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President Akufo-Addo has called on the Electoral Commission to disprove all allegations of her critics by ensuring that it efficiently discharges its functions as stipulated in law. Addressing the Chairperson of the Commission, Mrs. Jane Mensa and other members of the Commission when they paid a courtesy call on him …

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament who owe the state owned Metro Mass Transit company (MMT) Limited close to GHc1.5 million are nation wreckers and thieves, Ghanaian Associations in South Africa have said. According to them, the debts can eventually collapse the company if appropriate measures are not taken …

Cost, location and career prospects are all key considerations for would-be students choosing a university. But reputation plays an important role, too. The annual World University Rankings, released by Times Higher Education (THE) on Wednesday, analysed more than 1,300 institutions around the world. Considered the most comprehensive global ranking, it …

A mobile money vendor has allegedly been killed by his friend at Gomoa Nyanyarno in the Central region. The deceased, whose name was given as Joseph Koomson, was stabbed three times and died on the spot on Saturday evening. Distraught mother, Elizabeth Koomson in an interview with Adom News said Mr Koomsom …

The knife used to stab Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro during his 2018 election campaign is to be put on display at a police museum due to its “historical value”, a court ruled. The court in the southern state of Minas Gerais on Tuesday ordered the knife to be given to …

The Western Regional Police Command with support from other security agencies on Thursday, September 12, 2019, arrested 217 suspected criminals within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The suspects are reportedly behind criminal activities within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Briefing the media after the operation, Deputy Western Regional police Commander, ACP Edmund Ohene Bosompem …

A combined team of Military and police personnel has descended on Gomoa Budumburam in an operation to rid the area of criminals. The team comprising about 400 military officers and 200 police officers, swooped down on the Central Region in the Gomoa East District, which has gained notoriety for violent crimes …

Boris Johnson has denied lying to the Queen over the advice he gave her over the five-week suspension of Parliament. The prime minister was speaking after Scotland’s highest civil court ruled on Wednesday the shutdown was unlawful. Asked whether he had lied to the monarch about his reasons for the …

The self-placement module which was temporarily closed down by the Ghana Education Service (GES) is expected to be live again today, Thursday, 12 September 2019. The GES closed down the module to enable it update the list of schools and programmes available for students entering the senior high school this …

The first batch of Nigerians fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa has arrived back in in the main city of Lagos. The 188 people on board were the first returnees of around 600 Nigerians who have said they want to return home following a wave of anti-immigrant violence in the …

Professor Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) is expected in Ghana today, Thursday, 12 September 2019, to begin a three-day working visit. Professor Jega will be in the country on the invitation of Ghana’s Electoral Commission as part of its efforts to …

Labour has said it is “more important than ever” that Parliament is recalled after the government published its no-deal Brexit assessment. Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said the Yellowhammer document confirms there are “severe risks” if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. MPs forced the government to release the …

Kevin-Prince Boateng has sensationally revealed he once purchased three cars in one day while at Tottenham. The 32-year-old has regularly struggled to settle at a team and is now at the 11th club of his career having joined Fiorentina from Sassuolo this summer. But now one of the older players …

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), has warned against any move to derail the implementation of the three-tier pension scheme for its members which is scheduled to take off on January 1, 2020. CLOGSAG is accusing the Ghana Trades Union Congress and Social Security and National …

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has temporarily suspended the self-placement module under the Computerized School Selection and Placement Scheme( CSSPS). This option enables qualified candidates of the Basic Education Certificate Examination ( BECE) who have not been placed in their chosen Senior High School( SHS) to choose a …

The Minister of Lands and Mineral Resources, Kwaku Asomah cheremeh, has rated the success chalked by the government in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, at 85%. According to the Minister, though the expected success against the fight has not been met, he will not describe that …

The prime suspect in the killing of the two policemen on the Accra-Cape Coast highway a fortnight ago, Eric Kojo Dua, has reportedly admitted to the shooting of the two unarmed peace officers. Kojo Dua, who earlier claimed only to have killed Sgt Michael Gyamasi but denied shooting L/Cpl Awal …

More than 55,000 people owe the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) GH¢75 million, representing default in the repayment of the loans students took to cushion them while in school. Out of the number, about 35,000 have made some form of payment, leaving more than 20,000 who have not paid anything …

The body of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe will soon be taken to lie in state at a stadium in the capital, Harare. Members of the public will be able to pay their respects for the next two days at Rufaro Stadium, where almost 40 years ago Mr Mugabe raised …

A Nigerian election tribunal has dismissed a case filed by opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar, who was challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in last February’s presidential election. The electoral commission had declared President Buhari, a member of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) party, the winner with about 56% of the …

A former New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for Prampram Sylvester Tetteh is set to take over as new head of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Starrfm.com.gh has gathered. He replaces Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri, who was removed along with his two deputies,  over procurement breaches. One Nelson Owusu Ansah and Christopher …

The Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, in his capacity as a private citizen, has dragged the Attorney General and construction firm, Waterville to the Supreme Court over the nonenforcement of a judgement debt retrieval order directed at the Government of Ghana and the company in 2013. The Supreme Court made …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed new set of top Managers for the National Youth Authority (NYA) barely a week after firing three others. MyNewsGh.com understand that the Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nelson Owusu Ansah as the Deputy Chief Executive (CEO) of the …

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei Mensah has placed a distress call for Zoomlion to speed up the process in establishing its’s Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) in the Ashanti Region to help manage the overwhelming waste being generated in the region. The Ashanti Regional Capital, Kumasi which …

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation, Yaw Addo Frimpong has proposed an increment to the Value Added Tax (TAX). The revenue to be derived from the increased VAT percentage, he noted, should be used to address the teething sanitation challenges confronting the …