Mr Peter Dongi, the Banda District Chief Executive, has urged apprentices of the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) to take their training seriously for their families, society and the nation to derive the optimum benefit. He said the…
Mr Samuel Aibi, the Ellembelle District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has charged the youth to actively get involved in the fight against corruption and related practices for national development.
He said…
A local government expert, Professor Kwamena Ahwoi, has stressed the need for a capacity-building “training of trainers” programme to strengthen professionalism and ethical conduct in Ghana’s local governance system.
Speaking at the 2…
A baseline study by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana) has shown that majority of communities in northern Ghana lack adequate productive assets leaving them vulnerable to economic shocks and violent extremism.
The s…
Former government spokesperson on governance and security, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has emphasised that the National Peace Council has a critical role to play in ensuring peaceful elections in Ghana.
He explained that engaging pol…
All 12 aspirants seeking to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in the Tamale Central Constituency have been cleared by the party’s vetting committee.
The primary is scheduled for Saturday, September …
President John Dramani Mahama received, this morning, the first report of the Article 146 Committee of Inquiry, which is probing three petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
Presenting t…
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said his ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping are at an "unprecedented level" as the two met in Beijing on the eve of a massive military parade.
Putin described Xi as a dear friend; Chinese state media …
A landslide has killed at least 370 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, a UN official has told the BBC.
Antoine Gérard, the UN's deputy humanitarian co-ordinator for Sudan, said that it was hard to assess the scale …
The Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, says the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo did not come as a surprise, pointing to earlier remarks and actions by members of the ruling National Democr…
The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has expressed strong confidence that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate will win the upcoming Akwatia by-election.
Speaking to journalists, Mr. Baafi said that …
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he reached "understandings" with US President Donald Trump over the end of the Ukraine war at their meeting in Alaska last month.
But he did not say whether he would agree to peace talks with Ukra…
Six religious leaders have made an urgent appeal to the two major political parties contesting the Akwatia by-election tomorrow not to engage the services of private security persons, especially heavily built men, known in local parlance…
A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services has killed 16 people.
The accident took place 270km (167 miles) south of the capital, Windhoek, outside the town of Mariental on Saturday.
"No wor…
The youth in the La Dade-Kotopon Constituency have been advised against the use of drugs and participating in other negative practices, which might hinder their future aspirations during the Homowo celebrations in the area.
“Desist…
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bolgatanga, Mr Roland Atanga Ayoo, says the economic outlook of the municipality is steadily improving under his leadership, despite challenges inherited in revenue mobilisation, sanitation, logi…
The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has dismissed an opinion poll predicting an NDC victory in the upcoming Akwatia by-election.
A survey by Global Info Analytics, released on August 28, pr…
Chinese President Xi Jinping is holding intensive bilateral meetings with foreign leaders on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, where he has underscored the importance of friendship, practical c…
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has joined the campaign trail in the Akwatia Constituency ahead of Tuesday’s by-election, urging residents to throw their support behind the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate, S…
An extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher and is intended to trap people inside, according to research from Yale University.
From satellite images, the university's Humanitarian Research L…
Queen Camilla was the victim of an attempted indecent assault as a teenager, according to a new book about the Royal Family. The Queen is said to have fought off her attacker using the heel of her shoe.
The attempted assault is recoun…
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has urged voters in the Akwatia constituency to rally behind the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Bernard Bediako, in the upcoming by-election.
Speaking to party supporte…
The Ghana Police Service has deployed 5,500 officers to the Akwatia constituency in anticipation of the by-election scheduled for September 2, 2025.
The move follows growing political tension after the death of the sitting MP, Ernest K…
One hundred and seventy-two Ivorians have, since the last two weeks, fled into Ghana to seek asylum.
They are said to be fleeing in anticipation of possible disturbances in the run-up to the Côte d’Ivoire Presidential elections in Oct…
The European Commission proposed on Thursday removing duties on imported U.S. industrial goods in return for reduced U.S. tariffs on European cars, a key part of the trade agreement the EU and the United States struck last month.
The pr…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its impact on growth, poverty and multilateralism — the first initiative of its kind for the G20.
The six-membe…
Political parties have been implored to adopt and implement gender-sensitive policies to fully align with Ghana’s Affirmative Action (AA) law.
The Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act 2024, which was passed after decades of a…
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that he will never take actions that could destabilise the party.
Addressing thousands of supporters at the NPP headquarters in Accra a…
India and Canada have appointed new high commissioners to each other's countries, in the latest step to restore ties strained by the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in a Vancouver suburb in 2023.
India's previous high commissioner…
At least four African countries will run out of specialised life-saving food for severely malnourished children in the next three months due to shortages caused by aid cuts, Save the Children said on Thursday.
Supplies were getting dan…
The latest ranking of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) has revealed a disturbing trend where the assemblies flout the provisions of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), leading to poor management of…
A security analyst, Dr Festus Kofi Aubyn, has called for enhanced security measures ahead of Tuesday’s parliamentary by-election at Akwatia to ensure an accident-free poll.
He urged the police to learn from past lapses, particularly …
Thailand's prime minister has been removed by the Constitutional Court, plunging the country's politics into turmoil and dealing a blow to its most powerful political dynasty.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra was dismissed for violating ethics …
Seven migrants deported from the US have arrived in Rwanda, the first of 250 expected to be taken in by the African state under a deal reached with President Donald Trump's administration.
"The first group of seven vetted migrants arr…
Five prominent figures have formally entered the race to become the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate, setting the stage for a closely watched internal contest.
In a press release dated Thursday, August 28, 2025, the …
A former Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, yesterday officially launched his bid to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2028 elections by filing his nomination to contest the flagbearership scheduled for January 31, 202…
Former Vice-President and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has declared himself the most prepared candidate to lead the party into the 2028 general election and to assume the presidency in January 2029.
…
A new poll by Global Info Analytics has tipped the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Bernard Bediako, to emerge victorious in the hotly contested Akwatia by-election scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
The survey, …
A nephew of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement.
Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the former head of the Natio…
The head of the European Union's executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia's deadliest onslaught on Kyiv since July - which also damaged the EU's delegation office in the Ukrainian capital.
At lea…
Member of Parliament for Tano North, Gideon Boako, has dismissed claims that former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia should not be given another chance to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) because he lost the 2024 presidential elec…
The US has told Denmark to "calm down" after the top US diplomat in Copenhagen was summoned over claims that Americans had been conducting covert operations in Greenland.
Denmark's public broadcaster DR quoted sources as saying the ai…
Nigeria has announced a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts from which many beauty creams are made.
The move is aimed at making the trade more lucrative as Nigeria is losing out by not producing much shea butter locally.
T…
The President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Eric Abavare, has strongly criticised National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman Johnson…
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has said that Ghana’s democracy is under threat because the cost of running for Parliament now far outweighs the earnings of legislators.
In a te…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the registration of new categories of party officials and dignitaries as delegates for the party’s upcoming presidential primary on January 31, 2026.
This move is in accordance with Article…
President John Dramani Mahama has said he will not contest the 2028 presidential election because per the 1992 Constitution his mandate will end on January 7, 2029.
“I will not be a candidate in the next election and, therefore, I can…
Introduction: A Deal Signed in Washington, Broken in Kivu
After repeated, unsuccessful mediation efforts between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, President Félix Tshisekedi sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump,…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated its commitment to a peaceful Akwatia by-election and pledged to take firm action if any supporters come under threat.
The Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Mustapha Gbande, ha…
Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has officially filed his nomination to contest the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearership, urging delegates to disregard public commentary about his candidacy.
He …
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