In this edition of the Eyewitness News bulletin; – Former President John Mahama has accused President Akufo-Addo on trampling on Ghana’s democracy to hang on power. – There was also a story of former Government appointees in erstwhile NDC administration distancing themselves from excerpts of Professor Kwamena Ahwoi’s book detailing how they were contacted to […] The post Eyewitness
Although it is not easy in our part of the world for leaders to speak truth to power because of some obvious reasons which include possible attacks and name-calling, one man has defied that odd by carving a niche for himself when it comes to saying things without minding whose ass is gored as far […] The post Togbe Afede XIV, the fearless and
About 9,000 newly appointed and elected members of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) are set to partake in a two-day orientation and training programme organised by the Local Government and Rural Development Ministry in partnership with the Institute of Local Government Studies. “The training will focus on improving the knowledge and understanding of the […] The post New
Eligible Ghanaians who could not participate in the mass voter registration exercise have been given another opportunity to do so at the district offices of the Electoral Commission (EC). The commission has added two more days for the registration of prospective voters on Saturday 8th August and Sunday 9th August, 2020. The electoral management body […] The post Voter
DIONS Entrepreneurship Ecosystem has commenced enrollment to groom and empower 1,600 young E-E-Commerce entrepreneurs across the 16 regions of Ghana for its 2020/2021 cohort. Hundred qualified individuals will be selected each month for the next 16 months starting from September 1, 2020 to December 2021. The fellowship will offer practical support including equity funding to […] The post DIONS
DIONS Entrepreneurship Ecosystem has commenced enrollment to groom and empower 1,600 young entrepreneurs across the 16 regions of Ghana for its 2020/2021 cohort. Hundred qualified individuals will be selected each month for the next 16 months starting from September 1, 2020 to December 2021. The fellowship will offer practical support including equity funding to equip […] The post DIONS
The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East, Abena Osei-Opare, is denying allegations by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that she used security personnel to intimidate voters who sought to register for the new ID in the constituency. According to the legislator, the claims by the opposition party are false, malicious and aimed at marring her […] The post Atiwa
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has once again taken a swipe at the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mahama insists that President Akufo-Addo is desperate to hang on to power, hence deploying several machinations to have his dream come true. The former President took on Akufo-Addo after registering for his voter ID […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Electoral Commission (EC) has inaugurated an Adjudication Committee to manually determine cases of duplicated voter registrations. The 16-member committee chaired by Deputy EC boss responsible for Operations, Samuel Tettey, is made up of political party representatives, civil society groups and IT personnel of the commission. It has been tasked with manually reconciling cases where […] The post EC
The electoral fate of one of the oldest political parties in Ghana, the People’s National Convention (PNC), hangs by a thread due to internal party wrangling. While a faction led by the chairman, Bernard Mornah, says there’s no preparation for an internal election towards the selection of a flagbearer; the other faction steered by a […] The post Internal
The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, on Friday, July 30th 2020, ended her first official visit to the Central Region since being named the Vice Presidential candidate of the party. She made the first stop at her hometown, Komenda, in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem District, where she paid a visit to […] The post Jane
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Sumuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is the latest to deny being groomed to attack the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings. The MP clarified that he had neither been forced to defend the late Prof. John Evans Atta Mills nor attack former President Rawlings. “Respectfully, I […] The post ‘I
The Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement, at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD), Dr. Kojo Asante, has raised concerns with the active role of the military in Ghana’s voter registration process. According to him, security personnel physically confronting prospective registrants and challenging their eligibility is smacks of intimidation. It could also discourage residents from […] The post Voter
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has registered for his voter ID card. He was registered on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at a registration centre in Bole in the Savannah Region. He registered in the Bole Constituency in the Northern Region. Addressing the press after going through the process, […] The post Mahama registers
Former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has urged electorates in the Ablekuma West constituency to unite and vote massively for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Ursula Owusu-Ekuful in the 2020 polls. Speaking at a community outreach organized by the Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly, Mr. Agyarko touted the achievements of the Akufo-Addo led government, urging […] The post Ablekuma
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, in Somanya, in the Eastern Region, and cut the sod for the commencement of construction of Phase Two of the University. At the ceremony, on Wednesday, 5th August 2020, at Somanya, President Akufo-Addo stated that the University of Environment and […] The post Akufo-Addo
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will on Thursday, August 6, 2020, open a multi-day conference in Accra which eminent economists from Ghana and abroad are going to prioritise the smartest solutions to the country’s challenges. The conference is organised by the Ghana Priorities project, a collaboration between the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the […] The post Bawumia
I commend the SC for finally releasing its opinion on whether the government is violating Article 25(2) by setting Ghana School of Law as a monopolist provider of legal education. As the Court succinctly explains, it has no jurisdiction to hear the case because “no evidence has been adduced in these proceedings that the 2nd […] The post Supreme
Zoomlion Ghana and its Hungarian partners will soon commence the construction of the first-ever wastewater treatment plant for Sekondi-Takoradi. The Western Regional Manager of Zoomlion, Alhaji Abdulai Abdela speaking to Citi News on the sidelines of a public durbar on the project at Assekae, said the 1,000 cubic metre capacity wastewater treatment plant is being […] The post Zoomlion
The 40-year-old priestess, Sherina Mohammed, who is alleged to have masterminded the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region has been remanded into police custody. She is expected to reappear in court on 20th August 2020. Her arrest on Monday night brings to seven, the total number of people in police […] The post Priestess remanded into
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