In a surprising turn of events, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La DADEKOTOPON Solomon Kotey Niko has lost the race to become the NPP parliamentary candidate for the area in a closely contested race. Joseph Kwashie Addo, who serves as the personal driver of President Akufo-Addo defeated Solomon Kotey Niko in a landslide victory […] The post Akufo-Addo’s driver
The Government of Ghana through the Obuasi Municipal Assembly (OMA) has provided GH¢2.7 million in relief items and cash to the 600 people displaced by the recent rainstorm at Koffekrom in the Obuasi Municipality. The gesture which was presented to the Chiefs and people of Koffekrom by the Chief Executive of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, […] The post Govt provides GH¢2.7m
Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has indicated that the House may need to confront the Finance Ministry if it does not provide clarity on its indebtedness to the District Assembly Common Fund by the conclusion of June 2024. This concern has been prompted by revelations made by Benjamin Kpodo, the Member of […] The post Parliament
Some Assembly members in Awutu Senya West have described the confirmation of the District Chief Executive for Awutu Senya West, Moses Arhinful Acquah, as illegal. They claimed the confirmation took place in the early hours of Sunday, March 10, 2024. The DCE nominee had earlier failed to meet the two-thirds majority needed in his two […] The post Awutu
Staff of the Keta Municipal Hospital are urgently appealing to stakeholders for a dialysis unit and other essential facilities. They believe these additions are vital to establishing the hospital as the go-to healthcare facility for residents in southern Volta. This appeal comes on the heels of the recent inauguration of a 60-bed maternal and child […] The post Keta Municipal
The New Juaben South Municipal Education Director, Mustapha Haruna, has made a passionate appeal to the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akufo Dampare, and the Police Management Board to enhance visibility in schools at night and on weekends. According to the education directorate, incessant break-ins into classrooms by hoodlums, recent electricity cable theft in […] The post New
Johnson Asiedu Nketia The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says District Assemblies concept should never be partisan since it would defeat the Read More... The post NPP Making Assemblies Partisan
Police intelligence-led operations arrested two suspects in connection with robbery and killing of two, including a mobile money vendor last Monday at Walewale, in the North- East Region. The suspects, who were nabbed on February 17, 2024 barely five days after committing the act, are Zakaria Yamusa alias Vandam and Fatao Issah. A release from […] The post Police smoke-out MOMO vendor killers at
The Akuapem South Municipal Assembly has dispelled claims circulating on social media about the involvement of the Municipal Chief Executive, Frank Aidoo, in the cutting and sale of some abandoned rail tracks in the municipality. Residents of the Akuapem South Municipality woke up to news alleging the involvement of the assembly in the sale of […] The post Akuapem
A man whose identity is yet to be established was stabbed to death at dawn on Thursday, February 15, 2024, by suspected armed robbers at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. He was found lifeless with stab wounds and blood-soaked clothes. The incident occurred at about 4:30 am on Thursday near Goodness filling station at […] The post Man stabbed to death by suspected robbers
Some of the newly elected assembly members The newly elected assembly members of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) have been reminded that their work as Assembly Members is sacrificial. Read More... The post Assembly Work Is Sacrificial – MCE appeared first on
After two rounds of hotly contested voting for a presiding member, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly failed to produce one. Despite a successful swearing-in ceremony for the 54 assembly members alongside the three Members of Parliament in the Metropolis, the 54 assembly members with voting rights were unable to give the two-thirds majority of 38 votes […] The post Sekondi-Takoradi
The late Manasseh Addison Sackey Mourners who thronged Adiyie in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality on Saturday for the funeral rites of the former assembly member for Tabrebe were unable to Read More... The post Tarkwa-Nsuaem Residents Mourn Assembly Member appeared
Republic Bank Ghana Limited has presented fifty life jackets to the Municipal Education Directorate in the Weija Gbawe Municipality for onward distribution to school children at Faanaa in the Weija Gbawe Municipality. Faanaa is an island community where children who want to access education have to go through the struggles of crossing the estuary using […] The post Republic
The Executive Director of the African Centre for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Emmanuel Kotin, is urging victims of the May 7, 2023, military brutality in Ashaiman to take action. Civilians in the town were attacked following the death of a young soldier in the area in May 2023. Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Interior was tasked […] The post Ashaiman
Residents of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region have threatened to oppose political activities in the area this year due to the poor state of roads. The residents claim that the government has ignored their pleas for improved roads, causing frustration for commuters. During a demonstration, the residents expressed their displeasure, highlighting the challenges posed […] The post Don’t
The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior which was tasked to probe the mayhem unleashed on residents of Ashaiman has submitted its report and, among other things, recommended that the military personnel responsible for the May 7, 2023, dawn raid be sanctioned. The committee, in its report, indicated that the actions of the military contravene […] The post Soldiers
The Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly (LeKMA) will focus on the construction of drains this year as part of infrastructural development, according to Mr. Mordecai Quarshie, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), who informed the Ghana News Agency (GNA). Mr. Quarshie mentioned that a 10-kilometer drain had been awarded for construction, with funding from the District Assembly Common […] The post We’re
Claudia Kwarteng Lumor, the only female aspirant competing against four others in the NPP Oforikrom constituency primaries, has expressed optimism about winning the upcoming primaries after successfully going through vetting. Her confidence and enthusiasm come at a time when the incumbent Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr. Emmanuel Marfo, has decided not to contest […] The post NPP
A former presiding member of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, Lawrence Nana Obeng Bondah, has picked a nomination form to contest the NPP parliamentary primary in the Obuasi West constituency slated for January 27, 2024. Popularly known as Nana Bondah, the aspiring PC has also served as the Assembly member of the Anyinam electoral area and […] The post NPP
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