The big news stories in this edition of the Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Hawa Iddrisu are; Mahama’s motion to amend errors in election petition granted   Ghana’s current COVID-19 situation dire and alarming – GMA Substantiate bribery allegation against judge – GBA dares Muntaka  Fomena MP’s declaration makes us majority in Parliament […] The post Eyewitness

A Ghanaian citizen, Kwesi Dawood has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to institute a probe into the alleged criminal conduct of the Members of Parliament for Assin Central and Awutu Senya East, Kennedy Agyapong and Mavis Hawa Koomson respectively. Mr. Dawood in his petition accused both MPs of “showing specific unruly actions” which […] The post Parliament

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says the COVID-19 situation in the country is dire and alarming with a potential of an exponential rise in cases. The Association said most of the designated facilities for isolation and treatment of COVID-19 cases in the country are currently overstretched. The Association in a statement said the spike in […] The post Ghana’s

The Cape Coast Circuit Court Two has remanded a 28-year-old suspect, George Owusu, into police custody for attempting to lure a prison officer into trading in ‘wee’, otherwise known as Indian hemp at the Ankaful Maximum Prisons. The suspect is to reappear in court on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. George Owusu, together with an inmate […] The post Prisoner,

The leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says there is no controversy about his side being the majority in Parliament. According to him, the declaration made by the independent Fomena MP, Andrew Asiamah Amoah to do business with the NPP side, gives the caucus the edge to become the […] The post Fomena MP’s

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has asked the Member of Parliament for Asawase, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka to substantiate his bribery allegation against a justice of the Supreme Court. Mr. Muntaka had alleged that a Supreme Court judge had promised to extend some privileges to a female National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP if she votes for the […] The post Substantiate

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has questioned the basis of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus’ call for a more prominent representation in the leadership of committees in Parliament. Responding to a question on the matter at a press conference, Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said there were standing orders to follow. “Parliament operates […] The post Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Some members of the Commonwealth Hall of the University of Ghana on Thursday, January 14, 2021, embarked on a demonstration exercise to protest over the delay in constructing the Commonwealth hall annex hostel facility. A sod-cutting ceremony was held in November 2019 for the construction of a 42 million dollar project to improve the University’s […] The post UG

The 2021 edition of Citi FM’s Effective Living Series is on the theme: Recovery and Resilience. Dr. Charlotte-Alberta Cato, a family physician joined Nathan Quao on the Effective Living Series segment on the #CitiCBS to share details on living a healthier, stronger and fitter life. This week’s edition of the Effective Living series focuses on […] The post Family

The Universities of Ghana Senior Staff Association has served notice of plans to resume its strike action on January 21, 2021, to demand the payment of its outstanding Tier-2 contributions of its retired members. In a letter to the National Labour Commission, the association said its course of action was “as a result of government’s […] The post Universities’

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has undertaken a disinfestation exercise targeted at getting rid of pests and other disease-causing organisms at the Kumasi airport. The menace of rodents, crawling, and flying insects has become a conduit for spreading diseases and of major concerns for officials and travellers who use the airports. Some of the facilities disinfested included […] The post Zoomlion

The leadership of Parliament will today, January 14, 2021, hold another meeting aimed at putting to rest the confusion over who forms the majority and minority sides of the House. The leadership of the Parliament held a meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the meetings were inconclusive. Ghana has been left with an unprecedented hung […] The post Leadership

The Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu says his side is open to sitting on the Minority side of the Chamber. Mr. Iddrisu said the House will have no difficulty “sitting to the left of the Speaker” so far as the party’s “numerical strength is respected in the composition […] The post We

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament plans to respond to the invasion of the chamber of Parliament by armed police and military personnel. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, January 14, 2021, the caucus’ leader, Haruna Iddisu, described the incident as “sacrilege.” Mr. Iddrisu said the action by the security personnel “was in […] The post NDC

The leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu says the formal declaration of the only independent candidate in Parliament, Andrew Asiamah Amoah to do business with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) side does not make that side the majority in the House. According to him, the choice of words of […] The post Fomena MP’s

Okyeame Kwame does not seem to be left out of trends of music even though he has over the years proven to been unique with his craft. He has released a song that taps into the new wave of drill music being spearheaded by some artistes in Kumasi. In his new song ‘Yeeko’ which features, […] The post Okyeame Kwame details how he shot his latest

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has said banning US President Donald Trump was the right thing to do. However, he expressed sadness at what he described as the “extraordinary and untenable circumstances” surrounding Mr Trump’s permanent suspension. He also said the ban was in part a failure of Twitter’s, which hadn’t done enough to foster “healthy […] The post Trump

The Brazilian city of Goiânia is mourning the death of its mayor, Maguito Vilela, from complications related to Covid-19. Fellow politicians and members of the football club he supported have expressed their condolences on social media. Vilela was elected in November while he was in an induced coma on a ventilator in hospital. He did […] The post Brazilian mayor elected

The Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu has denied allegations he instructed the Member of Parliament for Tema West to snatch ballot papers during the inauguration of the House. Mr. Ahenkorah on Thursday, January 7, 2021, snatched uncounted ballot papers and attempted to bolt with them after realizing his […] The post I

A provisional 270 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been secured by the African Union (AU) for distribution across the continent. All of the doses will be used this year, promises current AU head South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. This is on top of 600 million doses already promised but is still not enough to […] The post Africa secures 270 million Covid-19 vaccine