The Member of Parliament for Bantama, Daniel Okyem Aboagye, in a rather shocking move, knelt down in front of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, otherwise known as Chairman Wontumi, to declare his constituency as one of those parliamentary primaries should not be held. …
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New voter roll without NIA needless – PPP
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has said it is disappointed that Parliament has approved the budget for the Electoral Commission (EC) to go ahead to compile a new voter register ahead of the December polls. According to the PPP, apart from the partisan posture adopted by the governing New Patriotic …
Read More »850 NDC members defect to NPP
More than 850 members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in seven communities at Tozekope Electoral Area in the Sene East Constituency of the Bono East Region have defected to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Nana Narty Peter, a leading member of the party who spoke for the …
Read More »A/R: Subin NDC parliamentary candidate died
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Lingford Owoo, popularly known as CD has passed on. Lingford Owoo died at his residence Adankwame in the Ashanti Region at about 12:00 am on Wednesday January 8, 2020 after a short illness. Family sources that spoke to otecfmghana.com on …
Read More »Akufo-Addo wants to use ambulance as campaign message – NDC
The opposition NDC has accused the Akufo-Addo government of seeking to make political gains with the distribution of the ambulances. According to the NDC, the ruling party intends releasing the vehicles when elections are near so they can use as a campaign tool. The distribution of the ambulance has become …
Read More »GES to publish performances of second cycle schools – Dr. Adutwum
Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that his outfit would soon be publishing the performances of second cycle schools to the public. Speaking at an education forum on the theme, ‘Ghana’s transformation agenda on education, basic and Secondary’, Dr. Osei Adutwum said the objective is for …
Read More »200 NPP supporters defect to NDC at Singa/Daboya
About 200 members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Daboya- Mankarigu Constituency of the Savanah Region have defected to the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Enumerating their reasons for defecting to the NDC, the defectors said their community is lagging behind in development after voting massively …
Read More »Wontumi has no power to make all NPP’s Ashanti MPs go unopposed – F.F Anto
The Second National Vice-Chair of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Frederick F. Anto has stated that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Mr Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as ‘Wontumi’, has no power to instruct that all incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) in the party’s stronghold should be …
Read More »Democracy not dictatorship – Amoako Tuffour to NPP
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Amoako Tuffour has charged the party members in the Ashanti region to adhere to the democratic principles governing the party especially as they prepare towards their parliamentary primaries. Dr Tuffour believes the era of dictatorship in the party is …
Read More »Govt to introduce new emergency call number for ambulance service
The Special Development Initiatives Ministry headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson, under which the procurement of ambulances for each constituency as promised by President Nana Akufo-Addo falls, says a new emergency number for the ambulance service will be introduced soon. The government procured 307 ambulances in total in line with a …
Read More »TUTAG declares strike
Members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) have declared a strike effective immediately, following the non-payment of their allowances. The strike by TUTAG follows what they describe as the government’s failure to migrate them onto the public universities’ salary structure. They are also demanding an increase in …
Read More »Submit to new register else you can’t vote – Osafo-Maafo to Ghanaians
The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, is urging Ghanaians who are qualified to vote to take part in the planned compilation of new voters register by the Electoral Commission. According to the Senior Minister, any qualified voter who fails to take part in the registration exercise will lose his or her …
Read More »NPP Primaries: Deputy STC Boss Donates 600 TV Sets To NPP Delegates
A Deputy Managing Director of State Transport Company (STC) in charge of Operations Mr Kwabena Sintim Aboagye over the Christmas festivities donated 32-inch Plasma Amcon Flat Screen Television sets to the over 600 delegates in the Lower West Akim constituency to enhance his chances of snatching the seat from the …
Read More »Electoral violence will never be tolerated in 2020 – Ahafo Regional Minister Cautions
The unflagging hardworking member of Parliament for Asunafo North Constituency who doubles as the first ever Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie, who doesn’t joke with customs and traditions because of his high level of respect for Traditional leaders and our cherished rich culture. The minister and some relevant …
Read More »New voter roll: ChaLoG to sue EC
The Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) has served notice that it will be suing the Electoral Commission of Ghana over moves by the election management body to compile a new register for the 2020 general elections. According to ChaLog, the Chair of the EC, Mrs Jean Mensa, in a recent …
Read More »Opposition parties to protest over New Voters’ register
Opposition’s political parties have vowed to stage a series of demonstrations against EC’s decision to compile a new voters register. The largest opposition Party NDC and other smaller parties under the umbrella, interparty resistance against new voters register say justification by the EC for new voters roll is unacceptable. The …
Read More »Education on Female Reproductive Health and Menstrual Hygiene Is Ghana’s Greatest Challenge
Thus, the founder of Speciallady Awareness Foundation, Elizabeth Amoaa will be visiting Ghana with her team again as part of her ongoing campaign towards the awareness on women reproductive health issues. Although, many agencies have been tackling these issues, there seems to be quite a large amount of people who still …
Read More »Double-Track will end soon – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has likened the Double Track System to first and Second Church Service which allows Church members as many as possible to have equal access to listen to the Word of God. According to him, the Double Track System under the Free Senior High School …
Read More »Children with disabilities being denied early Childhood Education
Many parents of children with disabilities in the Eastern Region of Ghana continue to deny their children access to education. Out of the handful of parents who admit their children in special schools at the right age, majority waste early childhood education of the children after years of failed desperate …
Read More »Delay distribution of ambulances – Health Minister begs Akufo-Addo
The National Ambulance Service and the Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu have urged the President, Nana Akufo-Addo to delay the intended distribution of some 275 ambulances to each of the constituencies in Ghana. The President had indicated in a press encounter in 2019 that the ambulances would be distributed …
Read More »BoG reacts to Mahama’s comment about new GH¢100, GH¢200 banknotes
The Bank of Ghana has said the introduction of the new higher denomination banknotes it issued recently was the result of a well-thought-out currency reform programme. The central bank is reacting to a comment by former President John Mahama that the introduction of the new notes was done on the …
Read More »Nigel Gaisie’s prophecies about NDC plagiarised – Mzbel exposes him
Member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah otherwise known as Mzbel has exposed Leader of the True Word Prophetic Fire Ministries, Prophet Nigel Gaisie about his 31st December watch night prophecies. The songstress in a post sighted by MyNewsGh.com revealed that about 70% of the …
Read More »New JHS uniforms not compulsory – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to be used in junior high schools from the 2019/2020 academic year. It said, “it has not imported, neither, has it contracted any individual, locally or internationally to bring …
Read More »New JHS uniforms not compulsory – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to be used in junior high schools from the 2019/2020 academic year. It said, “it has not imported, neither, has it contracted any individual, locally or internationally to bring …
Read More »Anger as single-track SHSs teachers, students are to spend 5 months in school
Teachers and students of Senior High Schools running the single-track system are demanding an explanation from the Ghana Education Service over the new time table for 2019/2020 academic year describing it as unfair. Teachers and Students of the single track SHSs have been in school since September 15, 2019, and …
Read More »Prophecies can’t win NPP 2020 Polls but hard work – Sammi Awuku
National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku, has cautioned members of the party against being complacent because many prophets have predicted that the elephant family shall win the 2020 general elections, insisting that the prophecies in favour of the NPP should be seen as motivation to …
Read More »A former President will win 2020 elections – Nigerian Prophet
Prophet (Dr.) Emmanuel Omale, the Founder and General Overseer of Nigerian-based Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry International, has predicted a win for a former president in the 2020 elections. Prophecies have sparked controversies and raised questions like it happens every year, and similarly, projections about political figures were …
Read More »kufo-Addo appointed Jean Mensa, Bossman as ‘Election Ministers’, not EC – NDC
President Akufo-Addo appointed Jean Mensa and Dr. Asare Bossman as Election Ministers and not Electoral Commissioner, the opposition National Democratic Congress has said. In an interview on Class FM monitored by MyNewsGh.com, deputy General Secretary of the NDC Peter Otokunor said the two electoral commissioners are pursuing the political interest …
Read More »How to survive the Harmattan if you’re asthmatic
If you are asthmatic, here are some tips to deal with the Harmattan. 1. Carry your inhalers everywhere you go. Having an inhaler doesn’t make you weak or show you’re going to die. 2. Know your triggers. Stay away from them. 3. Carry a sweater, pullover, coat with you, where …
Read More »History as SHS re-open on Sunday
The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that Senior High School (SHS) Form Three students would re-open on Sunday, January 5, to continue academic work for the 2019/2020 academic year. This is to enable the final year students prepare adequately towards the 2020 West African Senior School …
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