All 450 delegates across 25 electoral areas in the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), have acclaimed incumbent Kojo Oppong Nkrumah as their candidate for the 2020 elections. The acclamation comes weeks after nominations closed in the constituency and saw the first-term MP as …
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EC official sacked over NPP parliamentary primaries
The Electoral Commission has sacked an electoral officer of Adjen Kotoku Kojo at Ga West Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region for breaching specific instructions. The said official is said to have counted and announced the results of the polling station in the ongoing New Patriotic Party …
Read More »Airbus saga: I’m clean – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has broken his silence on the Airbus scandal by dismissing allegations of wrongdoing in the purchase of the two aircraft for the Ghana Armed Forces. He has also denied benefiting from the deal financially. Exclusive interview Speaking in an exclusive interview with the …
Read More »I chose the name ‘Sarkodie’ because I thought It was linked to wealth – Sarkodie
Rapper Sarkodie says he chose the name because he thought rich men are called by that name. According to him, while growing up, his father had three rich friends all of whom were called Sarkodie so he chose that name so wealth could find him when he grows. …
Read More »COVID-19 has been a blessing to NPP – Obiri Boahen
Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen has said that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been a blessing to the party. His comments come on the back of the NPP running its elections on the Electoral Area basis to avoid overcrowding at centres …
Read More »NPP Decides: Aspirant brutalized, face bloodied by military officers
Reports reaching Peacefmonline.com indicates that one of the aspirants in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Pariamentary Primary in the Effiduase Asokore Constituency, Lawyer Kwame Adom-Appiah, has been brutalized by some suspected military personnel. HelloFM’s Correspondent, Michael Afranie, who is coverig the primary in the area, narrated to PeaceFM a short …
Read More »NPP Decides: Blows, slaps fly as Okyem Aboagye’s agent prevents Bantama Treasurer from voting
In a live report monitored by GhanaWeb, the Ashanti Regional correspondent of Despite Media Group, Sampson k. Nyamekye has reported that voting was briefly disrupted at the Bantama Cultural Centre when an agent sought to prevent a delegate from casting his ballot. According to the report, the agent representing current …
Read More »NPP Decides: Aspirant beaten for allegedly stealing electoral album [VIDEO]
Kwame Adom Appiah, one of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate aspirants in the Effiduase Constituency of the Ashanti Region has been beaten to a pulp after allegedly trying to whisk away the electoral album at one of the voting centers. The lawyer was hurt during a fisticuff with state security …
Read More »LIVE UPDATES: NPP parliamentary primaries
New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) delegates are voting to elect parliamentary candidates for 168 constituencies. This exercise is the second phase after the first phase of the primaries came off in September 2019 in constituencies with no sitting Members of Parliament. Today, a total of 374 aspirants are contesting in the …
Read More »Ghana’s politics is extremely petty – Charlotte Osei
Immediate past Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has bemoaned the current nature of Ghana’s politics, saying it is dominated by pettiness. Speaking on the KSM Show on Metro TV, Mrs Osei said she is worried about the situation because pettiness in politics kills the national purpose and is …
Read More »NPP primaries: There’s no evidence of vote-buying in Bantama – Awuku
The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sammi Awuku has dismissed reports of vote-buying in the Bantama primaries of the party. The incumbent Member of Parliament for Bantama in the Ashanti region Daniel Okyem Aboagye has accused his competitor Deputy Chief of Staff Francis Asenso-Boakye of …
Read More »Ghana’s politics is extremely petty – Charlotte Osei
Immediate past Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has bemoaned the current nature of Ghana’s politics, saying it is dominated by pettiness. Speaking on the KSM Show on Metro TV, Mrs Osei said she is worried about the situation because pettiness in politics kills the national purpose and …
Read More »It is not true that I beg for food – Kotoko’s Imoro Ibrahim
Asante Kotoko defender Ibrahim Imoro says claims by the founder of Division two club Thunder FC that he relies on his teammates to survive in Kumasi are not true. Alhaji Abdulai Nash is quoted to have said Imoro who joined Kotoko from Thunder FC last December has not …
Read More »Hohoe: Rainstorm Destroys Roofs Of Classroom Blocks
A storm with heavy rain has ripped off roofs of classroom blocks of three second-cycle institutions and a basic school in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta region. The affected schools are Likpe Senior High School, Alavanyo Secondary Technical School, Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Technical Vocational Institute, and the …
Read More »Yet another woman’s body found on East Rand street, burnt beyond recognition
The body of a woman, whose face was burnt beyond recognition, was found lying on a street in Mayfield, Gauteng police said on Friday. She had burn marks on her face and chest, according to police spokesperson Sergeant Raider Ubisi. There was no ash next to her body, …
Read More »Thousands of protesters call for resignation of Mali president
Thousands of protesters in Mali have gathered in the capital, Bamako, calling for the president to resign. Led by conservative imam Mahmoud Dicko, a coalition of opposition groups is demanding political and economic reform. They are seeking the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta because of escalating jihadist …
Read More »Dangote Cement Reportedly Fires Over 3000 Staff
According to reports making the rounds online, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote’s owned Dangote cement has reportedly sacked over 3000 staff without notice. In a now-viral “Termination of appointment” letter reportedly from the HR of the company to terminated staff, the affected staff were instructed to stop work …
Read More »Akufo-Addo absorbs WASSCE fees for all final year students
The fees for all final year students across Ghana have been taken care of by the Government. This new development was made available on the official page of NET 2 TV. Net 2 reports that President Akufo- Addo says the for the first time in history, his government …
Read More »Akufo-Addo breached the law by prescribing penalty for not wearing face mask – Inusah Fuseini
A ranking member on Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Inusah Fuseini, has said the President arrogated to himself legislative functions in the new Executive Instrument that makes the wearing of face masks mandatory. According to Mr Fuseini, E.I. 164 breaches the law because a section of …
Read More »NPP primaries: Police ready to provide security
The Ghana Police Service says it is ready to provide security for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary primaries which come off on June 20. “Respective Regional Police Commanders are being supported by the National Headquarters to provide maximum security in this area of operation,” a communique from …
Read More »Residents ordered to weed, desilt choked gutters for failing to wear face masks
Some recalcitrant Sunyani residents who failed to wear their face masks were yesterday arrested and made to undertake clean-up exercise for some hours by security agencies who were on the streets to enforce directives and protocols of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) announced by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The …
Read More »Court places injunction on Subin NPP primaries
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries at the Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region has been called off. The suspension, according reports, is due to a court injunction placed on the elections by a Kumasi High Court on Friday afternoon. The petitioners, including Isaac Nimako, Richard Owusu Nti …
Read More »Minister Launches 2nd Phase Of Disinfection Of SHSs, Basic Schools In Central Region
Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, on Thursday launched the 2nd phase of the disinfection exercise in senior high and basic schools by Zoomlion Ghana Limited in the Central Region. Launching the exercise at the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in Cape Coast, he said Zoomlion had been charged to …
Read More »Here are the official rules for legal hair cuts, manicures, or tattoos – from tonight
Personal care services – including hair salons – may legally open again from Friday night, after the publication of rules they must follow in the Government Gazette. The rules are immediately in force, which means more than 80 days of prohibition on such services has also ended immediately. The services …
Read More »COVID-19: Death toll hit 70 as confirmed cases reach 13,203
Four new Covid-19 related deaths have been confirmed by the Ghana Health Service as the number of fatalities hit 70. Also, 274 new cases have been recorded around the country with the total now 13,203. The recoveries are 4,548 which leaves the active cases in being managed from home and treatment …
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