The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended a parliamentary aspirant in the Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency of the North East Region citing misconduct as the basis A letter signed by the Regional Chairman Fuseini Nurudeen and sighted by mynewsgh accuses Mr Peter Wuni Baaga of making certain utterances on live radio May …
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We’ll beat you mercilessly if you try to disrupt voter’s register – Obiri Boahen warns
The Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen has warned that anyone who attempts to disrupt the upcoming compilation of the new Voter’s register would be beaten mercilessly. According to Nana Obiri Boahen, the violence that happened during the Ayawaso West Wuogon bye-election was just a …
Read More »Arrest Osofo Kyiriabosom now – Group to Police
A group calling itself Drivers for Change has called for the immediate arrest of Rev. Christian Andrew aka Osofo Kyiriabosom for ”threatening” President Akufo-Addo. The group, based their call on comments made by the man of God asking the president to lift the ban on social gatherings to allow churches …
Read More »Allotey Jacobs to retire from politics?
Social Commentator and former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hinted that he will sooner or later retire from politics. Allotey Jacobs annouced his ‘political retirement’ in an interview with host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ programme on Wednesday, May 13th, 2020. The NDC …
Read More »December elections will come on – Government
Elections will be held in December as government does not intend to serve beyond its constitutionally mandated first term using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah gave the assurance yesterday during a ministerial briefing on Covid-19 management situation in the country. He pointed out that the government …
Read More »Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot Appointed As Vice Chancellor For C.K Tedam- University For Technology And Applied Sciences
The immediate past Provost of the College of Education Studies at the University of Cape Coast, Professor Eric Magnus Wilmot have been appointed as the Interim Vice Chancellor of C.K. Tedam- University for Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS) The University for Technology and Applied Sciences was curved out of …
Read More »Select your running mate early to save Adongo from casualties – Tescon Prez to Mahama
DAVID ANTWI BOASIAKO (TESCON PRESIDENT GCUC) WRITES; DAVID ANTWI BOASIAKO “Once upon a time there lived a cat and mouse in the same house, the mouse started a fight between itself and the cat but the cat always wanted to protect the peace in the house not to fight the …
Read More »Be accountable to us and stop insulting our chiefs – MP tells DCE
The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region; Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko has descended heavily on the District Chief Executive, Hon. Samuel Kwame Agyekum for calling the Chiefs of Anum and Boso and by Extension Akwamuhene Odeneho Kwafo Akoto as liars and greedy people for requesting from him …
Read More »Coronavirus: Obuasi stigmatizes Chinese nationals
Happy 98.9 FM’s Obuasi correspondent, Meshak Osei has revealed that residents of Obuasi have been stigmatizing Chinese nationals living in the town and the behaviour has increased after the town was declared a COVID-19 hotspot not long ago. According to him, high levels of misinformation, ignorance and fear has led to this …
Read More »New Voter register: Boakye Gyan’s possible “civil war” comment senseless- Majority Leader
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has described as “senseless”, a statement made by former military officer Major Osahene Boakye Gyan (rtd) on a possible “civil war” should the Electoral Commission goes ahead with the new voters’ register compilation. The lawmaker said the former coup plotter …
Read More »Over 100 children suffering from deadly Coronavirus-related ‘Kawasaki disease’ Hits New York -[PHOTOS]
About 100 children are now suffering from a potentially deadly inflammation of the blood vessels believed to be related to the Coronavirus disease, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced. According to Cuomo, three children a five-year-old boy, a seven-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl, died after battling symptoms similar …
Read More »Coronavirus: 10 inmates at Ashaimam police station test positive
Ten inmates at the Ashaiman Police Station have tested positive for coronavirus. Ashaiman District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent, Adu Kwadwo Baah confirmed this to Adom News. He said it was confirmed after random tests conducted by health officials two weeks ago. The inmates, Chief Supt. Baah said, have since been transferred …
Read More »No beds at Wa Hospital as mothers lie on floor with newborn babies
Some Pregnant women and newborn mothers receiving care at the maternity ward of the Wa Municipal Hospital have expressed their disappointment over the lack of beds for some of them who visit the facility daily for healthcare. Some of the affected victims who were spotted by Starr News expressed with …
Read More »Allotey Jacobs resigns from Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ show
“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 …
Read More »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 …
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