Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo has denied ever betraying the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the voting exercise that sought to elect the Speaker for the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic. Mrs. Adwoa Safo was one of the names that popped up as NPP MPs suspected to have voted …
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[VIDEO]: Reported fire outbreak on KNUST main campus in Kumasi
There has been a reported incident of fire outbreak on the Campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Sunday dawn. Though details of the fire outbreak are sketchy, initial reports on social media were that the fire outbreak happened at the Republic Hall, one of the halls …
Read More »Akufo-Addo responds to Mahama’s election petition, says Supreme Court should dismiss it
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says that the Declaration of President-Elect Instrument is the proper method “at law” for declaring a winner of a Presidential Election and not the initial announcement by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission which has no basis in law. This was contained in his Response dated 8 …
Read More »EC files response, says Mahama’s election Petition is ‘untenable’
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has filed its Response to the election petition filed by the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress, former President John Dramani Mahama, challenging the declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Nana Akufo-Addo and the EC who are respondents to …
Read More »Northern Region Schools Safe To Welcome Students Back – Abdul Aziz Yelsuma
The Northern Regional Vector Control Director of Zoomlion, Mr Abdul Aziz Yelsuma has allayed the fears of parents, teachers, students and pupils that all schools in the region are safe for the scheduled January 15th 2021 reopening which was announced by the President H.E. NanaAddo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to the …
Read More »GES to motivate teachers in remote schools
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is committed to motivating teachers who accept to be posted at remote schools in the country. The Director-General of GES, Professor Opoku –Amankwa in an interview with Accra-based television UTV, indicated that it was no mistake the service decided to post trained teachers …
Read More »UG freshers stranded after failing to secure accommodation ahead of reopening
After failing to find accommodation before reopening, hundreds of first-year students from the University of Ghana and their parents are stranded on the school’s campus. As the university student population outnumbers the available rooms and beds, the University of Ghana has been struggling for some time to accommodate its students …
Read More »I warned Oquaye to retire, spend time telling Ananse stories to grandchildren but he didn’t listen – Nketia
The General Secretary of the biggest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Aseidu Nketia, has said he advised the immediate past Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye, not to contest for the Speaker race for the eighth parliament because he was too old for that role. “I warned him …
Read More »Don’t Rest On Oars – Asokwa Vice Chairman Advises NPP
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been sternly cautioned against relaxing after winning the difficult 2020 national elections. Members of the party in all the 16 regions of the country have therefore been advised to sustain the hard work that helped the party to win the 2024 polls. Edmund …
Read More »Mahama files motion to correct errors in election petition
Former President John Mahama has filed a motion seeking to amend mistakes the petition he presented to the Supreme Court over the 2020 elections. The motion signed by his lawyer Tony Lithur was filed at the Supreme Court today Friday January 8,2021. Mr. Mahama in the motion said, “in indorsing …
Read More »Nana Addo is only a watchman at the presidency – NDC
General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has slammed President Akufo-Addo blaming him for the invasion of the military in the Chamber of Parliament. Addressing the press on Friday, January 8, 2021 at the party’s headquarters, he said the chaotic scenes were a repeat of what happened …
Read More »Bagbin is the best NDC person to be Speaker under an Akufo-Addo presidency -Gabby
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko believes the newly-elected Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin is the best person from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to hold such a position under President Nana Akufo-Addo’s presidency. He argued that Bagbin is experienced enough and …
Read More »NPP will soon buy NDC MP’s one by one – Lord Hamah
A former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Lord Hamah, has insisted that the current crop of Members of Parliament (MP) in the NDC are people not influenced by ideology but are rather careerist. According to him, these individuals, who have now become powerful in the political party since …
Read More »Glam Style Awards: Nhyira Joan crowned Social Media Influencer of the year
Gospel musician Nhyira Joan has been crowned Social Media Influencer of the year at the 2021 edition of Glam Style Awards. Glam Style awards ceremony was established to celebrate true inspirational success and honor hardworking entertainment industry players. Nhyira Joan got nominated after so many years of hosting a live …
Read More »Ahead Of Reopening: Registrar Of Peki College Of Education Cautions Students
Registrar of Peki College of Education, Mrs Nancy Dogbe, has cautioned that students of the college who fail to comply with the covid protocols would not be allowed to enter any of the classrooms. According to her, these were not normal times, adding that students of the college must play …
Read More »NDC MPs boycott Akufo-Addo’s inauguration
Members of the NDC in Parliament have boycotted the investiture of President Akufo-Addo for his second term in office. It is unclear the exact basis for the boycott but the party’s Presidential candidate John Mahama is challenging the victory of Mr Akufo-Addo in court claiming electoral fraud. Mr. Akufo-Addo’s investiture …
Read More »I saw Nitiwul order armed soldiers to invade parliament – Murtala Mohammed swears
Member of Parliament(MP) for Tamale Central Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed says he can confirm that the Minister of Defence Dominic Nitiwul called the Military into the Chamber of Parliament. The Military moved into Parliament when tempers were heightened. According to some Parliamentarians, the presence of the Military is representative of a …
Read More »Avedzi challenges Kyei-Mensah over ‘hung parliament’ claims
MP for Ketu North and Deputy Minority leader of the 7th Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi has maintained that contrary to assertions by leadership of the opposing side that the NPP are the majority in the house of legislature, the phenomenon is a hung parliament. There is a raging debate on the state …
Read More »NPP China Branch Congratulates Akufo-Addo
The executives of China npp Branch has congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his victory in last presidential election conducted in this country. The executives which was lead by their chairman in the name of Mr. Ben Owusu Achiaw and assisted by the campaign committee chairman Dr. Koranteng …
Read More »Assin-North: Court grants injunction against NDC MP-elect
The NDC Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North James Gyakye Quayson has been injuncted from being sworn in as an MP. This means that the NDC will lose one MP as the country’s parliament prepares to transition to the 8th parliament. The court injunction makes the National Democratic Congress(NDC) able to swear …
Read More »Ahead of reopening; Schools Disinfection Underway In Bono East
To ensure the various universities across the country are safe for reopening on the 9th of January, 2021, waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, has begun the fourth phase of disinfection and fumigation exercise for schools in the Bono East Region. The …
Read More »Klutse Avedzi, Afenyo Markin ‘clash’ ahead of parliament dissolution
With hours to the dissolution of the 7th parliament, the question of who is going to sit on the right or left of the Speaker of Parliament still hangs. Who forms the majority and who forms the minority, with both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with …
Read More »CID writes to Pan African TV to demand footage of ‘parallel govt’ comment
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has requested management of Accra-based Pan African TV to provide video recordings about comments made by outgoing Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini. In a letter signed by its Director of Operations, DCOP Joseph Gyamera Oklu, the CID asked the General Manager of …
Read More »*Election 2020: Sharing of Covid 19 food and loans affected NPP – NPP Chairman
The Second Vice Chairman for Suame Constituency of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Richard Asante, says Majority of Ghanaians failed to vote for the ruling party due to the discrimination in the sharing of Covid-19 relief items and loans. The leadership of the party, he said, was hopeful such intervention …
Read More »126 private schools have collapsed since COVID-19 began – GNACOPS
Data from the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) show that a total of 126 private schools in the country have collapsed as of Monday, January 4, 2021, due to the challenges brought on by the ravaging impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic among other things has left …
Read More »Akufo-Addo, EC file notice of appearance to Mahama petition
President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Electoral Commission, have separately filed their notice of appearance, through their respective lawyers at the Supreme Court in connection with former President John Mahama’s election petition. Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co. filed on behalf of the President while Amenuvor & Associates filed for the election management …
Read More »‘It’s good Mahama chose legal path over violence’ – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has complimented former President John Dramani Mahama for filing a petition at the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome of the December 7, 2020, general elections. Delivering the final State of the Nation Address of his first term of office in Parliament today, January 5, 2021, the President …
Read More »Swearing in: Only GBC will be allowed access to main chamber
Government has announced that only the state broadcaster Ghana Broadcasting Corporation would be allowed access to the main chamber of parliament to cover the inauguration of President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo. It further announced that a media village has been erected at the precinct of parliament to host other media …
Read More »NDC’s legal team to meet today over court case against Kofi Adams
The legal team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is expected to meet today, Tuesday, January 5, 2021, over a petition filed at the Hohoe High Court by thirteen inhabitants of the Buem constituency over the validity of the parliamentary results in that constituency. The thirteen persons in the …
Read More »May God Treat Mahama Like He did Nana Addo In 2012– Council of Zongo Chiefs
The Ashanti Regional President of the Council of Zongo Chiefs, who doubles as Frafra Chief Naaba Musah Akambounga, categorically claimed that the members of the association will continue to pray to God (Allah) to let what happened to President Akufo-Addo and NPP in 2012 in the Supreme Court happen. After the …
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