The Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region has recorded 43 pregnancies in the just ended West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Also, while 15 student nursing mothers took part in the examination, out of the total of 1838 girls registered, …
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NDC Sabina Appiah-Kubi is dead
Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Assin South, Sabina Appiah-Kubi, has reportedly passed on. The report came from the NDC Central Regional Communications Officer, Kwesi Dawood. Ms Sabina Appiah-Kubi, a former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Assin South under late President Mills, is said to have died after …
Read More »Coronavirus pushes 12-year-old Walewale girl into Kayaye
A 12-year-old head Potter, Ms Sumaiya Ibrahim, has appealed to individuals and organisations for assistance when schools re-open in January 2021, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced her into Kayaye. The teenager, who is being raised by a single mother comes from Walewale in the North East region, but was obliged to migrate …
Read More »Election 2020: A Brother Asked Why Farouk Aliu Mahama?
A 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒆 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑯𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑩𝒆 𝑨𝒏 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒐 𝑨𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑨 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒌 𝑶𝒏 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑭𝑨𝑴? I was happy he asked because for the first time I had the opportunity to preach the many good works of an honorable man to someone I believed …
Read More »Your wasted votes will make me president – Hassan Ayariga to electorates
The flagbearer of the All People’s Party (APC), Hassan Ayariga, is confident that a ‘wasted’ vote on him can propel him to become the next President of Ghana. In an interview with GhanaWeb, the APC presidential candidate urged electorates to scrutinize the promises of politicians before deciding to vote for them. …
Read More »7 ways to deal with sexual urges in a celibate relationship
As a [young] adult, your body is wired to crave sexual release and the fact that your mind becomes tuned to celibacy does not mean your body will be. There will be times when it will be nearly impossible to keep the sexual urges under control. So when you find …
Read More »14K of 21K missing voters ‘suddenly’ reappear after my alarm – Ashaiman MP
Ashaiman MP Ernest Henry Norgbey has said the Electoral Commission is claiming to have restored 14,000 of some 21,000 missing names that allegedly vanished from the voter roll in his constituency. He told journalists on Saturday, 19 September 2020 that: “As of yesterday, when the book was opened, about 21,000 names, including mine, could …
Read More »CSO calls for suspension of voters’ exhibition exercise
Care Ghana, a Civil Society Organiastion (CSO), is calling for the suspension of the voters’ exhibition exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC). Their call follows observation of the duplication of ID numbers of voters, deletion of names from registers in some electoral areas as well as the swapping of the faces of …
Read More »A/R: 107 BECE candidates failed to sit for the exam
Director of Education for the Ghana Education Service in the Ahafo Region, Yaw Frimpong, has revealed that this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has seen the highest rate of examination absenteeism in the region. He noted that, out of 11,054 candidates who registered for the 2020 BECE, 107 pupils …
Read More »New Voter Register: EC Debunks Ashaiman MP’s Claim Of 21,000 Missing Names
The Electoral Commission (EC) has debunked claims that names of 21,000 voters have been deleted from the electoral roll in the Ashaiman constituency. Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Henry Norgbey had claimed that 21,000 names including his own could not be traced in the voter register in Ashaiman in …
Read More »Tetteh Chai makes wild allegation against EC
Theophilus Tetteh Chai, the Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has made a serious allegation against the Electoral Commission (EC). Speaking on Adom TV’s Nnwotwe Yi Saturday morning show, Mr Chai accused the EC of replacing Greater Accra’s compiled voters’ register meant to be used in the voters’ …
Read More »KNUST JHS Candidate receives Marriage Proposal after writing BECE
A teen boy was waiting just for his Junior High School (JHS) girlfriend to finish with her Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) so he can propose marriage to her. According to the video making rounds on social media, the girl is a final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University …
Read More »Tension in Nkawkaw as NPP executives demand MCE’s removal
There is simmering tension in the Nkawkaw Constituency of the Eastern region over attempts by few disgruntled Constituency executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party to remove the Municipal Chief Executive of the area from Office. Few days ago, some fourteen (14) Assembly Members passed a vote of no confidence …
Read More »How teachers took monies from BECE candidates to help them cheat
Some teachers helping in the conduct of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been sanctioned by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC ) for taking either a Cedi or two Cedis from candidates sitting the exam and helping them to engage in multiple exam malpractices in the examination …
Read More »Take your Peace FM, we will never return to that overhyped station – Sammy Gyamfi
Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, has debunked reports suggesting that the NDC wants to return to Peace FM’s Kokrokoo Morning Show after months of the boycott. The National Democratic Congress boycotted Peace FM’s morning show in May 2020 after describing the host of the show as …
Read More »LEAKED DOCUMENTS: Lambussie NPP Parliamentary Candidature for 2020 in Limbo
The Lambussie Constituency NPP members are currently discussing the plight of their Parliamentary Candidate, Hon Bright Baligi, as so many petitions ranging from double salary from UDS and Buffer Stock, fraud at Buffer Stock, as well as duping of a foreigner and a constituent all to the tune of hundreds …
Read More »Regularise ‘Okada’ for it has come to stay; – University Don to Akufo Addo
The Director of Urban Studies and Head of the Geography and Resource Development Department at the University of Ghana, Professor Martin Oteng Ababio has endorsed calls for the regularisation of the okada business in Ghana. Legalising and regulating the okada business has become a major national debate ahead of the …
Read More »Ashaiman MP’s name missing from provisional voter register
The Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Henry Norgbey, has raised red flags over some missing names on the provisional voters’ register. Ernest Norgbey, who couldn’t find his name in the register in the ongoing exhibition exercise, claimed that 21,000 voters in his constituency have also had their names deleted …
Read More »Akufo-Addo carries presidential chair everywhere due to a spiritualist’s advice – NDC Communicator
‘A spiritualist has informed President Akufo-Addo to be carrying his presidential chair with him everywhere he goes,’ these are the words of Yayra Koku, a serial communicator of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Per a Facebook post he shared, the spiritualist has warned the president never to go out …
Read More »57-year-old mother-of-four completes BECE sets eyes on Free SHS
Madam Elizabeth Yamoah, a mother-of-four, was among the hundreds of thousands of candidates who completed the 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) today, 18 September 2020. The 57-year-old woman, who said she was mocked at and ridiculed for attempting to get some education at her age, was …
Read More »Avoid skirt and blouse voting – Akufo-Addo pleads with Ghanaians
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pleaded with Ghanaians not to engage in skirt and blouse voting pattern in the 2020 elections. According to him, as they continue to clamor for him to be retained to do more for Ghana, a similar gesture should be extended to the New Patriotic …
Read More »Massive crowd wait up to 10pm to welcome Mahama in Atebubu
A massive crowd yesterday September 17, 2020, waited up to 10:00 pm to give the flag-bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama a rousing welcome in Atebubu in the Bono East region. The massive crowd as early as 2:00 pm had converged at the premises of the …
Read More »Election 2020: We will make you proud – APC Greater Accra Regional Chairman assures Dr Hassan Ayariga
His Excellency Dr. Hassan Ayariga, Presidential Candidate of All People’s Congress (APC) graced a joint meeting of National and Greater Accra Regional Executives of APC held at the party’s National Headquarters, Hatso – Accra today. Dr. Hassan Ayariga in addressing the Executives encouraged and admonished them to go all …
Read More »Mahama Has Nothing New For Small-Scale Miners – Francis Owusu Akyaw
Member of Ashanti Regional Campaign Team for the ruling New Patriotic Party and a Minerals Consultant, Francis Owusu Akyaw, has described the flagbearer of National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama’s promise to equip small-scale miners as ’empty promise.’ According to Francis Owusu Akyaw, Ex- President Mahama is power …
Read More »I Will Accept To Lead NPP As Veep – Majority leader Opens Up
Majority Leader in Parliment and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said, he will not hesitate to accept invitation to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in future as running-mate or in any capacity. “If they see the need and ask me to do so, I will. …
Read More »BECE maths paper leakage: Eleven arrested
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said eleven persons have been arrested over the leakage of the Mathematics paper of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The paper leaked on Thursday, 17 September 2020. Pictures of the Mathematics paper which was scheduled to be have been written on Thursday …
Read More »NPP Loyal Ladies Car Washing Campaign Held As 2020 Campaign Heats Up
Loyal ladies are a volunteer group under the youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) . As its name implies, it’s an all female group. The role of women more especially the young women in the success of a political party in elections can’t be overemphasized. As a result …
Read More »WATCH| God Is Not So Wicked To Give NPP Another 4 Years – Mahama
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 …
Read More »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 …
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