Brexit: Mrs. May says MPs' to have vote by 12 March
UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May has said that MPs’ will be able to have a fresh vote on the Brexit deal by March 12, 2019. Speaking as she travelled to an EU-Arab League summit in Egypt, Mrs. May ruled out holding another so-called “meaningful vote” this week. But she said “positive” talks with the EU […]
Nigerians await election results
Nigerians waited for election results as vote counting continued from the nation’s hotly-contested presidential poll. Voting continued in a few remote areas, and Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will reschedule elections in some parts of Lagos, Rivers and and Anambra states where voting was disrupted Saturday. It was not immediately clear which […]
Let’s trust each other going into Election 2020 – JDM
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the rank and file of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to trust each other and be united going into Election 2020. “Let us be one, let us trust each other and let us not believe the stories that we circulated trying to undermine one another,” he said. […]
Tagoe dominates Gusev in unanimous victory
Emmanuel “Gameboy” Tagoe (30-1, 14Ko’s) defeated Russia’s Vyacheslav Gusev (26 – 6, 8Ko’s), to annex the vacant International Boxing Federation International (IBF) and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Global Lightweight titles. All the three judges scored the bout, 120-107, 118 – 109, 119 – 108, all in favour of the former International Boxing Organisation (IBO) Lightweight […]
Video: Presentation of 140 vehicles to the Ghana Armed Forces
President of Niger to grace 62nd Independence Parade in Tamale
President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou, will be the Special Guest of Honour at Ghana’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Parade at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale on Wednesday, March 6. It will be the first time the national independence parade will be held outside the national capital, Accra. The Parade would be on the […]
Deputy Information Minister's Press Briefing on activities to mark 62nd Independence Day Celebration
President Akufo-Addo applauds Yaa-Naa
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has applauded The Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Na Mahama Abukari II, for moving quickly to accord Yakubu Abdulai Andani, formerly the Kampakuya Na, and Abdulai Mahamadu, formerly the Bolin Lana, their new positions in the traditional State of Dagbon. This seals the process of reconciliation, and begin the new ordering of […]
Veep Dr. Bawumia attends UK – Ghana Business Council Meeting
Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia left Accra, Ghana last Friday, February 22, 2019 for London, United Kingdom to participate in the UK – Ghana Business Council meetings. While in the UK, Vice President Bawumia will also deliver a lecture at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, on the topic “Ghana’s Inclusive Economic […]
Somalia’s oldest federal lawmaker fatally shot in Mogadishu
A Somali federal parliamentarian was fatally shot Saturday in Mogadishu, security officials said. Al-Shabab militants armed with pistols shot the lawmaker, Osman Ilmi Boqorre, as he was visiting his new house that is under construction in the Karan neighborhood north of Mogadishu, according to witnesses. A statement released by Radio Andalus, the terror group’s official […]
Former President Mahama visits widow of late Lee Ocran
President John Dramani Mahama last Friday, visited the wife of late Ambassador Lee Ocran, Mrs. Sati Ocran to console her and family on his passing. Writing on his social media platforms, former president Mahama said Lee Ocran was a great pillar in te National Democratic Congress party, and for many decades contributed to strengthening the […]
Vote counting underway in Nigeria presidential poll
Votes are being counted in Nigeria’s closely-fought general election, with voting hours extended in some places following delays in the morning. The main challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, is the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, 72. Whoever wins will have to address power shortages, corruption, security threats, and a sluggish economy. The election had […]
#NDCDecides2019: Some primaries results
Voting ended peacefully in Sunyani East and Sunyani West constituencies for the National Democratic Congress Presidential Primaries to elect a flagbearer for Election 2020. The few voters in queues as at 1700 hours at the two voting centers in the Sunyani East Constituency were allowed to cast their ballot. The results are as follows: Sunyani […]
NDC explains why two presidential hopefuls could not vote
The Acting Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bede Ziedeng, says per the Party’s Code of Elections two presidential hopefuls – Goosie Tanoh and Alhaji Iddrisu Nurudeen – did not qualify to vote in the Presidential Primary. Hence, their inability to exercise their franchise in the polls on Saturday. Speaking to the […]
