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 …

A former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Obuasi, Kwasi Fori Agyemang Boadi, also known as King Zuba has challenged the Akufo-Addo administration to arrest and prosecute former President John Dramani Mahama if it believes that the former President took bribes or is fully involved in the airbus scandal, and stop …

The National Democratic Congress stands by its posture that ex-government officials being accused of bribery in the Airbus controversies are innocent and are being wrongly accused. A London High Court found Airbus guilty and imposed a fine of three billion pounds (£3bn) as penalties. The prosecutor stated in court: “Between …

The Women Wing at Effiduase-Asokore constituency in the Ashanti Region has bought Parliamentary Primaries nomination forms for the Member of Parliament (MP) in the area, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie to contest the position again. The women stormed the constituency office to buy the forms for the MP whom they described …

A Kumasi based Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Mary James Opoku Ware, has described the current educational system in Ghana as defective. According to the renowned Radio preacher, the new curriculum introduced by the Ghana Education Service (GES) will gradually take away the mutual respect between a teacher and a student. …

About 290 students of the Buipe Senior High School in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have been asked to go home after a fire outbreak on Monday morning destroyed portions of the school’s girls’ dormitories. The incident started around 7 am when the students were in classrooms. …

The NPP claims one Samuel Adams Mahama is the true face behind the “Intermediary 5” in the famous Airbus scandal. According to the party, Samuel Mahama is the long lost brother of former president Mahama who played “go-between” services between Airbus and “Government Official 1”. Airbus, apart from admitting to …

The Minister of ’Education Minister, Dr.Matthew Opoku Prempeh aka ‘Napo’, has reiterated that the free Senior High School (SHS) policy will not survive under John Mahamah Presidency and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. Hon. Opoku Prempeh who also the MP for Manhyia South Constituency has therefore, admonished Ghanaians to …

The 37 Military Hospital has announced that it will from Friday, 7 February 2020, to Friday, 6 March 2020, close down two of its units for a fumigation exercise. The affected units are the Medical and Emergency Unit (MEU) and the Trauma, Surgical and Emergency Unit. A press statement signed …

Fire has gutted part of the Buipe Senior High School. The fire which swept through the girls’ dormitory, ClassFM 97.3 understands, have destroyed the personal belongings of the girls. The fire started Monday morning when the girls were preparing to go to class. The cause of the fire is not …

The parliamentary candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress for Ahanta West Constituency in the Western Region, George Kwame Aboagye, has died. Family sources say he died at the Cape Teaching Hospital. Mr. Kwame Aboagye became the second member of Parliament to have won the parliamentary seat for the NDC …

The Government of Kenya has applauded Ghana’s implementation of the double-track system which has seen enrollment into the Senior High School and some other second cycle institutions double over the past two years. It has accordingly, requested from the Government of Ghana, technical support and the design of a double …

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) says contrary to media report, it is unaware of any impending Presidential debate ahead of the 2020 Presidential Election. Last week, there was media report claiming that the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) was scheduled to organize three Presidential debates ahead of December …

There is nothing that is as beneficial to our health than the various gifts of nature. Unarguably, palm wine is one of them. Palm wine is a sweet, tasty drink that is gotten from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the Palmyra, date palms, and coconut …

The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh says subjects that go contrary to the cultural values, norms and religious sensitivities of the country will not be accepted in the new school curriculum. The government in 2019 announced the introduction of a new curriculum for basic schools in the country. There …

Former Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong has denied claims that European airliner Airbus paid bribes to some high ranking officials during the Mills administration. The reports which emerged after the company admitted in a UK court that it paid bribes to officials in some five countries including Ghana between 2009 and 2015 …

IMANI President, Franklin Cudjoe has said that John Mahama’s presidential campaign towards the December 2020 elections, will definitely take a hit following the recent Airbus corruption scandal. Ghana, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Taiwan, have been cited as destinations where Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, Airbus, admitted that it paid huge …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that the next National Democratic Congress government will replace the one district, one factory programme to staple processing zones. That, he said would encourage farmers and investors to pump in more resources into the processing sector as they would not be restricted by …