Vice President Dr Mahamdud Bawumia has added his voice to the ongoing #FixTheCountry online campaign, saying the job of government is to fix problems and that is what “we have been doing since 2017” In a Facebook post, he said that the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down the global economy and …
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2024 Elections: We’ll face NPP with guns and bullets – Hanna Bissiw vows
Hanna Bissiw Facebook WhatsAppTwitterShare The National Women Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr Hanna Louisa Bissiw has charged his party faithful and leadership to face their rivals the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections with “guns and bullets”. “When they come at us with guns …
Read More »SA records more than 2,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
A driver wearing a face mask is reflected in a mirror as he is stuck in a traffic jam near a checkpoint, on the first day of a national travel ban as Indonesia halts sea, land, air, and rail travel for the Eid al-Fitr celebrations in an effort to prevent …
Read More »#FixTheCountry: You begged for power and you got it – Franklin Cudjoe
President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has responded to claims from some political stalwarts tasking Ghanaians on the need to fix themselves before calling on the government to fix the country. According to him, inasmuch as everyone has a bad side, Ghanaians are seeking good governance because they (the politicians) begged …
Read More »We stand with the school – GeyHey PTA sets records straight on why Muslim student was refused fasting
The Parent Teacher Association of the Wesley Girls’ Senior High School has expressed shock at what it says is the misinterpretation of the issues surrounding the school’s refusal to allow a Muslim student to fast during the Ramadan. According to a statement, the school PTA stated that it is quite …
Read More »‘We now have a culture of noise’ – Elizabeth Ohene responds to Sam Jonah
A staunch member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, has responded to business mogul, Sir Sam Jonah over his recent opinion about a creeping culture of silence among Ghanaian journalists and citizens. In a write up sighted by GhanaWeb, Elizabeth Ohene, a veteran journalist pointed out that she expected Sam Jonah to be specific …
Read More »Methodist Church’s response to Ramadan saga unfortunate – Fmr. GES boss
A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Michael Nsowah has expressed disappointment over the Methodist Church’s response to the ongoing impasse over fasting by Muslim students at Wesley Girls’ SHS. The Methodist Church of Ghana has rejected a directive by the GES to allow Muslim students at the …
Read More »Kennedy Agyapong names anti -Bawumia agenda Pastors in Ghana
Assin Central Member of Parliament(MP) Kennedy Agyapong has revealed that some leading Pastors in Ghana are kicking against Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia becoming the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and subsequently President of Ghana because he’s a Muslim. According to him, he belongs to a platform of Pastors and …
Read More »I paid $1m to renew my license to mine – Wontumi
Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako has said he has renewed his mining license and is set the run the company which has been dormant for sometime. In an audio from inside a party executive meeting intercepted by Dailymailgh.com, Wontumi, as he is affectionately called, said …
Read More »We’ve fixed it, don’t fall for NDC propaganda – Kennedy Agyapong
Assin Central Member of Parliament has asked Ghanaians to wake up and not fall for the deceit been peddled by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), According to him, prior to electing Prof Atta Mills as President, the NDC was engaged in similar agenda which swayed Ghanaians to their side. However, the NDC came …
Read More »Methodist Church rejects GES directive to allow Muslims fast
The Methodist Church of Ghana has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to allow Muslim students at the Wesley Girls’ Senior High School to fast during Ramadan. The GES directive followed a decision by the Headmistress of Wesley Girls’ High School not to allow Muslim students at the …
Read More »Government to establish Mental Health Fund – Health Minister
Government is working towards the establishment of a mental health fund to be financed from the mental health levy, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, the Minister of Health, has said. According to him, the fund when established, would help in the successful implementation of the new mental health policy. Mr Agyemang …
Read More »We Can’t Work With A ‘Disrespectful MCE’ – Atwima Nwabiagya Chiefs To Akufo-Addo
Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) in the Ashanti Region, Michael Amoah Awuku, has come under fire as some traditional office holders in the electoral areas have appealed to president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to re-appoint him as his representative again. The traditional office holders said, the MCE has …
Read More »Be more tolerant of journalists, CSOs – Mahama to Akufo-Addo
Former President John Mahama has called on government to create the atmosphere for good journalism to thrive in the country. “I want to encourage President Nana Akufo-Addo and his close associates to seize the occasion to create an atmosphere that is more tolerant of criticism and devoid of intimidation in …
Read More »U/W: St. Mary Immaculate JHS in dire need of infrastructure
Saint Mary Immaculate Junior High School at Duotang in the Nandom Municipality of the Upper West Region is in a dire need of infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning. The school currently has no staff common room and an office to keep the certificate of past students as well as …
Read More »Be more tolerant of journalists, CSOs – Mahama to Akufo-Addo
Former President John Mahama has called on government to create the atmosphere for good journalism to thrive in the country. “I want to encourage President Nana Akufo-Addo and his close associates to seize the occasion to create an atmosphere that is more tolerant of criticism and devoid of intimidation in …
Read More »70% of 2020 WASSCE candidates are Nigerians but Ghana clinched 411 ‘8As’ to their 54 – Bawumia
Ghana’s Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said even though 70 percent of the students that sat the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) were Nigerians, Ghanaians students got more 8As than their Nigerian counterparts. In his view, contrary to pessimistic views that the introduction of the Free Senior High …
Read More »Alleged ‘wee smokers’ invade Tabre JHS, assault teacher and students
A teacher and some students in the Tabre Methodist JHS in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti region have reportedly been assaulted by an alleged group of “wee smokers”. According to reports, some teachers and students of the school had earlier called on the police to arrest …
Read More »Allow Muslim students to fast – GES to Wesley Girls
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed management of Wesley Girls’ High School to allow Muslim students at the school to fast in the ongoing Ramadan. It comes after reports that the headmistress of the school has denied a Muslim student her right to fast during the ongoing Ramadan. The development …
Read More »You promised to promote galamsey if you won election 2020 – Manasseh calls out NDC
Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azuri Awuni has asked the opposition National Democratic Congress not to seek political capital with respect to the issue of galamsey which is having dire effects on several water bodies in the country. Activities of illegal miners have recently seen an upsurge and some members of the NDC …
Read More »Akufo-Addo freezes salary increment for himself and all appointees of the Executive
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has placed an embargo on salary increment for himself, his Vice, and all the appointees of the executive for this year as a way of contributing to the reduction of the effect of the virus on the local economy. Speaking at this year’s May Day celebration …
Read More »“Scrap MPs Ex Gratia and use it to develop our Rural areas”- Gov’t told
Political Activist, Emmanuel Abankwah Kesse is urging government of Ghana to scrap MPs Ex-Gratia and use it to develop their constituencies. According to him, since the District Assembly Common fund is not enough, he suggested that MPs Ex-Gratia should be scrapped so that those monies can be put into …
Read More »COVID -19 And Disability: 80% of children failing in their learning
Most children living with disability in Ghana are particularly vulnerable to stigma and discrimination, and are often segregated. They may not appear in the national statistics, becoming ‘invisible’ to decision makers, service providers and the public. While data on the estimated 80% children living with disability across the …
Read More »How Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, AG are pressurising Akufo-Addo to accept their surrogate ‘Agyapa’ SP
Kissi Agyebeng’s nomination as the next Special Prosecutor has been described as due to pressure from the president’s cousin Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko and Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The latest of such critique has come from Agyebeng’s predecessor, Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu. Aside from being the …
Read More »Techiman South polls: Court rejects NDC’s application to amend petition
The Wenchi High Court has dismissed an application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to amend portions of its petition in respect of its earlier stance on collation of results in the Techiman South Constituency. The petitioners had originally claimed there was no collation of parliamentary election results in the Techiman …
Read More »Isolate for 10 days even if you test negative for coronavirus at KIA – GHS to travelers
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has asked all travellers who arrive at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to self-isolate for ten days even if they test negative for Coronavirus. date rush This directive, according to the GHS, is one of the measures to curb the high rate of infection being recorded …
Read More »Court throws out Techiman South NDC case
The Wenchi High Court has dismissed an application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to amend portions of its petition in respect of its earlier stance on collation of results in the Techiman South Constituency. The petitioners had originally claimed there was no collation of parliamentary election results in the Techiman …
Read More »Legon: Young man who fell from 4th floor of Sarbah Hall still unable to talk
Sarbah Hall The Dean of Students and the Mensah Sarbah hall master of the University of Ghana have been invited by the police to submit their statements to help assist with investigations into the case involving a 24-year-old man who allegedly fell from the 4th floor of the Mensah Sarbah …
Read More »Let’s get rid of ‘winner takes all’ mentality in politics — Kufuor
Ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor has bemoaned the “winner takes all” attitude in Ghana’s politics. He said the nation needs to take a second look at its political mentality, following the current situation in Parliament. Mr. Kufuor said the near-even distribution of seats for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and …
Read More »NPP coordinator left with fractured arm after attack from Ga West MCE’s ‘thugs’
Some thugs believe to be from the camp of the Ga West Municipal Chief Executive, Clement Nii Lamptey Wilkinson have allegedly assaulted the party’s coordinator at Nsakina Electoral Area. The victim, Mr. Edmond Tetteh Tawiah, who is now receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Accra, reportedly recorded audio and …
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