The confirmation of the President’s nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ketu South was delayed for almost two hours. The delay was occasioned by first, the last-minute revocation of all former government appointees of the Assembly, which affected Samuel Doe Haligah, who was also the Presiding Member and the …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned authorities at the various Senior High Schools against collecting any unauthorised and/or illegal charge from newly graduated final year students under the guise of the clearance system. In a letter to Regional Directors, the Director-General, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, stated that the Service had …

It has been one wild event or the other after the confirmation of some MMDCE nominees of President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The confirmation of some of these nominees presented by the president were done today and whilst some of them were successful, others came with their own set of drama. …

• Gertrude Quashigah says she is yet to meet the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection • All to efforts to meet the minister have yielded no result • She had a strong relationship with Otiko Djaba Gertrude Quashigah, the National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Program has …

• Nicholas Buamah is a child author • His first book was accepted into the U.S. Library of Congress • Like the first, his third, ‘Is Santa Really Real?’ has also been accepted into the library Nicholas Buamah became a sensation in 2019 when his bestseller book, Kayla & Kyle …

The opposition National Democratic Congress has described the report of the committee that probed the chaos in Ejura in the Ashanti region as a coverup. The party at a press conference said the findings of the committee are faulty and flawed. “After an objective and painstaking examination of the report, we …

President Akufo-Addo’s nominee to the position of Metropolitan Chief Executive of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Sam Pyne has been confirmed by Assembly members. A total of 60 assembly members were expected to turn up for the election held at the Prempeh Assembly Hall Tuesday, however, due to ill health two of …

• Some names have emerged as possible candidates for the party • Ahead of an election of some presidential aspirants for the NPP, some individuals have already expressed interest • The party however maintains campaigning is prohibited by such till further notice It appears the heat is building up in …

• Seats in Ghana’s Parliament could rise to 300 by 2024 • This is according to Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu  • He says the NDC has picked up hints that the EC wants to add 25 seats to the existing 275  Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has hinted that the Electoral Commission, EC, is seeking …

• President Akufo-Addo has reiterated his position on term limits • He says he is looking forward to handing over in January 2025 • He believes ECOWAS should officially ban third term bids President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his position of leaving office at the end of his current term …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described as unfair the position taken by members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly that they will not confirm his nominee for the position of Metropolitan Chief Executive, Sam Pyne until government pays off a GHS50 million debt the Assembly owes. They say the Assembly’s indebtedness has …

Ad The fate of the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party will be determined today as assembly members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly have been called for a special meeting on Tuesday October 5,2021 to that effect. The eighth Assembly Meeting will determine the fate of the …

Ghanaian journalist and a member of the Network of International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Emmanuel Dogbevi, has revealed that three unnamed top notch Ghanaian politicians have been captured in the Pandora Papers leak which was released on Sunday October 3. Mr Dogbevi said this on the News 360 on …

When you’re in bed with your lover, the last thing you want to do is turn them off. Not everyone is clear on his mind on how to have sex which feels great. That said, here are a few common blunders that you should not commit: Not kissing Believe it …

There was chaos at Akyem Achiase in the Eastern region during the second confirmation of the District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee for the area on Sunday, October 3, 2021. Some armed Police officers mercilessly assaulted Assemblymember for Dwirase Anamase Electoral Area, Daniel Yeboah, for demanding transparency in the electoral process. …

• Government recently announced plans for a new presidential jet • Akufo-Addo has been accused of chartering luxurious jets despite the availability of an official jet • Parliamentary records show that he had opposed the purchase of a jet in 2000  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in early 2000 was an ardent …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected work on the construction of the J. A Kufuor Senior High Technical School, the Creative Arts Senior High School and Bosomtwe Girls’ Senior High School all in the Ashanti Region.   On Saturday, 2nd October 2021, President Akufo-Addo visited the J. A Kufuor …

There is heavy security presence at Achiase as assembly members decide in a second voting exercise to confirm or reject President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee, Richmond Kofi Amponsah Agyabeng. The nominee failed to secure two-third votes in the first exercise on Monday, September 27. He had 13 out of …

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), has given government two weeks to implement the new salary decisions. Its National President, Alex Nartey, insists that failure on the part of government to operationalize the revised salaries of members will see them ‘advise ourselves’. Mr. Nartey noted that the Judicial …

• A former leader of the UPP, J.B. Danquah was arrested on October 3, 1961 • He was arrested with some other persons over an alleged plot against Kwame Nkrumah • J.B. Danquah died in prison on February 4, 1965 Dr. Joseph Boakye Danquah, Joe Appiah, Patrick Quaidoo and other prominent …

• Angel Arhin has been adjudged as best in Africa at this year inter-continental spelling bee competition • Angel represented Ghana in Dubai after winning the inter-schools tournament in Ghana • Arhin is a primary six pupil at the UCC Basic School A primary six pupil of the University of …

Claim: Viral TikTok trend suggests that drinking coffee mixed with lemon will lead to loss of belly fat in as little as five days. Verdict: Misleading The ingredients, coffee, lemon, and hot water are known to be linked to weight loss. However, taking them together is not a “special brew” …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called out President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over plans for the purchase of a new presidential jet. Ablakwa, who is also Ranking Member on Foreign Affairs, made reference to Parliamentary proceedings dating back some two decades ago to point out lack of consistency …

Some Assembly Members in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region have allegedly been attacked by some security taskforce for not giving the Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) nominee Hon Kwaku Kyei Baffour 100% approval. The Bekwai MCE nominee who was reappointed by President Akufo-Addo secured 33 YES votes out …

Representatives of the two major political parties on Saturday morning disagreed on The Keypoints on TV3/3FM over the use of the word ‘killing’ for the deaths that resulted from the June 29 unrests in Ejura. Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Yaw Buaben Asamoa said the use of the word to describe …

• Some NPP supporters in Suaman attacked their party’s constituency office on Thursday • The irate supporters ransacked the party office over the failure of assembly members to endorse the DCE nominee • Mr Philip Kwaku Boahen garnered only 26% of the votes Some members of the New Patriotic Party in the …

Speciallady Awareness carries a yearly outreach program to inspire, educate, and raise awareness for women on reproductive health issues, and to combat menstrual poverty. From Monday 27th September to Thursday 30th September 2021, the NGO carried out outreach projects, providing education on women reproductive health and donating sanitary products, hygiene …

President’s nominee, Alhaji Issahaku Tahiru Moomen, has been confirmed to serve a second term as Wa Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) amidst pockets of violence. There were mixed feelings among Assembly members, the political class, and observers present at the Wa Municipal Assembly Conference Hall when at the end of counting …

There was misunderstanding among members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after the president’s nominee for the Chief Executive position for Nabdam District Assembly, Agnes Anamoo, was rejected by the Assembly members. She polled 12 out of 19 votes, representing 63.1 per cent and not enough to get her confirmed. …

The District Chief Executive nominee for Ellembelle, Frank Kwesi Bonzoh has failed to secure two-thirds of the total valid votes cast by both elected and appointed assembly members at Nkroful on Thursday. The confirmation of Hon. Kwesi Bonzoh was delayed for several hours following pockets of misunderstanding, threats from some …