The big news stories in this edition of Eyewitness News are; ‘It’s good Mahama chose legal path over violence’ – Akufo-Addo Minority slams ‘Gestapo-style invasion’ of Parliament by security personnel Supreme Court quashes injunction against Amewu 13 African presidents confirm attendance for Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in Let’s have an open conversation on galamsey – Akufo-Addo December 7 […] The post Eyewitness
“Harry Potter” actress Jessie Cave has told fans her baby boy has contracted Covid-19. Cave, who played Lavender Brown in the film franchise, posted an image on Instagram on Tuesday of her child in a hospital room, alongside a laptop playing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech announcing a new lockdown in England. “I watched […] The post ‘Harry
YouTube has reinstated TalkRadio’s channel on its platform hours after saying it had been “terminated” for breaking the tech firm’s rules. It said the broadcaster had posted material that contradicted expert advice about the coronavirus pandemic. But it explained its U-turn saying it sometimes made exceptions to guidelines that state repeat offenders face a permanent […] The post YouTube
Singapore has admitted data from its COVID-19 contact tracing programme can also be accessed by police, reversing earlier privacy assurances. Officials had previously explicitly ruled out the data would be used for anything other than the virus tracking. But parliament was told on Monday it could also be used “for the purpose of a criminal […] The post Signapore backtracks
The General Elections in December 2020 has left many Ghanaians and watchers of our democracy imagining how our first-ever hung parliament, since the coming into force of the 4th Republic, will turn out. The official results put out by the Electoral Commission (EC) has the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic […] The post Sammy
The Motor Traffic and Transport Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, Tuesday announced the closure of some roads within and around Parliament, ahead of the President’s investiture on Thursday, January 7, 2021. The Director of Operations of the MTTD, Superintendent Dr. Samuel Sasu Mensah, announced the roadblocks at a media briefing held in Accra […] The post Police
The Wenchi High Court presided over by His Lordship, Justice Fredrick Arnold A. K. Nawurah has dismissed an interim injunction seeking to restrain Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah from presenting himself to Parliament to be sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Techiman South. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2020 Parliamentary Candidate for the Constituency, […] The post Techiman
The Minority in Parliament has condemned what it calls the heavy deployment of security to Parliament. In a statement, the Minority described the security deployment as “heavy-handed and Gestapo-style invasion” of Parliament. “We strongly condemn the obvious creeping despotism and blatant misuse of the national security apparatus to advance narrow parochial partisan interests,” the statement […] The post Minority
Data from the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) show that a total of 126 private schools in the country have collapsed as of Monday, January 4, 2021, due to the challenges brought on by the ravaging impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic among other things has left many of the schools in […] The post 126 private schools have collapsed
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was in Parliament on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, delivered his last State of the Nation address to end his first term in office. He began his address by calling on the House to pay a tribute to the late former President, Jerry John Rawlings. Amongst the many issues he […] The post Akufo-Addo’s final State
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has defended the decision by the government to deploy some 6,000 security personnel for the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo on January 7, 2021. For the first time, the swearing-in ceremony will take place in Parliament and not the Independence Square but […] The post Government
A former Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Kenneth Dzirasah has advised Members of the yet-to-be inaugurated 8th Parliament to learn to work together as a unit to make the House a success. According to him, the 8th Parliament should learn to “build bridges, trade horses, give and take. After all, it is the nation that stands […] The post Ex-Deputy
The 2021 edition of Citi FM’s Effective Living Series is on the theme: Recovery and Resilience Author and Life Coach Patrick Otieku Boadu joined Bernard Avle on the #CitiCBS. He shared insights on “how to develop a resilient mindset for 2021” Citi97.3 · How to develop a resilient mindset for 2021 – Patrick Otieku-Boadu […] The post How
In readiness of its continuous support for the government in the fight against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has organised its fleet and equipment. The one-day exhibition programme, which came off at the Independence Square in Accra yesterday, was on the theme; “Making Ghana Safer and Healthier.” It was aimed at demonstrating […] The post Zoomlion
The Minority in Parliament strongly believes the economic conditions in the country and the challenges facing the ordinary Ghanaian is in sharp contrast to what the President, Nana Akufo-Addo painted in his State of the Nation Address. Akufo-Addo in the last address to the 7th Parliament stated that his government has been able to stabilize […] The post Nana
Thirteen African Heads of State have confirmed that they will be in attendance at the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Vice President-elect Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday, January 7, 2021. The thirteen include the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, President of Liberia, George Weah, and the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane […] The post 13
The Supreme Court has declared as null and void, the Ho High Court’s interim orders of injunction against the Electoral Commission from gazetting John Peter Amewu as Member of Parliament-elect for Hohoe; and for Mr. Amewu from parading himself as having been elected Member of Parliament. Though the Court notes in its 40-page judgment read […] The post Supreme Court quashes
The Accra Circuit Court 4 has once again adjourned the case in which a national security operative allegedly shot a journalist and injured others at the Ablekuma Central collation centre during the just-ended general elections. The case has been adjourned to January 11, 2021. Collins Quarcoo, the suspect, also known as Kola, was arraigned for […] The post Ablekuma
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has insisted that the December 7, 2020, poll was ‘free and fair’ despite the allegations of irregularities and rigging being trumpeted by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to President Akufo-Addo, the people of Ghana on December 7 gave him “a clear mandate to govern the country for […] The post December
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday delivered final last State of the Nation Address to the 7th Parliament. He used the platform to touch on the state of the various sectors in the economy with highlights on how they fared for the past four years. President Akufo-Addo who ends his first term on Wednesday will begin a […] The post Akufo-Addo’s final State
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