NPP Wants Re-Registration Period Extended
The Ashanti regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to extend the period of the re-registration which is part of the ongoing voters register...
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Taxi Drivers on Strike over Bad Roads
All taxi drivers within the Hohoe township in the Volta region have declared an indefinite strike leaving passengers stranded.
Their action is due to the deplorable state of the roads which the...
Egypt and Ghana Join Forces to Fight Terrorism
Egypt will continue to work together with Ghana to exchange views, experiences and knowledge on the threat of terrorism.
That is because Egypt and Ghana are facing similar challenges and have similar...
Ghana Gave Mandela $1m for Freedom Fight – Rawlings
Former President Jerry Rawlings has revealed that Ghana, under his leadership, gave the late South African President Nelson Mandela $1 million during his fight against apartheid in the rainbow...
I’m Winning the 2016 Elections – Akufo-Addo
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he is confident of an NPP victory in the December 7 elections, citing the enthusiastic response of the...
President Mahama Pays Tribute to the Late John Atta Mills, Calling Him a Comrade, Friend and Mentor
President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to late John Evans Atta Mills on the fourth anniversary of his death, calling him his ‘mentor and friend.
John Mahama served as Mills’ vice...
West Africa Gas Pipeline Cuts Supply to Ghana over Unpaid Bills
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (Wapco) said on Tuesday it had suspended the flow of gas from Nigeria to Ghana over unpaid bills by the Ghana government.
Ghana’s state power producer Volta...
55 Gong-Gong Beaters Hired to Spread Voter Registration Message
Fifty-five town criers, also called gong-gong beaters, from communities across the Akatsi-North District of the Volta Region, have been mobilized to help disseminate information on the current Voter...
Mahama ‘Sitting on’ Dumsor Timetable – ECG Workers
Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have disclosed that they have prepared a new load-shedding timetable to enable consumers plan their activities to efficiently but President John...
Load Shedding Timetable Is a Hoax
The government has denied reports making the rounds that the electricity company of Ghana (ECG) has published a timetable for load shedding describing the post as a “hoax”.
The supposed load...
Hillary Clinton Selects Tim Kaine as Running Mate
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has selected Tim Kaine, a centrist senator from Virginia, as her running mate. Mrs Clinton broke the news in a tweet late on Friday. She plans a...
Terror Attack in France, over 70 People Killed in Nice
France’s national holiday turned bloody and violent Thursday night in the southern city of Nice, as a truck drove through crowds of Bastille Day revelers for more than a mile along a...
Spiritualist Predicts Win for Akufo-Addo in November 2016 Elections
As the election campaign gathers momentum, people claiming to have spiritual powers – traditional priests, prophets and pastors, are refusing to sit on the political sidelines and making bold...
Rawlings Skips Konadu and Mahama to Endorse Akufo-Addo; Says He’s Not Corrupt
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has endorsed Nana Akufo-Addo’s posture of his incorruptible nature. According to him, it would be difficult for anybody to tag the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP)...
Concerned Women Protest Kennedy Agyapong’s Sexist Comments against EC
Accra, Ghana: On Tuesday, 12th July, 2016 over two thousand (2000) women in Accra will
be marching in protest of Kennedy Agyapong’s derogatory and disrespectful comments
against the Chairperson of...
Bin Laden’s Son Threatens Revenge for Father’s Assassination
The son of Usama bin Laden warned that Al Qaeda would take revenge against the U.S. for assassinating his father in 2011, according to audio released by the terror network's media arm.
The audio was...
Airport Union Workers on Strike, More Flights to Be Suspended
Unionized workers of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have threatened to resume their strike if government fails to hand over the entire 640 acres of land for the installation of their...
Gambia Sacks 27 Government Officials Accused of Corruption as President Yahya Jammeh Runs for Fifth Term
Authorities in Gambia have sacked 27 government officials including 10 permanent secretaries on suspicion of having fraudulently acquired official cars and other items.
The officials are being...
Mind Your Own Business – Hanna Tetteh Tells Top UK Politician
The Outreach Director for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Colin Bloom should mind his own business and focus on the challenges confronting the Conservative party and how to fix those...
Election 2016 Polls: Nana – 54%, Mahama – 41%
Results of an online opinion poll have given the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, a 13-point lead over President John Dramani Mahama, who is seeking...