• 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 …

A female Junior High School(JHS) student of Kumasi Bantama Church of Christ School in the Ashanti Region is nursing injuries after she was allegedly flogged by her teacher to a pulp for scoring 17 out of 30 in class test. Mr Jones Owusu gave the victim several strokes of the …

• Some NPP supporters in Chereponi have attacked a party office • The attack is related to the nomination of a new DCE for the area • Police had earlier deployed to the area to avert any clashes Some supporters of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, in the Chereponi District of …

Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh has decried the misconduct of drivers of Toyota V8 cars in the country, promising to cast his vote in 2024 for the political party that will make a commitment to ending the menace. Prof Prempeh condemned …

With a few minutes for the Local Government Ministry to release the names of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, supporters of the MCE for Nzema East Municipality, Frank Okpenyen, who have picked up information about him not being retained are demonstrating on the streets of Axim. The dozens …

The President, Nana Adddo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has nominated the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Secretary, Mr. Sam Pyne as the Mayor of Kumasi. This was made known today, Sunday, September 19, 2021, by the Minister for Local Government, Dan Botwe at the minister’s press briefing. Sam Pyne is expected to take over …

Astute politician Ama Benyiwa Doe has passed away • She was a former MP and Central Regional Minister under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) • Ama Beyniwa Doe was known for being outspoken and a social justice advocate Ama Benyiwa Doe was an astute politician and former Central Regional Minister under the National …

Students of the Mirigu Senior High School (MISCO) in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have protested against the school’s caterer over the quality of their meals. According to reports, the caterer who has been tasked to feed students with one hot meal a day under the …

Authorities of the Yilo Krobo Senior High School (YIKROSEC) in the Eastern Region are appealing to the government to help expand its infrastructural facilities to ease congestion in the school’s dormitories. They said there has been overcrowding in the dormitories which has been posing as a threat to the health …

• The full list of MMDCE nominees has been released • The list, according to Dan Botwe, has also been forwarded to various regional ministers • The EC upon contact by regional ministers will commence processes for assembly elections Government, through the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has …

Four people said to have led a protest at Jamestown in Accra on Saturday, September 18, have been arrested, an official statement said. They have been identified Salaami Abubakar, 36; Daniel Opare Oman, 43; Edward Holm, 38 and Daniel Clottey 41. The protest was in response to the alleged removal …

Former President John Mahama Ghana’s debt level is unsustainable and the cause of the current hardship that ordinary citizens are suffering, former President Jon Mahama has said.“Our debt has ballooned to unsustainable levels – topping 80% of GDP – exposing us to very high risk of debt default“, the 2020 …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released dates for the papers cancelled in the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The papers – Physics 1 & 2 and Business Management 1& 2 – were cancelled as a result of widespread leakage. They were cancelled on Wednesday, September 15. In a …

The National Security Coordinator has issued security alerts to all security councils across the nation ahead of the announcement of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs). The alert, captured in the form of a memo, has the subject: ‘ANTICIPATING OF POSSIBLE VIOLENCE AHEAD OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF MMDCES’. It was …

Parents of students of Aburi Girls’ Senior High School are least enthused about a decision taken by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to interdict the headmistress, Alice Prempeh-Fordjour. The parents and guardians have, therefore, started agitations to get Mrs Prempeh-Fordjour reinstated as they consider the decision rash and uninformed. According …

A Ghanaian citizen and a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC), Eric Adjei has petitioned the Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate Mr. Dominic Oppong-Adjei aka Konkonsa over what he has described as “questionable acquisition of luxurious property”. Mr. Eric Adjei in his petition said …

• A youth group in Odododiodio are unhappy • They have been protesting against the imminent replacement of Accra Mayor, Mohammed Adjei Sowah • The group said they will no longer support the NPP if Adjei Sowah is replaced A group calling itself the Concerned Youth of Odododiodio are protesting …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said “we expect all stakeholders, especially party executives at the grassroots level, to accept the list [of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives] that will be released in good fate.” “Every nominee on the list is selected by the President”, Director of Communications Yaw …

As of 12 September 2021, Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases in the third wave had fallen to 4,358, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service indicate. The death toll, however, increased to 1,111. Some 125 new cases were also confirmed within the period. Out of the active cases, 42 are …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has opened the doors of Jubilee House inner circles to a new man of God believed to have won the President over with his spot-on prophecies that came to pass. The said Prophet, one Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng has not only warmed his way into the …

• President Akufo-Addo’s nominee list for Chief Executives of MMDAs for Greater Accra and Eastern Region captures some interesting names • Per documents sighted by GhanaWeb, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly is set to have its first female Mayor • Nsawam traders are also against the president’s choice of MCE for …

Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah has denied claims in the media that he has asked the district, municipal and metropolitan assemblies he superintends, to make financial contributions toward his father’s funeral. A circular had claimed the minister was demanding that the MMDCE’s pay between GHS2,000 and GHS5,000 as …

• List of recommended MMDCEs are out • This was after the vetting committee presented their report to President Akufo-Addo • President Nana Akufo-Addo has also presented to Dan Botwe, the final list for announcement soon The committee mandated to assess persons whose names came up for the position of …

Akatsi North Lawmaker Peter Nortsu-Kotoe has revealed that Parliament will be hauling examinations body, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) before it to answer questions relating to how some five papers were allegedly leaked in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Nortsu-Kotoe told TV3 Wednesday September …

The police and the Operation Calm Life team which includes the military will take over the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) from Saturday, September 18. Already, the police water canon has been detailed on campus. The University Relations Office tells TV3’s William Evans-Nkum the directive …

Oheneba Nkrabea, one of the Rasta students has currently been enrolled at Ghana International School(GIS) in Accra. Kasapa News sources say the parents of the Rasta student moved their ward to the prestigious international school after they learned of the Attorney General’s decision to appeal against the High Court’s ruling …

Final year students of Osei Tutu Senior High School in the Ashanti Region have threatened the Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academics, Mr Francis Aidoo. This was after the students who were aggrieved by Mr Aidoo’s strict invigilation in the ongoing WASSCE exam, stormed his farm and destroyed plants on …

Despite touting himself as a trainee of the late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills who shaped his appreciation of certain things as a man of Peace fondly known as ‘Asomdwehene’, former Director of Operations at the Presidency Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye insists Samuel Koku Anyidoho learnt nothing. The Former …

Former President John Dramani Mahama says Ghanaians are angry by what he described as the “hypocrisy of so-called economic experts” who asked them to forget economic statistics and look at the escalation of cement and other products on the market but are today holding up statistics while in government.   …

In a time where there are various DIYs and hacks on how to get a radiant face or glowing skin, it may be difficult to differentiate between what is good or bad. There is also an increasing demand to resort to home remedies and natural ingredients, however, not all of …