POLITICS

NPP to hold primaries on April 11?

Information reaching DGN Online indicates that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is likely to hold its parliamentary primaries for constituencies in which it has sitting MPs on April 11, 2020. The party had actually scheduled the primaries for April 25 and it is at this point unclear why the likely change …

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[VIDEO]: I Know I’ve Not Created A Paradise In Ghana – Prez

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admitted he has no turned Ghana into a paradise but believes his achievements have improved the conditions of Ghana compared to the previous administration. He said looking at the legacies his administration inherited, he would say much has improved. Speaking at a meeting with …

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Nana B understands basic principles of leadership – Aide

Aide to Henry Nana Boakye, the National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party, David Nkansah Anto, has sung praises of his boss over his deep understanding of the principles of leadership. DNA, as Mr. David Nkansah Anto is affectionately called, in a writeup, eulogizing his boss, said the …

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St. Fidelis SHS turns kitchen into dormitory due to infrastructure crisis

St.Fidelis Senior High Technical School in the Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region is facing serious infrastructural and logistical Challenges which is affecting the delivery of quality education to students. The infrastructural Challenges has compelled school authorities to convert a kitchen to dormitory, merged classes, whilst students study …

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World must prepare for pandemic, says WHO

The World Health Organization has said the world should do more to prepare for a possible coronavirus pandemic. The WHO said it was too early to call the outbreak a pandemic but countries should be “in a phase of preparedness”. A pandemic is when an infectious disease spreads easily from …

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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey pulls out of Anyaa-Sowutuom NPP primaries

Fifty-seven (57) parliamentary aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) filed their nomination papers at the close of nominations on Thursday, February 20, to contest in 20 constituencies of the Greater Accra Region. Surprisingly, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa- Sowutuom constituency, Mrs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, also the …

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Ghana Medical Association threatens strike

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has threatened to embark on a strike if the government fails to implement the signed conditions of service. In a memo signed by the President of GMA, Dr Frank Ankobea and General Secretary Dr Justice Yankson, the association noted that the government had failed to …

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Running mate saga: Mahama’s delay sparks panic in NDC

Following his election as the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2019, former president John Mahama, is facing perhaps his biggest test in politics, as time appears not to be on his side in naming his running mate for the 2020 general elections. President Akufo-Addo, who …

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ELECTION 2020: Osei Bonsu SHS Prefects Call for National Emulation

Yefriman Senior high school which has been renamed after the chief of Yefriman due to his tremendous contribution towards development of the school, now known as Osei Bonsu Senior High  School.   This week witnessed colorful atmosphere of students campaigning all over the school. What makes  this unique among all …

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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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