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Former President John Dramani Mahama is expected to chair a ceremony in the Sierra Leonean capital of Freetown on Wednesday to get political parties to sign a peace pact ahead of the March 7 elections. Ghana’s former leader is in Sierra Leone at the invitation of the Political Parties Registration C
Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed sympathies over the recent raid by terrorist group Boko Haram in Dapchi in Yobe State in Nigeria. About 50 girls are said to have gone missing Monday after an attack said to have been launched by the insurgent group. Though the attack saw students a
Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at government over the Free Senior High School programme, saying its implementation was rushed. Mr Mahama says the concept is good but the implementation is where the difference lies. The former president made these remarks on Saturday when he j
Tributes have poured in for veteran Ghanaian actor Super OD, real name Asonaba Kwaku Darko, who passed away on Tuesday in his Agona Swedru hometown. Super OD was taken ill last Saturday, according to son Simon Darko, after complaining of weakness. He has not been well for some time now. He unfortuna
Former President John Dramani Mahama has joined Ghanaians to pay tribute to late dancehall songstress Ebony Reigns. In a Twitter post on Friday, the former president said Ebony’s latest hit song Maame Hwe is his favourite song on domestic violence. RIP #Ebony. A talented life cut short. My favourite
The Accra High Court has quashed the decision by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, to revoke the mining exploration leases granted Exton Cubic. The court presided over by Justice Kweku Ackaah-Boafo held the Lands and Natural Resources Minister exceeded his powers by assumin
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the problems currently facing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are from the top hierarchy and not the grassroots of the party. Addressing party supporters at Larabanga in the Northern Region during their weekly branch meeting, the former President obse
Former President John Dramani Mahama has stepped in to resolve the grievances of two elders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern Region. The two elders of NDC, Aljahi Alhassanbila and Kasulyili Na, Naa Abdulai Yakubu are said to be “aggrieved” but party officials have remained t
Former President John Dramani Mahama has commended various religious groups in the country for cooling off tempers in the heat of elections, and their immense contribution towards ensuring peace in the country. The Former President, who was addressing some Congolese Religious Leaders who paid him a
In a strong worded statement, government has condemned the office of former President John Mahama for leveling "a number of baseless allegations" against the sitting president, Nana Akufo-Addo. The former president's office had accused President Akufo-Addo of “orchestrating attacks” on the person of
In a strong worded statement, government has condemned the office of former President John Mahama for leveling "a number of baseless allegations" against the sitting president, Nana Akufo-Addo. The former president's office had accused President Akufo-Addo of “orchestrating attacks” on the person of
The trial judge Justice L. L. Mensah in the case involving Gregory Afoko who has been accused of murdering the former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has ordered both parties to work expeditiously for the trial to end by June. He said, “This case would not travel beyon
Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Professor Joshua Alabi is asking Former President John Dramani Mahama to pave way for other members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to contest for the presidential aspirant slot. According to Alabi, who was spea
President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed that his government is close to clearing all the debts owed contractors which he inherited from the Mahama-administration. "I have been urged to pay contractors, I am paying them. In 2017 nearly 1 billion cedis of which the government of Ghana provided 305 mill
Former President John Dramani Mahama has weighed into US President Donald John Trump’s reference to Africans and Haitians as coming from “shithole” countries. Mr Mahama said Trump is demonstrating nothing but racism “and pursuing a policy of ‘Make America White Again’”. The US President is reported
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will not shy away from supporting any other member the National Democratic Congress (NDC) elects as its 2020 candidate if he is not the one. In an interview on GTV on Tuesday, the two-time leader of the NDC says he has not yet decided to run. For now, [&h
Former President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that though gains have been made in the past 25 years, there are some challenges to be dealt with. He says he will continue to make a case for the consolidation of the country’s democracy wherever he travels to but issues of political intolerance an
Former President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that though gains have been made in the past 25 years, there are some challenges to be dealt with. He says he will continue to make a case for the consolidation of the country’s democracy wherever he travels to but issues of political intolerance an
Former President John Mahama has accused his successor, Nana Akufo-Addo of running his mouth whilst in opposition, but says the latter is unable to match his words with deeds now that he is in government. For instance, he said, President Akufo-Addo had chastised the Mahama-led administration of fail
President John Mahama is in a comfortable lead in the December 7 presidential election, the National Democratic Congress has claimed ahead of official results from the Electoral Commission. A statement issued by the John Mahama Campaign team on late December 7, 2016 thus urged Ghanaians to disregard
