POLITICS

Ghana receives 1.5m doses of AstraZeneca from Germany

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Patrick Kumah Aboagye has revealed that the Ghana Health Service has taken delivery of a total of about 3.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines with another 1.5 million doses arriving in the country on Sunday from Germany. This brings the total number …

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MCE confirmation turns bloody at Kasoa; One stabbed, three injured

One person has been stabbed while three others have also been injured following a scuffle among New Patriotic Party(NPP) members in Awutu Senya East constituency during the confirmation of the new Municipal Chief Executive for the area. This comes after supporters of the former MCE Michael Essuman Mensah clashed with …

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Ghana to receive 1.3m Pfizer vaccines from US

The Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has assured the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that the United States will soon donate some 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines to Ghana. This is in addition to some 1.2 million Moderna vaccines received by …

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Why you falling asleep after having sex is good

We get countless benefits from having a good, regular sex life and sleeping better is just one of them. Many women still seek the answers to these questions. Is it abnormal to fall asleep after intercourse? Not at all. The tiredness that appears after intercourse is a natural reaction of …

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NPP members oppose nomination for Tema MCE position

The nomination of Yohane Armah Ashitey for the position of the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Tema has been met with stiff opposition by some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Tema Central Constituency. On Sunday afternoon, there was a burning of tyres by some party supporters …

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Another demo rocks NPP over MMDCEs announcement

• Some NPP supporters in Apedwa have gone on rampage over the removal of their MCE • They have been demonstrating against the nomination of Madam Akosua Asabea Annan as their new MCE • The group have reportedly locked up the NPP office in Apedwa Some New Patriotic Party Members of Apedwa …

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Ghana does not need a Vice President – Mpiani

Former Chief of Staff under the John Agyekum Kufuor administration, Mr Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani has said Ghana does not need a vice president. He rather wants a Prime Minster who will be appointed by the President to serve as head of government business. “I always pity the president because you …

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Sam Pyne speaks about Mayor nomination

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Samuel Payne has said though his nomination by President Nana Akufo-Addo as the next Mayor of the city of Kumasi is welcoming, he was not surprised by the news. If confirmed by assembly members, the professional teacher who has …

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Former Kumasi Mayor reacts to Sam Pyne’s nomination

A former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, has expressed reservations about New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti Regional Secretary, Sam Pyne’s new portfolio. The Minister for Local Government and Decentralisation, Dan Botwe, on Sunday, announced Mr Pyne as the Mayor of Kumasi subject to the approval of assembly members. Mr Pyne is expected to …

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Akim Oda MP organises free mock exams for JHS students

The Akim Oda Constituency Education Committee, established by the Member of Parliament (MP), has organised a special mock examination for 1,688 Junior High School candidates in the area. The cost of the mock examination was fully borne by the MP, Mr Alexander Akwasi Acquah. Teachers would also be motivated for …

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Adansi South District records first COVID-19 death

The Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region has recorded its first COVID-19 death. Mr William Asamoah, the District Disease Surveillance Officer who told the Ghana News Agency in an interview said the deceased would be buried according to medical advice. He gave the assurance that the District’s COVID-19 response team would …

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Akufo-Addo sacks controversial Sekyere East DCE

• Mary Boatemaa Marfo has been replaced with the constituency chairman, Osei Adiyiah • Akufo-Addo revoked her appointment in 2020 but rescinded the decision in the same month • She is alleged to have caused a lot of violence in the constituency including campaigning for skirt and blouse voting against …

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NPP office vandalised following MMDCE nomination

Some aggrieved persons believed to be supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Nkoranza South Constituency of the Bono East Region have ransacked and vandalised the constituency office. The supporters went on rampage Sunday evening after the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, announced …

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MMDCEs list: Meet Akufo-Addo’s female nominees

Ad • Government released full list of MMDCEs on September 19 • Majority of the nominees are men • Women nominees managed to get 36 slots  Ahafo, Western and Western North were the only regions that did not produce any nominees for the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly, MMDA, positions …

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Meet the six Metropolitan Chief Executives

• Out of the six Metropolitan Assemblies, four had new appointees while two were retained • Dan Botwe announced the MMDCEs on Sunday • The MMDCEs are to assist President Akufo-Addo at the local government level Dan Botwe, the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, on Sunday, September …

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