Economist Kwame Pianim has said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) can only break the 8-year power swing jinx if the Minister of Agriculture succeeds. Speaking at the 16th edition of the Re-Akoto memorial lectures on the theme: ‘The legacy of the Baffour Osei Akoto: A family man, chief and …

  Assin Central lawmaker Kennedy Agyapong has said he will assist a future government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to reclaim all state lands that have been sold to members of his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mr Agyapong warned his party members that the NPP will not be in power forever therefore, they …

  Trainee Nurses and Midwives across Ghana have launched a desperate appeal to the government to pay them eight months of their allowances. This was contained in a statement issued by the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees’ Association (G.N.M.T.A) on Sunday, April 25, 2021. The Akufo-Addo-led adminstration restored allowances for nurses and …

Details picked up by The Herald on the three key individuals in the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) from the Volta Region, namely Pius Enam Hadzide, Perry Curtis Okudzeto and Richard Ahiagba, have not been snubbed by President Akufo-Addo as being speculated. Reports point out that John Peter Amewu, the …

  A few days ago, I came across a tweet which said “Just because you love me doesn’t mean I feel loved by you.” This really made me realize that a lot of us aren’t being loved the way we want or ought to be loved and vice versa because …

Host Francis Abban (right) and Education Minister Dr Adutwum FUNDING FREE SHS AND SHARING COST HOST: The matter of Free SHS, thus far, per the Budget that was read by the Finance Minister, we’ve spent a little over GHC 3 billion on the flagship program Free SHS. Three years after …

  The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said parents who wish to pay the fees for their wards despite the Free SHS program are free to do so. According to him, the government would applaud any parent who does so. He told Starr News’ Francis Abban in an …

The National Teaching Council (NTC) through the National School Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) – the regulator of pre-tertiary schools – has informed all pre-tertiary private schools to ensure that from next month their teachers begin processes to acquire their teaching licence. Also, it has notified the private schools that all yet …

Authorities at the University of Education, Winneba say they are yet to receive any information concerning the death of a student in the school. According to the Students’ Representative Council of the University, no student of the university has been reported dead per the university records in the last 24hrs …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is now beginning to shift its original stance that there was no collation in the Techiman South Constituency during the 2020 polls. Contrary to claims made by the party that there was no collation in respect of the 2020 parliamentary results for which reason there are …

  The National Democratic Congress on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, declined an invitation by the Electoral Commission to an IPAC meeting to review the 2020 Parliamentary and Presidential polls. The party in a statement said, “It is the considered view of the NDC, that the current leadership of the Electoral Commission who supervised the manipulation of …

National chairman of NDC Samuel Ofosu Ampofo The National Democratic Congress says it has declined an invitation by the Electoral Commission to an IPAC meeting to review the 2020 Parliamentary and Presidential polls. The party in a statement said, “It is the considered view of the NDC, that the current …

  Lawyer Abraham Amaliba of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has revealed how and why the party prepared logistically in advance before going to Wenchi to inspect Electoral Commission documents for the Techiman South Constituency Parliamentary results. According to him, the party got wind of possible sabotage with respect to power outages in a …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that the  election results summary sheets for Techiman South in the 2020 polls issued  by the Electoral Commission (EC) looked doctored. The party’s parliamentary candidate is challenging the election results at the Wenchi High Court. The court had earlier ordered that the EC …

The current General Secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, is likely to contest Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo for the chairmanship slot of the party. Some NDC members still hold Ofosu-Ampofo responsible for doing a poor job as Director of Elections in 2016 and equally another poor job of appointing Elvis Afriyie Ankrah …

65-year-old Ajara Mensah is battling for her life as her 25-year-old daughter, Rose Mensah struggles to pay for the treatment of kidney complications, which is dragging her slowly to her grave. Studies show that about 13% of Ghanaians have chronic kidney disease and many are dying on daily basis from …

Cool Pastor is out with his latest single, ”Yesu Din”.. Gospel songs have been one of the largest medium in transforming positiveness into the lives of the people. Several gospel songs have come to do its work and yes the legacy continuous. We bring to you a fresh dedication tune …

  The Electoral Commission (EC) has finally provided Christopher Beyere Baasongti, the NDC parliamentary candidate for Techiman South, the constituency’s original pink sheets on the 2020 parliamentary election for inspection. The move was in compliance with a court order. The High Court had ruled that the original documents of the pink sheets …

  Ama Bame Busia, Sister of Kofi Abrefa Busia, former Ghanaian Prime Minister, has opined that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has discharged his duties very well since the NPP started governing the country in 2017. Speaking in an interview with Okyeman TV monitored by GhanaWeb, the member of the council of elders …

The Member of Parliament for Wa West constituency, Peter Lanchene Toobu has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to remove the names of former Presidents from their records. This he claims will preserve their reputation and dignity. His reaction follows former President John Agyekum Kufuor‘s response to claims made …

  The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be going through electoral reforms and embark on a series of programs to enhance party unity after the defeat in last year’s elections. The party held a three (3)-day retreat in Ho, in the Volta region which ended today, Sunday 18th April, 2021 …

  Samuel Koku Anyidoho, founder and CEO of Atta Mills Institute, has challenged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to produce evidence that he has been suspended from the party. “Do not fall for the jokes of False Press Releases. If I have been suspended; let them produce the evidence,” Koku Anyidoho tweeted on Saturday, …

The University of Ghana, Legon, has opened the application process for students who wish to avail themselves of the student loan facility for the 2020/2021 academic year. This was announced by the Student Representative Council of the university. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the SRC, Mr …

  Member of Parliament (MP) for the Achiase Constituency, Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo does not agree with calls by a section of the political class, for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to be made the party’s 2024 flagbearer without contest. This group of people believe by virtue of his position as Vice President, it is …

  Per the video going viral, it is all obvious that the future is indeed in a mess as the disturbing video on social media captures five young schoolgirls smoking shisha in their uniforms. In the video, the young girls who are believed to be in their teens were seen …

Some students of the University of Cape Coast in the Central Region have turned themselves into criminals, stealing laptops and mobile phones belonging to their colleagues. The University of Cape Coast District Police Commander, Superintendent Fii Okyere who made the disclosure further revealed that a student was last week sentenced …

Founder & CEO, Atta-Mills Institute and Former Presidential Aide & Head of Communications for the Late President Atta Mills Administration has called on the former president and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress NDC John Dramani Mahama to beg for forgiveness from his former boss for the hatred he …

Founder & CEO, Atta-Mills Institute and Former Presidential Aide & Head of Communications for the Late President Atta Mills Administration has called on the former president and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress NDC John Dramani Mahama to beg for forgiveness from his former boss for the hatred he …

  23-year-old ex-convict, Abu Safianu Yahaya who dreams of becoming a nurse has his hopes dashed because of his ex-convict status. He has therefore appealed to the government to come to his aid to gain admission into any of the three different Senior High Schools who refused to enroll him. …

  The Ghana Education Service (GES) is expected to dismiss teachers who fail to register with the National Teaching Council (NTC). The National Teachers Council directed graduate teachers who want to practice teaching as a profession to register on its portal before 7th May 2021. According to a press release …