Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in Tema and its environs are eagerly awaiting the appointment of new chief executive officers to offer direction and supervision.
Checks by the Ghana News Agency indicated that assembly wo…
The director of the US Office of Government Ethics has criticised Donald Trump's plan to hand control of his business empire to his sons before his inauguration on 20 January.
The plan does not match the "standards" of US presidents ove…
Kenyan opposition political parties announced an alliance on Wednesday to fight the August presidential and parliamentary elections against President Uhuru Kenyatta's coalition.
Kenyatta, 55, is seeking a second and final term after win…
Cyprus leaders are holding key peace talks in Geneva, with the UN and senior diplomats voicing optimism that a reunification deal is within reach.
The foreign ministers of Greece, Turkey and the UK are involved - the countries that act …
Morocco has banned the sale, production and import of the burka, according to local reports.
Letters announcing the ban were sent out on Monday, giving businesses 48 hours to get rid of their stock, the reports stated.
There was no o…
Parliament yesterday adjourned its sittings of the First Meeting to reconvene on January 24, 2017.
Presenting the business statement, the Majority Leader and Chairman of the Business Committee, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said the adjour…
The USA-Africa Chamber of Commerce, Ghana (USA-ACC) and iChange Nations (iCNTM), have congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ghanaians. The message was captured in a statement issued by the USA-ACC in collaboration with iC…
A section of Ghanaians, notably institutions and think tanks, is expecting the government to show clear signs within its first 100 days in office that it is committed to implementing its campaign promises.
While economic think tanks an…
Professor Benjamin Jabez Nyarko, Director-General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has applauded the President’s nomination of Mr Boakye Agyarko as the Minister of Energy.
He also commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-A…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has explained why new ministerial portfolios have been created under his administration.
The President has so far nominated 25 people to man various ministerial portfolios, out of which six are …
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday announced his first batch of 13 ministerial appointees. The names have already been submitted to Parliament for vetting and approval.
Below are profiles of the various ministers designate
Yaw Osaf…
Germany says 280,000 asylum seekers arrived there in 2016, a drop of more than 600,000 on the previous year.
The German interior minister said that the decrease was due to the closure in 2016 of the Balkan route and the migrant deal bet…
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has said he will not step down before a Supreme Court decision on disputed elections, a ruling now not expected until May.
In a nationwide TV broadcast, the longstanding ruler also reiterated his concern a…
A power cut that hit part of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, in December has been judged a cyber-attack by researchers investigating the incident.
The blackout lasted just over an hour and started just before midnight on 17 December.
Th…
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwaku Ntim Twumasi, has scolded supporters of the party acting outside the law, describing their conduct as completely unjustified and tasteless.
Ghana, he said, needed to…
A lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has called for a maximum of 50 ministers to form the government.
Prof. Gyampo explained that the figure should include their depu…
The small West African nation of Gambia has been plunged into a political crisis since autocrat Yahya Jammeh refused to accept the result of presidential elections which saw him lose power to Adama Barrow.
Jammeh - who ruled Gambia for…
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has indicated he partly agrees with Mr Martin Amidu’s assessment of the fifth and sixth Parliaments of the Fourth Republic especially on the issue of due diligence on loan agreem…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has withdrawn his request to keep his official residence as part of his retirement package.
Mr Mahama in a letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo rescinded his interests in his current place…
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Joe Osei-Owusu, has indicated that integrity, accountability and discipline would be the hallmark of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government.
He explained that as a party that believed …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has released a second batch of ministerial nominees to help him steer the affairs of government.
The president on Tuesday announced his first batch of nominees at the Flagstaff House in Accra.
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The Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) has hailed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s proposed Ministerial team responsible for the affairs of national security and defence, saying it is a reflection of his posit…
Most aid groups operating in Nigeria's north-east are wasting funds meant to help victims of the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency, a state governor has said.
Only eight of 126 registered agencies in Borno state were there to genuinely hel…
President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago.
"By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place" than it was eight years ago when he took office, he told thousand…
Russia has denied claims its intelligence agencies have compromising material about Donald Trump.
Dmitry Peskov, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, said the allegations were "pulp fiction" and a "clear attempt to damage relations".
…
Parliament has constituted a 26-member committee to vet the ministerial nominees as announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The committee, known as the Vetting Committee is chaired by the First Deputy Speaker of Parliame…
The Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) has tasked all Constituency and Regional Executives to immediately initiate the process of evaluating the Party’s performance in Election 2016. “We need constructive recommendations, scientific solution…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has registered its displeasure over the use of force by the Ivorian military against the government and civilians, in the advancement of their demands.
The Commission said it was di…
The Federation of Muslim Councils (FMC) has congratulated Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on the occasion of their investiture as the fifth President and Vice-President, respectively, of the Fourth Republic foll…
The Legislature on Tuesday sat for the second time after the inauguration of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic and constituted a 20-member Select Committee to ensure the selection of members into the various Committees of Parli…
Britain is "first in line" for a trade deal with the United States under Donald Trump, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said after meeting the president-elect's advisers and other US politicians in New York and Washington.
Johnson had a …
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday made 13 nominations for consideration by Parliament as Ministers of State.
They include Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo as a Senior Minister whom the President described as “arguably the most suc…
ECOWAS Mediator in the political situation in The Gambia, President Muhammadu Buhari and his Co-Mediator, former President John Dramani Mahama are to meet and hold another round of talks with President Yahya Jammeh.
Information availabl…
The Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC) has congratulated Rt. Hon. Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, on his elevation to the high position of Speaker of the 7th Parliament of Ghana, and the third highest office of the land.
A statement s…
The Ghana Society of Physically Disabled (GSPD) has appealed to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to appoint persons with disability, who have the relevant skills, expertise and competence into his government.
The Reverend Joh…
The inauguration of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was met with wild jubilation across the country.
At Accra New Town, popularly known as Lagos Town, the jubilation started immediately after the President took the oath of a…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named the Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchway as Foreign Affairs Minister.
The President made this known Monday during a courtesy call paid on him by a C…
A Book of Condolence has been opened for the Late Dr Nii Armah Josiah Aryeh, a former National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, at the residence of the Head of Family at Abossey Okai.
A notice on the Judicial Service Board s…
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his inauguration as the Fifth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
A statement issued by the executive of NUGS and copied to t…
The official residential accommodation that is supposed to be offered former President John Agyekum Kufuor as part of his retirement package still remains outstanding eight years after he left office in January 2009, Mr Frank Agyekum , spo…
Majority and Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Seventh Parliament have pledged to ensure proper oversight over loans, agreements and other requests that will emanate from the Executive.
Speaking separately with the Daily Graph…
Residents of the Dome- Kwabenya have expressed their excitement about the inauguration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Fifth President of Ghana's Fourth Republic and wished him successful four-year tenure.
A survey by the Ghana Ne…
Just three days after the curtains closed on his tenure, there is mounting debate between former President John Dramani Mahama’s family and a section of the party he led into the 2016 elections over his political future.
While his immed…
The United States’ Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, has urged President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia to listen to his people and hand over power to President-elect Adama Barrow, who won the Dec. 1, 2016 polls.
“Listen to your peop…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday applauded the growing bilateral and economic relations between Ghana and China, expressing optimism that the mutual co-operation between the two countries will flourish during his time, God w…
For the first time in nearly 60 years, former Washington Senators announcer Charlie Brotman will not be heard during the presidential inauguration parade. President-elect Donald Trump has decided to replace the 89-year-old for the event.
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Mr Tenasu Kofi Gbedemah, Volta Regional Focal Person, Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) has given low marks to the Ho Municipal Assembly (HMA) for its performance in governance, sanitation and other sectors of the local economy in …
Reciting after the Chief Justice, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took the Oath of Office at exactly 1100 GMT after the swearing-in of the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
The swearing-in o…
Some traders in the Kasoa Market urged the new government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to deliver on its campaign promises to propel socio-economic growth of the country.
According to them if the NPP Government actually implemented …
Mrs Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo, Wife of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo –Addo was born on the March 12, 1951 to Justice Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph.
Her father was the Speaker of Parliament in the Third Republic of Ghana and Frances …
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