The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has moved the launch of its manifesto to the Trade Fair Centre in Accra.
The party had originally planned to launch the manifesto at the Tamale Sports Stadium in the Northern Region on Saturday October 9.
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The Presidential nominee of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr. Hassan Ayariga, has appealed to Ghanaians to vote for the party to solve the economic difficulties of the countries.
Mr Ayariga said Ghana’s political system had not helpe…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the collection of filing fees from presidential and parliamentary aspirants contesting the December 7 polls, due to the legal contention over the amount.
The Chairperson of the commission, Mrs…
President John Mahama says the upgrading of Ghana’s economy by Moody’s shows that the managers of the economy are doing the right thing.
According to him, "Ghana is rising, Ghana is doing well".
President Mahama was speaking at the V…
Ghana and Iran have resolved to explore and deepen economic and social relations.
Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, and the outgoing Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Ghana, Mr Mohammad Soleymani, made the…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ejura Sekyedumasi constituency in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Muhammad Bawah Braimah on Tuesday launched his campaign, vowing to recapture the seat from the opposition New P…
The former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Monday appealed to stakeholders in the road construction sector, to make provisions for other road users, such as bicycle riders, to facilitate the country’s socio-economic development.
He sai…
John Boadu, acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), yesterday made an unexpected visit to the office of the Electoral Commission (EC) to seek clarification pertaining to the filing of thepresidential nomination form.
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The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) yesterday filed an interlocutory injunction at the High Court seeking to prevent the Electoral Commission (EC) from collecting filing fees from presidential and parliamentary aspirants in this year’s ge…
The Electoral Commission has accepted the nomination documents of the flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and other presidential aspirants for the 2016 elections.
However, the commission h…
How will sub-Saharan Africa achieve its Millennium Development Goals without the required 2.5 million new engineers and technicians as estimated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)? In the devel…
The Opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has postponed its manifesto launch to October 9, in Accra according to the acting General Secretary and the National Organiser, John Boadu.
The launch was initially announced to take place at the…
The African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA), an NGO, committed to the welfare of women and children, has called for journalists to avoid doing anything unethical likely to throw the country into confusion.
Mrs. Edna Kuma, the Executive…
Mr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bolgatanga East Constituency, has launched his 2016 campaign team with a call on the constituents to renew his mandate for the forthcoming general elections.
Launching t…
President John Dramani Mahama has presented GH? 10,000 seed money for the establishment of an education endowment fund for the chiefs and people of Mpuasu-Japekrom Traditional Area, in Jaman South District of Brong-Ahafo Region.
Mrs Eli…
Tanzania's president has sacked two senior officials for opening a fake account to siphon money from an earthquake fund, his office has said.
An accountant had been suspended for being part of the plan to take money collected for earthq…
The desperate living conditions in Borno state show the devastating impact of the ongoing conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian military
The humanitarian emergency in northeastern Nigeria is reaching catastrophic levels. A massiv…
The incumbent MP for Kwesimintsim in Western region Joe Baidoe-Ansah has lost the NPP’s parliamentary primaries in the constituency.
He lost to his only contender Joe Mensah in the keenly contested polls held on Tuesday.
The MP who w…
Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has rounded up his three-day campaign tour of the Eastern Region with rallies where he consistently charged supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to propagate the good works of the …
Mr George Kumi, an Independent Parliamentary candidate in the Sunyani East Constituency, has constructed two mechanised boreholes to improve water supply at Fawkrom and Koo-Barnie communities in the Sunyani Municipality.
Mr Kumi, who is…
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is set to receive nomination forms from presidential aspirants at its headquarters in Accra tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, September 29 and 30, 2016.
The Director of Elections of the EC, Mr Samuel…
The Eastern Regional Representative on the Council of State, Nana Kodua Kesse II, has advised Ghanaians to cross- check every information they receive on social media platforms before reacting.
That, he said, would help prevent chaos, …
The final voters’ register to be used for the conduct of Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7 this year will be released on Friday, September 30.
Officials of the Electoral Commission who disclosed this said co…
Forty-two of the day senior high schools (SHSs) being constructed across the country are ready to admit fresh students for the 2016/2017 academic year.
Ten of them have already been inaugurated while two are awaiting inauguration. The …
India and Mali enjoy warm and friendly relations and Hon’ble Vice President’s visit would be first ever high level visit to the Republic of Mali from India
H.E. President of Republic of Mali, accompanied by a powerful delegation, had pa…
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his frustration at the delay in the passage of the Freedom to Information Bill.
Although he spoke positively about freedoms Ghanaians were currently enjoying, he said the passage of the Freedo…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has encouraged first time voters to actively participate in the December 7 General Election.
They must not sell their votes and or be influenced by the material things handed to them …
The Abura Asebu Kwamankese (AAK) constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched its campaign with a call on the foot soldiers in the constituency to remain united.
Mr Sampson Ahiayo, Central Regional Secretar…
The Electoral Commission (EC) will not reduce the filing fee for this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 7.
This means the 16 political parties and nine independent aspirants, who have so far picked n…
The Kintampo North constituency recorded a whopping 1,349 rejected or spoilt ballot papers in the 2012 polls while registering an equally high figure of rejected or spoilt ballot papers at the recent local level elections.
To address t…
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has signaled its readiness to contest 22 parliamentary seats in the Ashanti Region in this year’s election.It has already picked parliamentary forms for these areas and the Regional Chairman, Mr. James O…
The flag bearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has said successive governments in Ghana have been inefficient because Ghanaians have failed to critically and objectively examine the manifestoes of political p…
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched its Northern Regional 2016 election campaign with a pledge to conduct a peaceful and clean campaign.
The Deputy National Organiser of the NDC, Mr Koku Anyidoho, who launched th…
A Senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science of the University of Ghana, Legon, Dr. Seidu Alidu has cautioned journalists against playing the roles of stooges for politicians in the countdown to the general elections.
He sai…
Eight political parties on Saturday morning put their differences aside and joined residents of Wa in the Upper West Region (UWR) to walk for peace as Ghana prepares for the December 7 polls.
The parties were the National Democratic Con…
The Africa Initiative for Governance (“AIG”) (AIGAfrica.org) has today issued a call for applications for its 2017 scholarships for a Masters Degree in Public Policy at the renowned Blavatnik School of Government, the UK’s first school of …
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos says peace with the Farc rebel group will boost economic growth and enable the country to rebuild its social fabric.
"War is always more costly than peace," he said in an interview with the BBC.
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The Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has urged trainee nurses to accept government’s replacement of their allowances with student loans, in good faith, since the policy is in the national interest.
“The government wants the best fo…
Presidential candidate of the All Peoples Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has selected Emmanuel Carl Bartels, as his running mate for the December presidential poll.
Mr. Ayariga settled on the 64-year-old chartered accountant and a Chri…
Hundreds of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters who thronged to the Mandela Park in Ashaiman on Friday, in anticipation of catching a glimpse of their presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had their hopes dashed as the event…
The National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) has advised the electorate to vote for candidates on their individual merit and not because they belonged to a particular political party.
The Commission advised the electorate to vote f…
The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video message denying a claim by the military that he was killed or badly wounded in an air strike last month.
Abubakar Shekau appeared healthy in the video in whi…
SEND-Ghana has organized a community forum in Yendi aimed at sensitizing the community members on anti-corruption laws as part of measures to help reduce corruption in the country.
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) and other anti-cor…
Women’s Situation Room (WSR), an international gender-based consultative group, has expressed concern about recurring electoral violence, plaguing the African continent and said this could not continue.
Ms. Barbara Sangare, the group’s …
President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated government’s commitment not to yield to pressure from labour unions agitating for increment in their salaries and allowances. The President explained that compromising on government’s stance wou…
The Electoral Commission (EC) would provide tactile ballot jackets at all designated polling stations to help persons with visual impairment to vote independently.This would ensure secrecy of their ballot and guarantee their preferred cho…
The Upper Manya Krobo District of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised a focus group discussion at Asesewa for Youth Activist of political parties and opinion leaders to promote non-violence in the upcoming gen…
Mr Kofi Adams, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Campaign Coordinator for Election 2016, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Administration under erstwhile President John Agyekum Kufuor of failing to revamp the Western Railway l…
Policy Advisor of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Mr Kofi Asamoah Siaw said his Party’s major policy for the youth is on how to save them from illegal mining commonly known as “galamsey”.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agenc…
Traders across some major markets in Accra have developed lethargic posture towards Election 2016. They said they have lost trust in most of the political party leaders’ ability to transform the country.
Ms Lameokor Nortey, cooking oil …
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