POLITICS

JHS not extended to 4 years – NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has debunked assertions that the duration for Junior High School education has been extended to four years, whereas Senior High School education has been reduced to two years. In an interview, the Executive Secretary of NaCCA Dr. Prince Armah explained that the …

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GES to close basic schools in Sunyani Municipality

All basic schools in the Sunyani Municipality would be closed from Thursday February 27, to Friday February 28, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed. This implies that pupils and students in both public and private basic schools in the Municipality will not go to school. According to the GES, …

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NPP executive dies after invoking curses on MP

A disappointed polling station official who conjured curses from a river god to strike dead the Member of Parliament (MP) Asante Akyem North Constituency Lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi, the voting demographic Chairman Sampson Agyei, William Aboagye and other voting public administrators for suspending him from the gathering is dead. Speaking to My …

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Photos: Wa Islamic SHS gutted by fire again

For the second time in five weeks, the Wa Islamic Senior High School’s (SHS) girls dormitory has been gutted by fire. The female students had their test and exercise books, mattresses, food and beds destroyed by the fire. The dormitory burnt by the fire was a temporary dormitory given to the …

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Mammoth crowd ‘drowns’ Akufo-Addo as he arrives to file nominations

Hundreds of party enthusiasts thronged the premises of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Headoffice, Thursday afternoon to welcome President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as he files to contest in the party’s presidential primaries. Clad in party colours with various regalias, these supporters, with music playing in the background danced about, others waving as the …

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SONA debate boycott: Minority yet to take a decision

The Minority in Parliament says it is yet to decide if it will participate in discussions concerning the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday or not. This comes after the Majority in Parliament vowed not to allow them participate in any debate associated with the …

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SONA2020: Minority in Parliament explains why they walked out

The Minority in Parliament has explained its reason for walking out of the House when President Akufo-Addo was about to deliver the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA). At a press conference organised hours after the delivery of the Address to Parliament Thursday, Haruna Iddrisu said, “We have in the …

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Minority boycotts 2020 State of the Nation Address

Members of the minority side of parliament on Thursday boycotted the State of the Nation Address as they staged a walkout. The side which earlier announced they will be boycotting the sitting made their way out just as the national anthem ended. They moved out repeating a part of the …

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Akufo-Addo is an oppressor – Asiedu Nketiah

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has described President Akofo Addo as an oppressor who has thrown democracy into tatters. According to him, there’s so much insecurity in the country and Ghanaians are unhappy. Explaining the reasons for the Minority in Parliament’s walkout …

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[VIDEO]: Minority boycotts 2020 State of the Nation Address

Members of the minority side of parliament on Thursday boycotted the State of the Nation Address as they staged a walkout. The side which earlier announced they will be boycotting the sitting made their way out just as the national anthem ended. They moved out repeating a part of the …

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NPP polls: Akufo-Addo files nomination today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will today, THURSDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2020, at 1pm, file his nomination at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Headoffice to contest in the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for 25 April 2020. The President is yet again, seeking the endorsement of the delegates of the NPP to …

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NPP primaries: Supporters of Addai-Nimoh and incumbent MP in bloody brawl

At least, four New Patriotic Party (NPP) sympathisers in Asante Mampong Constituency were injured when supporters of two parliamentary aspirants clashed over the filing of process. Club-wielding supporters of incumbent Member of Parliament, Kwaku Sarpong Ampratwum, engaged in a free-for-all fight with those of former MP and presidential aspirant, Francis Addai-Nimoh, …

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NPP fires ‘double-mouthed’ Chief fisherman

The Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western Region has criticized the chief fisherman for the Lower Axim Constituency for publicly declaring that he will vote for John Dramani Mahama come December 2020. The chief fisherman, Nana Kofi Bentil, has reportedly been captured in a video making rounds on …

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Over 800 Takoradi Technical University students deferred

Over 800 students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have been deferred for failing to register with the school during the 2019/2020 academic year. During a press conference on Monday, the University’s Registrar, Moses Maclean Abnory, noted that students were given ample time to register from September 2019 to January …

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NPP Parliamentary Aspirant OPK, 4 others injured in an accident

Five (5) persons are currently nursing various degrees of injuries after a campaign vehicle belonging to Parliamentary aspirant for Mpraeso Constituency, Mr. Davis Opoku Ansah, known as OPK was involved in an accident. mynewsgh confirmed that the incident happened on Tuesday evening at about 5pm on the Accra-Suhum road while …

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Sports Minister to lose Atwima Mponua seat to ‘Commando’

Atwima Mponua constituency parliamentary seat is like to shift following massive support given to a contestant, John Ofori Atta, by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates who accompanied him to submit his parliamentary nomination form. John Ofori Atta, who is the Chief Executive Officer for the Mpasaatia Community Mining at …

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7 out of 21 coronavirus tests at Noguchi showed symptoms

The Head of the Virology Department of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Professor William Kwabena Ampofo, says seven out of the 21 cases tested for coronavirus showed symptoms as outlined by the Ghana Health Service despite all proving negative. He, therefore, called for vigilance and heightened effort as the …

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Very sad news from Legon

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the core function of every university is to solve problems and advance the frontiers of knowledge. They do not just award degrees, but they carry out research regularly to suggest solutions to the problems of the people. Right now as I write, the …

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