In this edition of the Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Hawa Iddrisu – Mahama does not believe in Free SHS; ignore his antics – NPP – Parliament approves $86m loan deal to procure armoured vehicles – Treat Mahama’s $10 billion infrastructure promise as a threat – Sammi Awuku to Ghanaians – NDC will […] The post Eyewitness News, Thursday, August
A hand grenade attack has killed three children who were watching television at a hair salon near Burundi’s economic capital Bujumbura, security officials say. Eight other children were wounded in the blast on Thursday morning in the residential area of Gahahe on the outskirts of Bujumbura, a police spokesperson said. Images of injured children and […] The post Grenade
Regional Party Executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Central Region have suspended the constituency chairman of Awutu Senya West constituency, Charles Amoansah over acts of indiscipline against party hierarchy. In a letter sighted by Citi News and signed by the Awutu Senya East Chairman for the Council of Elders, Baffour Odiatuo Ofori Acheampong […] The post Awutu Senya East NPP
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has announced government’s support for Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited (SSGL), a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies, to enable the company expand and replicate its waste treatment plants across the country. According to him, government was impressed with SSGL’s operations and how it was handling both faecal matter and wastewater at […] The post Government
The Flagbearer and Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has restated his commitment to strengthening the country’s decentralization process. According to Mr. Mahama, “it is only through decentralization that we can see true progress in the country”. Speaking at a meeting with the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOSAG) […] The post We’ll
The New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Thursday, August 13, 2020, inaugurated a nine-member planning committee for the launch of the party’s 2020 manifesto which will be held in Cape Coast on Saturday, August 22, 2020. The Committee is being chaired by Oboshie Sai Coffie, and includes Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Sammi Awuku, Lord Commey, Evron Hughes, Kwabena […] The post NPP
Active COVID-19 cases in Ghana have reduced to 1,906. This is because 39,718 persons who got infected by the virus have clinically recovered and have been discharged. This was announced by the Ghana Health Service on Thursday, August 13, 2020. Ghana has since March 2020 recorded a total of 41,847 Coronavirus cases. Out of the […] The post 39,718 clinical
The Bolgatanga Circuit Court in the Upper East Region presided over by His Honour Malcom Bedzra on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, acquitted and discharged three (3) accused persons of allegedly bribing EIB Network reporter Edward Adet not to publish a story against Shaanxi Mining company. The trio; Mr. Charles Taleog Ndanbon and Maxwell Wooma both […] The post Shaanxi
Mr Dennis Amfo-Sefah, Tema West Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the party’s candidate, Mr Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, remains the favourite despite the coronavirus setback he suffered. Mr Ahenkorah resigned as a Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry after public outcry over his visit to some local registration centres, knowing that had tested […] The post Carlos
Parliament has approved an $80 million loan agreement with the Israeli Discount Bank. The loan according to the Minister for Defense, Dominic Nitiwul, is to replenish the stock of armored vehicles for the Ghana Armed Forces. He said some of the vehicles of the military had not been replaced for over 10 years. The approval […] The post Parliament approves $80m loan
Parliament has approved an $86 million loan agreement with the Israeli Discount Bank. The loan according to the Minister for Defense, Dominic Nitiwul, is to replenish the stock of armored vehicles for the Ghana Armed Forces. He said some of the vehicles of the military had not been replaced for over 10 years. The approval […] The post Parliament approves $86m loan
The Odukpong Ofaakor District Police Command in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region has arrested one person out of a gang of three robbers who allegedly robbed a taxi driver of his Daewoo Matiz taxi car at Awutu Kwabone. According to the driver of the taxi cab, Ernest Asamoah, the robbers who […] The post Ofaakor: One arrested for snatching
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Organiser, Sammi Awuku says John Dramani Mahama’s promise to invest US$10 billion into infrastructure must be treated as a threat and not a promise. According to him, Mr. Mahama will use such an avenue to enrich himself because the cost of the projects or infrastructure will definitely be inflated. […] The post Treat
Every region recorded an increase in voter population during the 2020 voter registration exercise. The electoral roll in the former Volta Region, which now includes both the Oti Region and Volta Region, however, increased by just 0.04 percent from the 2016 register with 508 more persons being included. 1,282,306 were registered in 2016, with the […] The post Volta,
There shall be a forum to discuss the state of the Ghanaian creative arts sector on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The forum organised by the Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG) will be in a form of a webinar. It will be held from 3pm to 5pm via zoom on Tuesday. This is […] The post ATWAG to engage Okraku-Mantey on the state of the creative industry
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, August 13, 2020, commissioned seventy-five greenhouses and an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre, at Dawhenya, constructed by the Ministry of Business Development and the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan. This is the biggest green village estate in Ghana, and, indeed in West Africa. The seventy-five (75) greenhouses here […] The post Akufo-Addo
Mr. Sammi Awuku, the National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), says John Dramani Mahama has no knowledge about how to implement the free Senior High School programme. Mr. Awuku argued that, because John Mahama fought against the policy, he cannot be trusted to continue with its implementation. “John Mahama says he will […] The post Mahama
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has criticised some policies introduced by the governing New Patriotic Party government. The CPP argues that policies such as the Nation’s Builders Corps (NABCo) have no policy direction aimed at safeguarding the future of the youth. Speaking at a Youth Forum organized by CDD-Ghana and Youth Bridge Foundation, the greater […] The post Create
The National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku has called on Ghanaians to reject former President John Mahama and extend the mandate of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in December 2020. According to him, despite making numerous promises ahead of the polls, John Mahama lacks the blueprint to implement such policies. […] The post Mahama
The running mate to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer in the 2020 elections, Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang says an NDC government will increase the period of maternity leave from three months to four months. She said this forms part of the many policies listed in the party’s 2020 manifesto that proves that it cares […] The post NDC will
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