The Bawku police station suffered destruction on Sunday, August 23 when youth of the area besieged the station to express dissatisfaction over the arrest of an Islamic scholar, Mallam. The Mallam was arrested by the police for engaging the services of children in begging for alms against several calls by the police in the area. […]
President John Dramani Mahama will leave Accra on Sunday for a three-day state visit to the Republic of Mauritius.
African continent could become a gold mine for renewable energy due to abundant solar and wind resources. The continent is endowed with substantial renewable energy resources. It has 1.1 gigawatts of hydropower capacity, 9000megawatt of geothermal potential and abundant biomass, solar and significant wind potential. According to UNIDO, about 50% of Africa’s hydropower potential of
A former First Lady and Leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, has underscored the need for the country to gravitate towards the establishment of a national electronic data infrastructure which would make the introduction of electronic voting in Ghana easy. In line with that, she asserted that efforts must also
A third day of protests is planned in Lebanon where anti-government protesters have clashed with police over the failure to remove uncollected rubbish from the streets.
Suspected Boko Haram militants ambushed a convoy carrying the new head of the Nigerian army, the military says.
The Founder, flag-bearer and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor is currently embarking on a tour of the US to solicit support for her party ahead of next year’s general elections. The outspoken politician popular for her scathing comments against the flag-bearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo Addo, was spotted
The Ghana Medical Association, GMA, has announced a suspension of its three-week old strike which sought to demand improved and well-documented conditions of service for doctors. A statement issued by the association said the National Executive Council, NEC, considered the appeals from members of general public, the clergy, and the National Council of Chiefs, influential
The Electoral Commission has set September 22, 2015, to take a decision on whether or now the country will go for a new voters’ register. At an Inter-Party Advisory Committee, IPAC, meeting, the commission tasked all the political parties to submit their concerns for or against a new voters’ register, after which a decision will
President John Dramani Mahama was at the 37 Military Hospital Thursday night to visit members of his press corps involved in a fatal accident earlier in the day.
