According to the vociferous Kwabena Frimpong, some Members of Parliament lost their seats at the just ended parliamentary Primaries of the ruling New Patriotic Party because majority of delegates woefully succumbed to the money and goodies from the Parliamentary Candidates giving no recognition to competence in their selection of …
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EC Should Stop Putting the Lives Of Ghanaians in Danger – Mr Mathias Tulasi
The Chief Executive Officer of Literacy Ambassadors Ghana has called on the Electoral Commissioner to keep to its promises made to Ghanaians concerning ensuring all safety protocols against COVID-19 at the registration centers prior to the start of the mass registration exercise across the country. Mr. Mathias Tulasi …
Read More »Eighty-four-year-old gets her Voters ID card in record time
As the Electoral Commission Tuesday started the compilation of a new voters’ register for the 2020 General Election applicants were determined to be early birds, leading to long queues being formed at many registration centres ahead of the official start at 0700 hours. They included 84-year-old Madam Victoria Akutey, a resident of …
Read More »VIDEO: Collins Dauda attacked with pepper spray at voters registration center
Member of Parliament for the Asutifi South, Collins Dauda, was attacked Tuesday morning whilst monitoring processes at some registration centers at Acherensua, a town in the Asutifi South Constituency in the Ahafo Region. The legislator was at the Methodist Primary School registration center at Acherensua when he was confronted, unprovoked, by a …
Read More »LIVE UPDATES: Voters registration exercise – Day 1
After the back and forth over the need or otherwise of a new electoral roll, the Electoral Commission commences its month-long nationwide voters registration exercise today. The EC has argued that the compilation of the register is an ingredient for a free and fair election on December 7, 2020. The …
Read More »I don’t want to be winner of rigged elections – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says the deployment of military personnel in some border towns of the country is not intended to intimidate prospective registrants as the electoral commission begins mass voter’s registration tomorrow, Tuesday, June 30. It comes after the opposition National Democratic Congress accuse the President and the ruling …
Read More »EC Must Specify Plans to Register All S.H.S Students to Avert Disenfranchisement – EGS Boss
The President of Educate Ghana Summit (EGS) has called on the Electoral Commission to explain to the general public how it will get the Senior High School Students registered to prevent disenfranchisement in the upcoming general elections. We are very much aware of the no-visitation order that …
Read More »We had big brains in the Second Parliament of the 4th Republic – Kennedy Agyapong
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong has heaped praise on the members of the 2nd parliament of the 4th republic. The controversial Member of Parliament made these remarks in an interview with Metro TV’s Paul Adom Otchere on his current affairs show, Good Evening …
Read More »Akufo-Addo speaks on voters’ registration exercise today
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today speak to issues surrounding the new voters’ register Since the Electoral Commission announced its intentions to compile a new voters register, the opposition NDC and other political parties have kicked against it and have organised several demonstrations and press …
Read More »Ambrose Dery denies allegation of sending security personnel to the Volta region
Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery has denied allegations from the minority in Parliament that security personnel were sent to the Volta Region to prevent people from registering in the upcoming voters registration exercise. According to the Interior Minister, the security personnel were sent to the Eastern border since the …
Read More »EC addresses Ghanaians ahead of voters registration exercise today
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Jean Mensa will today Monday, June 29, 2020 address Ghanaians on the modalities for the new voters register the Commission is set to compile. The Supreme Court in its ruling last week gave the electoral commission the green light to start …
Read More »Deployment of soldiers in Volta creating suspicions, animosity – Rawlings
Former President JJ Rawlings says the deployment of military men in parts of the Volta region ahead of the voter’s registration exercise is generating animosity. In a statement, Mr. Rawlings said while it is important to protect the integrity of the registration exercise, it must be done in …
Read More »Ghana records 17,351 coronavirus cases with 12,994 recoveries
Ghana’s total confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus has risen to 17,351. This was announced by the president during his 13th televised address to the nation. This means that the country has recorded 609 new cases since the last update by the Ghana Health Service. The total number of persons who have …
Read More »Govt extends incentive packages for frontline health workers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended by three months the incentive packages for frontline health workers. Addressing the nation on Sunday, June 28, 2020, the president said, “this means that all health workers will pay no income taxes for the next three months, i.e. July, August and September. “Again, all frontline …
Read More »COVID-19: Ghana records 9 new deaths, 16,742 cases
Death toll of the fast-spreading Coronavirus in Ghana has risen to 112, with additional positive cases of 311, new update has revealed. This brings to total a case count of 16,742. Additionally, the number of recoveries has also shot up to 12,720. Regional breakdown Greater Accra Region – 9,326 Ashanti Region – …
Read More »VIDEO: Over 120 student from Adiembra SHS allegedly sacked for breaching Covid-19 protocols
Some 120 students from Adiembra Senior High School in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly of the Western Region have been sacked by school authority for breaching various Covid-19 protocols. The students, all boys allegedly left campus without permission and no supervision. This according to management is a complete breach …
Read More »Casual sex: Harmless fun or harmful to the soul?
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused lockdowns across the world, cutting off opportunities for socializing with others. While hard data is not readily available, this lockdown likely led to a massive decrease in promiscuity and casual sex. Now that lockdowns are easing, social venues are beginning to reopen and singles are once again …
Read More »5 natural ways to make your lips soft and pink
If you can keep slices of cucumber on your lips for about 15 minutes on a daily basis, they would become pink and soft. There is a certain kind of unexplainable beauty that comes with having pink lips. Everyone can admit to this. And it is counted among the reasons …
Read More »Kufuor versus Kennedy Agyapong feud goes deeper than partisan politics – Adom-Otchere
Paul Adom-Otchere, the host of Good Evening Ghana says the fall out between former President John Agyekum Kufuor and Kennedy Ohene Agyapong is not only because the latter decided not to support Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, the preferred candidate of Kufuor. According to Adom-Okyere, the real problem has to do …
Read More »Best running mate cannot change indecisive leader – Bawumia jabs Mahama
The Vice President. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has admonished the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, to do more than selecting a good running mate. Speaking at the National Executive Council of the ruling New Patriotic Party to acclaim the party’s candidate, President Nana Addo Dankwa …
Read More »You’ll die if you register in Sekyere Afram Plains – NDC group to foreigners
Concerned members of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Sekyere Afram Plains constituency in the Ashanti region have instructed the dreaded River Drobon god to kill non-residents who will dare come to the area to register their names in the upcoming voters’ registration. According to them, any …
Read More »‘They don’t read’ – Bawumia mocks Asiedu Nketia, NDC over new register
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has come at the National Democratic Congress for misinterpreting the Supreme Court’s ruling on the new voters register. According to him, the opposition NDC and its General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia could have understood the ruling better if they had critically paid attention to the judgement provided. “They are …
Read More »Election 2020: Akufo-Addo mocks Mahama, NDC as he announces Bawumia as running mate
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has retained his vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as his running mate for the Presidential elections in December. The announcement which was greeted with unanimous cheers was also approved by the National Council and the National Executive Committee (NEC), making him the official running mate for Akufo-Addo. “Today …
Read More »NPP leadership don’t just talk, they do the work – Kufuor
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 …
Read More »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 …
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