The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Techniman South constituency, Christopher Beyere Baasongti has sued the Member of Parliament for the area, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, the Electoral Commission and the Clerk of Parliament. In his suit filed at the High Court in Wenchi, he wants the declaration of Mr. Adjei-Mensah Korsah of the New […] The post Techiman
The Christian Council has called for sanctions against Members of Parliament involved in a brawl that blighted the inauguration of the 8th Parliament. A scuffle between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs over the voting processes for the election of a new Speaker marred the onset of a new […] The post Sanction MPs
In response to concerns at the Chief Justice’s sudden transfer of justices in courts where electoral disputes are expected to be heard, the Judicial Council offered a defence which could be summarised in one quotation: “It was done according to law.” This reminds me of a debate I had some years ago with some law […] The post 1st
Citi News has gathered that some Ministers in the previous Akufo-Addo government have been named as caretaker ministers until the President makes new appointments in his second-term administration. The individuals asked to be in their previous portfolios include Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, former Minister for Information; Alan Kyerematen, former Minister for Trade and Industry; Ken Ofori-Atta, […] The post Oppong
Fire is sweeping through some wooden structures serving as makeshift shelters at the slum Dagombaline in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. Citi News’ Ashanti Regional correspondent, Hafiz Tijani said fire personnel are at the scene but appear to have been having difficulties gaining access to the fire. The slum is predominantly occupied by head potters […] The post Ashanti:
Ghana has recorded 356 new COVID-19 cases. This brings the country’s active case count to 1,261. Three more deaths have also been recorded, increasing the death toll to 338. The Ashanti, Greater Accra, Western, Eastern, and Central Regions continue to lead with high infection rates. Although the coronavirus cases went down below 1,000 active cases […] The post Ghana
On Thursday, January 7, 2021, a few minutes after the swearing-in of the president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a few thoughts ran through my mind about the advancement of our cherished country, Ghana. Generally, official ceremonies do not appeal to me much until there is an effort from all and sundry to join forces in […] The post Dr. Patrick Owusu
After nine months of Covid-19-induced school closure, the over 8 million basic school students in Ghana will be returning to school on 18th January, 2021, as announced by the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service. The protracted school closure carries high social, emotional, and academic costs for these students returning to school, for which […] The post Back
Some youth in the Tema West constituency in the Greater Accra Region under the umbrella of a group called Concerned Tema West Youth say it will in the coming days petition Parliament for the removal of their legislator, Carlos Ahenkorah. It has therefore begun collecting signatures from residents within the constituency to add to their […] The post Youth
Facebook has shutdown dozens of accounts aligned to Uganda’s ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM). The tech giant accused the accounts of seeking to manipulate public debate ahead of Thursday’s general elections. “This month, we removed a network of accounts and pages in Uganda that engaged in CIB (Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour) to target public debate […] The post Facebook
The Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Professor Abraham K. Anang has attributed the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Ghana to a disregard of safety protocols. Health authorities recently indicated that a cumulative number of 55,220 cases of the coronavirus had been recorded in the country. The Ghana Health Service said […] The post Rise
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has launched a research report that exposes critical gender gaps in the allocation of resources, utilization, and benefits in mining communities in Ghana. The report, which is titled, “Promoting gender budgeting: the case of Mineral royalty utilization in Ghana,” seeks to underscore the need to relook at how […] The post ACEP
Old Students of the Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS), 1995 year group, have donated 20 hand sewing machines, a knitting machine and one industrial machine to the school. The items which are all at the cost of GHS 11,000 and received by management forms part of the 1995 year groups 25th-anniversary celebration after leaving […] The post OPASS
A member of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) legal team, Abraham Amaliba says the Supreme Court will decide the fate of the Presidential Election Petition pending before it. He has, therefore, downplayed President Akufo-Addo’s response that the petition should be dismissed because it is frivolous and vexatious. Mr. Amaliba said this on Monday in an […] The post Supreme
As I write, Ashanti Region is reported to be leading with paternity fraud; where a mother deliberately tricks a man into believing he is the biological father of a child that is not his. This among other happenings has caused an increase in fathers demanding or secretly testing their child or children to confirm if […] The post DNA testing; Lest we forget [Article] appeared first on
Parents of some thirty students at Bosomtwe who have been sponsored by the Member of Parliament for the area, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum to pursue engineering programs at the university thronged the home of the former deputy minister to express their gratitude. The grateful parents also bid farewell to their children from the home of […] The post Grateful
A spokesperson of President Akufo-Addo’s legal team in the election petition, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has defended his sides view that John Mahama’s challenge of the election results is incompetent. “It [the petition] does not attack the validity of the election as a proper election petition should do. It merely complains about errors in the formal […] The post Mahama’s
Workers of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company Limited in Ghana have protested at the premises of the company following the alleged dismissal of about 30 of their colleagues. According to them, the management of the company did not follow due process in laying off the said workers. The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers […] The post Coca-Cola
Vodafone Ghana Foundation has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Accra Regional Hospital as part of efforts to protect frontline health workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The items, which were donated during the festive period, include sets of face shields, boxes of N95 facemasks, surgical gloves, hand sanitisers and rubbing alcohol. […] The post Vodafone
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has called for an independent probe into the incidents that marred the inauguration of the 8th Parliament. It wants such a probe because it “does not expect Parliament to conduct an impartial investigation, so it must appoint an independent body to conduct the investigation into its misconduct.” “The investigation […] The post AFAG
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