Kwame Asare Obeng, alias A Plus, a musician cum politician and activist has reacted to a stinging critique by the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, GCBC, on the pledge by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to protect the public purse. A Plus who once had a close relationship with the president and the …
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Sosu has travelled abroad – Speaker tells court as case is adjourned to Nov. 16
The Kaneshie District Court in Accra has adjourned the case involving Member of Parliament for Madina Francis-Xavier Sosu to November 16. This was because the police have received a letter from the Speaker of Parliament indicating that Lawyer Sosu is out of the country on Parliamentary duties. In court on …
Read More »Sosu to appear in court today over unlawful demo
The Member of Parliament for Madina Francis-Xavier Sosu is expected to appear before a court in Accra later today, Monday, to answer to criminal charges leveled against him by the Ghana Police Service. The Ghana Police Service last week secured a criminal summons for the Madina MP to appear in …
Read More »CONFIRMED: NDC’s Raymond Tandoh is dead
A Former Ashanti Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr. Raymond Tandoh has died. According to information available to this website, he died today November 7, 2021, at a hospital in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi. This website cannot readily tell what killed him. Currently, members of the …
Read More »Kennedy Agyapong picks up an award in USA amid reports of ill-health
• Kennedy Agyapong has been away from Ghana for a while • His son says he is hale and hearty • The MP received an award in the USA recently Amid the widespread rumours and commentaries on social media about the whereabouts and the health of the outspoken Member of Parliament …
Read More »Why NDC MP’s visa application at US Embassy has delayed
• Emmanuel Bedzrah’s visa application has delayed • It was suspected that the US Embassy was using the visa to gag MPs who support the anti-LGBTQ+ bill • Muntaka says his office has been briefed on the reason for the delay Muntaka Mubarak, the Minority Chief has revealed that Parliament has been …
Read More »Support A Mother Save A Child Foundation embarks on annual breast cancer screening
Support A Mother Save A Child Foundation had its annual free breast cancer screening and education on the importance of screening. The foundation with its slogan “Early detection saves lives” organised the free breast cancer screening on 30th October, 2021, at the Apostolic Church of Ghana, Odorkor. There were 3 …
Read More »A better world is near
Accra will be one of the thousands of communities around the globe that will receive a powerful message of hope this November, as Jehovah’s Witnesses embark on a special campaign focusing attention on the Bible’s hope for a better world. The campaign will feature the distribution of a special edition …
Read More »Teacher subjects 9-year-old pupil to serious lashes over Maths assignment
• Victim suffered open wounds after being subjected to severe lashes • Police have commenced investigation into the alleged assault • Victim still recovering A nine-year-old student of Happy Kings Primary School at Sawaba in the Asewase Constituency has suffered open wounds to her back after being subjected to severe …
Read More »V/R: Keta MCE’s official stamp missing
The Official stamp in the Municipal Chief Executive’s (MCE) office of the Keta Municipal Assembly, Emmanuel Gemegah, is missing. This was disclosed in a public notice by the management of the Municipal Assembly. The notice, signed by the Municipal Coordinating Director, Kodjoe Dekpo, said: “The stamp was detected missing after …
Read More »Minority to summon Ofori-Atta over GH¢827 million ‘missing’ oil cash
The Minority in Parliament is has summoned Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to appear before the House and answer questions over findings from the Public Interest and Accountability Committee that the government is unable to account for over 800 million cedis oil money in its 2020 report. The Minority’s spokesperson on Finance Cassiel Ato …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: MPs break into laughter as Serwaa Broni ‘enters’ Parliament
• The name Serwaa Broni has been trending on social media for weeks •A Canadian-based woman claims to have had engagement with some politicians and has been hitting out at them •Edward Bawa mentioned name as an example in a statement on the floor of Parliament Serwaa Broni, a name which …
Read More »Parliament slams Police over interdiction of Sosu’s bodyguard, attempted arrest
Parliament has issued a statement saying that the Police Service should have secured a certificate from the Speaker that the Member of Parliament for Madina Francis-Xavier Sosu was attending to Parliament before they could effect their arrest. The statement said anything short of that would not be entertained. Parliament also …
Read More »Blacklist Bawumia – Sammy Gyamfi to media
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi has called on the media to start following the footsteps of their counterparts in USA and start blacklisting the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. According to him, the Vice President does not deserve media coverage because he has been untruthful to Ghanaians and also …
Read More »Kintampo, 3 others to get Zipline drone centers
Kintampo in the Bono East Region is one of four towns in line to have Zipline drone centers, the Vice President has announced. Since its partnership in Ghana in 2019, Zipline drone services have been used in the delivery of over 450,000 medical commodities in Ghana. Zipline distributed nearly 1 …
Read More »Korle-Bu to begin liver transplant procedures in new milestone
Authorities of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have announced that the facility will begin liver transplant procedures this week. This will be the first time a hospital in Ghana will carry out a liver transplant. The CEO of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, said this was a key …
Read More »Francis-Xavier Sosu sets the records straight, exposes police
• Allegations against me are manufactured by the police, Francis-Xavier • The police has nothing to investigate about my demonstration, MP said • Sosu says he will sue Ghana Police Service against their needless attack Embattled Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu, said that until the police released a press statement …
Read More »Parliament should’ve engaged AG over law school admission troubles – Prof. Abotsi
The Dean of the Law Faculty at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Prof. Kofi Abosti has described as problematic Parliament’s directive to the General Legal Council to admit the 499 aggrieved law students into the Ghana School of Law. Though Parliament has a role in resolving the matter, Prof. Abotsi …
Read More »Law school resolution: Joe Wise schools Dame on Parliament’s powers
• The Bekwai MP has reacted to A-G Godfred Dame‘s recent pronouncement • Dame has ‘challenged’ a resolution by Parliament relative to Ghana School of Law • Parliament wants the General Legal Council to admit some 499 ‘stranded’ students First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, alias Joe Wise, has explained why Attorney General Godfred …
Read More »WATCH: Juaben MCE nominee demands money given to assembly members
Two-time rejected nominee for the Juaben Municipal Assembly, Alex Sarfo Kantanka, has demanded a refund of monies paid to assembly members for his endorsement. Sources say an amount of GH¢5,000 was allegedly paid to each of the 26 assembly members to influence them to vote in his favour. It took …
Read More »MP for Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency has been beaten to pulp; regional minister runs away
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency, Hon. Emmanuel Agyei Anhwere has reportedly been manhandled by a marauding youth in protest of the second outright rejection of the president’s nominee for the Municipal Chief Executive position for the Juabeng Municipality, Alexander Sarfo Kantanka. The nominee once …
Read More »Breast milk are meant for babies, not eye treatment – Ophthalmic Nurse advises
An Ophthalmic Nurse at the Hohoe Municipal Hospital, Mrs Ama Henrietta Serchie, has cautioned the public on the popular perception that breast milk can cure certain eye problems. Mrs Ama Henrietta Serchie called on the public to desist from putting drops of breast milk on their eyes as a means …
Read More »Here’s what to look out for before committing to a relationship
Don’t just say yes without being sure of what you are getting into. When you are single, ready, and aching for love and a relationship, you may be tempted to settle for anything and anyone that comes along, without considering the serious questions you should be asking or actually giving …
Read More »Voting in Parliament should be public, not only anti-gay bill – CDD Boss
Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has rejected a directive given by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to the effect that passing of the anti-gay bill will be public. In his view, there is nothing special about the anti-gay bill for which …
Read More »NDC is only good at propaganda, we have facts and data – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has taken a jab at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying the party is only good at churning out propaganda and arguing without facts. While speaking at the closing ceremony of a three-day orientation programme for newly appointed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief …
Read More »Bagbin rejects CID’s request for Madina MP to be released for questioning
Parliament has told the Police Service that it would not be able to release the Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu to assist in investigations as requested by the Criminal Investigation Division. Parliament in letter dated October 28, and addressed to the Deputy Director-General of Criminal Investigation Division, F.K. …
Read More »WATCH How Muntaka whisked Sosu away to foil arrest in church
It took the Minority Chief Whip of Parliament, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, to whisk his colleague and MP for Madina, lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu away following a second attempt by the police to arrest him on Sunday. On Monday, October 25, 2021, some police officers tried to arrest the Madina MP during a demonstration on bad …
Read More »Health workers’ strike: KATH Out Patient Deptartment deserted
The Out-patient Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, continues to remain empty five days into the strike action by members of the Health Services Workers Union (HSWU). The nationwide strike action, which was declared on Tuesday, October 26, this year is in protest of an alleged …
Read More »Suspected Yellow Fever outbreak: Eight persons die in Savannah Region – GHS
Eight persons have died from suspected Yellow Fever (YF) outbreak in the Savannah Region, the Ghana Health Service(GHS) has said. This follows interim laboratory results of an unusual disease from the region, a press release from the Service, copied to the Ghana News Agency said. It said the disease was …
Read More »Obonsu D/A Primary forced to study under trees, new school building locked due to lack of desks
The Pupils of Obonsu D/A Primary School have appealed to authorities to operationalize a six-classroom block completed in the area so they would start using it. The pupils are currently studying under trees because the old school block is in a deplorable state. Rainbow Radio’s Fiifi Ankomah, who reported from …
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