Deputy Protocol Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Frimpong, has cautioned party faithful that the future of the party is in jeopardy if its key leaders continue to face internal attacks and propaganda campaigns.
In …
For years, visitors would venture up Mount Sinai with a Bedouin guide to watch the sunrise over the pristine, rocky landscape or go on other Bedouin-led hikes.
Now one of Egypt's most sacred places - revered by Jews, Christians and Mu…
Lord Mandelson called the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein his "best pal", according to a letter in an alleged "birthday book" that has been released by US lawmakers.
In the message for Epstein's 50th birthday in 2003, Lord M…
US lawmakers have released a copy of a "birthday book" given to the late convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, which includes a note allegedly signed by US President Donald Trump.
The book was released with a trove o…
The Ghana Police Service has arrested Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, on charges of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace.
In a statement issued on Monday, September 8, 2025, the Police confirmed that the outs…
At least 19 people have been killed and dozens injured in Nepal after demonstrations against political corruption and a government social media ban led to clashes between protesters and security forces.
Thousands heeded a call by demo…
After outfoxing Egypt on the diplomatic stage for more than a decade, Ethiopia is set to officially inaugurate one of the world's biggest dams on a tributary of the River Nile, burying a colonial-era treaty that saw the UK guarantee the …
A political scientist has averred that Professor Seidu Mahama Alidu is certain to represent Tamale Central as Member of Parliament of the constituency after his triumph in the parliamentary primary of the National Democratic Congress (ND…
The Royal Akua Korang Abrade-Akwamu Clan of Asamankese in the Eastern Region has petitioned the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to intervene in what they describe as a long-standing and unresolved chieftaincy dispute that h…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy Director of Elections and Information Technology (IT), Sofo Tanko Rashid Computer, has said the party’s victory in last Tuesday's Akwatia by-election was in honour of his boss, the late Dr Ed…
A Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has expressed deep concerns about the party's current state, warning that it is heading towards collapse if drastic measures are not taken.
In a statement copied to …
Former Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Obidombie Kwabena Asamoah, has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to desist from tribal politics.
Speaking at the KNUST-TESCON dinne…
Villagers in a remote area of Sudan's western Darfur region are trying to reach buried victims by hand after a devastating landslide on Sunday, aid group Save the Children says.
"People are excavating by hand to rescue the bodies of t…
France's parliament – deadlocked for a year and more poisonously divided than it has been in decades – looks set to throw out yet another prime minister on Monday.
But the acute sense of drama surrounding this latest vote of confidenc…
Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Mr Kwaku Ansah-Asare has called for a constitutional review to provide a clearer definition of “stated misbehaviour,” under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
To him, this should be separ…
Prof. Alidu Mahama Seidu, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department and parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Tamale Central, has called for unity among party members fo…
Aid workers on donkeys have delivered the first humanitarian supplies to survivors of a landslide that reportedly killed hundreds of people in a remote mountain village in Sudan's western Darfur region.
Heavy rains and flash floods th…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the US will "blow up" foreign crime groups if needed, possibly in collaboration with other countries.
"Now they're gonna help us find these people and blow them up, if that's what it takes," Rub…
Thailand's parliament has chosen business tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul as the country's prime minister - the third in two years, after yet another leader was removed from office.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who belongs to Thailand's most po…
The World Peace Volunteers (WPV), an NGO, has urged the government and relevant authorities to consider alternative approaches to by-elections that are more cost-effective.
The NGO suggested that in cases where a parliamentary seat beco…
A senior fellow of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr Hene Aku Kwapong, has stressed the need for the ongoing constitutional reform to consider a Senior House of Parliament to bolster the law-making process to co…
At least 15 people have died in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's health ministry has said.
The presence of the virus had been confirmed in a 34-year-old pregnant woman who was admitt…
Until this week, Angela Rayner was considered to be one of the most powerful women in Britain, a deputy prime minister who was widely tipped to be a future candidate for the top job in politics.
A self-described "proper working-class"…
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday that directs the Department of Defense to be known as the Department of War.
The move would restore a name the agency last held in the 1940s and, according to the text o…
The Member of Parliament (MP) elect for the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region, Mr Bernard Bediako Baidoo, says he will focus on the development of the constituency through the establishment of various developmental projects i…
The Member of Parliament for Zabzugu, Alhassan Umar, has said the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo will help restore public confidence in Ghana’s judiciary.
President John Dramani Mahama, on Monday, September 1, 2025,…
The Northern Regional Directorate of Elections and IT of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has outlined key guidelines for the conduct of the Tamale Central parliamentary primary scheduled for Saturday, September 6.
According t…
A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has reassured women within the party that they will no longer be sidelined or overlooked as the party intensifies efforts to return to power in 2028.
Address…
Former US President Joe Biden recently underwent skin cancer surgery, his spokeswoman said.
Biden had Mohs surgery, she told the BBC's US partner CBS News, but did not immediately provide further details.
The procedure is used to c…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Western proposals for a "reassurance force" in Ukraine the day after any ceasefire comes into place, following a Paris summit aimed at finalising plans for security guarantees.
French Pres…
Abetifi MP and flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has given firm assurances that women will be placed at the very heart of the party’s rebuilding process as well as Ghana’s national development a…
Four political analysts have welcomed the orderly conduct of the Akwatia by-election and said it should be the standard for future by-elections.
They have, however, advocated a more pragmatic system that does not require such heavy p…
The battle for the Tamale Central National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary seat has reached fever pitch as the 12 aspirants seek a lifetime mandate in tomorrow’s suspense-filled primary.
With just 24 hours to go, the constitue…
US President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on India came into effect on 27 August. So far, rather than retaliating, India has put forth a carefully orchestrated geopolitical response to signal its displeasure to the US.
There's been the …
The United Arab Emirates has warned Israel that annexing the occupied West Bank would cross a "red line" and undermine the spirit of the Abraham Accords that normalised relations between the two countries.
A senior Emirati official, L…
At least 32 people have died in Nigeria's northern Niger state after a boat sank in a river, an official has told the BBC.
The boat was reportedly overloaded, carrying about 100 passengers including women and children, capsized when i…
Legal practitioner Anokye Frimpong has argued that Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo ought to have resigned once a prima facie case was established in the petition seeking her removal.
He noted that under the 1992 Constitution, the dis…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will lodge a formal complaint with the Ghana Police Service against the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 1st National Vice Chairman, Chief Sofo Azorka, over alleged threats and acts of violence.
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Political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Abdul-Jalilu Ateku, says the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) loss in the Akwatia by-election is further evidence that the party is still reeling from its defeat in the 2024 general …
The Director of Research and Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako, has rejected suggestions that the party’s loss in the Akwatia by-election represents a broad rejection of its political message by the electorate.
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A National Executive Committee member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Victor Wonder Kutor, has assured Ghanaians that President John Dramani Mahama will not abuse the two-thirds majority the party currently holds in Parliame…
Pollster Musa Dankwa of Global Info Analytics has said that an exit poll in the Akwatia by-election last Tuesday showed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Solomon Kwame Asumadu was going to win contrary to an earlier poll before th…
South African authorities say "extreme poverty and a severe lack of affordable housing" were major factors in a deadly Johannesburg building fire two years ago.
In August 2023, 77 people died and many more were injured after a fire gu…
The UK and its allies stand ready to support Ukraine before negotiations to end the war as well as to secure an eventual peace deal, the UK defence secretary says.
Ahead of a top-level meeting in Paris on Thursday, John Healey told th…
One of Lisbon's most iconic tourist attractions, the Glória funicular railway, has derailed and crashed. It is a popular tram-like form of transport that is designed to travel up and down steep slopes.
At least 17 people have been kil…
The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has directed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies(MMDAs) to clear public spaces and visible filth by 8 am daily, starting Thursday, September 4, 2025, a…
US President Donald Trump has accused Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping of conspiring against the US with the leaders of Russia and North Korea.
Trump's comments came as China hosted world leaders at its largest-ever Victory Day parade i…
The people of Malawi are set to vote for their next leader, following a turbulent five years involving economic turmoil, natural disasters and the shock death of the nation's vice-president.
Current President Lazarus Chakwera is vying…
The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has expressed concern over the low voter turnout at the ongoing Akwatia by-election in the Eastern Region.
He noted that although by-elections in the pa…
The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has stated that the fight against corruption is a complex undertaking not only for government and anti-corruption agencies but requires collective effort and resources.
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