Kenya’s Tenacious, Veteran Politician
At an age when most would be retired, Raila Odinga, Kenya's veteran opposition leader and one-time prime minister, is to run again for president -- his fourth bid to become head of state. The...
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Macron Faces Le Pen For French Presidency As Mainstream Parties Bow Out Early
Independent centrist Emmanuel Macron will face anti-EU, anti-immigration candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential run-off duel on May 7, according to initial estimates after Sunday’s...
In A Paris Suburb, Apathy and Fear of Le Pen
Sevran, France - A few hundred feet away from Sevran's Beaudottes metro station is a wall of metal attached to a railing, without distinguishing features except for the posters on it. Every one of...
Kwesi Botchwey Committee Given More Weeks To Investigate Cause of NDC Defeat
The Prof Kwasi Botchwey Committee tasked to investigate the cause of the defeat handed the National Democratic Congress in the 2016 elections has been given at most a month's extension to conclude...
Spat Over Kenyan Electronic Vote Tender Goes To Court
Six Kenyans urged a court Wednesday to suspend a controversial decision by election officials to scrap a tender process and directly procure an electronic voting system for the August polls. The...
I’ve No Interest In GBA Presidency –Says Azumah
Celebrated Ghanaian boxer, Azumah Nelson, has dismissed assertions that he is aiming to become the President of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) following his resurgence in the boxing circles in...
Mahama Will Lose In 2020 If NDC Doesn’t Resolve Internal Crisis
A former national organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaw Boateng Gyan has predicted another humiliating defeat for former President John Mahama in the 2020 general...
NDC’s Defeat ‘terrible’ – Twum Boafo
The loss suffered by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in last year’s presidential and parliamentary elections was extremely terrible, Kwadwo Twum Boafo, a former Chief Executive Officer of...
‘Mahama’s People’ Didn’t Tell Him the Truth
The Editor of pr0-NDC newspaper, the Informer, Andy Kankam, has said that some persons who were around former President John Mahama while in power, are responsible for his historic election defeat....
Akufo-Addo Shows Gratitude To Owusu Bempah
President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to the founder and head pastor of the Glorious Word Ministry International Rev Owusu Bempah whose prayer he said contributed to his massive...
Ghana Rugby President Joins Olympics Committee Board
Mr Herbert Mensah, President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), joined the Board of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) when he was elected as one of five representatives for Olympic Sports....
I’II Fight GJA’s ‘bogus Disqualification’ – Lloyd Evans
Disqualified candidate for the presidency of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Lloyd Evans, has vowed to resist the decision by the incumbent executives of the association to kick him out of...
I’II Fight GJA’s “bogus Disqualification” – Lloyd Evans
Disqualified candidate for the presidency of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Lloyd Evans, has vowed to resist the decision by the incumbent executives of the association to kick him out of...
Confusion Hits GJA Elections Over Lloyd Evans’ Disqualification
There’s brewing confusion over the disqualification of Lloyd Evans, one of the contestants for the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) presidency in it’s upcoming elections. The Elections...
NDC Will Bounce Back – Mahama
Former President, John Mahama, has said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will “bounce back.” It is unclear what may have inspired the former President’s comment, and what message he...
Confusion Hits GJA Elections Over Lloyd Evans’ Disqualification
There’s brewing confusion over the disqualification of Lloyd Evans, one of the contestants for the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) presidency in it’s upcoming elections. The Elections...
GOC President Calls For Unity
Newly elected Ghana Olympic Committee President Ben Nunoo Mensah has urged his team members to work together after the congress at the Alisa Hotel/ The Weightlifting Federation boss was elected as...
Disqualification ‘bogus’ – Lloyd Evans
The camp of Mr. Lloyd Evans in the Ghana Journalists’ Association presidency race has rubbished the disqualification of its candidate. A statement from the GJA Elections Committee said Mr. Evans is...
Ahmad Ahmad Beats Incumbent Hayatou To Become CAF President
CAF election: Ahmad’s convincing message of better leadership awoke the desire for change among the executives who had long supported Issa Hayatou over the years! Head of the Madagascar FA, Ahmad...
Ahmad Ahmad -Issa Hayatou’s Toughest Challenge
The long awaited Confederation of African Football -CAF elections, is finally here. As a matter of fact, elections are underway at the Africa Union Plenary Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Prior to the...