Students of the University of Cape Coast are to report to campus on September 1. The Directorate Of Academic Affairs of the University of Cape Coast through a public notice has called for the resumption of academic activities. The resumption will be in batches as level 100 students who are …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of losing control of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) with his all-die-be-die mantra which, according to the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is to blame for the weekend’s violence that marred the Electoral Commission’s mop-up voter registration exercise at Nkrankwanta …

Opposition NDC is demanding the prosecution of persons implicated in the ECG-PDS concession deal almost a year after cancellation of the agreement. The party says although Energy Minister Peter Amewu publicly admitted that PDS was fraud committed on the country, no individual has been brought to book. According to the …

Former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, Afrifa Yamoah Ponko, has alleged that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo intentionally closed the country’s borders during the voter registration exercise to prevent Ghanaians who are residents abroad from registering. According to him, the President knows very well that there are a lot …

Police in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region has arrested three suspects in connection with bloody clashes at Nkrankwanta. The violence that erupted between supporters of the NDC and the NPP during the mop-up of the Electoral Commission’s voter registration exercises resulted in the death of one person …

It is the well-considered opinion of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council to hold up to its responsibility in relation to the affairs of the Bright Senior High School situated at Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North District of the Eastern Region. Particular emphasis is the conduct over the past decade of …

Member of Parliament for the Klottey Korley constituency, Dr. Zanetor Rawlings and daughter of former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has said that her parent’s achievements have nothing to do with her ambitions and drive. According to the outspoken Member of Parliament, her parents brought her up not to …

Dismissed Students To Undergo Professional Counseling…  

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has disclosed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not attack the personality of the NDC’s running mate for the 2020 elections. The utterances of some NPP members in the aftermath of Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s announcement raised concerns that her personality …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, is reported to have allegedly destroyed a smartphone belonging to a communicator of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the area. The incident took place at the District Office of the Electoral Commission (EC) at Agogo. Speaking to Adom News, …

Former President John Mahama says the Presidential directive to the Auditor General to proceed on leave sets a dangerous precedent for the country. According to the NDC flagbearer, President Akufo-Addo’s treatment of the auditor general is a reflection of the general politicisation of key state institutions under the NPP administration. …

Angry youth of Enyan Denkyira in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency have warned the ruling NPP Parliamentary Candidate for the Ajumako Enyan Essiam Dr. Rashid Kwesi Etuaful to apologize to them after his bodyguards allegedly brutalized one of their members into critical condition during the Voters Registration at Ajumako Bisease. …

The Ghana Education Service must think of reintroducing corporal punishment to instill discipline in most schools across the country, President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Phillipa Larson has stated. Speaking on Morning Starr, Madam Larson said the behaviour of some candidates in the ongoing West African Senior …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has the power to suspend candidates who fail to abide by the rules and regulations in the ongoing examinations, the West African Examination Council has said. In backing the Ghana Education Service’s decision to suspend 14 students who caused mayhem in their senior high schools, …

Former President John Mahama says his decision to seek re-election is to provide jobs for the teeming youth of the country. According to him, youth unemployment is a major challenge in the country and if elected as president, he will put in place plans and resources to address the phenomenon. …

Tensions are high in the Bono Region town of Nkrankwanta after a clash between supporters of the two largest political parties in Ghana resulted in one death. Two people are said to be receiving treatment at the Dormaa Ahenkro Presbyterian Hospital – after they sustained gunshot wounds in the Saturday …

The Electoral Commission’s mop-up registration exercise in the New Juaben South Municipality has been marred with intermittent confrontations and in some cases clashes between the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress. Dozens of minors and non-residents have been transported to the registration centre allegedly by the …

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has launched a full-scale investigation into reports of some 16 Ivorians registering in the just ended voters registration exercise. The Ivorians are alleged to have registered for the Ghanaian voters’ ID cards at Banda Kabrono. A report by UTV showed the Ivorians displaying their …

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge has suspended two of its staff members for engaging in administrative malpractices. The officers were caught by BBC investigative team “Africa Eye” engaging in the sale of Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPEs) belonging to a private individual within the premises of the Hospital. According to their statement, …

The 50-year-old security man of the Northern School of Business, Mba Wulana, who was injured after a scuffle with a final year student has passed on. This comes less than a month after a 22-year-old student of the school, Sadat Yussif, allegedly pushed the security man, who then fell on …

Communications Director for the Ghana Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah has alleged that John Dramani Mahama tried to buy his silence in 2016. According to him, at the time, he was a serious proponent of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its policies and programmes and its administration. Mr Bempah said the …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his commitment to pay assembly members salary when voted into power. The former president believes that, assembly members play a major role in the governance system yet do not get any reward for their work. On July 27, 2020 while outdooring his running …

President Akufo-Addo has appealed to the Ghana Education Service to reconsider the decision to ban some 14 students from writing the ongoing WASSCE following their involvement in the recent chaos in their schools. In a statement Sunday, the President directed the Education Minister to intervene in order to ensure that …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) on Friday, August 7, 2020, issued a press release to dismiss some 14 students for engaging in acts of indiscipline as well as interdicting three teachers for their alleged roles in some of the reported cases. The affected students, per their dismissal letters, are barred …

The Executive Director for IMANI Africa has downplayed the Electoral Commission’s (EC) defence for the compilation of a new register. Mr. Cudjoe argues that the numbers recorded during the mass voter registration exercise would not have been so different if the old register was used. He made the claim in …

Ex-president, John Dramani Mahama has received the blessings of the Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Yagbonwura Tutumba Boresa I, ahead of the December 7, 2020 elections. The former president, whilst returning from Bole in the Savannah Region where he registered as a voter presented himself to the …

The Ministry of Education says there are no immediate plans to reopen schools from next month for full academic activities. Consequently, it has called on the public to ignore reports to that effect. “The ministry will like to state categorically that aside from final-year students who are in school, the …

The government is being urged to introduce alternative public education examination bodies to break the monopoly currently enjoyed by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). According to the Executive Director of the Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, this will force the West African examination body to sit up and act …

Bright Amponsah, the proprietor of Bright Senior High School at Kukurantumi in the Eastern region has reportedly been picked up by police from the Eastern Regional command. The arrest follows allegations of assault by some students of the school on West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) invigilators upon his alleged command …

Mention Zimbabwe and Mugabe come in as apron string.  The nonagenarian was a protagonist in history’s drama. He was larger than life and occupied a space no one could usurp.  Well, that was the notion until the Zimbabwean Army backed the man known in the country’s politics as ‘The Crocodile’ …