The big news stories in this edition of the Eyewitness News are; – NPP selects widow of slain Mfantseman MP as replacement for upcoming polls – IDEG worried over lack of funds to adequately monitor elections – We’re not behind alleged fake websites – Edem Agbana rejects NPP’s claims – Nine months of free water […] The post Eyewitness News, Thursday 15th
Members of the Greater Accra Scrap Dealers Association say they are looking forward to the completion of an E-Waste plant being put up by the government in collaboration with the German government. The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and the German government jointly inaugurated the first phase of an electronic waste management project […] The post Scrap
The Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, says the Electoral Commission must provide details on the acquisition of a Biometric Voter Management System. At a hearing of the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, the motion put forward by the Commission was dismissed by a unanimous decision. The Ashaiman MP has been in court since […] The post EC’s
The Villandro Residence at East Legon has added a sumptuous Friday evening buffet to its restaurant’s offerings. Its ‘Zonin Prosecco Buffet Night’ will start every Friday, from October 16, from 6 PM. The buffet has starters like warm bread and beef terrine as well as entrèes like beef ragout, tender lamb cubes, potato gratin, herbed […] The post Villandro
The Directors of the Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorates (PPMEDs) from the various ministries, have been presented with prioritized list of 79 policy interventions for Ghana’s future development. The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), will use the evidence-based research to help secure a consensus across many stakeholders for Ghana’s development plan so that the […] The post Investments
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has revealed that the nine-month coronavirus-induced free water supply to Ghanaians will cost the government GHS 834 million. At the initial stages of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, the government announced three-month free water for Ghanaians. It was subsequently extended further until the end of […] The post Nine
In this edition of The Voters’ Diary on Citi FM, Abena Nyamekye Ampadu hosted Nathan Quao, who continued his report on the performance of minority parities and independent candidates since 1992. Citi97.3 · Voters’ Diary, Thursday October 15, 2020 About Voters’ Diary The Voters’ Diary is Citi FM and Citi TV’s flagship election programme that […] The post Voters’
The Executive Director of Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hon. Henry Kokofu, has underscored the importance of institutional collaboration between players in the mining industry and the environmental regulator. Hon. Henry Kokofu, who assumed office in August 2020 has been engaging various stakeholders to acquaint himself with his new role and to have a deeper […] The post EPA
Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, the Paramount Chief of Anfoega Traditional Area, is the new president of Volta Regional House of Chief. He will be assisted by Togbega Patamia Dzekle the VII of Battor. The two were elected today in the Volta Regional House of Chiefs after a back and forth over the appropriateness of the […] The post Tepre Hodo elected new president of Volta
The New Patriotic Party (NPP’s) Parliamentary candidate for the Gushegu constituency, Hassan Tampuli, has revealed that he entered into the 2020 parliamentary race reluctantly. Speaking on Face to Face, Mr. Tampuli said it became necessary for him to contest when his uncle, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr. Ziblim Iddi resigned from […] The post I
Some indigenes of the Anglo State have filed a lawsuit to challenge the eligibility of the Awomefia of the Anlo State, Togbe Sri III, to be chief of Anlo. They are also challenging his eligibility to contest an election to represent the Volta Regional House of Chiefs at the national level. Togbe Sri III is […] The post Anlo State: Group sues to challenge legitimacy
Some indigenes of the Anglo State have filed a lawsuit to challenge the eligibility of the Awomefia of the Anlo State, Togbui Sri III, to be chief of Anlo. They are also challenging his eligibility to contest an election to represent the Volta Regional House of Chiefs at the national level. Togbe Sri III is […] The post Anlo State: Group sues to challenge legitimacy
Some civil society groups say they may not be able to adequately monitor the 2020 elections to ensure that the process is free, fair, transparent and peaceful. They attribute this to the lack of funds as a result of dwindling donor support. Speaking at a forum on Thursday organised by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs […] The post IDEG worried over lack of
The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) branch in Mfantseman in the Central Region has selected Mrs. Ophelia Hayford, the wife of Ekow Hayford, the late legislator, as the party’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency in the upcoming polls. This was confirmed by the party’s First Vice Chairman in Mfantseman, Yaw Berchie Nuako. According […] The post NPP
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it has structures in place to address concerns of members who are agitated over fallouts from the party’s parliamentary primaries. Some agitated members of the party, including a sitting Members of Parliament, have filed to contest as independent candidates. Analysts have cautioned that this may affect the chances […] The post We
Bernard Avle and the team discuss the recent development on roads and other societal problems which have been resolved by authorities. Also, today’s edition of the Citi Breakfast Show highlighted spatial planning development. Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show: Thursday, 15th October, 2020 The post Citi Breakfast Show: Thursday, 15th October, 2020 appeared first on
The Greater Accra Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a total of 37 suspected criminals for their alleged involvement in various criminal activities within the Region. The suspects were arrested in two separate intelligence-based swoops in some criminal hideouts at Baatsona and Dansoman. The areas raided in Baatsona included Cambodia, Lashibi and Community […] The post 37
The Attorney General’s Department says it is ready to select a jury for the trial in what is now known as the coup plotters case. The Attorney General informed the court today, Thursday, October 15, 2020, that it had done all its disclosures necessary for the commencement of the case and ready to move onto […] The post Attorney General ready to select jury
The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edem Agbana has rejected claims that his party has created alleged fake websites to misinform the public and cause disaffection for the governing New Patriotic Party. Dr. Mustapha Hamid, a Deputy Campaign Manager of the NPP, at a press conference on Wednesday, October […] The post We’re
Can we afford a Ghana with: no bad roads, decent homes for the working class, free quality tertiary education, an efficient free national health care system, clean cities, decentralized infrastructure, full employment, a social safety net for the vulnerable? And this is not about politics; just a rethink of the economics we have always known. […] The post Can Ghana afford
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