Yaa-Naa Mahama Abukari II, the Overlord of Dagbon, has urged political parties to conduct issue-based campaign in the upcoming election to enable the electorate to know what they stand for. He also urged the media to offer fair opportunities to all political parties to share their messages with the public to inform their choices. He […] The post Yaa-Naa calls for issue-based
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Sunday, August 9, 2020, ended the two-day mop-up exercise as a follow-up to the official 37-day voters’ registration to ensure a credible register for the presidential and parliamentary elections. The exercise started on June 30 and officially ended on August 6, in 33,367 polling stations, which was done in six […] The post EC ends mop-up registration
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has announced a $10 billion accelerated infrastructural plan, dubbed the Big Push, which he says will drive jobs and entrepreneurial agenda when elected in December 2020. “We are looking at what I call the Big Push, injecting some $10 billion to dualise our roads, […] The post Mahama
Some members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Wulensi Constituency in the Northern Region are appealing to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party to fast track the resolution of the parliamentary dispute in the area. With barely five months to the general elections, the NPP members say they do not […] The post NPP youth
When Dr. Kwame Nkrumah ascended power after Ghana’s independence, he sought to build an anti-capitalist economy that enhanced the social welfare of Ghanaians. To him, such an anti-capitalist economy complemented the communalistic nature of the Ghanaian society at that time. Also, Nkrumah saw such an anti-capitalist economy to be a catalyst to the national liberation […] The post Collateral
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in collaboration with the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice has organised a sensitization programme in the Chereponi District in the North East Region to help fight on corruption in the country. The programme was on the role of the citizen […] The post Chereponi
The Honourable Minister of Education, Ministry of Education, Accra. Dear Honourable Minister, Open letter on the 2020 West Africa Senior Secondary Examinations (WASSCE) disturbances and related issues We note with concern and regret, the events surrounding the commencement of written papers at this year’s WASSCE, specifically, the misconduct of students and some teachers. We […] The post Kofi
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has increased to 41,003, following the detection of four hundred and seventy (470) new cases. Nine new deaths have also been recorded, pushing the death toll to 215. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service on its website on Sunday, 9th August, 2020. 38,330 persons have so recovered from the […] The post COVID-19: Ghana’s
The leader – Risk Communication for COVID-19 National response Team, Dr. Da Costa Aboagye has said that, Ghana is making significant progress against the COVID-19 battle due to measures put in place by the government, Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health. According to Dr Da Costa, the infection rates of active cases keep […] The post Ghana making
The Ridge Hospital has suspended two of its staff for allegedly engaging in what it calls administrative malpractices. The officers, according to Ridge Hospital were allegedly captured by BBC investigative team “Africa Eye” for selling Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) belonging to a private individual within the premises of the Hospital. The hospital said even though […] The post Two
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has promised that his government will create over 100,000 new jobs for young people through a new tree planting initiative if he is elected during the December 2020 polls. He said the move forms part of the NDC’s agenda to create over one million jobs […] The post Mahama promises to
Former President John Mahama says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is against attempts by the government to hand over 66% share of the Kotoka International Airport to TAM-SUMMA Consortium, a Turkish company. According to him, such moves by the government are wrong and must not be stopped. Speaking in an interview on Woezor TV on […] The post Giving 66% shares
Former President John Mahama says the actions of the Akufo-Addo government has put Ghana on a “slippery slope of chaos.” He said the NDC will work to unite the country and ensure that things are brought back to normal. Speaking in an interview with Woezor TV, the former President said some of the comments by […] The post Akufo-Addo government has put
Brazil has recorded more 100,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, the world’s second-highest figure, as the outbreak in the country shows no sign of easing. The virus killed 50,000 people in three months, but that number doubled in just 50 days. There have been more than three million confirmed cases so far. The pandemic is yet […] The post Coronavirus:
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reconsider its decision to ban 14 students from writing their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The GES dismissed and barred the 14 students from writing their remaining papers over their involvement in acts of indiscipline and vandalism during the WASSCE. […] The post Allow
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu ll on Saturday, August 1, 2020, commissioned Greenhouse Farms under the Government of Ghana’s ‘Youth In Greenhouse Enterprise Project (YuGEP)’ in Kumasi. Speaking to the gathering, the elated King of Ashanti said, “I believe this program from Exim Bank Ghana is timely and will address the unattractiveness of farming, especially […] The post Otumfuo
The Electoral Commission (EC) has begun investigations into an alleged registration of Ivorian nationals in the ongoing voters’ registration exercise. An initial investigation by the EC revealed that the said registration occurred in Banda Kabrono in the Bono Region. The Commission has indicated that it will not shield any staff complicit in the act. It […] The post We’re
A member of the governing New Patriotic Party, who is also a Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, says suggestions that acts of vandalism displayed by some candidates, in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) should be blamed on the Akufo-Addo government’s free Senior High School programme. He believes the […] The post Deviant
A private legal practitioner and member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo believes the government has itself to blame for the riotous behaviour exhibited by some final year Senior High School Students sitting for this year’s West African Senior School Certification Examination (WASSCE). He said the government’s poor implementation of […] The post Poor
Umaru Sanda Amadu and Frema Adunyame interrogate various socio-political issues making headlines in the country. This includes protests in various Senior High Schools, especially Bright Senior High School, and the Concerned Youth of the New Patriotic Party group in Wulensi’s demand for the removal of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, Natogmah Munkaila. […] The post Eyewitness
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