It cannot be true that 50,000 of Ghana’s total nurse population of 70,000 have been employed by the three-year-old Akufo-Addo government, former President John Mahama has said. “The government said they’ve employed 50,000 nurses since they came and still nurses are picketing and demonstrating”, Mr Mahama wondered in a Facebook …

NPP delegates and members in the Asokwa Constituency are readying a formal complaint against their constituency Chairman, Rev. Fosu Nkromah, who is engineering illegal moves to force through a position to allow the incumbent MP, Madam Patricia Appiagyei, to run unopposed in the party primaries. It appears the Asokwa MP …

Popular Prophet Nigel Gaissie has said all the visions he has received about the 2020 elections shows former President John Mahama is winning the 2020 elections hands down. Speaking in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com, the prophet said to be very sure about what he has been seeing, he travelled …

Dr Daniel Asare, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has advised Ghanaians to be wary of their lifestyles as there has been an upsurge in chronic kidney disease as well as other diseases. Chronic kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney failure, is the …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has rubbished the plans announced by former President John Dramani Mahama to transform Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on his second coming. Mr Mahama had said in a Facebook Live transmission on Monday, 23 December 2019, among several promises that one of the …

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged Christians to use the Christmas season to rededicate themselves to the Saviour and remain committed to the cardinal principles of Christianity – faith, love charity and reconciliation. He also used the opportunity to tout his government’s achievement in 2019. “We have good …

Those in favour say ‘Aye’…and those against say ‘No’ “The Ayes have it,” the unmistakable voice of the Speaker, Aaron Mike Oquaye, announced the expected outcome of MPs vote on the Electoral Commission’s demand for almost half a billion Cedis for a new voters’ register. With a 63 seat deficit …

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will be free at every level for Ghanaians should former President John Mahama be voted back into power in the 2020 polls. Mr Mahama aside the TVET promise also said he will increase the amount of money given to tertiary students by government …

Former President Mahama says he will abolish the licensure examination for teachers if he is elected as President in the 2020 polls. Addressing Ghanaians through Facebook, Mr Mahama also said he will abolish the 60% increment on Communication Services tax by the Akufo-Addo government if given the opportunity again. “Ghana …

The Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has reacted to a leaked tape attributed to him in which he is heard suggesting the party mounts pressure on the Electoral Commission (EC). According to him, he personally did the recording and sent it to party …

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and leader of the Majority in the House Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu says the opposition NDC is resisting the Electoral Commission’s call for a new voters’ register because they cannot win any elections with a new register. “Just as they did in the case of …

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the party will now take disciplinary action against members who take to social media and other platforms to disrespect party executives and leadership. John Boadu who has been a victim of social media slander said the practice is unhealthy and not …

The Executive Secretary of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Christian Addai-Poku, has said about 25 per cent of newly trained teachers are not qualified to be in the classroom. This comes as a result of the average pass rate in the past three Ghana Teacher Licensure Examinations (GLTE) written by …

President Akufo-Addo is wondering how the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will conduct its campaign in next year’s elections given what he says is their poor track record in government. According to him, the party former President John Mahama is leading into the 2020 elections has no record to defend …

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will hold its annual delegates conference today, Sunday, December 22. Delegates of the party from across the country are expected to converge at the Fantasy Dome of the Trade Fair Site at La, Accra. Yaw Buaben Asamoah, Communications Director of the NPP, made this …

The Inter- Party Dialogue Committee , a unifying body which seeks to promote peace and resolve conflicts before, during and after general elections has been inaugurated in the Central Region with a call on political parties to desist from announcing election results. Mr. Samue Asarel Akuamoah, Deputy Chairperson, Operations of …

A metal safe securely locked with some unspecified amount of money, fixed into a concrete wall at the Account Office of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital is missing. Dr Kwadwo Obeng, Acting Director of the hospital who suspects that it was stolen, said the thieves broke into the general and accounts …

Members of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) are demonstrating on the KNUST campus. The workers who form the largest union on campus are angry over the delay of swearing in their nominee onto the university’s new council and threatened to match into an ongoing council meeting on the …

Cynthia Morrison, Minister for Gender, Children and Social protection has called on parents and guardians to talk to their children about their sexual orientations to enable them identify persons with bad intentions. She said it was vital for them to teach the children to know that their bodies belonged to …

The Minority in Parliament has made a U-turn on its earlier decision to boycott the vetting of the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Anin Yeboah. This follows parliament’s decision to reschedule the vetting to Monday, 23rd December 2019. The Minority had said its decision to boycott the vetting was among other …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has spent in excess of GHC70 million on foreign trips and hotels in the past nine months, Mr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority spokesperson on finance has revealed. The Ejumako Enyam Essiam MP said on Thursday, December 19, 2019 that speculations about the president’s travel …

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says the next NDC administration will establish an Independent Emoluments Commission that will ensure fairness in remunerations and compensation. The former President has also pledged to work to complete the processes already begun to review and bridge the remuneration and …

The Western Regional House of Chiefs (WRHC) is demanding the reinstatement of the Paramount Chief of the Sefwi-Anhwianso traditional area, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, as the Chair of the Governance and Development Committee of the National House of Chiefs. The chiefs, at a press conference, said the removal of Ogyeahoho …

Public primary schools in the Savannah Region of Ghana could not write end of term examination due to a new curriculum introduced by the government. The pupils will be vacating today, Thursday, December 19, ahead of the festive holidays despite failure to write first term examination. A visit to some …

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools(CHASS) has written to Management of Ghana Education Service demanding payment of outstanding arrears of subsidies for the last batch of Fee-Paying Senior High School Students who completed School in June this year. A letter signed by President of CHASS, Alhaji Yakub.A.B Abubakar, …

Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, has been re-elected as the President of the Association of African Electoral Authorities (AAEA), a body made up of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) in Africa. She was elected at the Sixth Continental Forum of EMBs recently held jointly by the AAEA …

It is no secret that sport betting is a growing phenomenon which appears to be a profitable business venture in Ghana. Sport betting is a form of gambling that entails placing a wager, also known as a bet, on the outcome of a sporting event. The most common sporting event …

The Electoral Commission (EC) is defending the GH¢444,846,663 it is requesting for the compilation of a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 general elections. The Commission is seeking budgetary approval from Parliament to enable it undertake its activities for the election period over claims that the existing register is …

Tension is mounting between students and authorities at the Akropong School for the blind after a chaplain at the school was caught molesting a blind female student in a classroom. The students are angry at what they say is an attempt by the authorities to cover up the incident which …

Defeated Assembly Member aspirant of the Adukrom Nima Electoral Area Ibrahim Adabor Isa Ampem says he already has a foot in the Supreme Court as he intends to challenge his electoral loss. According to the national sensation who was massively beaten in the elections, he and his management team are …