Pollster Mussa Dankwah has indicated that support for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is declining, while the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gaining ground, according to ongoing tracking polls for March 2026.
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America may be a nation at war, but President Donald Trump's activities over the past few days have been a mix of diplomacy and diversions - with the occasional swing towards the surreal.
On Friday, he said the US war …
Police in Nigeria say 15 people have been arrested following allegations of sexual assault at a community festival in the southern Delta state.
Videos circulated online showing young men openly attacking women who were…
A former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere Baafi, has challenged the Auditor-General to make its report on claims that there is a GH¢89.4 million to be paid as interest subsidies to five commercial banks on behalf of …
The Minority MPs in Parliament have visited and commiserated with the founder of Hebron Prayer Camp following the death of his two sons in an aircraft crash.
The victims, Frank Amoaning Donkor, 36, a flight instructor, and Elijah Ofor…
Sudan's army has denied it carried out a deadly attack on a major hospital on Friday night in a city in the west of the country held by its rivals, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The head of the World Hea…
The Ashanti Regional Communications Bureau of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has honoured the Minister for the Interior and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, for his contributions to the party in the r…
Iran has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels, since the US and Israel attacked the country on 28 February.
About 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas (…
As a boom in online gambling across Africa gathers pace, governments are hiking taxes to contain addiction risks and fill depleted state coffers. In by far the biggest market of South Africa, the industry is pushing back. Once a niche act…
Mr Governs Kwame Agbodza, the Minister of Roads and Highways has reiterated that the Government’s flagship programme on infrastructure development, the Big Push Agenda has created thousands of jobs.
“At the last count, almost half a mi…
The Minority Leader, Mr. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has urged students to take ownership of the New Patriotic Party’s vision and drive its success in the 2028 elections.
Addressing a gathering of TESCON leaders in Parliament House …
A forthcoming Italian referendum on judicial reform will test right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's political strength and could give the fragmented opposition the impetus to forge a broad alliance ahead of next year's general electio…
Kenya on Thursday restarted a multibillion dollar railway extension after a six year hiatus, reviving a project that stalled when funding from China dried up and delayed plans to link the line to neighbouring Uganda.
The new phase will…
Bechem, the Tano South Municipal capital, was filled with excitement and pride last Saturday, as hundreds of people from all walks of life converged to witness the installation of the Paramount Chief of Bechem, Nana Asiwobour Osei Bonsu …
The knock-on e?ects of the conflict now whipping through the Middle East are awakening ghosts of crises past that shook the European Union.
Seven months into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in Februar…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for equitable access to parliamentary capacity-building programmes, clearer private sector policies, and stronger efforts to drive real economic recovery following a high-level engagement wi…
A cross-border drone attack from Sudan killed 17 people in Chad including mourners attending a funeral service, the Chadian government and local sources said on Thursday, and the country's president vowed to retaliate for any further attac…
The Amansie West District Chief Executive (DCE), Prince Manu Morris, has urged the citizenry to put aside their political differences and support the national sanitation campaign initiative by the government.
He said the fight agains…
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions amid a stalled peace process, after talks hosted by the US in Washington.
Conflict in eastern DR Congo has continued des…
Prof. Fred Dzanku, a Development Economist at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, has warned that ongoing tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel could have significan…
A Russian fighter jet violated neighbouring Estonia's airspace on Wednesday, triggering a response from NATO's Baltic Air Policing, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said.
It was the first time this year that a Russian aircraft h…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Akan Constituency has intensified its call on members and sympathisers to register for the Party’s membership cards, describing the exercise as critical to strengthening its structures ahead of future e…
In the Johannesburg suburb of Greenside, a large group of protesters of all ages and backgrounds are waving placards and banging empty plastic bottles together.
"We want water, we want water!" they chant.
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on her way to what she expects will be a "very difficult" meeting with US leader Donald Trump, days after his calls for allies to help secure the war-stricken Strait of Hormuz went largely una…
A member of the NPP Communication Team, Alfred Thompson, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s comments on the fight against illegal mining, calling them hypocritical and inconsistent with earlier political realities.
His c…
President John Dramani Mahama has hosted the 2026 Presidential Iftar dinner for Muslim leaders at the Presidency in Accra.
Iftar is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims during the month of Ramadan.
Present at the event were V…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has distanced itself from the processes leading to the passage of the Value for Money Office Bill, 2026, warning that the proposed law could rather worsen corruption in the country.
The Caucus argued …
The Member of Parliament for Tatale-Sanguli, Ntebe Ayo William, has stated that illegal mining, widely known as galamsey, cannot be entirely eradicated in Ghana but can only be minimized through targeted interventions.
His comments …
King Charles has hosted a spectacular state banquet for the president and first lady of Nigeria, praising the strengths of Nigeria's partnership with the UK.
After greeting the 160 guests in the Yoruba language, the Ki…
For 18 months, Alia has been waiting in a transit camp in Qatar for her promised resettlement to the US.
But now that route appears to have closed for good. Where she and hundreds of other Afghan evacuees will end up n…
Parliament has passed the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025, introducing significant reforms to Ghana’s national security architecture.
The legislation empowers the President to designate a minister to oversee the Nation…
President Donald Trump has accused Nato members of making a "foolish mistake" by refusing to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz during the war with Iran.
Despite the pressure on oil prices brought about by severe …
An outbreak of meningitis that has killed a university student and a sixth former is unprecedented, health chiefs have said.
The number of confirmed cases of invasive meningitis in the Canterbury area stands at 15, wit…
A Belgian court has ruled that a former diplomat can stand trial in connection with the killing in 1961 of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister.
Etienne Davignon, now 93, is accused of involvement in the unlaw…
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to urgently convene an emergency Cabinet meeting to deliberate on the growing economic risks stemming fro…
President John Dramani Mahama is set to embark on an extensive nationwide tour across all 16 regions of Ghana as part of efforts to assess the progress of ongoing development projects and strengthen engagement with citizens at the gras…
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has expressed optimism that the Greater Accra Region is becoming a stronghold of the NDC.
That, he explained, was evidenced in the region’s votin…
Parliament has approved the proposed 2026 formula for the distribution of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), with a total allocation of GH?8.77 billion for the year.
The figure represents an increase from the GH?7.51 billion …
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has clarified that Ibrahim Mahama, businessman and brother of President John Dramani Mahama, is not providing his private jet to the President in exchange fo…
Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine will face a deficit of missiles it is using to fight Russia due to the war in the Middle East.
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the Ukrainian president said Russia's Vladimir …
At least 23 people have been killed and 108 injured by a series of suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri, marking one of the worst recent attacks on the capital of Borno state.
A post office, a popular weekly market …
A Chinese man and his Kenyan associate have been charged with illegally dealing in wildlife species after they were caught trying to smuggle more than 2,000 live queen garden ants out of Kenya.
Zhang Kequn was arrested…
President John Dramani Mahama has assured members of Organised Labour that his government is committed to transparency, insisting that the true state of the economy will always be made known to Ghanaians.
He gave the assurance durin…
Throughout his two terms in office, US President Donald Trump has not been shy to criticise – even to attack – Washington's Nato allies.
But his latest suggestion – that failing to secure the Strait of Hormuz would be …
A further four people have died in Kenya after heavy rain caused widespread flooding, police said, taking the number to have died in the past week to at least 66.
The capital, Nairobi, was hit by more heavy rain overni…
Desperate and ageing white farmers whose land was seized during Robert Mugabe's rule more than two decades ago hope Donald Trump may be able to help them get billions of dollars in unpaid compensation owed to them by Zimbabwe's gover…
Vice President Professor Jane Opoku-Agyemang on Monday reviewed the 47th ceremonial Change of Guards Parade at the Presidency in Accra.
At the parade, the Ghana Air Force handed over security duties at the Presidency to the Ghana Army.…
Ghana and the Russian Federation have held a technical session of political consultations in Accra to review the state of bilateral relations and explore new areas of cooperation between the two countries.
The meeting, held on March 12 …
The Nvavile family of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President at Nkroful, his birthplace, has shown appreciation to Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle for his efforts in promoting the legac…
The Minority Caucus in parliament has held a high-level meeting with officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a bid to provide feedback on the country’s recent economic developments.
According to a statement issued by t…
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