The High Court in Accra has observed with dismay the “delay tactics” being employed by State Prosecutors in commencing the trial of former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwasi Nyantakyi. The Court was also unhappy about the substantive State Prosecutor’s request to prioritize an “official assignment” at the expense of the “prosecution of […] The post #Number
The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to make sure Ghanaians own 100 per cent of the country’s mineral resources if elected as President of the Republic. Dr Bawumia said his administration would focus on a paradigm shift in the country’s natural resource management and ownership through policy framework […]
By Nana Kwame Bediako The Forum for Accountability, a movement that has led the charge against the unfair payment treatment offered to National Service personnel by the National Service Secretariat, has once again come out to express their frustration on social media with the hashtag “the youth are fed up.” The Forum for Accountability, which […]
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will commission the first phase of the reconstruction of the Appiatse community in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region on Thursday May 2, 2024. The project which started two years ago consists of 124 housing units ranging from two to seven-bedroom houses, kindergarten, six – unit classroom […]
By Gloria Amoh At the Minister’s press briefing at the Ministry of Information in Ghana to host 3rd Africa Media Convention, the Senior Programme Manager of Media Foundation for West Africa, Mohib Saeed explained that, this media convention is another opportunity to show that the country is committed to promoting press freedom. According to him, […]
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu, EJISU Voting is underway in today’s Parliamentary By-Election in the Ejisu Constituency in the Ashanti region. The Ejisu Constituency was created in the lead up to the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary polls from the then Ejisu-Juaben Constituency. It has a voter population of more than 106, 800 with 204 voting Centres. It […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has withdrawn two temporary staff members over an alleged bribery incident at the ongoing Ejisu Constituency By-Elections in Ashanti Region. “The Electoral Commission has taken immediate steps and has withdrawn the two (2) temporary staff while investigations take place,” the EC said in a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon. […] The post EC
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Abdul Fatawu Issahaku‘s impressive campaign with Leicester City has seen him win his first ever club trophy with the Foxes after helping them dominate the English Championship this season. Leicester City cruised past Preston with a 3:0 victory. Abdul Fatawu has been the spark in Leicester City’s attack, adding to the […]
Togolese authorities have reopened their borders after they were shut to allow for April 29 legislative elections to be held in the country. The borders were sealed from midnight of Monday to midnight of Tuesday as Togolese citizens went to the polls to elect 113 parliamentarians alongside 179 regional deputies and municipal councilors, with the […]
The Akufo-Addo Government since it took office has completed more than 40 health facilities across the country towards improving healthcare delivery, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, Representative of the President at the Ministry of Health, has said. The 40 facilities, he said, include polyclinics, district centres, specialised units, and CHPS compounds, adding that all the facilities were […]
By Prince Dankwa They called it the city of the future. Akon City was envisioned as a pioneering model for how humans could live sustainably using solar and renewable energy. Founded in 2018 by renowned Senegalese-American singer Akon, it was slated to be built in Senegal and run entirely on a cryptocurrency he created called […]
State TV in Mali says a senior Islamic State commander who had a $5m (£4m) US bounty on his head has been killed by a force including troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Abu Huzeifa had been linked to several high-profile raids in the Sahel region. This included a 2017 attack which killed four […]
The Electoral Commission has issued a plea for calm in the wake of its decision to suspend two officials who were allegedly caught on video accepting bribes during the Ejisu by-election. The viral footage captures an unidentified individual placing a white envelope on the table in front of the EC officials during the by-election in […] The post Ejisu
By Jeremiah Nutsugah The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it has withdrawn two of its officials amidst bribery allegations. In a press release signed by Samuel Tettey during the ongoing Ejisu by-election, the Commission stated that its attention had been drawn to a video circulating on social media depicting one of the polling stations. […]
Provisional results from the Ejisu by-election held on Tuesday, April 30 indicate that NPP’s Kwabena Boateng is on course to secure victory. These are the results from various polling centres so far: Provisional Results ASOTWE CATHOLIC Kwabena Boateng (NPP) = 219 Kwabena Aduomi = 107 Provisional Results Kwaso court house polling station. Kwabena Boateng (NPP) […] The post Ejisu by-election:
The Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi will reopen tomorrow Wednesday, 1st May, 2024, as part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The museum will unveil refurbished facilities and historic Ashanti heirlooms to the public in its new “Homecoming Exhibition”. A statement from the Palace announcing the opening indicated that […]
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Divisional Chairman of Public Service Workers Union of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent a congratulatory message to Ghanaian workers and called for unity among workers. As hundreds of Ghanaian Workers joined the rest of the world to mark this year’s Workers Day, The Union Chairman, […]
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has disclosed a preliminary investigation into the viral video capturing a man placing a white envelope on a table in front of officials during the Ejisu by-election. In a statement, Ghana’s electoral governing body further stated that the content of the envelope was for lunch for the officials. “Our […] The post Ejisu by-election:
Stephen Ntim, the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has pledged to reconcile Independent Candidate Kwabena Owusu Aduomi with the party. Aduomi, a former three-time NPP Member of Parliament for the constituency, chose to run as an Independent Candidate in the Ejisu by-election due to what he perceives as the NPP’s failure to […] The post We’ll
Lawyer Kwabena Boateng, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has clinched victory in the Ejisu Constituency by-election. Boateng secured 55.8 percent of the total votes cast while Mr. Kwabena OAduomi, an Independent Candidate, garnered 43.3 percent of the total votes. Meanwhile, Beatrice Boakye of the Liberal Party had 0.3 per cent Esther Osei of the […] The post NPP’s
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