President Nana Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to attend the maiden Russia-Africa Summit, being held in Sochi, Russia. The Summit is being held to deepen the ties of friendship between the two sides, as well as explore other areas of co-operation to …
Read More »Today in 2008: Sex trade rocks school
The Girls Prefect in charge of discipline at Osino Presbyterian Secondary Technical Senior High School, Florence Kiered in 2008 was involved in what was believed to be a sex trade in the school. According to reports, the form 3 student allegedly forced her junior students to sleep with some male …
Read More »NDC congress turns bloody
Scores of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) members who voted in the just-ended parliamentary primary at Ofoase-Ayirebi Constituency in the Eastern Region ended up sustaining injuries following a clash between the supporters of two aspirants. The Gyiwani D/A Primary/Junior High School located in between Ofoase and Ayirebi where the …
Read More »Blay acquitted in contempt case; CHRAJ fined GHC5k
The national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay has been acquitted and discharged of contempt charges against him by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The contempt application was premised on claims by the CHRAJ that the board chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum …
Read More »Jospong Group Secures over €20 million Euros for Development in Ghana
The Jospong Group of Companies, with the help of the Hungarian Government, has secured a Facility for various Developmental projects in Ghana. Together with its Hungarian Partners, Pureco, the Jospong group concluded discussions and signed a €20.2 million Euros contract that will see the construction of the Takoradi and Tamale Waste …
Read More »ASEPA REPORT: Group Congratulates Deputy Education Minister
A group calling itself, NPP Youth For Progress, Bosomtwe has congratulated the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency, in the Ashanti region who doubles as Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum for his impressive performance leading to his adjustment as top best-performing Deputy Minister in 2019. The MP …
Read More »NPP to hold presidential primaries April 2020
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has set April 25, 2020 to hold presidential primaries for the general elections that year. The party will also hold primaries for constituencies with NPP MPs that year, a statement from the party announced Monday. The party has already elected candidates for constituencies where …
Read More »Let’s collaborate to deal with cross-border crimes – CJ to ECOWAS
Ghana’s Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo is calling for dialogue among member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the most effective ways to deal with cross border-crimes. According to the leader of Ghana’s judiciary the idea of free movement of people, goods and services as being …
Read More »Six jobless nurses arrested for picketing
The leadership of the Coalition of Unemployed Nurses (CUN) has said six members of the group have been arrested by the Police for picketing the Ministry of Health to demand that they are employed. A statement dated 21 October 2019 and signed by Mr Paul Selorm, the Convener of the …
Read More »Mahama to review, strengthen NHIS
Former President John Mahama says the NDC will initiate plans to review and strengthen the National Health Insurance Scheme should the party return to power in 2021. The NDC flagbearer said that the introduction of the capping and realignment act has reduced funding sources and thus affecting quality health care …
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