“I decided that today I will not come . . . I am very sorry; I know I will disappoint you (Kwami Sefa Kayi),” Social Commentator, Allotey Jacobs said in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ programme Wednesday. The former Central Regional Chairman of the National …
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Coronavirus: Cancel December general elections – Maurice Ampaw tells EC
Astute Accra based private legal practitioner Dr. Maurcie Ampaw is advocating for immediate cancellation of the Ghana’s general elections slated for December 7, 2020 due to what he terms as limited time period created by the COVID-19 expressing doubt if the Electoral Commission of Ghana could run a credible elections. …
Read More »I feel hunted by Martin Amidu – Mahama Ayariga
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga has said he feels hunted by Special Prosecutor over an ongoing corruption probe by the newly established office. According to the MP, evidence provided by the Office of The Special Prosecutor does not warrant the level of disdain expressed by the …
Read More »Another Eight health workers test positive for coronavirus in Western region
Eight health workers, including doctors, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Western Region According to the Western Region Health Directorate, the health officials who tested positive for COVID-19 are mostly from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The daily situational report released on the pandemic on Tuesday said the case counts in …
Read More »AUDIO: You’ll get “CIVIL WAR” if you compile new register – Maj. Boakye Gyan warns EC
The former senior military officer who planned the coup d’etat of June 4, 1979 that brought Flt.Lt. JJ Rawlings and other junior officers to power, Major Kwadwo Boakye-Djan has started beating war drums over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) intention to compile new voters register barely 7 months to the December …
Read More »‘Unreasonable’ to compile new register now – EC asked to respect President’s directives
A member of the NDC’s COVID-19 Response Team, Dr. Pius Esandor says attempts by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters’ register in this era of Coronavirus is ‘unreasonable’. According to him, the operation if conducted will worsen Ghana’s cases of the pandemic across the country. He, however, called on the Commission …
Read More »Nkwanta South Hospital records 100% COVID-19 recovery
The Nkwanta South Municipal Hospital in the Oti region has an announced that it has successfully treated and discharged all five patients who were receiving treatment after contracting the novel Coronavirus. The Medical Superintendent, Dr Hilarious Gadze, noted that all five patients were discharged after a series of confirmatory tests …
Read More »NPP Party Executives Angry about Parliamentary Vetting Committee’s silence on their petition to disqualify Anyaa Sowutuom MCE
Chaos is likely to erupt in the Anyaa-Sowutuom constituency as some scores of NPP executives in Anyaa-Sowutuom explodes about the complete silence of the Parliamentary Vetting Committee on their petition to disqualify Mr Emmanuel Lamptey, the MCE for Ga Central Municipality from the parliamentary race. The said petition which …
Read More »SHS Heads In Volta Region Express Joy As Zoomlion Fumigates Schools
Authorities of some Senior High Schools in the Volta Region were full of praise for the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion as their facilities were fumigated on Tuesday. According to them, the decision to undertake the exercise was timely as most of them had to battle with bedbugs …
Read More »Soronko Academy Launches Digital Skills Assessment Tool In Partnership With Mastercard Foundation
Platform to include COVID-19 assessment to test user knowledge and preparedness on the disease First of its kind in Ghana, My Digital Skills, will allow job seekers to assess their digital skills and employability The tool is targeted at empowering economically disadvantaged women in Ghana with both hard and soft …
Read More »How I cured UK returnee of Corona virus— Sheik Amin Bonsu, CEO, Amen Herbal Hospital
Dr. Sheik Amin Bonsu, CEO of Amen Scientific Herbal Hospital, a renowned Herbal Hospital in Ghana, known for healing of diseases, has revealed how he cured a United Kingdom returnee of Corona virus. He made the disclosure when a group of pressmen call on him. According to the statement, a Ghanaian …
Read More »COVID-19: Ghana records 427 new cases; total now 5,127
Ghana has recorded 427 new cases of COVID-19 within the last two days shooting the total number of cases to 5, 127, the Ghana Health Service(GHS) has announced. According to the Director-General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, out of the 427 cases, 272 came from Obuasi in the Ashanti region …
Read More »We will compile new register, nobody can control us – EC
The Electoral Commission has stated that it will go ahead and compile a new voters’ register for the upcoming polls adding that no individual or authority can direct or control them. In a terse statement, the EC said “as stated Article 46 of the 1992 Constitution, the EC would like …
Read More »Abronye DC writes to police, levels counter-allegations against Mahama
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwame Baffoe Abronye is asking the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service to ignore allegations levelled against him by former President John Mahama. The former president through his counsel, Tony Lithur had accused the man popularly known as …
Read More »Govt’ has not given us any PPEs – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has disputed the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu’s claim that the government has allocated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Commission. Mr. Iddrisu had questioned the priorities of the government and the EC amid the novel coronavirus pandemic after alleging the allocation of PPE. The EC in its statement however clarified …
Read More »Library Authority secures license for 1000 Ghanaians to study on Coursera
The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has secured scholarship slots for 1000 Ghanaians to study on Coursera. Coursera is one of the leading, globally recognized Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platforms because of its association with top universities like, Stanford University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania and many others in offering …
Read More »Abronye DC defends allegations against Mahama
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronya DC, has written to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service, defending allegations he leveled against former President John Mahama. It would be recalled that the former president’s lawyer, Tony Lithur, had written …
Read More »COVID-19 – Two KATH Nurses test positive – CEO
The Chief Executive of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Dr, Oheneba Owusu Danso has confirmed that, two nurses at the health facility have tested positive to the novel Coronvirus pandemic. According to the chief administrator of KATH, the management has been carrying out periodic test amongst the staff to ensure that …
Read More »Bongo MP explains why he donated alcohol for COVID-19 fight
Member of Parliament for Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region, Edward Bawa has explained the reason behind he distributing alcohol to some elders in his constituency. The MP in his engagements with some constituents donated a bottle of a local hard liquor ‘Kalahari Bitters’ to pour libation to protect the constituency …
Read More »NPP’s Mac Manu is a gem in elections – Communications expert confesses
Popular Communications strategist and social media influencer, Raymond Ablorh has praised the appointment of Mr. Peter Mac Manu as campaign manager of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP)2020 Elections Campaign, noting that he understands elections and how to steal them. Reacting to news that Mr Mac Manu has been reappointed as …
Read More »Akufo-Addo jabs Mahama over management of coronavirus
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has subtly jabbed former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over their criticisms of government’s management of Coronavirus in the country. He says the opposition NDC and Mahama are only criticizing his government for their “political survival”. The President during his ninth televised address to Ghanaians on …
Read More »Panic at Ghana Manganese as community officer dies of coronavirus
There is growing fear among workers of Tarkwa-Nsuta-based company, Ghana Manganese after a principal community officer died of COVID-19. The Deputy Health Director in charge of clinical services in the Western Region, Dr Atsu Dordor who confirmed the news said sample of the deceased was taken last week but she died …
Read More »W/R: 14 new COVID-19 cases confirmed; regional tally now 52
The Western region has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 raising the regional figure from 38 to 52 as of Sunday. The regional tally stood at 38 as of the last update on Saturday evening. The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis leads with 16 positive cases while Tarkwa comes second with 15 …
Read More »coup d’état In CPP
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) say they have quelled a coup d’etat by Lawyer Bright Akwetey, a three-time failed flagbearer aspirant of the CPP and Yaw Asamoah. According to CPP in a disclaimer dated May 10, 2020, “last Friday, May 8, 2020, an illegal meeting called by the Chairman of …
Read More »A/R NPP: Kwadaso NPP Boils Over Mafia Delegates Album Amid Leaked Tape
Good morning/Good afternoon to you our friends from the media, we appreciate your prompt response to our call/ invitation upon such short notice. What we are going to talk about today is about Kwadaso Constituency Album and Matters Arising from the insults and recording of National Party Executive by our …
Read More »COVID-19: No facemask, no entry at KATH – Management
Management of the Konfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) reminds the general public that the facility is a mandatory facemask wearing zone. According to KATH management, any member of the public who wishes to access the hospital must, therefore, wear a facemask. This is in line with the directives outlined by the …
Read More »912 newly recruited teachers cleared for biometric registration to receive salaries
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released identity cards for some 912 newly recruited teachers to enable them go through the new entrant biometric registration to be able to receive their salaries. Each of the 912 teachers who were part of those trained in 2018 and employed last year are …
Read More »Coronavirus: Stick to precautionary measures – Dr. Wiafe Addai tells mothers
The Chairperson of Ghana Cancer Board, Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has charged mothers in Ghana to stick to the precautionary measures being undertaken to combat the coronavirus pandemic. She said it is mothers’ responsibility to ensure healthy welfare and up-bringing of children in the society, and this can only be achieved if the …
Read More »Ghanaians react to increasing coronavirus cases, deaths
Mixed reactions greeted Ghana Health Service’s latest announcement of an increase in Ghana’s coronavirus infections and deaths on social media. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on May 9, 2020, announced that Ghana’s confirmed cases of the coronavirus have increased from 4,012 to 4,263, an increase of 251 new cases with …
Read More »Bawumia embarrassed himself politically, academically with dumsor vs. COVID-19 comparison – Suhuyini
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has described the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia‘s comparison of Coronavirus pandemic with Dumsor as embarrassing. He said, Dr. Bawumia exposed himself academically and politically by trying to compare both situations when they have absolutely no correlation with …
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