UK MPs Back Plans For 8 June Poll
A UK general election will be held on 8 June after MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap poll. The House of Commons backed the PM by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the...
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SNP MPs To Abstain In Commons Vote
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have already said they support the move. SNP MPs will abstain in the House of Commons vote on whether there should be a snap general election, the party's leader at...
May Says It Strengthens Brexit Hand
General election 2017: May says it strengthens Brexit hand The move is set to be authorised by MPs in the House of Commons later. A snap general election will help the UK make a success of Brexit and...
UK MPs Ready To Approve Snap Poll On 8 June
Theresa May’s plan for a snap general election on 8 June is set to be authorised by MPs later. The early poll is expected to secure the two-thirds Commons majority it requires to go ahead, with...
You Can Vote Us Out In 2020 Over Galamsey Fight–Minister
Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu Bio, has reiterated the Akufo-Addo administration’s resolve to win the war against illegal gold mining activities, even if it means...
Ghana Vigilante Groups Are Outlaws
The Minister for National Security, Mr Albert Kan Dapaah has warned vigilante groups against carrying out operations in Ghana as they have no legal recognition. Speaking to the parliament on...
Theresa May To Seek Snap Election
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Explaining...
Theresa May To Seek General Election On 8 June
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Explaining...
Rival S.African Parties Unite At Anti-Zuma Protest
Rival South African opposition parties joined forces on Wednesday when several thousand demonstrators marched through the capital Pretoria calling for President Jacob Zuma to resign. The march to...
Bangladesh PM Backs Islamists Over Statue Controversy
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been accused of "kowtowing" to hardline Islamists after expressing dislike for a controversial statue that religious radicals want removed from the Supreme...
S.Africa’s Ex-Leader Wades Into Zuma No-Confidence Vote
South Africa's ex-leader Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday waded into a no-confidence debate against President Jacob Zuma, urging lawmakers to set aside political affiliation during next week's vote. A...
I Knew NDC Was Losing – Kunbuor
Dr Benjamin Kunbour, former Defence Minister, has pointed out that he knew the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government would lose the December 7, 2016 elections. He said the signs of...
Ghana Vigilante Groups Are Outlaws
The Minister for National Security, Mr Albert Kan Dapaah has warned vigilante groups against carrying out operations in Ghana as they have no legal recognition. Speaking to the parliament on...
NPP Must Take Full Responsibility For Attack On Court
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the attack on the Circuit Court in Kumasi by a group known as the Delta Force. The party has, therefore, called on the Interior Minister, the...
Police Begin Probe Into Stolen Nduom University Cash
The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipal Assembly, has constituted a committee in collaboration with the Police to investigate the circumstance that led to the alleged embezzlement of a...
S.Africa’s Axed Minister Warns ANC Risks Losing Vote
South Africa's sacked finance minister on Sunday warned in a speech disrupted by ANC members that the ruling party risks losing the next general election in 2019 unless it unites. Pravin Gordhan was...
NDC Calls For Early Congress
The former Lawra/Nandom National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Benjamin Kunbour, has noted that it would be in the interest of the party to hold early congress to select a...
Mourn, Don’t Criticise At Memorials, Zuma Warns Colleagues
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Saturday hit out at critics within his own camp telling them not to use events such as funerals or memorial services to attack each other. Speaking himself,...
Gunshot At NDC Meeting
The agitations marring the hearing of the fact-finding committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) took a very nasty turn on Wednesday, as its sitting at Kawudi in Accra reportedly ended up...
Large Street Protests In South Africa Against Zuma
Thousands marched through major South African cities Friday demanding the resignation of President Jacob Zuma after his sacking of the popular finance minister fuelled widespread public anger. Zuma,...