Richard Nyamah, Deputy Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has extolled the role of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in transforming Zongo communities. His analogy followed a debate between him and Alhaji Nasiru, a fellow communicator of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over Dr Bawumia’s assertion that …
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Akufo-Addo has rendered police service useless – Sammy Gyamfi
National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyanfi has accused the Akufo-Addo government of bastardising security agencies in the country. According to him, the military and police are increasingly becoming partisan under the NPP government. “The Armed forces is being bastardised left right and centre, as for …
Read More »Two final year students die in Anlo Senior High
Some two final year students have been reported dead in Anlo Senior High. According to reports coming in from Anlo Senior High, some two final year students have lost their lives in an unfortunate circumstance, Trends Baze filed. Per the report cited, the two students are a boy and a …
Read More »If Akufo-Addo fails to prosecute Hawa Koomson, We’ll do that if we win – NDC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to arrest and prosecute the Minister for Development and Special Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, for firing a gun at a registration centre. The MP who has confessed firing a warning shot at the centre claimed it was to defend …
Read More »Ayawaso North Constituency Office Of NPP Ransacked By Suspected NDC Thugs
The Constituency office of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the Ayawaso North Constituency in the Greater Accra region has been ransacked. Many items including tables, furniture, and computers in the office were destroyed in the incident. The alleged incident was carried out by some individuals who are yet to be …
Read More »Rev. Dr. Nii Amoo Darku Writes: A memorial to my President, friend and brother in the Lord
Exactly eight years ago, 21st July 2012, was the birthday of the late President, Prof. John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills. The day was a Saturday. The previous day, Friday, 20th July, the Council of State, of which I was a member, had met and appended our signatures to a …
Read More »ATU students sign petition to ensure they don’t write exams on campus
A statement released on Monday, July 20, 2020, outlined the schedule for the continuation of lectures and examination for continuing students of the Accra Techinical University. The statement outlined that students were going to have online lectures and subsequently report to campus to write exams where all protocol for the COVID-19 will …
Read More »Voters register: Anger brews over payment, registration officers bare teeth at EC
Some persons whose services have been engaged by the Electoral Commission (EC) in the ongoing voters registration exercise have expressed discontentment over the decision by the body to pay them an amount they describe as “woefully inadequate.” The registration officials have accused the EC of cajoling them into accepting to serve as …
Read More »First photos from Sir John’s funeral pops up
Final funeral service for former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, is currently ongoing at Sakrawono in the Ashanti Region. Early photos from the funeral have exclusively reached your most comprehensive news portal, adomonline.com and have been published below for …
Read More »LPG’s Akpaloo names Margaret O’Brien Sarfo as running mate
Founder and flagbearer of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) Percival Kofi Akpaloo has named Margaret O’Brien Sarfo as his running mate in the upcoming December presidential elections. Mr Akpaloo noted that he will mitigate the plight of the Ghanaian youth through economic empowerment when given the nod in the …
Read More »I still see Atta Mills in my dreams – Koku Anyidoho
Former Director of Communications at the presidency has revealed he still sees late President John Evans Atta Mills in his dreams. Koku Anyidoho revealed that since his boss died on July 24, 2012, he always appears to him in his sleep. “I number of times I have encountered President Mills …
Read More »2020 polls: Universities will be free if I win – Kofi Akpaloo
Flag-bearer for the Liberal Party of Ghana Kofi Akpaloo has promised to give Ghanaian students free university education if he is elected president of Ghana in the upcoming December polls. The astute businessman among other things committed to creating 200,000 jobs in the cocoa sector as he will build the …
Read More »I will commit suicide if NPP fails to win 2020 elections – Obiri Boahen
The Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen says he will commit suicide if the New Patriotic Party (NPP) fails to win the 2020 general elections. According to him, the Akufo-Addo led government has worked very hard towards the development of Ghana hence Ghanaians need to give the …
Read More »Ablakwa, Adutwum clash over Free SHS numbers
A Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has debunked claims by some people especially the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa suggesting a failure of the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme in terms of enrolment. According to him, the claims are based on wrong assumptions that …
Read More »Police Invite Hawa Koomson For Question Over Kasoa Shooting
The Central Regional Police Command has said it has invited the Minister for Special Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, for questioning after she fired a gun at a registration centre at Kasoa on Tuesday. Public Relations Officer of the Central Regional Police Command, DSP Irene Oppong, the invitation is to assist in …
Read More »52% of Ghanaians don’t think Akufo-Addo deserves second term – Ghanaweb poll
More than half of Ghanaians surveyed in the Ghana Election Poll do not think President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has fulfilled his promises well enough to deserve re-election as President of Ghana in the December 2020 presidential election, a Ghanaweb poll has suggested. The first wave of results of the …
Read More »COVID-19 Infected Students Can Still Write NovDec – Oppong Nkrumah
Minister for Information and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has addressed concerns over COVID-19 infected students who might miss this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) due to their health state. According to the Information Minister, the directions from the Ghana Education …
Read More »Sometimes the boyfriend you call ‘broke’ is doing better than your father – Ladies told
Ladies have been adviced to desist from branding their men broke because sometimes those same men may be doing far better than their fathers in life. This follows the increasing pressure heaped on men by women they’re dating to meet their outrageous material demands; something they themselves or their parents …
Read More »CODEO condemns Hawa Koomson’s gunshots at a registration centre
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has said the decision by Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, to fire warning shots at a registration centre in the constituency was selfish. Project Manager for CODEO, Rhoda Osei Afful, said the incident was unfortunate and must be …
Read More »Sex for Grades: Ghanaian graduates recount being sexually abused by same lecturer
A year after an explosive expose? by BBC Africa Eye detailing how lecturers in some universities in West Africa sexually harassed their students, two more victims have come out to share stories of how they got trapped in the cycle. In Nigeria, the senate has passed tough new legislation to …
Read More »I fired the gunshots myself – Hawa Koomson admits shooting at a registration centre
Mavis Hawa Koomson, the MP for the Awutu Senya East, says she fired a gun at a voters registration centre in her constituency. “None of my men had guns on then when we got to the centre. I fired the shots myself,” the MP, who is also Special Development Initiatives …
Read More »Female MP fires gunshots at voter registration centre
The Minister for Special Development Initiative has admitted to firing gunshots at the Step to Christ registration centre in the Awutu Senya East constituency. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson in an interview on Adom TV said she fired the shots because some hooligans had come to the centre to cause chaos. …
Read More »UPSA sets example: builds 812 new hostel rooms
With the imminent entry of qualified Free SHS graduates Into Universities this year, It is anticipated that already overwhelmed universities in Ghana will be further burdened by the sharp rise in the number of qualified applicants who will be competing for places during the 2020 admissions. Not much infrastructural development …
Read More »JHS duration increases to 4 years while SHS reduces to 2 years – NaCCA hints
The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) has hinted some critical features in the new Educational Reform to be implemented soon in Ghana’s Educational System. When the new curriculum is implemented, learners/pupils in Junior High Schools will have to attend school for four years, thus: JHS 1 to JHS 4. …
Read More »Covid-19 active cases declining – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called on stakeholders to focus attention on the active cases of COVID-19 and not cumulative cases. GHS Boss Dr Patrick Aboagye mentioned that given the high recovery rates among COVID-19 patients, conversations around the virus should be focused on the decreasing trend of active …
Read More »NDC agents not prevented from SHSs – EC clears air
The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has cleared the air regarding claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that its agents were prevented from monitoring the registration exercise in some two senior high schools in the Ashanti Region. The NDC had accused the EC of preventing its agents from observing the exercise at …
Read More »All you need to know as WASSCE begins today
The West African Examination Council earlier this month released a new timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The new timetable was released after the West African Examination Council (WAEC) got approval from the Ministry of Education. The examination starts from today, Monday, …
Read More »NE/R: Bawumia’s influence in NPP widespread – Walewale MCE
The Municipal Chief Executive for West Mamprusi in the North East Region has dismissed claims by NDC General Secretary Johnson Aseidu Nketiah that Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia would never be allowed to lead the New Patriotic Party. The NDC General Secretary is reported to have cautioned Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia …
Read More »Observe COVID-19 protocols during WASSCE – Nana Addo to students, teachers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked students, teachers and invigilators who will be involved in the conduct of the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to abide by COVID-19 protocols. “Just as has been done over the course of the last four weeks, since their return …
Read More »UCC cancels Atta Mills memorial lecture over COVID-19
The Management of the Cape Coast University (UCC) has announced the cancellation of the John Atta Mills commemorative lecture which was scheduled for its campus this week. In a statement, the university said the decision was informed by the COVID-19 pandemic which makes it impossible to hold large gatherings. The …
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