President Akufo-Addo says his government is considering implementing free tertiary education in the country. According to the president, the greatest investment to make in a country is to invest in it’s people, therefore, he intends to do so by investing in the education of the people. “What I’ve realised is …
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Barbados: Nine nurses from Ghana test positive for COVID-19
Twelve people, including nine of the nurses who recently arrived in Barbados from Ghana, have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests conducted on Friday by the Best Dos-Santos Public health Laboratory. Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George made the announcement during a live media conference on CBC TV yesterday afternoon. …
Read More »GES, WAEC deny leakage of 2020 WASSCE Science Paper 1 and 2
The Ghana Education Service and the West African Examination Council in different releases have denied reports that the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science Paper 1 and 2 scheduled to be taken on Monday, August 3, 2020 has been leaked. In its release, WAEC while allying the fears of students and other …
Read More »KNUST’s first female vice-chancellor promises ‘one student one laptop’
Professor Rita Akosua Dickson has officially taken over as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She takes over from Professor Kwasi Obiri Danso whose tenure of office came to an end on Friday, July 31, 2020. Prof. Rita Dickson, until her appointment was the …
Read More »It’s an insult to come back to power – Actor scolds Ex-Prez Mahama
Actor Prince David Osei says NDC flagbearer and former President John Dramani Mahama‘s desire to come back to power is an “insult” to Ghanaians. According to him, Mr. Mahama has already served the nation well and there is nothing more he can offer Ghanaians. Besides, the former President’s administration was characterized by corruption …
Read More »Why should a past president dream of contesting an incumbent? – Akufo-Addo asks
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he still finds it strange that a former president, John Mahama has decided to contest him in the forthcoming elections. According to President Nana Addo, this is the first time a former president is contesting an incumbent, adding that the NDC’s flagbearer John Mahama has …
Read More »Reducing elephant-sized gov’t will provide cash to pay Assembly Members – Mahama
Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has disclosed how he intends to paying allowances to Assembly Members across the country with a lean government. The NDC flagbearer has said that his next will be paying Assembly members across the country and also offer them the needed training to build their …
Read More »Incompetence tag: Mahama is only ranting, leave him- Prez. Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked the media to not worry him about ‘innuendos’ from the running-mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress’, John Mahama as the latter is only desperate for recognition and attention. MyNewsGh.com reports. The President stated in an exclusive interview on Wontumi Television on Saturday, …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s incorruptibility tag eroded with action against Domelevo – UG Lecturer
A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School Dr. Kobby Mensah says President Akufo-Addo has eroded his incorruptibility tag with his proceed on leave directive to the Auditor-General. According to him, the President can no longer convince the citizenry during campaigning that he is incorruptible. It comes after …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: President Akufo-Addo speaks on Wontumi TV
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is speaking on the Wontumi TV channel in the Ashanti Region as part of a regional working tour he embarked last week. This follows a US$49 million sod cutting for the construction of the Damongo Water Project in the Northern Region. Watch Akufo-Addo’s interview on Wontumi TV …
Read More »Did former president Jerry Rawlings really beat up his veep in a political feud?
Very few living statesmen on the African continent possess the myth-cum-fact biography of Ghana‘s former President Jerry John Rawlings, the country’s longest-serving head of state. For starters, Rawlings, by virtue of his initials J.J. was called Junior Jesus by the commonfolk from about 1979. He was the savior who was …
Read More »Final phase of voter registration exercise begins today
The Electoral Commission (EC) will this morning (Saturday, August 1, 2020) begin the fifth and final phase of its ongoing voter registration exercise. The Commission in a statement urged all eligible voters to take advantage of the final phase and register to vote on December 7, 2020. The current exercise …
Read More »WASSCE 2020 Integrated Science questions Leaked?
Less than 72 hours to the start of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE), there are suspicions that the questions have been leaked. A sample of the Integrated Science paper which is scheduled to be written on Monday, August 3, 2020, has surfaced on social media. A post sighted on …
Read More »I’ll work closely with you if I win – Mahama to Assembly members
The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has assured assembly members that the NDC will work closely with them to deepen their role in governance if they win the December polls. Mr Mahama says as the first point of contact for the resolution of many issues in …
Read More »6-Year-Old Girl Foretells The Winner of 2020 Presidential Election Through a Dream She Had -SEE THIS..
Our portal has gathered from Ghsplash that a six years old girl identified as Celestine has narrated a dream she had last night to her mom. She told her mom that she dreamt that she was about going out to vote when she Saw a weird number of people dressed …
Read More »COVID-19 death toll in Ghana hits 182
Ghana has recorded seven more COVID-19 deaths as the death toll now stands at 182 from 175, according to the Ghana Health Service. The active cases of the virus stand at 3,223 with 32,090 persons recovered or discharged. The total number of cases stand at 35,501 after 359 new cases …
Read More »SHS gold-track student collapses and dies during exams in Koforidua
A second-year gold-track student of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua has died during exams. The female student collapsed while writing Literature in English WASSCE Thursday afternoon. She was immediately rushed to the St. Joseph Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Starr News has gathered that the General …
Read More »Airbus scandal: Adam Mahama fights Amidu’s extradition attempts with UK lawyers
Samuel Adam Forster, aka Samuel Adam Mahama, has taken steps to fight Martin Amidu’s attempts to get him into Ghana. London-based lawyers for Adam Mahama have reportedly acknowledged receipt of a letter written by the Special Prosecutor asking Adam Mahama to return to Ghana voluntarily from the UK to be …
Read More »“I Won’t Buy Rice and Oil To Win Vote; I will Invest in The People” – LPG PC
The Parliamentary Candidate for Liberal Party of Ghana in Agona East Constituency of the Central Region Hon Samuel Paa Kwasi Ayeequaye has vowed not to induce the people in his constituency with rice, oil or share money to the people to win their votes but will rather invest in them …
Read More »Bawumia’s in TROUBLE Over Dual Citizenship Allegation
Some Ghanaians are calling for the arrest of Vice President(VP) Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over what is allegedly described as a crime for the possession of dual citizenship despite holding such a key position in the country. According to those calling for the arrest of the Vice President, it is a crime for a …
Read More »COVID-19: 10 local plants saving Ghanaian lives
The importance and usefulness of herbal medicines haven’t been more profound than this period of the global health crisis. In an era where the strength of one’s immune system holds the key to the person’s survival, the patronage of herbal medicine has witnessed a dramatic rise. In Ghana, health experts …
Read More »NPP’s Abronye DC ‘most abusive on radio’ – MFWA report
A language monitoring report by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has cited the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, for excessive use of abusive language on radio. The report also identified Happy FM’s Nana Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah and the …
Read More »Is Electoral Commission’s Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan ‘Dead’?
Former Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan who was popularly known as Afari Gyan despite the numerous back and front with the new voters register and the heated 2020 general elections have intended not to speak to make Ghanaians have a better view of his long term experience as former …
Read More »Ghanaians aren’t fools to vote for Mahama again – Sekou Nkrumah
Son of Ghana’s first President, Dr.Sekou Nkrumah has once again waded into the choice of former President Johnn Mahama as the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying, Ghanaians are not fools to return Mr Mahama to the highest position of the land. According to Sekou Nkrumah, no amount …
Read More »Sack Ken Ofori-Atta for breaching Fiscal Responsibility Act – Minority demands
The minority in Parliament wants the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta out of office for breaching the Fiscal Responsibility Act that he established. According to them, they will activate the clause in that law that requires the finance minister to be sanctioned by pushing him out of office. They claim that …
Read More »NDC Battles Bawumia In Achievements Challenge; Bawumia Points 50, NDC Serves 60
The opposition National Democratic Congress says they are ready to engage Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in any achievements challenge. Bawumia in a Facebook post on Tuesday published what he says are 50 achievements of President Akufo-Addo which put him ahead of former President John Mahama. The NDC in a …
Read More »Kpandai SHS Students clash with school authorities, police over seizure of phones
Students of Kpandai senior high school (SHS) have clashed with school authorities and the District Police Command after the school’s Headmaster, Mugisu Abubakari confiscated over 100 phones of some students. Adom News’ Job Odehyeba Owusu who was at the scene said the headmaster initially asked the students to voluntarily hand …
Read More »NDC reacts to Bawumia with 60 achievements of Mahama
The main opposition National Democratic Congress says they are ready for the comparison of achievements challenge being advanced by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The Vice President in a Facebook post Tuesday published what he says are 50 achievements of President Akufo-Addo which put him ahead of former President John Mahama in …
Read More »NPP, NDC leaders arrested for disrupting voters registration exercise
Two leading figures ofthe governing New Patriotic Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asasi Constituency in the Ashanti Region, have been arrested for disrupting the ongoing voters registration exercise. The two, Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yakubu Tony Aidoo, and the deputy Youth Organiser of …
Read More »John Mahama already has our votes – Aggrieved Menzgold customers assure
Some aggrieved Menzgold customers have promised to vote massively for former President John Mahama if he can reassure them he will settle all their locked up funds when he wins power. Several thousands of Ghanaians have their investments locked up with the ‘ponzi scheme’ firm for over two years now. …
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