News coming in from Koforidua suggest that an emergency meeting held on Tuesday, 19th January 2021 under the auspices of the Eastern Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kiston Kissi, at the residency of the Regional Coordinating Council on the modalities for the selection of MDCEs did not go …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 21, 2020, released a full list of his Regional Ministers pending vetting and approval from parliament’s vetting committee. Conspicuously missing from the list of 16 Regional Minister Designates was the former Central Regional Minister Kwamena Duncan who is considered a darling boy of the …

Some former ministers of state will not be part of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s new administration. This was confirmed by the list of minister-nominees released by the presidency on Thursday, January 21. After the president was sworn into office for his second term, he decided to reduce the number …

The Petitioner in the election 2020 petition, John Mahama has argued that denying him the opportunity to serve interrogatories on the Electoral Commission (EC) will damage his election petition case at the Supreme Court. Mahama’s concern is contained in his fresh application seeking to halt the election petition until the …

News information reaching the front desk of Mynewsghana has revealed that two students have contracted the deadly coronavirus days after the reopening of schools by the government of Ghana. As per the report gotten by Mynewsghana, the two victims of the virus are said to be students of the  Wa Xavier Minor …

Some Parents have queued up in some public schools in Accra to seek admissions for their wards due to government directives on school reopening to start a new academic year amidst COVID-19. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) team on Thursday visited some public schools in Accra and saw parents with their …

The Coalition of Concerned Nurses and Midwives (CCNM) has called for a probe into the professional background of nurses involved in the baby harvesters exposé The group said although they cannot vouch for the ‘nurses’ named in the exposé they are sceptical about the true identities of these ‘nurses’. Their …

Susan Clinic, a private health centre, owned by Dr. Hope Mensah Quashie, who is said to be involved in “baby harvesting/human trafficking”, has been “shut down”. The facility, located at Mataheko-Lartehbiokorshie, looked deserted with no human activity when the Ghana News Agency (GNA), visited on Thursday at about 1000 hours. …

Former President John Dramai Mahama and his lawyers have filed an application for stay of proceedings at the Supreme Court of Ghana. This happened on the day the apex court directed them to file their witness statements and other processes ahead of hearing on January 26. A seven-member panel of …

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, (SSA-UoG) has declared a nationwide industrial action. They announced the withdrawal of their services with immediate effect on Thursday, January 21. According to the First Vice Chairman of the Senior Staff Association, this has become necessary following the non-payment of their tier-two …

This year’s private Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private candidates will begin on Monday, 12 to Friday, 16 April, 2021. This was announced by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). Candidates who wish to take part in the examination will therefore have to register via its portal. “Registration for …

Some students of Islamic Girls Senior High School in the Eastern Region have lost their personal belongings to a fire outbreak last night. Fire gutted a section of the dormitory room converted into storeroom for the students to keep items including chop boxes,trunks, uniforms and provisions. The fire consumed mattresses, …

A founding member of the ruling New Patriotic Party and Presidential Advisor Dr. Amoako Tuffuor has died, Starr News has learnt. He reportedly died at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra Thursday. Dr. Tuffuor is the initiator and former National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme under the Kufuor …

The Petitioner in the 2020 Election Petition, John Dramani Mahama, is expected to file witness statements and the accompanying affidavits on his petition at the Supreme Court registry today, Thursday, January 21, 2021. The Supreme court on Wednesday ordered the petitioner to do so by 12 noon on January 21, …

Deputy Bono Regional Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress(NDC) Eric Adjei has petitioned the party’s National Executive Committee for the expulsion of Mr. Koku Anyidoho from the NDC on grounds of misconduct. According to the petitioner, Koku’s conduct is contrary to the express provisions of the Constitution of the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has so far had three lessons for all member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) agency itself, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said here on Monday. Addressing the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board, Tedros said that first of all “all of …

Some parents have expressed concern about the financial burden re-opening of schools has brought on them. According to them, although the re-opening of schools is welcoming news, it has also brought on them some financial difficulties as most of them have had their businesses affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). …

Lawyer for John Dramani Mahama in the election petition case, Tsatsu Tsikata has notified the Supreme Court of an application for review of the court’s ruling on their interrogatories. The Court on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, denied the petitioner, John Maham’s application to put some 12 direct questions to the …

The General Secretary of a pro-NPP youth group that Campaigned vigorously during the 2020 electioneering process towards victory 2020 known as United Patriots of NPP, Kwabena Frimpong, has taken his time to school Kofi Ofosu Nkansah on how party structure works. Speaking on fly fm Saturday Political talk show, the …

Tsatsu Tsikata, the lead counsel for John Dramani Mahama in the 2020 election petitioner, has explained that the constant reference to Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commissioner, is material to the ongoing election petition and that there is no intent of malice or ill will towards her. According to …

The Supreme Court will today, 20th January 2020 hear the John Mahama election petition. This will be the third time the apex court will be hearing the case. The NDC will be filing a memorandum of issues at the apex court today, 20th January 2020. Already, lawyers for John Dramani Mahama have …

Koku Anyidoho, the founder and chief executive officer of the Attah Mills Institute, says some people want him killed. On January 18, 2021, the former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of the opposition, who turned 50 in a tweet, reported that some people were disgruntled about his success …

At least 840 nurses have been infected with Coronavirus in Ghana, with four nurses reportedly to have died from the Coronavirus. The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association made this known in a statement jointly signed by its president, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, and General Secretary, David Tenkorang-Twum. According to the statement, “at the peak …

The International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) will hold an accredited certification programme in Accra on January 20th to provide virtual hands-on training for accounting officers in the public sector. The accredited certification programme would be organized through the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament has cited the government over breach of the Presidential Transition Act, 2012, Act 845 as it reveals that government is yet to submit a handing over note to Parliament contrary to section 7 of the Act. Section 6 of Act 845 of …

Members of Parliament have been directed by Speaker Alban Bagbin to undergo a mandatory Covid-19 test. This comes as the country is experiencing a surge of infections. “All members of parliament are requested to avail themselves for this important medical screening exercise,” the Speaker said. Addressing the House on the …

The State Broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), needs about GH¢600,000.00 for the live coverage of the 2020 Election Petition. The amount-a sum of GH¢15,000.00 a day for the 42 days of live coverage of the Election Petition, will go into the purchase of link-a technology that will upload production from …

Lawyers of former President John Mahama in the ongoing election petition case have filed another motion at the Apex court demanding the Electoral Commission to provide them with original copies of the collated presidential results of the various constituencies among others. It comes after the Supreme Court dismissed their interrogatories …

A spokesperson for the legal team of former President John Dramani Mahama in the ongoing election petition hearing, Dr Dominic Ayine, has expressed shock at the dismissal of a motion filed by the petitioners which was asking the 1st Respondent Electoral Commission (EC) some questions ahead of the substantive matter. …

Lead lawyer for the NDC in the 2020 election petition, Tsatsu Tsikata, put Chairperson of the EC, Jean Adukwei Mensa, in an uncomfortable position today when he quizzed her on when exactly she noticed that she had made errors in the declaration of results. “When did the first respondent and …