NPP Holds National Delegates Confab
The rulling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has planned to hold its 2017 annual delegates conference at Cape Coast in the Central Region from 25th to 27th August, 2017. In a press statement issued and...
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Rawlings Calls For Fresh NDC Leadership
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said if the National Democratic Congress (NDC) does not end the blame game between the “horses” and the “jockeys” in the party vis-à-vis their loss...
I Sacked Victor Smith For Diverting Party Funds – Rawlings
Former President J. J. Rawlings has accused Victor Smith who was once is Special Aide, of trying to retrieve cash without his knowledge when he was working with him. The founder of the National...
Late Captain Mahama Promoted To Rank of ‘Major’
Government has promoted the late Maxwell Mahama to the rank of a Major despite his untimely demise on May, 29, 2017. A memorial fund with seed money of 500,000 has also been set up for the Captain...
Thunder Will Strike Footsoldiers Who Defend Corrupt Officials – Abronye DC
Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe has called on the gods of the land to strike down any footsoldier of either the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...
US Approves $1.4 Bn Slice of Massive Saudi Arms Deal
The United States approved two large military contracts totalling more than $1.4 billion on Monday after promising Saudi Arabia a huge arms package to counter any threat from Iran. Last month, on his...
EU To Give 50 Million Euros For African Force In Sahel
The EU is giving 50 million euros to set up a joint African military force in the Sahel region to fight jihadists, the bloc's foreign affairs chief said Monday. The funds will help pay for the troops...
Fallen Officer Promoted To Major As Government Sets GHS500,000 Memorial Fund
The late Adam Mahama has been promoted to the rank of a major despite meeting his untimely and horrifying death on May 29, 2017. The government has also set up a memorial fund with a seed money of...
Mills’ Failure To Expose Victor Smith’s Lies Angered Me – Rawlings Bursts
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has finally opened up on why he dismissed his former aide Victor Smith, expressing utter disappointment in the late president Atta Mills for providing cover for...
Netanyahu Insists Israel Retain Jordan Valley Military Control
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pledged that he would not cede military control of the West Bank's Jordan valley in any future peace agreement with the Palestinians. Speaking at a...
Stop Politicizing Mahama’s Murder – NPP
The governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) says it is regrettable that some politicians are politicizing the horrific murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama. The opposition National Democratic...
Trump Will Not Block Ex-FBI Director’s Testimony
The White House on Monday said Donald Trump would not use presidential powers to prevent ex-FBI director James Comey from testifying to Congress. "President Trump will not assert executive privilege...
Bloomberg Leads Mass Coalition Declaring Support For Paris Climate…
Led by former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg, nearly 1,000 business and government leaders declared Monday their intent to honor the Paris climate accord, days after US President Donald Trump...
Seize This Opportunity; Free SHS Awaits You
President Nana Akufo-Addo has buoyed candidates sitting for the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), to grab the opportunity to secure their future. Leaders across the country...
Trump Seizes On London Attack To Push Domestic Crackdown
President Donald Trump on Monday seized on the London terror attack to demand the US ban on travelers from some Muslim countries be reinstated, sparking a diplomatic row with Britain and jeopardizing...
Tension Brewing At Makola Market As Politics Creeps Into Union Leadership
Tension is mounting between members of the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress at the Makola Market in Accra as politics creeps into the leadership of the market traders union. They...
Anti-Corruption Groups Raise Red Flag Over Nigeria Refinery Deal
Anti-corruption associations on Monday threatened to take the Nigerian government to court in connection with a contract won by Italian oil major ENI to operate a neglected oil refinery. In early...
Trump Proposes Privatizing US Air Traffic Control
In the first salvo in a week-long push to overhaul America's infrastructure, President Donald Trump on Monday announced a plan to privatize the nation's air traffic control system. In what he called...
US Supreme Court Limits Government Seizures Against Drug…
The US Supreme Court on Monday limited the government's right to require forfeitures from people convicted in drug cases but who received a small fraction of profits obtained illegally. The court...
Two Men Go On Trial In DR Congo For UN Experts’ Murders
A man and a teenager went on trial in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, accused of killing two UN experts in March, their lawyer said. Evariste Ilunga, a 16-year-old...