As of 3 September 2021, Ghana’s COVID-19death toll was 1,083, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have indicated. Some 420 new cases were also recorded within that period. The active caseload has, however, fallen to 6,539. Out of that number, 44 are critical and 126 severe. Since …
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GES interdicts headmaster of Jachie-Pramso SHS for caning student
The Headmaster of Jachie-Pramso Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, Francis Donkor has been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) effective September 7, 2021, for mercilessly caning a female student. He has been directed to hand over the Administration and Management of the school to the Ashanti Regional …
Read More »Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu clashes with Afenyo Markin, Nana B over Assin South seat vacancy
The decision of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Honourable Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin to reject the content of a letter dated August 31, 2021, written to Parliament and served on the Clerk of Parliament by a bailiff from the Law Court Complex in Accra has led to disagreement among the …
Read More »I stand by my “do or die” comment – Mahama
The 2020 Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama says he does not regret his “do or die” comment and will not retract. The ex-President in an interview on a Techiman-based radio station on Tuesday stated that the NDC has learnt lessons from the 2020 …
Read More »Bagbin denies hanging Mahama’s portrait in his office
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has dismissed claims that portrait of former President John Dramani Mahama has been hung in his office instead of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He said the publication is false and intended to court disaffection for him. A statement issued by his office said on …
Read More »Akufo-Addo refunds GH¢237,000 salary increment for January to August
• President Akufo-Addo has refunded GH¢237,000 as part of a salary increment accrued from January to August this year • The amount forms part of earlier recommendations by the Prof. Yaa Ntiamoah Baidu Emoluments Committee • The president on May 1, 2021 announced a freeze on salary increments for …
Read More »2024 elections will be a ‘do-or-die’ affair – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that the National Democratic Congress(NDC) has learned its lessons in the 2020 general elections. He said the next elections in 2024 will be a do-or-die affair, especially at the polling stations. Speaking on Techiman-based Akina FM’s on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, as part of his …
Read More »NPP will spend not less than 12 years in opposition if we lose 2024 polls – Majority leader
Suame MP, Simon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu wants his party to unite ahead of the 2024 general elections. He says the party will most likely be in opposition for twelve years if it loses the election. According to a report filed by Oyerepa FM sighted by GhanaWeb, Mr. Kyei Mensa-Bonsu, …
Read More »Stiny Leo & Lil Pezzy – Push It (Prod. By IzJoe Beatz)
Off their joint album, ”The Reconcilation” which is yet to be scheduled for its release Stiny Leo and Lil Pezzy shares the very first single off the album entitled ”Push It.” The song is motivated by the hustle and hard time they have been going through in the hood. Nothing …
Read More »FULL TEXT: Mahama’s speech at the NDC Professionals Forum on State of the Economy
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Let me begin by thanking Mr. Seth Terkper for his delivery, which has brought home a number of key issues surrounding our recent economic trajectory. I do not intend to belabor the points he has made, except to reinforce few of them. I am a historian at …
Read More »Nana Addo makes first MMDCE appointment
• President Akufo-Addo has named Mr Yawson Amoah as the substantive DCE for Sehwi Akontombra • Mr Amoah was acting as the DCE until the president’s elevation • The president had assured that issues surrounding the delayed appointment of MMDCEs will be resolved before the end of the month President Nana …
Read More »Airbus scandal: Pro-NPP group target Mahama with petition to Special Prosecutor
• Pro-NPP group, ‘Fixing The Country’ Movement is set to petition the Special Prosecutor over the Airbus bribery scandal • The group insists former president John Dramani Mahama must particularly be held to account for his role in the scandal • They warn Mahama not to compare corruption under his watch to …
Read More »5 common problems of women’s reproductive health
• Women often face a number of issues in their reproductive health • Some of these concerns can be termed as an underlying problem by health professionals • They can also be treated upon early detection Most women struggle a lot when it comes to issues relating to their reproductive …
Read More »WATCH: Akufo-Addo reveals why appointment of MMDCEs has delayed
• President Akufo-Addo says he wants to appoint the right people • He maintains that no vacuum has been created since MMDCEs in his first term are still at post • He hints of a change in narrative by the end of the month President Nana Addo Danwka Akufo-Addo has …
Read More »Ladies, do you have these symptoms? Then you might have PCOS
Registered dietician and Chief Executive Officer of Hale and Hearty Nutrition Limited, Fredericka Serwaa Doku, has shared some tips on how to detect PCOS in women. Interviewed on eTV Ghana’s African Women’s Voices show, she explained that Polycystic Ovarian Cyst, simply known as PCOS is a metabolic and endocrine disorder …
Read More »More than 1,000 inhabitants of Ellembelle district benefit from free cataract surgery
More than 1,000 people have undergone free cataract surgery and other related eye problems at the St Martin de Pores Catholic Hospital at Ekwe in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. The medical team, led by Dr Seth Lartey, a consultant at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi …
Read More »EC denies NDC 1 million ballot claims
A claim by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it intercepted one million extra ballots in the Ashanti Region in the heat of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections has been rubbished by the Electoral Commission (EC), describing it as ‘pure lies.’ The NDC’s Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, …
Read More »Ghana’s UCC ranked globally among best universities for research influence
• UCC has been named among the best in the world for research influence • This is the first time the university has been featured • The 2022 Times Higher Education rankings was set up two decades ago The 2022 Times Higher Education annual rankings has ranked the University of …
Read More »Mpiani rejects Ablakwa’s suggestion on presidential jet
A former Chief of Staff under the Kufuor administration, Mr Kwadwo Mpiani, has rejected suggestions given by North Tongu lawmaker Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa regarding presidential jets. Ablakwa had claimed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hired an ultra-luxury VIP jet at US$14,000 per hour for his trip to Germany last week. He …
Read More »I am beginning to feel disappointed in Akufo-Addo’s presidency – Prof. Lumumba
• Prof. Lumumba has expressed his disappointment in the presidency of Akufo-Addo • He says Akufo-Addo begun his tenure with a lot of enthusiam but that has now been plagued with mismanagement of the country • Prof. Lumumba recounted a number of scandals that he believes has tainted Akufo-Addo’s presidency …
Read More »Germany Trip: Akufo-Addo hired luxury VIP jet at $14,000 per hour – Ablakwa
North Tongu lawmaker Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has claimed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hired an ultra luxury VIP jet at US$14,000 per for his trip to Germany last week. He accused the President of wanton abuse of discretion in the decision to hire the jet at this rate. President Nana Addo Dankwa …
Read More »Akufo-Addo blows Ghc3.46m on another luxurious private jet – Ablakwa reveals
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has once again revealed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has spent a whopping Ghc3.46 million on a private jet on his recent trips to England and Germany. After massive public outrage over the president’s decision to spend over 2.4 …
Read More »Akufo-Addo finally releases cash for conjoined twins’ surgery at Ridge Hospital
President Akufo-Addo has paid the full cost of the surgery of the conjoined twins at the Ridge Hospital in Accra. The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Opare on Tuesday presented a cheque of Gc 14,394, 397.58 to the management of the Gt. Accra Regional Hospital(Ridge Hospital). This follows concerns about …
Read More »‘Even if I’m given 1,000 cows, I won’t contest in 2024’ – Why Ken Agyapong is quitting Parliament
• Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has announced he will quit Parliament when his current term ends • He will have served the constituency for 24 years consecutively • He is bitter that his efforts have not been recognized by most of his constituents Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has announced that he …
Read More »Election 2024: Mahama to appoint ex-Ashanti Regional Minister as Running Mate – Captain Smart
• John Dramani Mahama is reportedly under pressure to select a new running mate • Captain Smart claims some leading members of the NDC want an Ashanti as running mate for 2024 election • He added that Dr Kwesi Botchwey was Mahama’s first choice as running mate for the 2020 elections …
Read More »STEPSS students sit on floor to learn, stand to eat and sleep in uncompleted building
St. Stephens Secondary Technical school (STEPSS) in Akyem Asiakwa in Abuakwa South Municipality in the Eastern region is reeling under serious infrastructural and furniture crises amidst the exponential increase in the population of students as a result of Free Senior High School policy . The infrastructural and furniture crises in …
Read More »Today in 1970: Edward Akufo-Addo was named president of Ghana
Edward Akufo-Addo, the father of current president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was, today in 1970, named as president of Ghana. That made him the president of the 2nd Republic of Ghana and the 5th Head of State in the country. Today, his son is also president and currently serving his second …
Read More »VIDEO: You’ll run away from this country if NDC comes to power – Mahama’s aide to Gabby
Private Legal Practitioner and aide to the former President John Dramani Mahama, Lawyer Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe has sounded a strong caution to the former director of the Danquah Institute (DI), Mr. Gabby Asare Otchere Darko. He says Mr. Asare Otchere Darko will have to run away from this country once John …
Read More »Blows at NPP meeting ahead of constituency delegates’ conference
The Abodom Police Command in the Ashanti Region is investigating an alleged assault case reported by one Okatakyie Kwame Opoku Agyemang, an NPP executive of the Bekwai Constituency Reports suggest there was a brawl during an electoral area meeting by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) held at Bekwai Dadease and …
Read More »Burnt laptop is not that of yet-to-be distributed ‘teachers laptops’
Claim: A ‘teachers’ laptop” exploded after a teacher tried installing windows 10, according to a social media user. Verdict: The Ghana Education Service has not started distributing the “teachers laptops.” Full Text A social media user claims that one of the laptops given to teachers in Ghana caught fire after …
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