli…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaian journalists to uphold the integrity of the electoral process by combatting misinformation and reporting with fairness as the country prepares for the 2024 general elections.
A…
Sheikh Ishaq Nuamah, a renowned author and Islamic cleric, has vouched for the character of Dr. Bawumia, emphasizing that it is a key factor in trusting him with the leadership of the country.
Speaking to a group of young people at a pu…
Hillary Clinton has told the BBC that Joe Biden was right to stand aside in the US presidential election after his stumbling debate performance against Donald Trump earlier this year.
"Once that debate happened, he could not recover a…
At least 30 people have died and scores more are unaccounted for in just one county in North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene tore across the state and caused catastrophic flooding.
A clearer image of the damage the storm inflicted af…
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour has strongly condemned the brutal treatment meted out to journalists, emphasising that attacks on journalists are essentially attacks on …
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vowed to work around the clock to ensure that Ghanaians get a better life if elected President in the 2024 general elections.
Mahama a…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is due to be arraigned in a federal courthouse on Friday to face five counts of criminal offences, including bribery, wire fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations.
An indictment unveiled …
On a moonless night in the Kenyan lakeside town of Naivasha, Anne sits inside a makeshift, two-room house, exhausted after a gruelling shift picking and sorting roses.
Anne (not her real name) is a single mother and one of thousands o…
Superintendent Eric Amponsah, the Tema Community Two Crime Officer, has urged political parties to caution and educate their followers against unnecessary confrontations.
Superintendent Amponsah, speaking at the Tema Metro Inter-Party D…
The Progressive People's Party (PPP) says that the disqualification of its candidate for the 2024 presidential elections has impacted the Party's campaign nationwide.
Mr. Kofi Asamoah-Siaw, the flagbearer of the PPP, was among 11 presid…
Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party has elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, positioning the former defence chief as Japan's next leader.
Ishiba, 67, said he would clean up his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), revitalise the economy …
Mr Mawuli Ocloo Egos, the Akatsi South NPP Parliamentary candidate for the 2024 elections has called for collaboration between traditional authorities and political parties, to ensure unity and peace before, during and after the December 7…
Three men in Benin, including a former minister and the man in charge of President Patrice Talon's security, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup, the state prosecutor has said.
Ex-sports minister Oswald Homeky was caugh…
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed satisfaction and relief with the progress of his campaign as he addressed supporters in the Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency of the Central region.
Dr…
The President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, has refuted allegations of supporting illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey.
These followed reports attributed to him in a speech he delivered at …
The US and China are the two largest economies in the world. They have the two most powerful militaries in the world. The US-China rivalry, in the view of many international analysts, will be the defining global theme of the 21st Century…
A Cameroonian separatist leader has been arrested in Norway for his alleged role in the ongoing armed conflict in the Central African country.
Lucas Ayaba Cho was arrested on Tuesday on "charges based on his various expressions on soc…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it has resolved a majority of the issues identified in the Provisional Voter Register (PVR).
A statement dated September 25, 2024 and signed by the Chairperson of the commission, Mrs Jean Mensa no…
The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has urged trainee nurses and midwives not to fall for the temporary inducements of the government.
Addressing students of Es…
Sudan's army has launched a major offensive against the powerful paramilitary group it is fighting in the country's civil war, targeting areas in the capital it lost at the start of the conflict.
In dawn strikes on Thursday, governmen…
At least 46 people - including 37 children and seven women - drowned while celebrating a Hindu religious festival in eastern India, local officials said.
The fatalities were confirmed across 15 districts in the past 24 hours.
A dis…
Donald Trump has agreed to a last-minute meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky despite repeatedly criticising him on the US campaign trail.
The Republican presidential nominee told a news conference that the Ukrainian leader will …
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has called for the establishment of a centralised platform for Law Enforcement Agencies to facilitate the investigation of corruption and related offences.
This platform, ac…
State attorneys have charged Oliver Barker-Vormawor, one of the accused persons in the Democracy Hub case, with stealing.
He is one of 13 people charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, unlawful assembly, causing unlawful damage, of…
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, running mate to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, has commended the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) for their activism in advocating for better conditions for students both within and …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the Accra Circuit Court's decision to remand 28 Democracy Hub protestors in police custody and 11 others in prison custody.
The party therefore demanded the immediate release of the…
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended three top judges over alleged judicial misconduct, prompting accusations of political interference in the judiciary.
In 2016, the three Constitutional Court judges dismissed Presiden…
More than 430 people have died from cholera in the past month, Sudan's health ministry says, as civil war continues to ravage the country.
The number of infections has risen to about 14,000, it said in a statement.
It said it was d…
An 88-year-old man who is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been acquitted by a Japanese court, after it found that evidence used against him was fabricated.
Iwao Hakamada, who was on death row for almost half a century…
Dr Peter Appiahene, a member of the Electoral Commission (EC), has refuted claims of assisting the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to secure the first position on the allot paper.
This follows allegations by Onua TV’s Capt…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho West, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has urged students of the various colleges of education to embrace the NDC’s pledge to cancel the teacher trainee licensure examination…
Political parties have been urged to collaborate and educate the public on the benefits of electing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the country.
The Director of the Institute of Local Government Studies…
The Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has toured Agona East, West and Gomoa Central constituencies, to solicit for votes in the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary election…
The prime minister has told British nationals in Lebanon to "leave immediately" after fighting intensified between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group which dominates the country.
Sir Keir Starmer said "we are ramping up…
Some 1,685 "seriously ill" inmates have been released from one of the most notorious prisons in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the latest move to tackle overcrowding.
The release began at Makala Prison in the capital, Kinshasa, o…
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