President John Dramani Mahama cast his vote in his home town of Bole Bamboi in the Bole constituency of the Northern Region, 566 km north of the capital on Wednesday. Mahama, who is seeking re-election in a fierce contest, flew to Bole in a helicopter late Tuesday after addressing the nation ahead of the election. […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump Thursday nominated retired Marine Corps General James Mattis as his secretary of defense. Born on Sept. 8, 1950 in Pullman Washington, Mattis was enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1969, and was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in 1972. Mattis was promoted through the ranks during […]
First Lady Mrs Lordina Mahama on Wednesday voted in the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections at the Rangoon Prisons Polling Station near the Prisons Headquarters at Cantonments in Accra. After she had cast her ballot, Mrs Mahama, who was clad in white apparel, urged eligible voters to cast their ballots in peace to maintain the status […]
A total of 562 voters had cast their ballot out of 1,402 voters at the New Methodist Polling Station A and B in the Weija-Gbawe Constituency as at 1100 hours. A Presiding officer, Farida Adjei, told the Ghana News Agency that there had been no incidence so far and that though they had in their […]
Voters in rural communities across the Eastern Region appear not to be enthusiastic about voting in the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections. This had resulted in low turnout in polling centres located in those areas, a sharp contrast of what had been happening in the urban communities. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) found no queues, […]
Voting delayed for about an hour in a good number of polling stations in Aflao in the Ketu South Constituency of the Volta Region. At about 0745 hours, many voters, who claimed to be in queues from 0400 hours chastised officials from the Electoral Commission for the late start of the exercise. Mr Bright Akligo, […]
One person sustained a head injury following a clash between sympathizers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Deme, a border town at Dzodze in the Ketu North Constituency. Mr Redeemer Dedzo, Volta Regional Police Commander told the Ghana News Agency that the clash occurred when some sympathizers of […]
The True Faith Church Ghana on Wednesday donated food items, detergents and second-hand clothing valued at GHC5,000.00 to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital. The items, made up of 15 bags of rice, five gallons of cooking oil, 30 bags of sachet water, a quantity of tubers of yam and bails of second-hand clothes. Apostle Safo Elijah […]
Voting has been generally peaceful in the Bortianor/Ngleshie Amanfro (BNA) constituency of the Greater Accra Region. As at 08.20 hours, 38 people had cast their votes at the 31st December Day Care Centre Polling Station. By 08.17 hours, 37 voters had cast their ballots. In all, 810 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots […]
Voting is on-going smoothly nationwide, with the exception of Jaman North in the Brong Ahafo Region, the Electoral Commission (EC) has said. Mr Samuel Tettey, the EC Director of Election, said the Jaman North situation was due to disagreements between the political parties over the list of voters on the register. He said the parties […]
Quick thinking by electoral officials at the Berlin Top Temporary Structure polling centres ‘A’ and ‘B’ in the Sunyani East Constituency prevented voting from being delayed at one of the centres. An-hour-and-a-half after voting started, polling booths for Temporary Structure ‘B’ had not arrived for voters who had been queuing since 0430 hours to cast […]
As China-US ties are now coming to a transitional juncture after the US presidential election, it is of vital importance for both nations to keep their relationship to the right track. Donald Trump, the US President-elect, has outlined his policy plans for the first days in office, but the nomination of House members is still […]
By Li Yong, director general of UNIDO This year marks the 50th birthday of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), which was established to help developing nations industrialize after their seats doubled in the UN thanks to the progress of the decolonization movement. As a staunch partner and supporter of UNIDO, China has cooperated […]
A German-born poet and physiognomist, Johann Kaspar Lavater, about five centuries ago, envisaged the dynamism of the world early enough. It’s like this intellectual acumen had Nigeria of today in mind, when in solo mood, insightfully challenged himself; “What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such […]
The Universal Access to Healthcare Campaign (UAHCC) has welcomed the decision of President Mahama to allocate a portion of the oil revenue to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). At an event, President Mahama said “My proposal is that a percentage of the annual budget funding amount that comes from petroleum revenues should be allocated […]
Voting commenced in most polling stations across the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency in the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. At the Oforikrom Amusing Centre Constituency, voting started at exactly 0700 hours with all materials being intact. Some of the voters the Ghana News Agency (GNA) spoke to said they had to spend the night at the polling […]
Ghana’s general elections began from 7 a.m. (0700 GMT) on Wednesday, with more than 15 million registered voters casting their ballots at 29,000 polling stations across the country. Incumbent President John Dramani Mahama, who represents the ruling National Democratic Congress, is running for his second and final four-year term. Mahama’s archrival is Nana Akufo-Addo, leader […]
In order to maintain peace and tranquility during and after the 2016 General Elections all stakeholders have been tasked to play their roles diligently during the election day. The stakeholders include the Electoral Commission (EC) Security Agencies, Political Parties, the Media, Parents and the youth as well. According the Chairperson of Voice of the Nation(VON) […]
Much as I appreciate what the media has done by publicising the speech delivered by Dr Oby Ezekwesili at the Inaugural Business Lecture of the Lagos Country Club, I am still not quite certain about what that speech hoped to achieve. You see, Dr Ezekwesili did a fine job of detailing the current issues in […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) must stop hiding behind social network sites such as Facebook and offer Ghanaians proper explanation to the tampering of ballot papers and missing election materials in the regions. We condemn this arrogant posture and myopic attitude adapted to frustrate the citizenry with less than 10 days to the elections. The EC […]
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