The National Executive Committee of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has directed the opening of nominations to fill vacant positions in all constituencies and at the regional level. The directive, which also applies to constituencies without parliamentary candidates as of December 24, 2019, further provide details for the nominations and …
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Nigeria denies reports of brewing diplomatic row with Ghana over envoy’s eviction
The Nigerian government has denied reports that there is a brewing diplomatic row over Ghana’s decision to evict the West African country’s envoy from his Accra residence. Some media outlets reported on Thursday, January 2, 2020, that a diplomatic ruckus was imminent following Ghana’s decision to forcefully remove Nigeria High Commissioner, …
Read More »Hot Audio: NDC consulting voodoo to win elections
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been accused of using voodoo to win the upcoming general elections in December. He claimed on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen program Thursday that, the opposition party led by former President John Mahama is prepared to pay the ultimate prize. “NDC doing a lot of enchantment; …
Read More »Free SHS students to re-open January 5
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that Free Senior High School (SHS) students will re-open on Sunday, January 5, 2020. A statement issued by the GES and signed by its Head of Public Relations Unit Ms Cassandra Twum Ampofo explained that the move will enable the final year students …
Read More »HOT AUDIO of NDC consulting voodoo to win elections pops up
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been accused of using voodoo to win the upcoming general elections in December. The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been accused of using voodoo to win the upcoming general elections in December. He claimed on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen program Thursday that, the opposition …
Read More »‘Doggy style’ is dangerous; it can kill – Minister warns
“No two ways that Doggy style is the most practiced sexual position during intercourse, the act is dangerous and can send one to his grave than you could ever imagine”, South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi told The Insider. According to the minister in the interview sighted on The …
Read More »5 important things the ruling government must fix before election 2020
With the next presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled to take place in December 2020, voters will either elect a new president and vice-president or re-elect the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The campaign for who to win the elections will intensify in 2020 as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares …
Read More »It is unrealistic to abstain from sex – Dr. Tapang
The former Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Dr. Daniel Tapang in 2006 questioned the campaign strategy of HIV/AIDS educators who were advising the youth to stay away from sex. Dr. Daniel Tapang argued that “sex is biologically driven” and, therefore, it was impossible to ask the youth …
Read More »5 important things the ruling government must fix before election 2020
With the next presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled to take place in December 2020, voters will either elect a new president and vice-president or re-elect the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The campaign for who to win the elections will intensify in 2020 as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares …
Read More »I’ll give mothers 1 year maternity leave after birth when I become President – Akua Donkor
Presidential candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor has revealed that one key policy she seeks to push when she becomes president is to give new mothers one year maternity leave instead of the current 3 months. According to her, the 3-month period given to mothers prevents them …
Read More »Nigeria’s high infant HIV infection rate
Despite new claims of a significant reduction in national Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevalence rate in Nigeria, it is quite mortifying that the country still tops the mother-to-child transmission rate in the world. This is evidence that a lot needs to be done before the epidemic can be …
Read More »NDC’s Dela Coffie praises Akufo-Addo
Dela Coffie, a fierce critic of the governing New Patriotic Party, has heaped praises on President Nana Akufo-Addo. Dela Coffie, who is a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, described the president as ‘smart thinking’ for taking the initiative a notch higher with the introduction of the ‘Beyond the …
Read More »Behave and speak like a former President – Cecilia Dapaah hits hard at Mahama
Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has hit hard at former president John Mahama in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com for describing her Ministry as ‘useless’. “As a former President, you should speak to encourage people especially as the year goes to an end but not to describe the Sanitation Ministry …
Read More »Former Western Regional Minister Esther Lilly Nkansah dies
Former Western Regional Minister, Esther Lilly Nkansah has passed on while receiving treatment at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi. The late Esther Lily Nkansah was a lawyer and the last Western Regional Minister to serve under the Rawlings’ administration from 1997 to 2000. In 2010, she was named in a 10-member …
Read More »AUDIO: Mahama explains why he came out to weed
Former President John Dramani Mahama has explained why he led a section of his security detail to clear overgrown weeds in front of the new Military Cemetery in Accra last month. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer for the 2020 presidential election in an address to his supporters in …
Read More »Free SHS Has Increased Enrolment By 69 Percent
The Free Senior High School Policy has increased enrolment in secondary schools by 69 percent within the last three years, Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said. “There was a lot of skepticism about whether we could actually implement the free senior high school education, but with conviction and determination …
Read More »All You Need To Know About The 2019/2020 SHS Academic Calendar
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the new academic calendar of 2019/2020 for double-track and single track Second Cycle (Senior High School) Institutions. Academic calendar attached Source: Peacefmonline.com
Read More »WHO statistics show that Accra’s air is highly contaminated
Latest statistics from the World Health Organisation shows that Ghana’s capital, Accra, is less congenial for human habitation due to unacceptable levels of contaminants in the air. The data, which is based on perceptions of persons surveyed over a period of three years, is presented below. It indicates a very low perception if the value is …
Read More »TUTAG strikes again
The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike again over the non-payment of their December allowance after they called off a similar strike in October. In a letter notifying the authorities of their strike, TUTAG accused the government of reneging on the agreement they had …
Read More »Some Dogs Get Better Healthcare Than Ghanaians – A Plus Tells Govt.
Dogs in some parts of the world receive better healthcare than most Ghanaians, Kwame A Plus has said, insisting that the funds allotted by the government of President Nana Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party for the provision of bulletproof curtains for MPs in Parliament as well as the compilation …
Read More »Bawumia has raised the political bar – Catholic Priest
A senior member of the Roman Catholic Church, Fr Lawrence Azure, has praised Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia for leading his constant call for political tolerance and national cohesion by example. Fr Azure, who is Dean of the Bolgatanga Deanery of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese, lauded the Vice President for “taking politics …
Read More »Dr Bawumia surprises Adongo at mother’s funeral
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday afternoon proved there is much more to life beyond politics when he made a surprise appearance at the funeral of the mother of NDC MP for Bolga, Isaac Adongo at Bolga. Hon. Isaac Adongo was mourning his mother Mary Adane Adongo in …
Read More »Meet the 14-year-old boy who is revolutionizing education in Ghana
Normally in the festive season in Ghana, what you see most teenagers do is work on their own toy guns but this is not the case for 14-year-old Kelvin Amaniampong. While other teens are craving to make their holidays more fun, Kelvin is busily fixing problems with the Free Education …
Read More »GNAT opposes Mahama’s plan to cancel licensure exams
Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers has kicked against plans by the opposition National Democratic Congress, to cancel the licensure exams if it is voted into power. According to Mr Awotwe Nkansah, they need this accreditation to differentiate themselves from the “fake” teachers that have flooded the …
Read More »Korle-Bu detains children over bills
The Head of the Children’s Ward at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Madam Joyce Oppon Ayisi has expressed worrying concern at the rate with which challenges facing the health facility has to force children to be detained because their mothers could not afford bills. According to Madam Ayisi, it sometimes takes the …
Read More »Bole lifted my political carrier – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has described Bole, his hometown in the Northern Region, as the ladder that propelled his political career and made him who he is today. Speaking on Bole-based Nkilgi FM after organising his annual Christmas party for the children of Bole on Boxing Day, Mr Mahama …
Read More »FDA bans 16 tomato paste products
The Food and Drugs Authority has directed the withdrawal of all batches of certain brands of tomato paste from the market which were found to contain the ingredients starch and colour, that were not indicated on the labels. According to the FDA, these ingredients are not permitted in tomato paste …
Read More »FACT-CHECK: 4 claims by John Mahama during Facebook live interaction
Claim: Four claims about the Service sector being the largest sector and fastest growing, IMF warning Ghana is in danger of debt distress, Transformed Bost from worst performing state-owned enterprise to Best Performing and banking sector crisis has led to almost 20,000 job losses Source: Former President John Mahama Verdict: One true, one …
Read More »70% of rural girls bath once during menses as tradition bars them from fetching water
A research Commissioned by Plan International Ghana has revealed that over 70% of rural girls bath only once during menstruation. The survey was part of the NGO’s implementation of 2,247,500 Euro – Plan Germany Office Funded project dubbed “Rural, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (RWASH)” in 36 beneficiary communities in Akuapem …
Read More »Kufuor supports EC’s decision to compile new voters’ register
The former president John Agyekum Kufour, has expressed hit total support for the Ghana’s Electoral Commission decision to compile a new and credible voters’ register for the 2020 general elections. “Everything possible must be done to ensure a very credible electoral process; the current register should be replaced to make …
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