On this edition of the Eyewitness News Umaru Sanda Amadu and Pearl Akanya Ofori; -There was a story on the scheduled commencement of the Voter registration in Senior High Schools tomorrow. Umaru Sanda Amadu interviewed Dr Serebour Quaircoe on the EC’s preparations for the registration exercise. The NDC’s Peter Otukonor was also interviewed on the […] The post Eyewitness News,
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has received his voter’s ID card after going through the registration process on Thursday [July 9, 2020]. He registered at the Maintenance Unit Castle registration centre in the Klottey Korle constituency of the Greater Accra Region. Accompanied by his daughter and Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, […] The post Rawlings
The Electoral Commission (EC) has defended its decision to commence the voter registration exercise in various Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country. The EC has scheduled to register SHS students on Friday and Saturday. According to the electoral management body, the decision stems from its commitment to ensuring that eligible SHS students are not […] The post Voter
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the Electoral Commission’s (EC) move to begin registering Senior High School (SHS) students in schools without registration centres breaches no law. According to the Director of Elections and Research for the NPP, Evans Nimako, the EC is not creating new registration centres as being speculated by the opposition […] The post Voters’
More than 2,600 persons have signed a petition urging the President, Nana Akufo-Addo to reverse his directive ordering the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo to proceed on annual leave. The lead petitioners said there is no legal basis for the decision by the President. They also argued that the leave directive prevents Mr. Domelevo from plugging the […] The post Over
To improve its testing capacity and ensure efficiency, government has procured more laboratory supplies for the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) Institute for PCR testing. Head of Virology, Professor William Ampofo says some of the supplies have been delivered for onward distribution as part of a bulk procurement scheme. “We have come up […] The post Noguchi
The government is urging all stakeholders in the ongoing voters’ registration exercise to strictly observe the COVID-19 protocols. Speaking at Thursday’s press briefing in Accra, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said although the various stakeholders like the Electoral Commission (EC), the Security Agencies and the larger Ghanaian population are doing their best to comply with […] The post Strictly
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised concerns about the Electoral Commission’s (EC) move to register Senior High School (SHS) students in schools without registration centre. Deputy General Secretary of the party, Peter Boamah Otokunor says these newly created centres have not been gazetted to allow for their use in the ongoing voter registration […] The post EC’s
The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi has blamed President Nana Akufo-Addo for the growing infections of COVID-19 among health workers in the country. According to Mr. Gyamfi, the Akufo-Addo-led administration has made certain insensitive decisions thus putting the lives of the health personnel at risk. “The high COVID-19 infections […] The post COVID-19
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has questioned the huge presence of military personnel in the Ellembelle Constituency of the Western Region. The party says the presence of soldiers which is a new phenomenon in the area has become a source of worry for residents seeking to participate in the ongoing voter registration exercise. In a […] The post W/R: NDC questions
The Minority in Parliament has questioned the grounds on which the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been advised to go into self-isolation after exposure to someone with COVID-19. According to the Minority, it wonders why the President was directed to self-isolate if reports suggest he has not tested positive for the virus. In a […] The post COVID-19:
Wow, the NPP must feel very threatened by JM’s choice of running mate Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, so much so that they are doing their utmost to discredit and undermine her. The latest jab that she is incapable of heading the Economic Management Team (EMT) because she is not an Economist is fundamentally wrong, and […] The post Alex
The Aflao Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service in the Ketu South of the Volta Region has arrested one Emmanuel Philip, a Nigerian national who registered for the new voters’ ID. The ID was discovered through a bodily search that was conducted on the suspect who was trying to illegally enter the country through […] The post Aflao: Nigerian national
The Kwahu Traditional Council has banned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from holding any events on its land until further notice. The Traditional Council has also ordered the immediate closure of two Pro-NDC radio stations; OKwahu FM and Afram FM, which are owned by former Eastern Regional Secretary of the party, Mark Oliver Kevor. The […] The post Kwahu
The Supreme Court of Ghana will begin hearing all cases before it on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. This is according to a statement from the Judicial Secretary, Ms. Cynthia Pamela Addo dated Thursday, July 9, 2020. “Notice is hereby given that the Supreme Court will sit on all cases listed on Tuesday, 14th July 2020.” […] The post Supreme Court
The Electoral Commission will from tomorrow, Friday, July 10, 2020, deploy registration officials to various Senior High Schools across the country to capture eligible voters onto the new electoral roll and also issue them their ID cards. The decision was communicated to political parties after an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Thursday, July […] The post Voter
The State today [Thursday] opened its case against Senior-level Executives of the defunct Capital Bank. Chief State Attorney, Marie Appiah Opare, through a Receiver for the Defunct Bank, Vish Ashiagbo, presented the State’s case against the accused persons. According to the State, the Bank of Ghana revoked Capital Bank’s license in August 2017 because the […] The post State
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s former president, and Helen Clark, New Zealand’s former prime minister, are to head a panel to review the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mrs Sirleaf led Liberia during the Ebola epidemic that began in 2014, killing more than 11,000 people in West […] The post Former
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research is keeping track of persons who are discharged under the new COVID-19 discharge protocols. It is conducting a research study to establish if the discharged persons are able to develop antibodies against COVID-19. According to Professor William Ampofo, the Head of the Virology Department at the Noguchi Memorial […] The post COVID-19:
Two more teachers have been asked to step aside after the headmistress of the KNUST Senior High School (SHS) was interdicted over the death of a student in the school. The two are Owusu Ansah Seth, a senior housemaster and Anthony Awotwe, a housemaster for the Densu house where the deceased student resided. According to […] The post Two KNUST SHS teachers interdicted
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