NDC Opens Nominations Today
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) will from today, Thursday, August 27, open nominations for the party’s November 7 presidential and parliamentary primaries.
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Assembly To Arrest Parents Who Refuse To Enroll Children In School
The New Juaben Municipal Assembly says it will soon start arresting parents who refuse to enrol their children in school. This has become necessary because of the rising number of children seen loitering in the neighbourhoods whilst schools are in session. This was disclosed during a stake holders’ meeting organized by the Municipal Assembly in
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Prez Mahama Opens African Leadership Academy In Mauritius
President John Mahama has inaugurated the Mauritius campus of the African Leadership Academy, a private tertiary institution, founded by a Ghanaian entrepreneur, Fred Swaniker. He was joined at the short inaugural ceremony at the Beau Plan Business Park by the Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius, Hon. Charles Xavier-Luc Duval. “I willingly accepted to include this
Opinion
Why I Left The Presidency With Glee – Kwame Acheampong Writes
For someone, who has worked closely with the late Ghanaian Times reporter, Samuel Nuamah, it is with a mix of anger and immense frustration that I write this piece. Unlike many, I wasn’t surprised when the event that led to Sammy’s death was told, because I have witnessed even more dangerous speed rage on presidential
Africa
South Sudan: UN To ‘Act Immediately’ Unless Peace Deal Signed
The UN has said it is ready to “act immediately” unless South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir signs a peace deal with rebels. Mr Kiir is scheduled to sign a deal to end months of brutal civil war later on Wednesday, although his spokesman said he still had “reservations”. Rebel leader Riek Machar signed it last
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France Train Shooting: Attack ‘Was Well Prepared’
An attempted attack by a heavily armed man on a train in France last week was premeditated and well prepared, according to a French prosecutor.
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Ghanaian Graduate Suspected To Have Joined ISIS Terrorist Group
A 25-year- old graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Nazir Nortei Alema, has thrown his family into a health-threatening stress, as he is feared to have joined the swelling ranks of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist organisation. With a degree in Geography and Rural Development,
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Ghana & Mauritius Waive Visa Requirements For Travels
Ghana and Mauritius have agreed to waive visa requirements for holders of either country’s national passports. It follows the signing of an agreement on mutual visa waiver exemption in Port Louis on Monday during the 3-day state visit of President John Mahama to that country. The agreement allows all Ghanaians, including holders of ordinary Ghanaian passports to
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Peace Council Urges Wide Consultation On New Voters’ Register Proposal
The National Peace Council has asked the Electoral Commission to involve civil society organizations in discussions pertaining to the calls for a new voters’ register. A statement issued by the Council expressed concern at what it described as “disturbing,” the partisan nature of ongoing discussions regarding the proposals for a new voters register. The Chairman
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Samuel Nuamah’s Death Is Ghana’s Loss, Says Akufo-Addo
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, August 24, visited the family of the late Samuel Nuamah, the Ghanaian Times reporter who was killed in an accident involving the presidential press corps last Thursday.
