The 2016 presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has said the 1992 Constitution stood the risk of giving Ghanaians an illusion that their lives can be improved by its contents. He made the comments recently while speaking on the fundamental meaning of constitutionalism
The stance of the People’s National Convention (PNC) on the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to compile a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 general elections seems to be causing some confusion in the party. While the National Chairman of the party, Bernard Mornah, disagreed with reasons given
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has indicated that activities of the Electoral Commission (EC) will be keenly monitored by the Coalition of Political Parties backing it to compile a new voters’ register. The Coalition which is made up of the NPP and twelve other political parties claimed the EC’s
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has raised concerns over the growing trend of voter apathy which had been evident in past elections. According to the Commission, its study has revealed the worrying trend which needs to be tackled. Some elections held recently including the local level elections have been characterised by low voter … The post ?NCCE to sensitise
Iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a Ukrainian passenger jet near the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday. Its civil aviation chief said on Friday he was “certain” that the plane was not hit by a missile. He was responding to claims by Western leaders that evidence suggested
More than 60 civilians were killed or wounded in a US drone attack targeting a top Taliban splinter-group commander in the western Afghanistan province of Herat, local officials said. The Taliban commander, named as Mullah Nangyalay, was killed in Shindand district close to the border with Iran, Herat provincial governor’s spokesman Jailani Farhad said on Thursday. “According … The post US
India’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered authorities to review the suspension of internet services in Indian-administered Kashmir within a week. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a crippling communication and security lockdown in the Muslim-majority region before stripping its autonomy on August 5. The Himalayan region has been without internet since then – the longest such spell imposed in a democracy. Modi … The
I had learned earliest in my being raised that advice is freely given and not compulsory taken. So much has cascaded breaking to news that I suspect Editorial Desks are too hands-filled, everyone is feeling the heat but enjoying the rapid tumbling of information from historical events to the present and the agony to determine, … The post SOMETIMES? appeared first on Ghanaian
Who can deny that, if her kitchen is filthy, full of cockroaches and mice, then Mrs. Kofi will be most unlikely to produce healthy meals? There will be no joy in Mrs. Kofi’s workplace. How can her meals be enjoyable? A CASE IN POINT Environmental wellness and its impact on wealth
For nearly nine years, people in rebel-held Kauda in Sudan’s South Kordofan state have been monitoring the skies for the planes coming from capital, Khartoum. The residents in Kauda watched the movement of aircraft to warn others of either the government’s surveillance or dropping of bombs in the
Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar late on Thursday rejected calls for a ceasefire by Turkey and Russia and announced a continuation of his military operations. In a statement read by his spokesman Ahmad al-Mesmari, Haftar claimed a revival of the political process and the country’s
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has advocated the need for a new world order of cooperation and economic partnership for global development. This new order, Professor Oquaye said, must encompass laws which promote global justice and equality and impact
At least 25 soldiers have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack on a military camp along the western border with Mali, Niger’s army says. More than 60 militants were also killed when the army – supported by partners – responded with air power, it says. Last month, 71 soldiers were killed in an ambush … The post ?Niger army base attack kills 25
THE Ghanaian Times yesterday reported of a looming animal health crisis at Dedenu, a farming community in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region which has killed over 30 cows in 10 days. The disease has been nicknamed ‘suffer’ by the local cattle farmers due to the enormous pain it inflicts on the animal. … The post DEDENU HEALTH ALERT: VETERINARY SERVICE MUST ACT
An Accra High Court yesterday adjourned to January 16, 2020, to consider the bail application of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo. The court also asked the Attorney General’s (A-G) Department and lawyers for ACP Agordzo to file their written addresses in the case in which the accused
A 33-year-old driver, Abubakar Sadique Wumbei, is in the grip of James Town Police, in Accra, for allegedly stealing his employer’s vehicle and attempting to sell it. Wumbei, who initially failed to extort GH?1,500 from his 76-year old boss as ransom, is being prepared for court for unlawful entry, stealing,
The atmosphere of uncontrollable laughter was created at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on January 1, 2020, as one of Ghana’s exports in comedy, Derrick Kobina Bonney (DKB), staged the Year of Return Comedy Night. The show, which exhibited talents in Ghana comedy, was graced by the likes
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