The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), John Dramani Mahama has appealed to God not to give the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) another four years. According to Mr. Mahama, the Almighty God is not wicked to allow Ghanaians to endure another four years of the NPP regime. Looking into the …
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I became “Johnson” from ‘John’ because people said I wasn’t smart – Asiedu Nketia
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, known affectionately as General Mosquito, has revealed reasons for which he changed his first name, which was John, to Johnson. General Mosquito, admired for his humour and eloquence, revealed in a conversation on Joy FM’s Drive Time Tuesday …
Read More »‘Be prepared to go to jail when I become president – Kofi Koranteng tells Jean Mensa
Independent Presidential aspirant, Kofi Koranteng, has asked the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa to prepare to go to jail over what describes as her unconstitutional approach to work. Reacting to the GH¢100,000 filing fee charged by the EC, he said this is grand discrimination being championed by the EC. To …
Read More »Voters to pay 30p for using EC’s SMS shortcode to verify registration details
Voters who opt to use the Electoral Commission’s shortcode 1422 to verify their registration details, will have to pay 30p for that service, Chair of the election management body, Mrs Jean Mensa, has said. At a press conference on Thursday, 17 September 2020, Mrs Mensa said: “During this period …
Read More »EC to display names of multiple registrants and those who flouted regulations
The Electoral Commission (EC) will start the voter exhibition exercise on Friday, 18 September 2020 and will be displaying the names of voters who registered more than once as well as those who flouted the rules and regulations of the registration exercise. The exercise ends on 25 September 2020. To …
Read More »Ghana would have been practising quadruple-track but for Mahama’s E-blocks – Sammy Gyamfi
Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communication Officer of the NDC says but for the E-blocks built by the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration, there would have been a “quadruple” track system in the Senior High Schools (SHS) with the introduction of the Free SHS policy. Gyamfi told Paul Adom-Otchere Thursday on Good Evening …
Read More »Video: Ashanti Region, Strong Hold Of The NPP Hoots & Sacks Some NPP Big Wigs Who Visited A Village To Campaign
You would recall that we reported on John Mahama’s running mate, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang with regards to her tour in the Western Region where the people or residents did not really care about her presence. In the viral video which has been sighted by our outfit, Prof. was apparently in …
Read More »NDC to expand water, electricity for all – Asiedu Nketia
The General Secretary of the NDC Johnson Asiedu Nketia has assured that the next NDC government will expand access to water and electricity to most deprived areas by 2025. He also says the next John MAHAMA administration will continue abandoned projects in the roads, education, and health sectors to improve …
Read More »Nurses declare strike over conditions of service
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has directed its members to withdraw their services from Monday, September 21. According to the Association, government has failed to improve their conditions of service for the over 82,000 members. President of the Association Perpetual Ofori Ampofo on Thursday, September 17 told …
Read More »WATCH VIDEO: BECE candidate escapes death
A pupil of Kpandai SDA Junior High School, Ebenezer Waki, could not complete his Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) after he was involved in an accident Wednesday. The pupil, who is currently on admission at the Kpandai District Hospital, was injured after a motorbike collided with theirs and another bicycle. …
Read More »Bawumia holds talks with Bill Gates on polio immunisation
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday, September 14, 2020 held discussions via zoom with Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Ghana’s progress on immunisation against the new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). The discussion according to Dr Bawumia also centred around the lessons from Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19 and the country’s digitisation …
Read More »How EC’s filing fee has evolved over the past 28 years
Some political parties, candidates and concerned stakeholders have been taken aback by the amount of money quoted by the Electoral Commission as the filing fee for the upcoming polls. To many, the hundred percent increment in the fee from the previous election (2016) is but a systemic approach to sell leadership to …
Read More »GES Announces Recruitment For Qualified Teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced applications for qualified trained teachers who completed the Colleges of Education in 2019. This was contained in a press statement released by the Ghana Education Service on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. According to a statement signed by the Director, Human Resource, Adjoa Van …
Read More »Sad! BECE candidate dies after writing four papers
Sad news reaching the desk of My News Ghana has it that a Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate, Richard Mensah, writing this year’s exam, has died at Apremdo in the Western Region. Reports say that he died on Wednesday, September 16 2020 after writing his papers on Monday and …
Read More »[VIDEO]: The People Of Western Region Ignores Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang As She Embarks On A Tour
Amidst the political tension in the country with regards to the upcoming election, the NDC and the NPP are both making their various moves just to see their party win and this is the case of NDC’s Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang is a politician and …
Read More »There is no pressure on us to suspend teacher licensure exams – NTC
The National Teaching Council (NTC) says there is no political pressure on it to suspend the teacher licensure examinations. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Teaching Council, Dennis Osei-Owusu, in a Citi News interview on the matter, said the exam was postponed to 1st and 2nd October due to changes …
Read More »BECE candidates sleep in classrooms over inadequate exam centers
The woefully inadequate examination centers in Kwahu Afram Plains South District of Eastern Region has forced hundreds of candidates in the ongoing BECE to spend nights in shabby classrooms in the district capital Tease. The Kwahu Afram Plains South District has only one WAEC approved Examination center -the St.Fidelis Senior …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s father is responsible for the poverty in Zongo – Muntaka
Member of Parliament(MP) for the Asawasi Constituency, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has laid the blame for the “poverty” in Zongo settlements in Ghana at the doorstep of the late Mr Edward Akufo Addo and his Dankwa-Busia Political Tradition for their role in extraditing some Zongo dwellers from the country in 1969. …
Read More »1FDK – Falaa Feat Hellomenz (Official Video)
1FDK has been climbing all the top hills in the industry which is recently bringing his name to the stay. The singer has put out a number of hot songs out there and it doesn’t seize as the vibes keep coming so unexpectedly. Releasing his last project ‘We Go Win’ …
Read More »Latest list of universities not recognised by Ghana’s Accreditation Board
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) in Ghana has reiterated its call to all educational institutions and employers to refer all academic and professional qualifications to it for determination of their respective statuses before accepting them for any form of admission, employment or job progression. The call follows the continuous use …
Read More »Chinese government hands over medical supplies to Ghana
The Chinese Government on Wednesday, presented its second batch of medical supplies, to the Ministry of Health, to support Ghana in the fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplies were made up of 20,000 N-95 protective face masks, 350,000 surgical masks, 10,000 disposable coverall, 15,000 each of medical googles, and disposable gloves and …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Kweku Baako ‘exposes’ Mahama over ‘sakawa’ projects
Seasoned journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has berated former President John Dramani Mahama for claiming the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been embarking on a ”sakawa” sod-cutting of projects. The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, speaking at the party’s Town Hall meeting held in Kumasi questioned the NPP’s commitment to complete …
Read More »Amissah Arthur’s wife joins Prof Jane Naana’s campaign team
Wife of the late Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur, Matilda Nana Manye Amissah-Arthur has joined the campaign team of the Vice Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress(NDC). The former Second Lady of the land joined the team in her home town, Western Region to support her good friend, Professor Naana …
Read More »CID To Investigate NPP Parliamentary Candidate’s Fake University Certificate
An Activist of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has petitioned Director-General of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to investigate the mystery acquirement of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Degree by Mr. Alex Blankson, NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Akrofuom Constituency in the Ashanti region. According to …
Read More »You Are Collapsing Businesses Instead Of Creating Jobs – Mahama To Akufo-Addo
John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the NPP ruling government of collapsing businesses instead of creating jobs. According to Mahama, the NPP government has failed to pay contractors and other sectors and such an act has caused several workers to be out …
Read More »UG lecturers will be sanctioned over PUB presser – UTAG
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it will sanction the University of Ghana Branch of the association for holding a press conference on the Public Universities Bill without approval. According to the umbrella union of the university lecturers, the leadership of the Legon branch of UTAG has been …
Read More »EC Explains GH¢100,000 Filing Fee For Presidential Aspirants
The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe has said charges for filing Presidential and Parliamentary nomination forms are just a deposit and said some may get their money back after the election. He said any presidential candidate who obtains at least 25 percent of the …
Read More »Two Pregnant BECE Candidates Rushed To Health Center in Eastern Region
Two Pregnant Candidates sitting the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Kwahu Afram Plains South were on Monday rushed to Maame Krobo Health Center. Whereas one was treated and discharged a few minutes the other was transferred to Donkorkrom Presbyterian Hospital after she was diagnosed with spontaneous delivery. About …
Read More »What is the purpose of the GH¢100k filing fee – Asiedu Nketiah queries EC
General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has questioned the rationale behind the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to charge GH¢100,000 as filing fee towards the upcoming December polls. According to him, all the reasons being given by the EC are unfounded and thus asked the …
Read More »Stop The Monicracy – APC Communications Officer Slams EC
The National Communications Officer of All People’s Congress (APC), Mr. Francis Ansah Tawiah has urged the Jean Mensah led Electoral Commission to stop the MONICRACY and reduce the election 2020 presidential candidates filing fee of GHC100,000. “We, in APC wants the EC to engage the political parties and reduce …
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