A Nurse at the War Memorial Hospital in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has died of COVID-19 at the Regional treatment centre in Bolgatanga. The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mr Habib Mahama who confirmed the death of the nurse …

A youth group associated with the NPP in the Daffiama/Bussie/Issa DBI Constituency of the Upper West Region says it will oppose the re-appointment of the immediate past Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih as the Upper West Regional Minister by President Akufo-Addo. According to the group, the re-appointment of Dr …

Some parents have queued to purchase school fabrics for their wards days to school reopening at shops in Makola. President Akufo-Addo in his 21st update on measures taken to combat COVID-19 directed both public and private schools to start a new academic year amid the COVID-19. The Ghana News Agency …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has done away with eight of the new ministries he created in his first term. It is trite knowledge that the President has no space to create a large number of ministries and appoint 123 ministers because of Ghana’s hung parliament status. In the end, there were …

The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has denied Kwame Boffoe known popularly as Abronye DC an appointment in his next governmnent. This was disclosed by the Bono Chairman of the New Patriotic Party in an interview with Accra-based Asempa FM which was monitored by MyNewsGh.com. According to him, …

The Dean of the Faculty of Education, at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Gunu has asked the Ghana Education Service (GES) to run a shift system for some public basic schools as they return from their COVID-19 induced closure. This, according to the academic is the …

A Nurse at the War Memorial Hospital in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has died of COVID-19 at the Regional treatment centre in Bolgatanga. The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mr Habib Mahama who confirmed the death of the nurse to the …

Samuel Nartey George, the Member of Parliament, Ningo-Prampram, has shared a hilarious story of how he and Minority Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak, tricked the New Patriotic Party’s caucus into reporting to Parliament at 4:am on Friday, January 15, 2021. Sam George recounts that on the night of Thursday, January 14, …

A common defence put up by the leadership of the New Patriotic Party’s caucus for their inability to retain Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye as Speaker of Parliament is that they had to reach a compromise with the NDC caucus just for peace to prevail and for the smooth swearing-in of …

There is no mention of”Majority Leader” and “Minority Leader” or majority or minority something in the 1992 Constitution. The “majority this” and minority that are the creations of Parliamentary Standing Orders.    When Parliamentary Standing Orders or Bye-laws are creating problems or failing to solve problems, we ought to seek …

President Akufo-Addo says after the late Former President Jerry John Rawlings left the presidential scene of Ghanaian politics, no National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate has own elections in Ghana with more than 51% of valid votes cast. President Akufo-Addo made the observation when he addressed the regional executives and …

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo has said that the forefathers of the party and the spirit of their founder Jerry John Rawlings will see them through the election petition. Speaking in an interview on Ahotor FM monitored by MyNewsGh.com, Dr. Ofosu Ampofo said that the God who supported them to …

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho has said that it’s only a sick mind that believes that Ghana is a Banana Republic. Former President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama addressing NDC Members of Parliament on winning the election of the Speaker of Parliament said …

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin today left both NPP and NDC caucuses confused with his ruling on which party constitutes Majority in the House. The speaker after reading out a letter from independent Fomena MP stating his decision to side with the NPP ruled they thus constitute the majority group. …

Lawyers of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have prepared a response to the amended election petition of the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama. A spokesperson for President Nana Akufo-Addo’s legal team, Henry Nana Boakye told Citi News their response is in line with a directive by the …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has insisted it is in the best interest of the nation for kids at the Kindergarten (KG) level to be allowed to resume school. According to GNAT, the country has about 461,000 kids aged four (4) who would be entering the KG level …

Some Junior High School (JHS) students in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region have said despite the reopening of schools across the country, their schools remain closed. The students who reported to school on Friday, 15 January, 2020, were unable to access their classrooms as the doors and windows …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin announced the New Patriotic Party Caucus in the House constitutes the majority. This, according to the Speaker, includes the Independent Candidate for the Fomena Constituency. The declaration by the Speaker brings an end to weeks of debate between the members of the two major …

A student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is being wanted by the police after bolting away with hostel fees of other students worth over GHC 100,000. The student identified as Agyapong Kwabena Fred is said to be in his 3rd year at the prestigious University. …

President Akufo-Addo has urged national and regional executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party to hold their shoulders high for the party’s victory in the 2020 polls. According to him, Ghana’s elections data shows that no presidential candidate of the NDC aside the late JJ Rawlings has been able to …

The Supreme Court on Thursday, January 14, held its first hearing of the presidential election. The petition filed by John Dramani Mahama who is praying the court to order a rerun of December 7, 2020, election between himself and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who was declared the winner and sworn into office on January …

Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu says the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin will on Friday declare the NPP side as the majority in Parliament. This comes after the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Haruna Iddrisu indicated at a press conference today, …

The National Union of Ghana Students has sent a stern warning to the Students Loan Trust Fund to immediately pay students their loans or they will hit the streets very soon across the country. According to the union Managers of the SLTF seem to be taking the students of the …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has described the rate of COVID-19 infections in Ghana as “alarming and dire”. According to the GMA, there is the need for increased public awareness campaign and strict adherence to prevention protocols in order to stem the tide of infections in the country. “This increasing …

The Supreme Court sat today, January 14, 2021, for the first time, on the election petition as filed by National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. The case was presided over by a seven-member panel of judges headed by the Chief Justice, Kwesi Aning Yeboah. The other members were Gertrude Torkornoo, Samuel …

Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, has explained why mass COVID-19 testing was not carried out for all children returning to school. The GHS boss explained that doing so would have meant deploying roughly 9.2 million tests across the country. He was speaking on Peace …

The Supreme Court has given the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, the opportunity to amend some errors in his petition challenging the outcome of the 2020 general elections. His motion in this regard was granted after a Supreme Court hearing on Thursday morning. Mr. Mahama’s petition had interchanged …

The wife of Member of Parliament (MP) for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has reportedly filed a court suit against Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Ursula Owusu-Ekuful for causing her emotional pain and trauma when she harassed her husband in Parliament and same went viral on social media. During the election of Speaker of Parliament, it will be recalled that the …

Jacob Osei Yeboah, has opined that it would be impossible for the Electoral Commission (EC) to rig an election. He believes the systems in place in organizing elections in Ghana makes it impossible for an election to be rigged. To him, parties need to present competent party agents in an election so …

Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has revealed that his main contender in the just ended 2020 poll, Alidu Seidu reportedly used to earn Ghc500 as a local radio presenter but upon his assumption of office as Municipal Chief Executive of Asokore Mampong, bought houses in 6 …