Assembly Members of the Ada West District Assembly on Wednesday confirmed Mr Jerry John Foreigner Amornortey Tanihu Mills-Nkrumah as the District Chief Executive.
Mr Mills-Nkrumah received 16 yes votes, representing 69.9 per cent, and…
Madam Ebi Bright, the newly confirmed Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), has initiated an emergency plan to rehabilitate the deplorable harbour road.
Madam Bright, a few days in office, led a team of engineers from the Tema Metrop…
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has called for reforms of all constitutional bodies in order to ensure their relevance in the country’s evolving democratic landscape.
He said the changing phase of the country’s democr…
Mr Sadiq Abubakar, the President's nominee for the Old Tafo Municipal Assembly, has been unanimously confirmed by all 24 members of the Assembly.
The confirmation exercise, supervised by the Electoral Commission, took place in a calm an…
The number of UK billionaires has fallen while King Charles' personal wealth has jumped to equal former prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List.
The annual list of the UK's…
Gabon's former President, Ali Bongo, who was deposed in a 2023 coup, has left the country and is now in Angola, the authorities there have announced.
The Angolan presidency added in a statement posted on social media that Bongo's fami…
The Developing Women for Mobilization (DWM), formerly known as the 31st December Women’s Movement, has marked its 43rd anniversary with a renewed call for continued advocacy, inclusion, and empowerment for women across Ghana.
In a sta…
President John Mahama has expressed appreciation to the chiefs and people in the Upper West Region for their overwhelming support that culminated in the victory of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the December general election.
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The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, received the United States Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Virginia Palmer, at his office in Accra.
The visit formed part of Ambassado…
Last week, 46-year-old Charl Kleinhaus was living on his family farm in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. With its scenic beauty, wildlife and deep canyons, it's known as "the place where the sun rises".
His new home - for now - is a…
The top US diplomat Marco Rubio has said the US is "troubled" by the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
His comments came as at least 114 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on Thursday, health officials said.
Asked by the…
A former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s handling of the recent controversy involving the acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi.
Speaking at the…
A civil society organisation, ActionAid Ghana, has called for measures to end illicit financial flows into the country.
Such measures, it said, must also lead to the repatriation of stolen wealth to support national development, such …
Big plumes of smoke are visible on a screen that's providing a live feed from Ukrainian drones hovering over the outskirts of the eastern city of Pokrovsk, one of the most intense front lines in Ukraine.
A few seconds earlier, Ukraini…
Ulrich Janse van Vuuren has made it his passion to share and showcase some of South Africa's best features with his legion of social media followers.
The 38-year-old white South African often takes snapshots capturing scenes such as a…
US President Donald Trump says that Iran has "sort of" agreed to the terms of a nuclear deal with the United States.
Trump described the latest talks between the two countries, which ended on Sunday, as "very serious negotiations" for…
Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has explained the circumstances that led to the decision by the Presidency to pardon and formally caution Sammy Gyamfi, Acting CEO of the Gold Board, following his dollar gift to priestess tur…
The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, has been appointed Co-Chair of the Tripartite High-Level Session of the upcoming Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) Conference scheduled to take place from…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed its members and prospective aspirants to cease all forms of campaigning and soliciting support for internal positions until official nominations are opened.
This move, the party said, was to…
Paramilitary fighters appear to have opened a new phase in Sudan's civil war after being driven from the capital, in a move which some experts have described as a "shock and awe campaign".
Just weeks after the army celebrated the reca…
US President Donald Trump has said that India has offered to drop all tariffs on goods imported from his country.
The Indian government has "offered us a deal where basically they are willing to literally charge us no tariff", Trump s…
The five-member committee established by President John Dramani Mahama to investigate petitions against the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkonoo, is set to commence its hearings today, Thursday, May 15, 2025.
The committee, ch…
Government Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu says Acting Gold Board CEO, Sammy Gyamfi’s controversial dollar gift to Evangelist Patricia Asiamah, also known as Nana Agradaa, does not violate any provision in the officia…
The President’s municipal and district chief executive nominees for Asuogyaman, Yilo Krobo and Lower Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region were duly confirmed at separate ceremonies conducted at Atimpoku, Somanya and Odumase Krobo, respectiv…
Kenya's President William Ruto is a man of many nicknames.
El Chapo, Kasongo, Hustler, Deputy Jesus and Chicken Seller are just some that he has acquired in recent years.
As is often the case when people are given alternative monik…
Svitlana says her daughter loved her school in Poland.
"Even when we moved to another area, she didn't want to change schools," says the 31-year-old Ukrainian mother. "She liked it so much. There was no bullying."
Now she says the …
Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi has underscored unity and purposeful leadership as essential ingredients for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) return to power in the 2028 general elections.
Speaking in …
The Special Prosecutor (SP), Kissi Agyebeng, last Thursday, visited the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to deepen institutional cooperation between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Ghana P…
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, presented 60 pickup vehicles and 20 motorbikes to the Ghana Police Service to support security efforts under the government’s 24-hour economy programme.
The veh…
Acting Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has rejected claims that Ghana is experiencing a constitutional power vacuum, following concerns raised by the Minority Caucus in Parliament abou…
Mali's military junta has dissolved all political parties in the country amid a growing crackdown on dissent since the army seized power.
"All meetings of members of political parties and organisations of a political character are dis…
Four more local assemblies have confirmed the President’s nominees for the positions of Municipal Chief Executives (MCEs) in the Greater Accra Region.
They are the Ga South, Weija-Gbawe, the Ga Central and the Korle Klottey Municipal…
The war's horrors multiply. The dead, the pieces of the dead. The dying. The starving. More and more of them now – all the weight of human suffering witnessed by my brave colleagues in Gaza.
The urge to avert our gaze can be overpower…
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as "Pepe", has died at the age of 89.
The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world's "poorest president" because of his modest lifestyle.
Current Presi…
Zambia's foreign minister has warned diplomats against interfering in the country's affairs, days after the US ambassador raised concerns about the "systematic theft" of drugs donated to the southern African state.
Mulambo Haimbe said…
A former Deputy North East Regional Minister, Tahiru Tia has been enskined as the Chief of Gambaga.
He was enskined by the Overlord of Mamprugu, Nayiri Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga on Monday, May 12, 2025 following the demise of…
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has called for an end to the controversy surrounding Sammy Gyamfi’s widely criticised dollar gift to former fetish priestess-turned-e…
The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has announced the re-nomination of Kalamu Adamu Musah as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly.
In a stateme…
At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and allied militia in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a new report.
It says the "massacre", following an operation led by Bu…
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the UK for a state visit in July, Buckingham Palace has announced.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will host the president and his wife Brigitte Macron at Windsor Castle on a visit from 8…
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ms Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has expressed concern regarding the ongoing rejection of nominees for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) across different assemblies.
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Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo has denied allegations that she pressured party members to disclose their votes during the confirmation of Felix Odartey Lamptey as the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Chief Executive (MCE).
In an i…
Kwasi Kwarteng, spokesperson for former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, has dismissed concerns that a recent U.S. court ruling could undermine Agyapong’s presidential ambitions within the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
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Member of Parliament for Lambussie, Prof. Titus Beyuo, has rejected calls by the Minority in Parliament for the suspension of Sammy Gyamfi, Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, describing the demands as baseless and politically driven.
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Registered voters in the Nkoranza South and North districts in the Bono East Region go to the polls today to elect assembly and unit committee members in the District Level Elections (DLEs).
The elections follow the expiration of the …
A group of 59 white South Africans has arrived in the US, where they are to be granted refugee status.
President Donald Trump has said the refugee applications for the country's Afrikaner minority had been expedited as they were victi…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has strongly condemned what it calls a blatant violation of the 1992 Constitution, following the simultaneous absence of the President, Vice President, and Speaker of Parliament from th…
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has said his fight with Kennedy Agyapong, the former Member of Parliament for Assin Central has not been about the money, but, a fight for truth and justice.
In his immediate reaction and co…
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has defended the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board Sammy Gyamfi over his interaction with evangelist Patricia Asie…
Eyewitnesses have told Graphic Online/Daily Graphic that the sober mood and the demeanor with which, Mr Sammy Gyamfi, the acting Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board left the Presidency on Monday after the Chief of Staff had summoned …
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