Two-time president of Ghana, John Agyekum has called for the relentless support of the NPP and its leadership ahead of the December elections. Addressing the National Council and members of the National Executive Committee of the NPP at the acclamation of Nana Akufo-Addo as the party’s presidential candidate for the …
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Asiedu Nketia attacks EC, Judges over voters register
Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the largest opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has gone berserk by unleashing unprovoked attacks on certain personalities in the country, especially the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, simply because she is trying to lead the compilation of a new voters’ register ahead …
Read More »From Ghana’s first female MP till date: Women representation in parliament since 1951
From recent developments and agitation to get more female representation in politics, it wouldn’t be far from right to state that the coiner of popular quote, “what men can do women can do better” had quite a good reason. Despite the remarkable heights reached in Ghana’s democratic development over the …
Read More »NPP acclaims Akufo-Addo as flagbearer today
The New Patriotic Party (NPP), today June 27, 2020 acclaims President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as its flagbearer for the 2020 elections. The event which will take place at the Alisa Hotel in Accra is strictly by invitation and is restricted to only member of the National Council and the …
Read More »COVID-19: Eight more dead as death toll hits 103
Eight more Ghanaians infected with the deadly coronavirus disease have died as the death toll hits 103. According to the latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service 361 new cases have been recorded shooting the country’s tally to 15,834. Meanwhile, 11,755 people have recovered from the highly infectious …
Read More »NIA exposes Mahama’s falsehoods on Ghana Card
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has pointed out what it claims to be three inaccurate statements made by former President John Mahama on the Ghana Card roll out. Mr. Mahama made the claims on Thursday night, June 25, 2020, from the NDC’s headquarters at Adabraka, following the Supreme Court’s ruling …
Read More »Ashanti Regional NPP Vice Chairman dead
The 2nd Regional Vice Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Sam Cudjoe is dead, MyNewsGh.com can confirm. The cause of his death has not been established, but a close relative has said he suffered a high blood pressure at dawn. Before his death, he had served the …
Read More »Maturity at its Best; Kwadaso MP Visits Dr Nyarko at Home To Congratulate Him
Hon. Dr Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah, the defeated Member of Parliament for Kwadaso Constituency together with his supporters visited the victor of yesterday’s parliamentary primaries, Dr. Kingsley Nyarko at his residence to congratulate him. As William Arthur Ward put it, to bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with …
Read More »CODEO to deploy 700 election observers
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers, CODEO, will deploy 700 observers for this year’s general election. As part of their schedule, the Observers will be deployed in two teams, with the first stream observing the election while the second monitor and observe the reactions of political parties after …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Mahama’s address on the Supreme Court ruling on compilation of voters register
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has expressed his disappointment with the Supreme Court ruling on the matter of the compilation of the new voters register by the Electoral Commission. At a press conference Thursday evening at the party’s headquarters, Mr Mahama noted …
Read More »Final year student dies in car crash on way back to school
A motor vehicle accident on the Obogu-Banso road near Juaso in the Asante Akyem South District of the Ashanti Region has claimed the life of a female WASSCE candidate. Esther Nyamekye, 23, a student of Ofoase Senior High Technical School at Juaso, was killed in the accident …
Read More »Mahama To Address Nation On Supreme Court Ruling Over New Voters’ Register
Former President John Dramani Mahama will be addressing the nation tonight regarding the Supreme Court ruling over the exclusion of the old voter Identification card as part of the requirement for the compilation of a new voters’ register. Mr. Mahama will be speaking from the party’s headoffice located …
Read More »Get ready for new register – EC reacts to Supreme Court judgement
Following the Supreme Court pronouncement asking the Electoral Commission (EC) to go ahead to compile a new voters register, the Commission is entreating all stakeholders to embrace themselves for the exercise which is scheduled for next week. The EC in a statement signed by Sylvia Annoh, Acting Director …
Read More »KNUST appoints first-ever female Vice-Chancellor
The Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has elected Professor Rita Dickson as the new Vice-Chancellor. She becomes the first-ever female to lead the science and technology university after beating three others to it. She takes over from Prof Kwasi Obiri Danso, …
Read More »90% of NPP’s polling station executives are useless to the party – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
The Majority Leader in Parliament and MP for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has described the majority of the polling station executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party as useless to the political fortune of the party when it comes to mobilization at the grassroots level, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to the lawmaker who has been …
Read More »Court orders EC to go ahead with voters registration exercise
The Supreme Court of Ghana has ordered the Electoral Commission to go ahead with the compilation of a new voters register. The ruling was decided by a 7-member panel presided by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. According to the Apex Court, the EC is an independent body and will only be directed …
Read More »17 nurses, doctors quarantined after woman dies of COVID at Atibie
A woman has died from Coronavirus in Atibie Government Hospital in Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, from Nkawkaw, went to the Atibie Hospital to seek healthcare since most health facilities in Nkawkaw are full following admission of over 100 Coronavirus patients. While on admission, …
Read More »90% of NPP’s polling station executives are useless to the party – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
The Majority Leader in Parliament and MP for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has described the majority of the polling station executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party as useless to the political fortune of the party when it comes to mobilization at the grassroots level, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to the lawmaker who has …
Read More »Awuah-Darko is so corrupt, I’ll hit him hard – Kennedy Agyapong
Self-acclaimed corruption fighter, Kennedy Agyapong, has launched an attack on the person he claims will soon be named running mate of John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Assin Central MP claims he has all the documents on Kingsley Kwame Awuah-Darko (aka Kwame …
Read More »Don’t be like ‘that foolish Owusu Aduomi’ – Ejisumanhene warns John Kumah
The Paramount Chief of the Ejisu Traditional Area of the Ashanti region has described the incumbent Member of Parliament of the Ejisu Constituency, Hon. Kwabena Owusu Aduomi who was defeated at last Saturday’s parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a “fool” who did nothing to develop the area in …
Read More »Covid-19: Okere District Education Office shuts down indefinitely
The Okere District Education Directorate has been shut down indefinitely after a staff tested Positive for Coronavirus. The office was shut down upon advise by the Ghana Health Service on Wednesday. All staff at the facility including the District Education Director have been asked to the self-quarantine pending …
Read More »My bicycles were not gifts – Defeated Assin North aspirant
Defeated aspirant in the Assin North NPP parliamentary race, Eric Amankwa Blay, says the bicycles he gave to delegates in the lead up to the party’s primaries were winning bonuses. Mr. Amankwah generated headlines when news went round that he ordered the recall of some 250 bicycles his …
Read More »Ghana’s COVID-19 case count hits 15,013
The number of coronavirus cases recorded in the country has once again shot up from 14,568 on June 23, 2020, to 15,013 after barely 24 hours. Per the new updates by the Ghana Health Service, the number of recoveries and discharges have also seen a boost as 605 infected persons …
Read More »Eastern Regional NPP threaten to Chase Out Hooligans NDC’s who intend to Disrupt EC Registration
The Eastern Regional General secretary of the ruling New Patriot Party(NPP) Hon. Jeff Konadu on behalf of the party has warned the National Democratic Congress(NDC) to desist hooligans which intend to disrupt the registration exercise by the Electoral Commission. Addressing the media in a press conference held at the …
Read More »Construction Of Ahafo Regional NHIS Office Begins – Hon. Bobie
The National Health Insurance Scheme was introduced in Ghana by one of the former presidents of the Republic of Ghana, H. E. John Agyekum Kuffour, who governed Ghana on the ticket of New Patriotic Party (NPP) between the year 2001 to 2008. It was so pathetic that, before the …
Read More »It’s time we end the era of appointing MPs as ministers – Ras Mubarak
The Member of Parliament for Kumbungu constituency, Ras Mubarak has underscored the need for Ghana to review the provision that enjoins the president to appoint MPs as Ministers. He argued that some MPs are only interested in getting ministerial appointments and thus neglecting their core function as lawmakers, a situation he said …
Read More »Covid-19: Korle Bu CEO Tests Positive
The Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching hospital, Dr. Daniel Asare has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Citi News sources say the CEO has been out of office for the past 10 days as a result. In his stead, the Medical Director of the Korle …
Read More »I lost an election because I didn’t give delegates ‘waakye’- NDC Communicator
A communication team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Narsh, has bemoaned the monetization of internal party elections. Recounting his bitter experience in contesting in an internal party race as an organizer, he disclosed he lost to his opponent because of ‘Waakye’. According to …
Read More »Education Minister suspected of contracting coronavirus, isolates at UGMC
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is in isolation at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) in Accra after being suspected of contracting coronavirus. This follows a voluntary test he undertook of COVID-19 at the same centre on Monday evening after he returned from his constituency. The …
Read More »NPP polling station executive murdered
A polling station executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Kubekror in the Wassa East district has been murdered by an unknown assailant. The 50-year-old Madam Mary Adade was allegedly murdered in her room last week Friday. The younger brother of the deceased, Mr. Isaac Kwaku Boateng …
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