Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has announced the extension of the period of services of the Authority to the public, ahead of the reopening of Senior High Schools. She said the Authority had included Saturday, March 6, 2021, and Monday, March …
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Sammy Gyamfi on the path to political self-destruction – Political Analyst reveals
The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel ‘Sammy’ Gyamfi has been tipped to be on the path to destroying his young political career with his unguided statements. According to Political Analyst, Dr. Isaac Brako, statements made by the young politician against NDC Members of Parliament and …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Another SHS Girls Caught Twerking Like Professional Slay Queens
A clique of Senior High School (SHS) girls has been caught twerking like professional slay queens in a new video that has just pop up online. The viral video sighted by OccupyGh.com captures these young ladies, numbers 5, dancing and twerking like professional dancers. They went on twerking so professionally …
Read More »Suspend Sammy Gyamfi if he fails to apologize to Speaker, Haruna, others – Ras Mubarak
Former MP for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has called for the suspension of the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) Sammy Gyamfi, should he not apologize to the party’s leadership in Parliament for grossly disrespecting them. Mr Sammy Gyamfi has called for an immediate shakeup in the leadership of the NDC MPs in parliament …
Read More »2020 polls: Shame on you for abandoning post for 3 hours to go drink tea – Atubiga to Rojo
Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo (Rojo), one of the two agents who represented the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Electoral Commission’s Strong Room (National Collation Centre), must bow his head in shame for abandoning his job to go an drink tea for three hours at the office of the Chairperson …
Read More »Does the height of a guy really matter when it comes to love?
I was a boy, thirteen or fifteen years when I watched a TV program where the host asked the women the kind of men they’ll like to be with. All the ladies started their sentence with, “I want a tall guy blah blah blah.” I was young and didn’t know …
Read More »VIDEO: Key picks from Mahama’s speech after Supreme Court verdict
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Read More »Jean Mensa’s failure to account still renders election doubtful – John Mahama
Former President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama has indicated that Ghanaians are still baffled as to why the Electoral Commissioner Jean Mensa was prevented from accounting to the people of Ghana with testimony in court. Jean Mensa through the Counsel was prevented from testifying in the 2020 election petition and although efforts were made by the …
Read More »Kwesi Pratt lashes out at NDC leadership in Parliament
Kwesi Pratt Jnr., Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, has hit hard at the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament for voting for, and thus, helping approve the nominees of President Akufo-Addo who were on the verge of losing their nominations. According to him, the NDC leadership …
Read More »VIDEO: How Mahama and Akufo-Addo reacted to Election Petition judgements of 2013 and 2021
Mahama’s victory reaction in 2013 Whilst waiting for the verdict from the Justices of the Supreme Court, President John Dramani Mahama and his Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur (now deceased), donned white linen jumper attire and sat quietly monitoring the court proceedings on TV. After Justice William Atuguba, the President of the …
Read More »To the saboteurs; JM remains the lifetime torchbearer of NDC – Angry NDC Vice Chairman
The National vice chairman of the NDC, H.E Alhaji Said Sinare has indicated that the grassroot of the party has been betrayed. He made these remarks on his Facebook page today to register his displeasure over the outcome of the Parliament’s approval of Hawa koomson and others. “For the purpose of …
Read More »You must emerge stronger to face 2024 Elections after Supreme Court ruling on 2020 Election Petition – CLDG to John Mahama
The CEO for Center for Leadership and Democratic Governance CLDG, Mr. Apatsea Isaac Kwasi has urged John Mahama to use the experience accrued from the 2020 Election Petition to prepare well to face 2024 general elections. Mr. Apatsea Isaac Kwasi advised John Mahama to quickly put in a legal …
Read More »‘End of Supreme Concert’ – Haruna Institute reacts to SC ruling
A group calling itself the Haruna Institute has described the 2020 election petition ruling as an “end of supreme court concert” after the court dismissed their case. In a Facebook post sighted by Ghanaweb, the institute managed by some members of the NDC said, “Curtains down, end of the supreme …
Read More »Ras Mubarak calls for ‘radical change’ in the minority NDC leadership in parliament
Former Member of Parliament for Kubungu Ras Mubarak is advocating for a change in the leadership of the NDC in Parliament. According to him, there is the need for a radical alternative that will not give in easily to the government. He believes that a shake up in the leadership …
Read More »I accept but disagree with Supreme Court ruling – Mahama
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress in the 2020 elections, John Dramani Mahama, has stated that he completely disagrees with the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Election Petition. Addressing Ghanaians Thursday evening, the former President said even though he is legally bound to accept the ruling of …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: Mahama addresses media after Supreme Court verdict
The petitioner in the 2020 Election Petition, John Dramani Mahama, is addressing the media after the Supreme Court of Ghana upheld the election of second respondent, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The apex court by a unanimous decision dismissed the petition brought before it by Mahama who was the flagbearer of the National Democratic …
Read More »A failed attempt by unknown person to burn Boahen Korkor Presby JHS
The Boahen Korkor Presby Junior High School in Sunyani on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, was nearly set ablaze by an unknown person. This school, which is situated at the premises of the Presbyterian Church, which is directly opposite the Radio BAR, is amongst a cluster of schools on the same …
Read More »Asiedu Nketia won the case for us – John Boadu
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, says the witnesses lined up by John Dramani Mahama in the just-ended election petition hearing made the case quite easier for the Supreme Court to determine. He observed that the court became only charitable with two of the witnesses …
Read More »If you followed the process, you won’t be surprised by SC’s judgment – Mahama
The flagbearer of the NDC in the 2020 elections, John Dramani Mahama, has indicated that for anyone who followed the proceedings of the 2020 Election Petition, they would not be surprised at the final verdict of the court. A seven-member panel headed by Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, ruled on March 4, 2021, …
Read More »Congrats Mr President – Alan to Akufo-Addo after SC dismissed election petition
Trade Minister-designate Alan Kyerematen has congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after the Supreme Court of Ghana affirmed his victory in last year’s elections. Mr Kyerematen in a Facebook following the dismissal of the election petition filed by the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama, said that “Congratulations H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on …
Read More »‘I’ve had my election 2020 victory affirmed’ – Nana Addo speaks after Supreme Court ruling
President Akufo-Addo says his victory in the December 2020 presidential election has finally been guaranteed. This comes on the heels of the Supreme Court’s unanimous dismissal of his contender’s [John Dramani Mahama] petition challenging the validity of the election results as declared by the Electoral Commission. President Akufo-Addo, the candidate …
Read More »Koku Anyidoho mocks Mahama after dismissal of election petition
A former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho has asked Ghanaians to dissociate the NDC from the defeat suffered by the Presidential Candidate of the party in last year’s elections, John Dramani Mahama in court after the election petition was dismissed. Mr Anyidoho who has been suspended …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: How Akufo-Addo and Bawumia jubilate over 2020 election petition case victory
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his lieutenant, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, have reacted excitedly to the final ruling of the Supreme Court on the 2020 Election Petition sent to the court by John Dramani Mahama. The two were earlier seen in a widely shared photo on social media, seated in the comfort …
Read More »Mahama to address nation at 5 pm after Supreme Court defeat
The Former President, John Dramani Mahama will address the nation today, Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 5 p.m at his Cantonments residence A member of the NDC legal team, Abrahama Amaliba, made the announcement to the media shortly after the Supreme Court dismissed President Mahama’s election petition on Thursday. After …
Read More »Selfish Bagbin, Haruna and Munkata betrayed NDC – Sammy Gyamfi
National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has the party has been betrayed by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, and the leadership of the NDC caucus in the House. Sammy Gyamfi said Speaker Bagbin, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrissu and Member of Parliament for Asawase Muntaka Mubarak, brazenly defied the leadership of …
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses Mahama’s election petition
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has dismissed former President John Mahama’s suit challenging the 2020 election results. In reading the judgment on Thursday, March 4, 2020, Chief Justice, Anim Yeboah stated that the petitioner failed to prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt. He added that the errors …
Read More »Noguchi dismisses allegation on falsification of Covid-19 test results
A five-member committee, set up by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in consultation with the University of Ghana, has dismissed claims that the Institute engaged in the falsification of Covid-19 test results. The Noguchi Institute, in a press release dated Wednesday, March 3, has disclosed that investigations …
Read More »Parliament approves Hawa Koomson, Afriyie Akoto and Oppong-Nkrumah
Controversial Mavis Hawa Koomson is now minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture, meaning she could take her oath of office soon – unless the president himself sacks her. This follows the Parliament of Ghana’s approving of the minister-nominee by 161 secret ballots in her favour (60.67 per cent). Nominees Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto …
Read More »Akufo-Addo sacks Domelevo with compulsory retirement
President Nana Akufo-Addo has compulsorily retired embattled Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, despite the latter claiming he is not yet 60 years. A letter signed by Nana Bediatuo Asante, Executive Secretary to the President on Wednesday, March 3, and addressed to Daniel Yao Domelevo said: “The attention of the President of the Republic has …
Read More »Judgment Day today – Supreme Court to rule on 2020 Election Petition
Today, Thursday, March 4, 2021, will be momentous and historic en même temps as the Supreme Court gives its final judgment on the 2020 Election Petition brought to it by John Dramani Mahama and the NDC. Following the general polls of 2020, where the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, declared Nana Addo Dankwa …
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