Parliament has passed the controversial Public Universities Bill (PUB). However, the respected Ghanaian educationist, Counsellor Daniel Fenyi has described the Bill as a “serious political attack” on tertiary education. Even though the Bill currently awaits Presidential assent and some ‘optional’ recommendations from the Parliamentary select committee on education, Counsellor has …
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Only crazy people believe 2020 elections is credible – Blakk Rasta
Award-Winning Radio personality and Musician Abubakar Ahmed known popularly as Blakk Rasta says it’s only a crazy person who will believe that the 2020 elections were credible. According to him, the Electoral Commission which is the body charged with the management of elections in the country has on several occasions …
Read More »COVID-19: Ghana’s active cases shoot up to 1,011
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 1,011, the Ghana Health Service has announced. It follows the confirmation of 116 new cases. So far, a total of 53,386 cases have been confirmed in Ghana since mid-March 2020. Out of that, a total of 52,048 have recovered. …
Read More »Ghana rice listed on Commodity Exchange
The Ghana Commodity Exchange on Monday added rice contracts [Ghana rice] to the number of commodities traded on the electronic trading platform following the approval by the Security and Exchange Commission. The move is expected to boost local rice production and consumption as government works to put a moratorium on …
Read More »Government’s E-waste project taking shape
The E-waste recycling project, introduced by government, is gradually taking shape and expected to ensure sustainable disposal and proper recycling of e-waste. The project, being implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), is still in its pilot phase. It is helping to promote an incentive system …
Read More »Ghana rice listed on Commodity Exchange
The Ghana Commodity Exchange on Monday added rice contracts [Ghana rice] to the number of commodities traded on the electronic trading platform following the approval by the Security and Exchange Commission. The move is expected to boost local rice production and consumption as government works to put a moratorium on …
Read More »[VIDEO]: NPP presents evidence of how it won 2020 elections
As the nation awaits the National Democratic Congress to present evidence to validate its claims of flawed and rigged elections against the Electoral Commissions, the New Patriotic Party has given a comprehensive account of how it won the 2020 elections. On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, edition of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana program, the …
Read More »VIDEO: NPP presents evidence of how it won 2020 elections
As the nation awaits the National Democratic Congress to present evidence to validate its claims of flawed and rigged elections against the Electoral Commissions, the New Patriotic Party has given a comprehensive account of how it won the 2020 elections. On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, edition of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana program, …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: NDC Finally complete #Election2020 Results which shows big difference Between NPP and NDC ,[WATCH VIDEO]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has finally completed the collation of elections 2020 results after auditing polling stations pink sheet across Ghana The changes after their collation is really huge and if this is true, hmmm. This comes after the flagbearer of the NDC John Dramani Mahama rejected the …
Read More »UTAG threatens to go to Supreme Court over Public University Bill
The national leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it is disappointed in government continued moves to pass the Public University Bill. It says the developments with the Bill are being done on the blindside of the association, a week before Parliament’s recess. It says it will …
Read More »EC gazettes 2020 presidential election results
The Assembly Press in Accra has gazetted the 2020 presidential election results declared by Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission who is also the Returning Officer of the presidential election. This gives legal backing to the results as declared by the EC Chairperson and paves way for …
Read More »Top banking CEOs you won’t see again
In the coming year 2021, the banking sector in the country will no longer be with astute brands that have held the fort. These individuals are peculiar for nurturing and growing the banking industry in Ghana they served and headed for decades. About six managers, in 2020, have paved way …
Read More »Fuel prices expected to go up – COPEC
COPEC says the situation as a result of prices on the international market recording upward trend Tue, 15 Dec 2020Source: 3 News The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has predicted that fuel prices in Ghana are likely to go up in the coming days. Executive Director of the COPEC, …
Read More »World Bank approves US$60 million grant for Ghana, others
The World Bank Board of Directors have approved a $60 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to help Ghana and some other African countries strengthen the resilience of their agricultural sectors to the threat posed by climate change. The grant fulfils the World Bank’s commitment at the 2019 United Nations …
Read More »Election 2020: Mahama explains why he is not ready to concede to Akufo-Add
WATCH THE VIDEO: John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has explained he is not ready to concede defeat in the just-ended December 7 elections because of the over six million Ghanaian voters who voted for him on election day. According to him, this will also …
Read More »2020 Polls: Mahama reveals what will make him concede defeat
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Mahama says he’ll accept the results of the 2020 presidential election if the Electoral Commission conducts an independent audit of the results. Mr. Mahama and his party have rejected the results of the December 7 polls describing the election as flawed. …
Read More »3rd Phase Disinfection Underway At KIA
As part of the country’s efforts to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, the Ministry of Aviation (MoA) and Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) on Monday (December 14, 2020,) evening begun the third phase of disinfection exercise at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). …
Read More »Africa Works Invests in 21st Century Africa
Following A Successful First Closing, Leader in African Flexible Workspace AfricaWorks Gears Up for Second-Round Fundraising to Support Regional Expansion Plan. Accra, 14 December 2020: AfricaWorks, the first uniquely pan-African flexible workspace provider announces its intention to enter second-round fundraising following a successful closing of 3.5m EUR, ahead of …
Read More »Ghana ranked 5th in visa openness index
Ghana ranked Fifth and scored 0.875 on the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index with 24 requiring no visa to enter the country, 28 requiring visas on arrival with travelers from Morocco requiring visas to enter the jurisdiction. The Index shows Benin, Seychelles, and the Gambia topping the ranking in allowing …
Read More »Kofi Bentil, Ras Mubarak mock Electoral Commission after another ‘mistake’
The preponderance of mathematical errors being committed by the Electoral Commissionhas made it a butt of jokes on social media platforms. The EC which came under fire after admitting to making errors in the presidential results appears to have committed another mistake, causing some public figures as well as social …
Read More »Government completes negotiations to revive national airline
The Aviation Ministry says it has completed negotiations with stakeholders in the sector towards reviving Ghana’s national airline. It’s been a decade since the collapse of the country’s only airline, Ghana International Airline in 2010, after countless allegations of the mismanagement, incompetence and corruption. Since then, governments have proposed a …
Read More »Confusion and blame game at EC’s emergency meeting over presidential results
Confusion at an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) over the miscalculations that have been recorded after the Presidential elections. Details are sketchy but the paper is informed that the meeting started at 2pm with confusion and blame game was on the failure of the IT department …
Read More »Anas Ready With Secret Video About The 2020 Election”
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Nhyiaso Constituency, Hon. Richard Ato Kwamina Prah said that reports from the undercover Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas indicates that he is going to show a secret video recording of the just ended 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. And which group of people …
Read More »Confusion and blame game at EC’s emergency meeting over presidential results
The Herald reports that there was confusion at an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) over the miscalculations that have been recorded after the Presidential elections. Details are sketchy but the paper is informed that the meeting started at 2pm with confusion and blame game was on the …
Read More »EU observers give indication how 2020 polls were manipulated
European Union observers in the just ended Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Ghana have given pointers to how results were manipulated. According to observers, results were not publicly displayed in 17 polling stations they observed. The observers however noted, “voting was conducted in a generally peaceful atmosphere and voting procedures …
Read More »Maria Ramos appointed AngloGold Ashanti chair
The Board of AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to advise that Independent Non-Executive Director Maria Ramos has been appointed chair of the Board. Ms Ramos succeeds Sipho Pityana who has resigned from the Board. These changes are with immediate effect. The Board notes the significant contribution made by Mr Pityana to …
Read More »Joe Ghartey, EC Never Rigged Essikado-Ketan Parliamentary Elections, NDC Lied – NPP
Contrary to unsubstantiated claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Essikado-Ketan Constituency Parliamentary Election was rigged in favor of veteran politician and lawyer, Hon. Ghartey, it has turned out that the election was credible and transparent. The EC’s certified results for the Essikado-Ketan Constituency showed that …
Read More »Corrected figures: EC owes nobody any apology – Dr Serebuor Quaicoe
The Electoral Commission(EC) has dismissed claims about a deliberate change of figures in favour of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the recently held December 7, 2020, general elections. This follows calls from a section of the public for the EC to apologize following the change in figures announced by …
Read More »Election 2020: Collation was less transparent – EU observers
The European Union observers in Ghana’s election have said while voting process was transparent, collation was ‘less transparent’. “Collation of results at the constituency level was observed in 35 constituency collation centres with many of them being visited repeatedly. Collation process was less well organised and less transparent often due …
Read More »Kweku Baako advises Mahama to go to court to challenge election verdict
Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has advised the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama to use legal means in challenging the verdict of the 2020 elections if he strongly disagrees with the outcome. Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, December 12, 2020, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide …
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