The Minority in Parliament has warned that the country’s streets might soon be littered with dead bodies of victims of COVID-19. According to the NDC MPs, their grim prediction is grounded in the failure of the government to deploy enough measures to contain the disease. Coronavirus cases in Ghana have …
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NDC vrs EC case: Heavy security at Supreme Court
There is heavy security presence at the Supreme Court in Accra today, Thursday, 11 June 2020, as the highest court of the land is expected to rule on a contentious case between the Electoral Commission and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Scores of armed security personnel from the Formed Police Unit of the Ghana …
Read More »Mahama likely to name his wife as his running mate – Wontumi claims
MI The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling government, Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako has named former First lady, Lordina Mahama has a possible Running Mate to Mr. John Dramani Mahama, 2020 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). “I am telling you from a credible source that John Mahama …
Read More »Nothing can stop EC from compiling a new voter’s register – Kofi Akpaloo
Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has stated that nothing can prevent the Electoral Commission (EC) from compiling a new voter’s register. He stated that, following the last meeting with the Electoral Commission (EC), he is confident the Commission is prepared for the …
Read More »CONFIRM: Asante Kotoko Management Dissolved
The management team of Ghana Premier League giants, Asante Kotoko has been dissolved. The management was led by renowned administrator, George Amoako, who the club’s Chief Executive Officer. This follows the expiration of their initial three-year mandate. A statement on the club’s official twitter handle thanked the outgone management for …
Read More »Read: All about Bipolar Disorder, the disease affecting Duncan-Williams’ son
Overview Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities. When your mood shifts to …
Read More »Thieves break into EC office
Some suspected thieves have broken into the Electoral Commission (EC) office at Kodie in the Affigya Kwabre South Constituency in the Ashanti Region and made away with some vital gadgets. The hoodlums reportedly took away two laptops that are said to contain some important information of the EC. So far, it is …
Read More »NDC won’t accept results of ‘flawed’ elections – Mahama
Former President John Mahama has warned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not accept the results of flawed elections. Speaking at the 28th-anniversary commemoration of the NDC in Accra, Mr. Mahama, who is the party’s flagbearer for the upcoming polls cautioned the electoral commission against acts that could disenfranchise Ghanaians …
Read More »I’m still waiting for my twins with Giselle Yazji – Kufuor
Fifteen years after being accused of having extramarital affairs with Giselle Yazji, which resulted in twins, former president John Agyekum Kufuor has responded that he is still waiting to see his supposed twins. He described the message which was being championed by his political opponents as “pure propaganda” which was …
Read More »Housing Deficit: Akufo-Addo is completing all projects from Kufour regime till date – MD
Managing Director of State Housing Company, Kwabena Ampofo Appiah has refuted claims that the Akufo-Addo government has abandoned housing projects started by previous governments. According to the Managing Director of State Housing Company at the behest of President Nana Akufo-Addo is ensuring the completion of all housing projects in the …
Read More »Father gets 2 years for flogging son
The 26-year-old father, who severely beat his three-year-old son for bedwetting, has been slapped with two years of imprisonment by a Kumasi circuit court. The court presided by Mrs Patricia Amponsah also bonded the convict, Ebenezer Osei Bonsu, for four years to be of good behaviour. The court deferred to …
Read More »NPP suspends two constituency secretaries over fraud
The Central Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended the constituency secretaries for Agona West and Assin South for gross misconduct. Sources say the move was to instill discipline in the party ahead of the 2020 general elections by Mr. Robert Kutin-led regional executives. Mr. Richard Takyi-Mensah, the Regional …
Read More »NPP boys slaughter sheep in river over party polls
SOME AGGRIEVED executive members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Juaben Constituency in the Ashanti Region have hurled normality to the dogs and resorted to the use of river deity to seek justice. Wearing red armed bands to symbolize their fury, the NPP executives allegedly slaughtered a sheep …
Read More »Over 500,000 fake voter ID cards in circulation – Let My Vote Count Alliance
Pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance, is claiming over 500,000 fake voter identification cards are in circulation in Ghana. This, according to Convener of the group, David Asante, is based on research they conducted in March 2020. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Tuesday, he said this was …
Read More »Benefits of sex that you did not know
Sex coach, Dzifa Sweetness, has educated that sexual intercourse is not only beneficial for reproduction or pleasure but has a lot of side benefits that we do not realize. In an interview on eTV Ghana’s adult show, In Bed with Adwen, with Ghana’s greatest love Doctor, Adwen, she noted …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ghana’s confirmed cases cross 10,000
Ghana has confirmed 291 new cases of the novel Coronavirus. These new cases have pushed the country’s case count to 10,201. The new figures represent a rise of 563 cases from the initial figure. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) made this know on their official website on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Meanwhile, some …
Read More »Stop Wasting Your Time on 2020 Election NPP Will Retain Power with a Wider Margin – NPP Chairman to NDC
The 1st Vice Chairman for the New Patriotic Party in the Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region has predicted that Elections 2020 will go in favour of New Patriotic Party and therefore the opposition NDC should stop wasting time and resources on Campaigning for the upcoming elections. According to the Vice …
Read More »New voter registration to start Tuesday, June 30?
The date for the start of the compilation of the controversial new voter register could be Tuesday, June 30, 2020. A letter sighted by 3news.com and signed by Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) in charge of Corporate Affairs Dr Eric Bossman Asare to some political parties puts the …
Read More »Please remove Jean Mensa – ASEPA begs Akufo-Addo
The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to remove Jean Mensa as the Electoral Commission Chair. This comes after the governance think-tank secured a declaration from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) that Mrs. Mensa failed to declare her assets on assumption of office in …
Read More »APC to Elect Regional Executives on June 27, 2020
The National Executives Committee (NEC) of the All People’s Congress (APC) has set 27th June, 2020 for its Regional Elections. The National Executive Committee (NEC) held a meeting on Saturday 6th June, 2020 at the party’s headquarters and agreed on 13th June, 2020 for vetting of candidates for various …
Read More »New Voters Register; The Common Sense Approach
There have been a lot of back and forth on the new voters register and rightly so because of the polarization characterizing the political atmosphere in Ghana. The position of an Electoral Commissioner in Ghana is the most unenviable one amongst all other sensitive appointments. From the choice of the …
Read More »EC cites 2012 Supreme Court decision as legal basis for new voters’ register
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that the underlying legal reasons for its decision not to include the existing voters’ Identification Card (ID) in its upcoming registration exercise is because the Supreme Court itself has held that the register is reasonably not credible and that by implication, the cards issued …
Read More »CHRAJ vindicates Mahama over vote-buying, corruption allegations
Vote-buying and corruption allegations against former president John Dramani Mahama have been thrown out by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The Commission in a 10-page report, dismissed a petition by a pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) group, Truth and Accountability Forum, indicating that it was without merit. The group …
Read More »COVID-19: “We Are Not Soldiers Who Swear To Die For Ghana”
Answering a question on radio on 28th May 2020, the General-Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association stated thus. “We are not soldiers who take an oath to die for Ghana. We nurses do not swear to die for Ghana. We must therefore be given PPEs to protect …
Read More »Kotoko’s interest in Nana Yaw Amponsah confirmed
Kumasi Asante Kotoko recently announced a new board with Dr. Kyei retaining his position to run Asante Kotoko SC for the next three years. The current Chief Executive Officer is set to leave the club as part of a major restructuring. According to reports, the Phar Rangers administrator was on …
Read More »No church services should be held in classrooms – GES warns
No church services will be held in classrooms, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has cautioned Christian religious leaders in the country. Following President Akufo-Addo’s ease of restrictions on public gatherings, schools across the country have reopened for final year students and churches are permitted to …
Read More »NDC prophet threatens to kill EC boss
A self-acclaimed pastor, Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei who is believed to be a staunch member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is threatening to kill the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa. The opposition NDC has been issuing warnings and threatening statements to supporters of the compilation of the new voters’ register. …
Read More »EC submits legal basis for new register to Supreme Court
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that the underlying legal reasons for its decision not to include the existing voter’s Identification Card (ID) in its upcoming registration exercise is because the Supreme Court itself has held that the register is reasonably not credible and that by implication, the cards issued …
Read More »Ghana Tops the Chart among Countries Benefiting from CoL Online Scholarships
Three Ghanaians, namely Enoch Adjei, Hamadu Hassan and Anane Vida who have completed 102, 94 and 61 courses respectively emerged as top learners on the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) scholarship programme. Ghana, through the Ghana Library Authority forms part of the four countries which includes …
Read More »The Workplace Wellness Program is set to bring back confidence at the Workplace – City Xtra Limited
The confidence to return to work has been a major subject in this COVID- 19 era. The assurance of whether one is safe being at home or at the workplace remains fully unanswered. The way forward in resolving the major part of this challenge is to have your workplace/home/environment disinfected. …
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