Israel has said it carried out a wave of pre-emptive strikes across southern Lebanon to thwart a large-scale rocket and drone attack by Hezbollah.
Jets destroyed thousands of the Iran-backed armed group’s rocket launchers on Sunday mo…
Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stressed that job creation for the youth will be a key priority of his administration if elected President.
Speaking during a media engagement in Accra,…
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated his 144 commitments to the Ghanaian people if elected as President in the upcoming December 7 polls.
Speaking at a media engagement on Sunday, Augus…
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has reassured the public that the recent arrest of a man in possession of a Biometric Verification Device (BVD) in Nsawam poses no threat to the integrity of the upcoming 2024 elections. The EC emphas…
During a media engagement on Sunday, August 25, 2024, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), made a strong appeal for peaceful elections ahead of the December 7 polls.
In his remarks, Dr. Bawumia mentione…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) nominee for Ghana's upcoming presidential election, has unveiled a detailed 25-point plan outlining his priorities for the first 120 days if elected.
The docu…
The rapid spread of mpox – what used to be called monkeypox – in parts of Africa has been declared a global emergency.
A new form of the virus is at the heart of concerns, but there still remain huge unanswered questions.
Is it mor…
A court in Taipei has jailed eight Taiwanese soldiers for spying on behalf of China in exchange for money.
Retired military officers bribed active duty soldiers with as much as 700,000 Taiwan dollars ($21,900; £16,700) to join a spy n…
The Coalition for Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has advised political parties to trust the Electoral Commission’s (EC) ability to conduct free and fair elections.
According to the National Coordinator of CODEO, Albert Arhin, the …
Professor Jane Naana Opoku- Agyemang, running-mate to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Mahama, has questioned the integrity of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) plans for women in their Manifes…
Elikem Kotoko, the Deputy National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disclosed that the ‘no academic fees’ policy by the NDC will begin with public universities when implemented.
Kotoko, speakin…
Kenyan police are offering a “significant cash reward” for information leading to the capture of a serial murder suspect who escaped from custody.
Collins Jumaisi Khalusha escaped alongside 12 suspects from Gigiri Police Station in th…
President Emmanuel Macron met left-wing leaders on Friday, at the start of two days of crunch talks aimed at deciding who will form France's next government.
Snap elections in early July left French politics in deadlock, with no party…
Mr Simon Ampaabeng Kyeremeh, the 2024 National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Berekum East Constituency in the Bono Region, has urged the electorate to cast their votes in favour of the NDC party during the for…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced its readiness to participate in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary debates organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), as stated by the party’s General Secr…
The running mate to the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured Ghanaians that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s government will introduce policies that will benefit all Ghanaians.
“The incoming Dr Bawumi…
The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond.
It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa i…
Democrats have rejected demands from demonstrators to allow a Palestinian to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Uncommitted delegates - who oppose US support of Israel's war in Gaza - began a sit-in protest just o…
An aspiring National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Asaki Sampson Awingobit, has attributed the party’s poor performance in recent general elections to ineffective leadership.
According to him, the inability of pa…
The voters’ exhibition exercise is experiencing low turnout at the exhibition centres due to certain factors including the electronic checker option.
The Daily Graphic, during a visit to some exhibition centres in Accra yesterday, ob…
The National Peace Council (NPC) has urged the media to help combat misinformation and hate speech ahead of the December 7 general election.
The Chairman of the NPC, Rev. Dr Ernest Adu Gyamfi, said misinformation could erode trust in th…
Here in Lesotho it is known as white gold – the water which plays such an important role in the country’s economy.
The engineering marvel at the centre of this is incongruous in the country’s highlands - sited among the shepherds in t…
Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night, delivering a speech which hit the key notes her campaign wanted - but had only rare moments of soaring rhetoric and broke little new ground.
The…
The National Peace Council remains confident that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will sign the peace pact ahead of the December polls, despite the party’s reservations.
The NDC has outlined specific conditions tha…
A member of the nine-member committee established by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) to oversee the organisation of the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential debates, Dr Humphery Ayim-Darke, has assured that t…
The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona West in the Central Region, Cynthia Mamle Morrison has shaken the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership in the area, with her intention to contest the seat as an independent candidate.
Cy…
Tim Walz is running for vice-president, but for a while on Wednesday night, it felt like he was campaigning to be the nation’s high school football coach.
Before he spoke, roughly a dozen of the players on the team he helped coach to …
An "alarming number" of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize and humans could be at risk too, the country's health minister has said.
Elijah Muchima announced that approximate…
The Convention People's Party (CPP) has urged all Ghanaians, particularly those who have registered to vote, to take the ongoing voter exhibition exercise seriously and make time to check their viability in the register either in person or…
The Upper East Regional Secretariat of the National Peace Council (NPC) has intensified sensitisation on violent extremism among the youth in second-cycle and tertiary educational institutions.
The beneficiary educational institutions w…
Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong, Paramount Chief of the Agogo Traditional Area, has endorsed the Bawumia-Opoku-Prempeh ticket, offering his blessings for their success in the 2024 general elections.
He emphasized his long-standing relatio…
Many Nigerians have reacted with outrage after a new plane was bought for President Bola Tinubu at a time when the economy is experiencing its worst crisis in a generation.
The purchase comes less than two weeks after thousands took t…
Thousands in Indonesia have gathered to protest against their government's attempts to reverse a constitutional court ruling that would open up elections to their rivals from smaller parties.
Demonstrators have gathered outside parlia…
The National Peace Council has acknowledged that the deaths of eight people during the 2020 elections tarnished Ghana’s reputation, despite the general perception of the elections as peaceful.
The Council emphasized that it is currently…
The flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has entreated the electorate not to vote for former President John Mahama, whom he claimed plunged the nation into darkness for four years, cancelled nursing and teache…
“I want to go home,” Kenyan Eulita Jerop tells the BBC from Lebanon, where she is employed as a domestic worker.
But the terms of her employment make it difficult for her to leave, despite fears of an all-out war in the country.
Sh…
Michelle and Barack Obama gave resounding endorsements of Kamala Harris on Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, exhorting party supporters across the US to turn out and vote to defeat Donald Trump in November.
"Hope is…
The Osu Traditional Council has called for peaceful elections on December 7, urging that the calm atmosphere of previous elections be maintained.
Speaking during the Osu Homowo celebration in an interview with Citi N…
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President and the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says his government will establish a Sports Development Fund to develop young talents when elected to office on December 7.
Dr Bawumia said this …
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned Ghanaians against being swayed by the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) manifesto, urging citizens to scrutinize its promises critically.
During the launch of…
A former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Betty Mould-Iddrisu, has called on Ghanaians to vote for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in this year’s general elections.
Speaking on a campaign tour of the Ashanti Region wit…
Eight police officers in Kenya have been suspended on suspicion of helping a suspected serial killer escape from custody, police have said.
In July police said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha had confessed to the murders of 42 women, includi…
A senior US administration official has pushed back at reported comments by Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing the Israeli prime minister of making “maximalist statements” that are “not constructive to getting a ceasefire deal across the finis…
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Manifesto Committee, has boldly stated that the Akufo-Addo administration has achieved a 70% success rate in fulfilling its 2020 manifesto promises.
…
The running mate to the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, says the next NDC government will implement policies to improve the lives of women through economic empowerment.
She sa…
A board member of the National Peace Council (NPC), the Rt Rev. Col John Kwamina Otoo, has said protecting the country’s peace was a collective responsibility and not just a duty reserved for the council.
He emphasised the need for vig…
The flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will host a media engagement on Sunday, August 25, 2024 in Accra.
This is coming a week after the NPP launched its manifesto.
This is to enable the presidential as…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will launch its 2024 manifesto on Saturday, August 24, at the University of Education, Winneba in the Central Region.
It is another high-profile party campaign event of the NDC towards the December…
Malawi's former president, Peter Mutharika, has been chosen to lead the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) into next year's presidential election.
It marks a comeback for the 84-year-old, who governed Malawi for six ye…
It was not the speech Joe Biden wanted to give. At least, not this year, under these circumstances.
But if anyone knows how quickly fortunes can change, it’s this president – whose personal and professional life has been scarred by tr…
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