Almost a quarter of a million children in parts of Nigeria’s Borno state formerly controlled by Boko Haram are suffering from severe malnutrition, the UN children’s agency says. Tens of thousands will die if treatment does not reach them soon, Unicef warns. In areas where Boko Haram militants had been …

Three districts in the Central Region are not taking part in the Electoral Commission’s nationwide re-registration of persons who registered with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) card in 2012. This is because the Electoral Commission (EC) did not find any of the registered voters in those districts to have …

Angry residents surrounded the Electoral Commission (EC)’s office in Cape Coast on Monday threatening to halt the on-going exercise to re-register National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registrants whose names were deleted. The exercise, which commenced on Monday, is to enable NHIS registrants whose names were expunged from the electoral roll …

Low turnout characterised the first day of the voters exhibition exercise at almost all the 29,000 exhibition centres. The Electoral Commission (EC) yesterday began the exhibition of the voters register to give the electorate the opportunity to verify their personal details ahead of the general election. The exercise, which is …

Two of Jerry John Rawlings’ closest aides during his time in office, Nana Ato Dadzie and Kwamina Ahwoi, say they did not know about his acceptance of some $2 million from the late Nigerian President, Sani Abacha, contrary to the ex-leader’s claim they knew about it. The duo have also …

A leaked document by Ghana’s Ministry of Youth and Sports reveals that government paid ‘bribes’ in 2014 to aid the Black Stars qualification to the World Cup in Brazil, a newspaper has reported. A report carried by a Ghanaian newspaper and its website claim the leaked document from the Sports …

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Bekwai, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has warned of possible dangers ahead of the November polls if government delays in the release of the entire election budget to the Electoral Commission (EC). He said the development if not checked will affect the procurement of election devices such as …

President John Mahama will not waste his time taking action against maverick politician Ken Agyepong, after the latter alleged that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei exchanged sex for her position, the NDC has said. According to the National Women Organizer of the party, Hajia Joyce Mahama, Hon. …

The Municipal Chief Executive for Konongo Central at Asante Akyem Agogo in the Ashanti region has bemoaned the increasing rate of galamsey operations (illegal mining) in the area. According to Alhaji Buyoo Brimah, the illegal miners in the town now ply their trade in their bedroom. Their modus operandi, he …

His Excellency Lt. Gen. Joseph Henry Smith (Rtd) on Monday June 20, 2016 presented his Letters of Credence as Ghana’s First High Commissioner to Belize to the Acting Governor General of Belize, H.E. Carlos Perdomo at “Belize House” in Belmopan. Ambassador Smith presented his Open Letters to the Minister for …