President John Dramani Mahama will today join other regional leaders to Banjul to hold talks with The Gambia's leader Yahya Jammeh on the current situation in the country.
President Jammeh has, after earlier conceding defeat in Presid…
A section of Ghanaians has welcomed the result of the 2016 elections, saying it is a reflection of the will of the people. They have, therefore, commended the Electoral Commission for running the elections smoothly and letting the will of …
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged its supporters to discontinue the blame game following its defeat in the just ended general elections.
Party members in various areas of the country have accused the leader…
The Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed concern about attacks on some of its members and called on the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to intervene.Mr Sidii Abubakar, the NDC National Youth Organi…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to expand Obamacare and ensure all Americans have access to healthcare.
The real estate magnate takes office next month after promising to repeal outg…
Councillor Yvette Chesson-Wureh, Initiator of Women's Room Situation (WSR) has hailed Ghanaians for making Africa proud again by holding a peaceful general election.
She commended Ghana for being a model democracy for the rest of Africa…
The Women's Situation Room (WSR) Ghana has congratulated Ghanaians for the peaceful conduct of the December 7 general election. The group, which consists of regional set of eminent Ghanaian women and public opinion leaders, together with t…
President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that they will not be witch-hunted under his administration.
According to him, his priority is to pursue “an anti-corruption …
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, President-Elect of the Republic of Ghana on Friday assured the nation that he would be a leader for all Ghanaians irrespective of their political leanings, creed or ethnicity.
“Fellow Ghanaians you have not …
President John Dramani Mahama has urged the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to “cut the celebration and prepare to assume the reins of government".
Inaugurating the Joint Transition Team at a brief ceremony at the Accr…
The President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, continues to receive congratulatory messages from foreign and local dignitaries following his election as the President of Ghana at the December 7 presidential polls.
A former United…
The President's pre-occupation now will be to‘re-organise’ the National Democratic Congress for the next general election.
The Deputy Power Minister, Mr John Jinapor, who made this known, said President John Mahama’s main focus woul…
The Central Region has given four new women the mandate to go to Parliament, bringing to six the number of female parliamentarians elected to the Legislature.
The region has four women members of Parliament (MPs) in the current Parl…
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh must hand over power after defeat in elections, the UN Security Council has said.
President Jammeh initially conceded to Adama Barrow in last week’s vote but has since refused to accept the end of his 22-y…
US President-elect Donald Trump's latest controversy hinges on whether or not he will continue to play a role in the reality television show The Apprentice when he takes over as the country's leader.
The property tycoon helped created t…
StateCraft Inc. (http://StateCraftinc.com), a communication agency on the Nana Addo Akufo-Addo presidential campaign, would like to congratulate New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his successful bid for pr…
The outgoing Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Tano South, Dr Louisa Hannah Bissiw has explained why she sent her agents to go for some hospital beds at the Takyimantia Polyclinic in Brong Ahafo.
According to h…
Hundreds of supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday night gathered at the party’s (NPP) regional secretariat at Aboabo, a suburb of Tamale, to celebrate its victory in the presidential elections held on Wednesday, December 7.…
The Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to Ghana, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, says by bringing the 2016 elections to a successful end, Ghana would again serve as an inspiration and beacon for the rising tide of democracy through the Common…
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday announced that he would still uphold all the ideals of Ghana and Ghanaians irrespective of his loss in the 2016 general election.
" The election was hard fought, but in every competition, there is…
The National Chairman and leader of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Prof. Edmund Delle, has underscored the need for inclusiveness in governance.
According to the CPP leader, it was time to stop exclusiveness from governance if…
President-elect Donald Trump has questioned whether the US should continue its "One China" policy, sparking fury from Chinese state media.
Under the policy, the US has formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan, which China…
The IDEG-CFI Civil Society Election Situation Rooms (CESRs) said its assessment of the polls showed that they generally started on time at most of the polling stations despite slight delays at some stations, due to the late arrival of voti…
Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, says 210 constituencies results out of the 275 received at the National Coalition Centre (NCC) shows that only 49 per cent of electorates voted in the December 7 polls.
Sh…
AFTER a grueling political campaign, the nation went to the polls to elect a president and 275 parliamentarians.
And barring any unforeseen circumstances, counting of ballots should by now give us an indication as to the set of people w…
Mr Clarke Noyoru of the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has said the 27 electoral reforms accepted by the Electoral Commission (EC) would boost the country’s democracy. He noted that Ghana had had many elections, each coming with its own chal…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has lauded Ghanaians for the peaceful and successful Presidential and Parliamentary polls held on Wednesday. Mr Samuel Tettey, the EC Director of Elections, said with the only exception of Jaman North Constit…
The Ghana Police Service has expressed appreciation to the electorate for collaborating with them to ensure peace during the conduct of the 2016 Election.
Briefing journalists in Accra yesterday on the emerging security concerns after t…
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has urged the public to be patient and bear with the commission as it works to release accurate results of the December 7 general election that reflect the will of Ghan…
The Police Administration has called on the public, political parties and party sympathisers to exercise maximum restraint as the Electoral Commission goes through the laid-down process of declaring the results.
Addressing a press confe…
The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the party supporters to remain calm as the Electoral Commission prepares to declare the winner of the just ended elections.
Addressing pa…
The only daughter of Ghana’s first president Dr Kwame Nkrumah lost the seat in 2012 on the ticket of the Convention People’s Party.
She attempted becoming the flagbearer of the party but also lost the primaries to Mr Ivor Greenstreet.
…
South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal.
The motion passed by 234 votes to 56, meaning some members of Ms Park's ruling Saenuri party voted in favour.
Ms Park's authority now pa…
IMANI Ghana, a policy think tank, has asked Parliament, political parties and policy makers to give ample opportunities to women to participate in governance and decision making.
Speaking at a public forum in Accra last Monday, the…
Ghana is at a standstill waiting for the official results of the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections to be declared by the Electoral Commission (EC). Results for the Wednesday Election is still trickling in from across the 275 Constit…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged Ghanaians to remain vigilant and calm as the nation goes through the waiting period for the results of December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.
It also called on polling agents to veri…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentarian for the Asawasi constituency in Kumasi, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has retained his seat.
He polled 39,095 as against 33,490 by the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Alhaji Alidu Sei…
The parliamentary candidates for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP)for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency have expressed their satisfaction at the ongoing election process.
Mr Sylvester Tetteh, Parliam…
The five International Election Observation Missions have acknowledged Ghana’s strong and resilient institutions that have in the past been able to handle the challenges in elections in a peaceful and constructive manner.
“We hope that…
At the time of going to press, provisional results from 96 out of 28,992 polling stations put Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), ahead with a total of 18,376 votes, representing 52.23 …
The Queen mother of Mampong in the Ashanti region, Nana Agyakoma Dufie II, has appealed to the various political parties to accept the results of the upcoming general election on December 7, irrespective of who emerges winner.
She howev…
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Charlotte Osei, has commended the various stakeholders in the election for comporting themselves during the voting process.
She said the stakeholders, especially the political parti…
Political youth groups including five main political parties within 15 constituencies have signed a peace pact to express and confirm their commitment to ensuring peace before, during and after the December 7 polls.
The participating pa…
The second phase of special voting process progressed successfully in the Anyaa/Sowutuom constituency on Sunday but recorded low attendance.
An official said there was "no challenge with the voting process" at the Sowutuom Last Stop po…
Youth in the Upper West Region have cried out to politicians, chiefs and traditional rulers as well as religious and opinion leaders to put their acts together and help ensure peace in the December 7, polls.
The youth maintained that th…
Dr Abdussalam Adam, an Islamic scholar and a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has admonished Muslims to be guided by the key Islamic teachings of peace at all times.He urged Muslims, especially the youth to be ambassadors of…
Determined voters in the Wa Central Constituency defied the early cold that ushers in the harmattan to form long queues to select who would occupy the Flagstaff House for the next four years and their legislator.
Seven Presidential ca…
The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission has deployed 32 short-term observers across the country to complement the work of the 24 long-term observers ahead of the elections.
The observers would be reinforced during and after…
Ghanaians started voting across the country, on Wednesday, to choose a President and 275 Parliamentarians after an exhaustive electioneering, as the country continues to build on its democratic credentials.
An estimated 15,712,499 regis…
The Ghana Education Service has declared Wednesday, December 7 an off-day for all Basic and Second Cycle Institutions across the country.
A statement signed by the Director-General of the GES Mr Jacob Kor said the off-day declaration …
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