Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has descended heavily on IMANI boss, Franklin Cudjoe, for allegedly calling MPs drunkards. The outspoken lawmaker took Franklin Cudjoe to the cleaners as he bombarded him with unprintable words, as well as describing him as a dishonest person. Mr. Agyepong …

Reliable information reaching www.ghanaweb.com indicates that Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, has been picked up by officers of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI). According to GhanaWeb’s sources, Sammy Gyamfi was picked up by the officers at the premises of Despite Media, after making an …

Ghanaians living abroad will vote in this year’s elections; the first time the franchise is being extended to them. In an interview with DAILY GUIDE last Saturday, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, a Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Administration, said this would be in consonance with …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called for a forensic probe into the conduct of the Director, Internal Audit Division of the GHS, Mr Kwabena Hemeng-Ntiamoah, who is alleged to have misappropriated millions of cedis meant for audit assignments. A document sighted by the Ghanaian Times suggested that the forensic …

Health officials in Ghana have tightened surveillance at Ghana’s border with Cote d’Ivoire after a suspected case of coronavirus was reported. Ever since the disease surfaced in China, many countries are on the alert to ensure it does not find its way to their setting. The Director-General of the Ghana …

Emergency healthcare services in Ghana are to receive a major boost from this week, following the dispatch of over 300 Ambulances, over 300 EMT Drivers and support staff and 30 Dispatchers to 275 constituencies nationwide from Tuesday. The ambulances were procured under the government Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) …

The Electoral Commission has dismissed claims that it has imported some faulty biometric devices from Nigeria. According to the commission, such suggestions by one Owula Mangortey in an article making on social media, are false and must be ignored. “The Electoral Commission has noted with concern an article circulating on …

Former National Security Advisor Brigadier (rtd) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has accused former President John Dramani Mahama of distancing himself from experienced and principled statesmen during his tenure as president. According to the retired army officer Mahama virtually clearing the house of experienced and competent people was an act of Mahama cutting …

The Electoral Commission has dismissed claims that it has imported some faulty biometric devices from Nigeria. According to the commission, such suggestions by one Owula Mangortey in an article making rounds on social media, are false and must be ignored. “The Electoral Commission has noted with concern an article circulating …

The Gambaga Girls Senior High School (SHS) in the East Mumprusi Municipality of the North East Region has reverted from the ‘Double Track System’ to Single Track owing to massive infrastructural development in the school. The ‘Double Track System,’ under the Free SHS policy was in two sessions; the Green …

Former assembly members of the Kwahu Afram Plains North District Assembly will next week be paid their ex-gratia totalling over 67,000 cedis. Each of the 31 elected members who served between October 2015 and October 2019 will receive 1,500 cedis while the 28 government appointees who also served for the …

Court bailiffs have successfully served the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye DC with a defamatory suit filed against him by former CEO of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Opuni. The plaintiff is seeking 10 million cedis in general damages against Abronye for …

Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, has confirmed his bid to contest the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The ‘Konkontiba’ hitmaker will be contesting in the Asante Akyem South constituency where he has initiated several …

The main opposition National Democratic Congress says the Electoral Commission (EC) has shown utter disrespect and disregard to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II after going ahead to announce date for the commencement of the compilation of the new register. “Its very very unholy and unacceptable” Deputy General Secretary, of the National …

Thirteen suspected cultists have been killed in the ongoing clash between members of the Eiye and Aiye confraternities in the Ijede Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. Residents lamented that they were unsafe as the cultists freely use sophisticated weapons in the Luwasa, Igbe and Ijede areas of Ikorodu. …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said Ghana’s latest score on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) signifies President Nana Akufo-Addo’s failed fight against corruption. Ghana ranked 80 out of 180 countries on the 2019 CPI, which is prepared by Transparency International (TI). According to the report, Ghana scored 41 out …

The Deputy General of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) can decide to boycott the compilation of new voter’s register which is scheduled to come on April 18, 2020. The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will begin compiling the new voters …

A desperate search for vitality has over the years pushed some Ghanaian youth into consuming poisonous substances, including various kinds of glue, turpentine and petrol, but the latest discovery will shock the nation. In the Upper West Region where the new substance abuse is believed to have originated, the youth …

KNUST Opens applications For Academic Year 2020/2021. Graded 14th on the continent, West Africa’s best university,KNUST, has announced opening of admissions for the academic year 2020/2021.   Read below Specifications. Admission of Candidates to Undergraduate Degree Programmes for the 2020/2021 Academic Year WASSCE/SSSCE/ADVANCED LEVEL/MATURE/ABCE/GBCE AND IB CANDIDATES For the knowledge …

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has said it may have to shut down its treatment plant at Daboase in the Western Region if the rains do not fall soon. The company’s Director of Communication, Mr Stanley Martey, told Class91.3FM’s 505 news programme on Tuesday, 21 January 2020 in an …

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to implement the Representation of the Peoples Amendment Act (ROPAL). The Act which seeks to provide an opportunity for Ghanaians living abroad to vote in general elections in Ghana was passed by Parliament twelve years ago. However, the EC has not been …

Members of the Asokwa Municipal Assembly have failed to elect a presiding member after two rounds of voting on Thursday. None of the two contestants, Oscar Riches of Old Asokwa Electoral area and Bismark Osei Tutu of Kyirapatre, secured the mandatory two-thirds of the total 18 votes cast, to emerge …

The compilation of a new voters register for the 2020 elections will begin on April 18, this year, the Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed. The commission has also expressed the hope that it will complete the exercise by May 30, 2020. A Deputy Chairperson of the EC in charge of …

General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party, John Boadu, has dared the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to boycott the voter registration exercise yet to be conducted by the Electoral Commission if it is indeed against the compilation of a new register. The NDC and other opposition parties have …

The Head Pastor of Life Assembly Worship Centre, who is also the flag bearer of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Reverend Dr Christian Kwabena Adu, popularly called Osofo Kyiriabosom, has described the Akufo-Addo government’s Free SHS flagship programme as “useless”. According to Osofo Kyiriabosom, the government has destroyed education with …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a series of measures it is taking to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in Ghana including screening all passengers from China. China has recorded cases of Coronavirus where nine persons have been reported dead. “As part of measures to prevent an outbreak in …

President Nana Akufo-Addo will be vetted by New Patriotic Party (NPP) should he, as expected, pick up forms to run for re-election. This would remain unchanged even if the president runs for the party’s flagbearership unopposed. This was revealed by the NPP’s National Organiser, Sammi Awuku who said President Akufo-Addo …

The Inter-Party Resistance Against New Voters’ Register has suspended further demonstrations for their demand. The National Chairman of the biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo disclosed this on Tuesday as the coalition ended a protest march in Kumasi. Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo said the temporary halt is to …

Founder and leader of the Progressive Peoples Party, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom must step aside and as a matter of fact forsake any thoughts of pursuing his presidential ambition in the upcoming 2020 polls, this is according to presidential hopeful, Jacob Osei Yeboah. According to him, it will be prudent …

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Rev. Professor Anthony Afful-Broni says he will not be distracted by the war of words between the University and former President Jerry John Rawlings, who wants him to step aside. Speaking to Starr News’ Ibrahim ALhassan on the sidelines of the …