The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, was, on Friday, September 25, 2020, elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of Africa (DUA), which is the African Alliance of all right wing political parties and like-minded organizations and think-tanks on the continent of …
Read More »POLITICS
Nine new model schools to be completed by end of 2020 – Education Minister
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the nine model schools being constructed by government will be completed by the end of the year. According to Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the establishment of these new senior high schools comprises the construction of …
Read More »Election 2020: NPP MP Ama Sey to go independent
The Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region, Mercy Adu Gyamfi is popularly known as Ama Sey has given an inkling of contesting the 2020 parliamentary election as an Independent Candidate. Ama Sey who was seeking a second term lost the Parliamentary Primaries in June by …
Read More »Stray animals invade ‘abandoned’ schools, defecate on desks
Weeds and domestic animals have taken over a number of basic and second cycle institutions in the Northern and North East regions where Zoomlion Ghana Limited is currently disinfecting against the deadly Coronavirus. The compound of the schools that have since March this year been closed due to the outbreak of …
Read More »Sekou Nkrumah petitions IGP over ‘fraudster’ Onzy Anwar
Sekou Nkrumah, a son Kwame Nkrumah, has through his lawyers Onyame Ye Chambers, petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest and prosecute one Onzy Anwar for alleged impersonation. According to the petition sighted online by GhanaWeb, Dr Sekou Nkrumah indicated that he is the last born of his late parents, …
Read More »Resurrect Nkrumah’s factories – CPP
Mr. Thomas Ntumy, Volta Regional Chairman, Convention People’s Party (CPP) has called on the government to make an effort to resurrect factories and industries built by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. He said it was unfortunate that the factories that were either built or started before the First President’s dethronement have been left …
Read More »Government to establish model SHSs in Zongo communities – Bawumia
The government is to establish Model Senior High Schools (SHSs) in all Zongo communities across the country, the Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia announced on Friday. He emphasized quality education was key to a successful life, hence it was imperative to make SHS education easily accessible to Muslims in …
Read More »EC has retrieved missing names detected in provisional voters’ register – Serebour Quaicoe
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has retrieved most of the missing names that were detected in the newly compiled voters’ register during the exhibitions exercise. The Commission’s Director of Electoral Services, Dr Serebour Quaicoe on Joy FM’s Newsfile show Saturday, said the Commission is left with 17,000 names more …
Read More »Western Togoland attacks: Sammy Gyamfi, OB Amoah ‘clash’ with Professor Aning over possible solutions
In what could be described as a clash of the opinions between an expert and politicians, security expert Professor Kwesi Aning and NDC’s Sammy Gyamfi and Osei Bonsu Amoah of the NPP ‘locked horns’ during discussions on the way forward as far as the subject of the Western Togoland attacks …
Read More »Mahama, NDC console Rawlings
The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, and the leadership of the NDC, on Friday morning called on former President Jerry John Rawlings to commiserate with him following the passing of his mother, Madam Victoria Agbotui. President Mahama, in a brief remark, described the loss of …
Read More »Supporters of NDC parliamentary candidate storm EC office to demand his voter ID
Dr Kwamina Minta Nyarku, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Cape Coast North Constituency and some party supporters on Thursday picketed at the Regional office of the Electoral Commission (EC) to demand the release of his voter ID card. This followed an Accra High Court ruling on …
Read More »Mahama’s little daughter cries over negative comments about Father
Farida Mahama has shared how comments about her Dad on social media get to her. The teenager is the daughter of Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama who is contesting again as the NDC’s flagbearer in the upcoming December 7th polls after losing the election to H.E Nana Addo and the NPP …
Read More »VIDEO: Parents warned over SHS school placement
Officials of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have advised parents not to leave their wards’ school placements in the hands of teachers. Rodney Nkrumah Boateng, an official of CSSPS from the Education Ministry, speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem on Thursday, revealed …
Read More »SHSs in Volta region disinfection ongoing
Secondary schools in the Volta region totaling 129 are currently undergoing the third phase of disinfection. Some of the schools disinfected on the first day in the Volta Region were Ola Girls SHS, Wallahs Academy SHS, Prosper College, Mawuko Girls’ High school, Mawuli SHS, Adaklu SHS among others. …
Read More »Secessionist attacks a ploy by govt to deploy military into Volta Region ahead of Dec. 7, 2020 elections – APC Communicator
Mr Lewis Sakare, Greater Accra Regional Communication Officer of All People’s Congress (APC), has accused the ruling NPP government of covering up the shame of the Electoral Commission exposed during this exhibition exercise. In an interview granted the media, he alleged, “The ruling NPP government orchestrated secessionist attacks in …
Read More »Check out Nana Konadu’s running mate
The flag bearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, is expected to announce a Supply Chain and Warehousing expert, Peter Tennyson Nana Kwame Asamoah, as her running mate for Election 2020. A source in the NDP told the Daily Graphic that Mr Asamoah was chosen because of …
Read More »ELECTION 2020: Legal tussle imminent – CDD
There is a possibility that the Electoral Commission (EC) will be sued by one of the political parties ahead of the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, Mawuse Domenu, Head of Research at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has said. His comments follow the numerous concerns against the …
Read More »Reverberating gunshot exchanges as the Western Togoland group takes Juapong, others in Volta Region
Information gathered by MyNewsGh.com indicates there was a reverberating gunshot exchange on Friday morning as the secessionist group, Homeland Study Foundation, also known as Western Togoland group has blocked major entries into the Volta Region in their resolve to claim parts of the country. According to our sources in the Volta Region, this …
Read More »Bissue, Duker not angels; stop sensationalising fisticuffs – Obiri Boahen to media
A Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen has chastised the media for, in his view, sensationalising the fisticuffs that happened between presidential staffer Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue and lawmaker George Mireku Duker on Monday, 21 September 2020 during a meeting of the …
Read More »Election 2020: My husband deserves 4 more years – First Lady
The First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has cautioned supporters of the NPP in the Anyaa Sowutuom Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, against voter complacency and apathy when she met with market women at Chantan and Anyaa and participated in a durbar of Chiefs and people in the constituency. In a …
Read More »GNAT Pushes For ‘One Laptop, One Internet Modem’ For Teachers
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is advocating for a “one laptop and one modem per teacher” policy to support teachers in enhancing the learning experience of students within the COVID-19 period. Interacting with teachers at it 2020 stakeholders forum, President of GNAT, Mrs Philippa Larson noted that teachers …
Read More »NDC won’t accept results of a flawed election – Mahama warns EC
The largest opposition NDC has served notice to the Electoral Commission that it will not accept the outcome of a flawed election. Addressing the fallouts from the new voters register, which is on exhibition currently across the country, Mr Mahama said its incumbent on the EC to ensure a credible …
Read More »Two-day voters’ register exhibition extension inadequate – Mahama
The flagbearer for the NDC John Dramani Mahama has described as inadequate the two-day extension for the exhibition of the new voters’ register, announced by the Electoral Commission on Wednesday. According to him, anomalies detected on the voter’s roll will require more time coupled with comprehensive and transparent dialoguing with IPAC. Mr Mahama cut …
Read More »Stop behaving like a President – Sam Pyne scolds Mahama
Ashanti Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sam Pyne says the NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama should stop behaving like he is the President of Ghana. According to him, it’s become a habitual practice by the NDC flagbearer to address Ghanaians like he is the first gentleman of the …
Read More »EC confirms duplication of Prof Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s voter ID number
The Electoral Commission has confirmed the duplication of NDC running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s voter identification number in their system. According to Graphic online’s source at the Electoral Commission, the anomaly has been corrected as Prof. Opoku-Agyemang has been issued with a new card. The source explained that Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s …
Read More »We’d rather buy cockerel to do Kokrooko every morning than return to Peace FM – Sam George
National Democratic Congress member of Parliament, Sam George has urged his party to stick to their boycott of the Kokrooko morning show. The MP of Ningo Prampram says his party shouldn’t reconsider their decision to boycott the Peace Fm flagship show. This follows a letter signed by the General Manager …
Read More »Ghana will be peaceful – Dep Nat’l Security Minister assures
Deputy National Security Minister Henry Quartey has appealed to Ghanaians to continue living in peace before, during and after the presidential and parliamentary elections. He noted that Ghanaians have enjoyed relative peace over the years, hence, there is no need to jeopardize it during the polls. He assured all stakeholders …
Read More »NPP Japan Branch Touts Npp Government’s Achievements In Education
As we gather momentum ahead of the 2020 election, many Ghanaians have already decided to vote for the NPP government due to their track record in education. The foundation of the biggest opposition party has been shaken to the core following the achievements chopped by the Nana Addo government. …
Read More »EC extends voters exhibition exercise
The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended the Voters Exhibition Exercise from Friday 25th September to Sunday 27th September 2020. This according to the election management body is part of efforts to serve the interest of its stakeholders and promote greater participation and inclusion. The Commission said it is of the view that …
Read More »‘I didn’t physically attack Mireku Duker’ – Charles Bissue explains
Duker and Bissue sustained injuries after the fisticuffs Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue, the Presidential Staffer infamous for the Galamsey task force saga, says he did not physically attack George Mireku Duker, who represents the people of Tarkwa-Nsuaem in Parliament. “I neither physically attacked nor bit the finger of the …
Read More »