The filing fees for the various portfolios within the Convention People’s Party(CPP) have been reviewed by the party. Presidential Aspirants will now pay a filing fee of GH¢170,000, instead of the original GH¢200,000 communicated earlier. The party has also slated the picking and filing of nomination forms from February 06, …

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, Chairman of the Ashanti Regional NPP, says he will never forgive former president John Mahama for ordering the seizure and burning of his mining equipment in 2013. Antwi Boasiako who is popularly referred to as Chairman Wontumi, speaking on Good Evening Ghana show on Metro TV insisted …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as unnecessary, calls for former government officials who allegedly received bribes from aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, between 2009 and 2015 to be named. According to the party, knowing the names of those involved is immaterial to the substance of the matter. The National Communications …

The Ghana Health Service has said Ghana has recorded a total of nine suspected cases of the deadly coronavirus infection, but they have all tested negative. These nine cases include the two recent ones reported at the Korle bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday. The two – a Chinese and an Argentine …

A virologist at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Dr. Kofi Bonney has confirmed that tests on two suspected cases of coronavirus have proved negative. He explained that blood samples of the two suspects – A Chinese national and an Argentine – were been taken to the Noguchi for …

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, has cautioned the executives of his party to ensure they provide a level playing field as they prepare to organise internal primaries to elect parliamentary candidates who would represent them during the 2020 general elections addin that those executives preventing others from picking nomination forms are …

The head of the Public Health Department at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has revealed that a lack of a well-resourced holding bay at the hospital caused pandemonium among doctors on Wednesday. Dr Philip Amoo said there was a situation in which two suspected cases of coronavirus were reported at the facility …

About 290 students of the Buipe Senior High School (SHS) in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have been asked to go home and report back to school in a week’s time. This follows a fire outbreak that occurred in the school last Monday that destroyed their dormitory …

Government has directed the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to undertake educational infrastructure projects in all public senior high schools (SHSs) for successful implementation and sustenance of the Free SHS Policy. Madam Gifty Twum-Ampofo, the Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), who announced this …

Two teacher unions and some teachers have hailed the decision of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to revise its promotion process. The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (CCT-G) and some teachers have expressed their satisfaction with the decision to switch from interviewing teachers …

Parliament has been called upon to initiate a programme to give the late Dr Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah, a former legislator in the then Gold Coast Parliament, a befitting national funeral. Mr Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, who made the call on Tuesday in …

It has emerged that the government quest to fight the galamsey menace is gradually becoming difficult as some ‘big men’ from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) are involved in destroying the natural environment all in the name of finding gold. This revelation happens to be in a video circulating …

Two foreign nationals on Wednesday reported at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital having developed some symptoms suspected to be coronavirus. The patients, a Chinese and an Argentine who have been living together in the country for some days, have been isolated at the facility while blood samples taken have been sent …

The Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anaesthetists have suspended their nationwide strike. The suspension of the strike is expected to take effect on Thursday, 6th February 2020. The suspension, according to the Association follows a “fruitful deliberation and goodwill shown by stakeholders and the leadership of the union in a …

A customized jersey for the yet to be known ‘Government Official 1’ otherwise known as ‘Individual 1’ has hit social media in what is a mockery of the opposition National Democratic Congress whose officials are believed to have played a role in the Airbus saga under the Mills-Mahama governments of …

A whopping 64.9% of Ghanaians are in support of the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voters’ register for the December polls, a University of Ghana survey has revealed. The survey, conducted by the Political Science Department of the university, in December 2019, asked the 27,500 respondents a simple question, …

The political vigilantism dialogue was instituted by the National Peace Council following the violence that marred the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election in 2019. Despite earlier disagreements, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) committed to the dialogue and indicated their preparedness to end the …

Deputy Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he is solidly behind him in his commitment to develop the country. The lawmaker for Nadwoli-Kaleo Constituency on behalf of the chiefs and people of the area expressed their commitment to the president’s …

The Catholic Bishop Conference has vowed to campaign any against any political party which fails to append its signature the comprehensive roadmap developed by the National Peace Council to deal with the threat of party vigilantism. The Opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) refused to sign the document arguing that key stakeholders …

A militia group aligned to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kandahar Boys, allegedly forced its way into the Northern Development Authority premises and took away 400 tricycles without approval. According to information gathered by JoyNews, 10 containers holding 40 tricycles each and were moved from the NDA premises sometime in October 2019, have been …

A former Director of Communications at the Office of the President under the John Evans Atta-Mills administration, Koku Anyidoho has served notice of not defending the flagbearer of the NDC in the wake of the Airbus debacle. Anyidoho, who appeared on Nana Fianko’s afternoon show on ATV, indicated that he …

Dunkwa-on-Offin (C/R), Feb. 4, GNA – Fire on Monday afternoon razed two male dormitories; Owusu Bore and Aggrey halls, at Boa-Amponsem Senior High School at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality, displacing about 300 students. The inferno, causing extensive damage to property, took the intervention of the Municipal Fire …

The National Democratic Congress, NDC says they are considering legal actions against NPP’s Communications Director Yaw Buaben Asamoa for alleging that John Mahama is Government official 1 in the Airbus corruption scandal. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen on Monday, NDC’s communications Director, Sammy Gyamfi said they are in talks with …

The former president, Jerry John Rawlings has issued a disclaimer on some statements purported to have been authored by him on a number of national and international issues including the raging Airbus scandal. The Office of the Special Prosecutor has for instance been directed by the President to investigate the …

The NDC has refused to sign the Roadmap and the Code of Conduct presented by the National Peace council as part of measures to curb the menace of political vigilantism during elections. The opposition party which was represented at the final vigilantism dialogue today established that signing of the document …

Disgruntled members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti region are protesting over a decision not to open nomination for incumbent Female MPs to be contested in the upcoming parliamentary primaries. According to the party members, the decision taken by the party leadership is against the constitution …

Investigators at the center of the airbus saga that uncovered Ghanaian officials’ complicity in huge bribery have said the possible imposition of death penalty is the reason why they hid the suspects’ identity. Airbus, Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, confessed to a High Court in London of paying huge bribes in …

NDC’s Anita Desoso has said her party is not jolted by allegations leveled against their flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama and questioned the credibility of Mr Martin Amidu who has been tasked to investigate the former president. Anita Desoso was emphatic on NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’ that Martin Amidu is not someone …

Nearly 300 students of Buipe Senior High School have been asked to go home after they lost all their personal belongings in a fire that burnt down their dormitory, Monday, February 3, 2020. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Northern Region, Kanzoni Donald, in a …

Nearly 300 students of Buipe Senior High School have been asked to go home after they lost all their personal belongings in a fire that burnt down their dormitory, Monday, February 3, 2020. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Northern Region, Kanzoni Donald, in a …