There was confusion in the house of the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at Nima in Accra yesterday when some participants in a health walk organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) allegedly pelted the house with stones. The confusion deepened when some security men at Nana Akufo-Addo’s … Read more
Attempt by Communication Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah possibly to get facts twisted or do some sort of damage control concerning lower court judges’ demand for salary increment failed over the weekend. Dr. Boamah who was on JOYFM/Multi TV’s news analysis programme Newsfile said: “Efforts are still being made to address the issue.” He however, … Read more
The John Mahama 2016 Campaign has descended heavily on Accra-based Joy FM and Citi FM over the “unprovoked attack” by some New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters on their counterparts in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), calling the two radio stations NPP’s media partners. According to a statement signed by Spokesperson Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the NPP … Read more
The John Mahama 2016 Campaign has descended heavily on Accra-based Joy FM and Citi FM over the “unprovoked attack” by some New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters on their counterparts in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), calling the two radio stations NPP’s media partners. According to a statement signed by Spokesperson Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the NPP … Read more
The day after his election, it was briefly removed. After a brief unexplained disappearance, Donald Trump’s statement about banning Muslim immigration has returned to his website. On Thursday afternoon various changes had been made to Trump’s campaign website including removing pages titled “Donald J. Trump Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration” and “Trump Campaign Statement on … Read more
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) celebrated here Sunday the listing of a 400 million U. S. dollars bond on the Middle East’s only international exchange by regulation. Wang Hangbo, the executive vice president of China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS), rang the market-opening bell to mark the festivity at the Dubai Financial … Read more
About 200 youth chiefs in 12 paramountcies of Mamprugu land in the Northern Region have declared their support for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). Their Spokesperson, Abubakari Shani made the declaration at a news conference in Walewale, home constituency of the NPP’s vice Presidential candidate, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia. According to them, the governing … Read more
The international community is falling short in its commitment to Haiti’s recovery, the country’s interim President Jocelerme Privert says. Jocelerme Privert told the BBC that devastating losses from last month’s Hurricane Matthew were equal to the country’s entire national budget. Mr Privert said Haiti was facing a “major food crisis” and worsening levels of malnutrition. … Read more
Facebook’s own CEO was among the “dead” during the bug’s brief appearance An unusual bug on Facebook briefly labelled many people as dead. The error on Friday caused the social network to show a memorial banner on user profiles for people who were still alive. Users posted status updates to reassure friends and family they … Read more
Lower Court judges in Ghana say they are frustrated by government’s failure to implement salary reviews granted them five years ago. They have threatened to go on strike by November 20 if their concerns are not addressed. The judges are believed to received very low salaries, some far below GHC4,000 a month. Spokesperson for the … Read more
China supports the work of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and will do more to work with members to combat cross-border crimes. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang made the remark at a routine news briefing when commenting on Chinese vice minister for public security Meng Hongwei’s election as new Interpol president. Meng was … Read more
The Russian government said Thursday that it maintained contact with representatives from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaigns. The assertion comes after Trump was repeatedly accused by the Clinton camp of having overly close ties to the Russian regime, connections that Trump consistently denied. “During this entire period, we not only sent some signals … Read more
NDC’s Arabic language idea has sparked controversy as the opposition NPP claims the incumbent party copied it from them The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), of copying its idea of making the Arabic language an examinable subject in schools. The NDC recently disclosed that it will make Arabic subject a … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has launched an application (app) as one of its campaign tools to help disseminate the achievements and the works of the President John Dramani Mahama (JDM) to the public. Speaking at the at the launch held at the National Press Centre in Accra, Mrs Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the spokesperson for … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of copying its idea of making the Arabic language an examinable subject in schools. The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah,during an interaction with the Muslim Community at Nsawam Zongo, as part of his campaign tour of the Eastern Region said “President Mahama … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of copying its idea of making the Arabic language an examinable subject in schools. The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, during an interaction with the Muslim Community at Nsawam Zongo, as part of his campaign tour of the Eastern Region said “President … Read more
Chiefs and elders of Senya Bereku in the Central region have rendered an unqualified apology to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, George Ansah for chastising him over his ‘show your husband’ comment. According to spokesperson of the chiefs, Nai Kojo Omanor they failed to do due diligence before coming out to condemn the … Read more
The Director of Communications for the National Democratic Party (NDP) Ernest Owusu Bempah claims that the Chairperson of Electoral Commission (EC) Mrs Charlotte Osei has been disgraced over the final ruling by the Supreme Court on recent spate of disqualifications. The Presidential nominee of the party Nana Kondau Agyemang Rawlings was part of 13 candidates … Read more
Actor Brad Pitt has been cleared of wrongdoing by officials after a child abuse investigation. A source familiar with the situation told CNN on Wednesday that Pitt has been cleared by the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) in its investigation of an alleged incident of abuse involving Pitt and one … Read more
Former spokesperson of Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr Kofi Adams has disclosed that even though Mr Jerry John Rawlings is not be on the front line of the party’s campaign, he is playing a strategic role. He disclosed on Abusua Nkomo hosted by Kwame Adinkra that Mr Rawlings behind the scenes is … Read more