The man who asked president Akufo-Addo about the arrest and deportation of Aisha Huang during a forum at Princeton University in the United States of America says he was prevented by the president’s bodyguards from participating in another forum held in New Jersey. Solomon Owusu says he had 10 questions …
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‘Be ready for what is coming’ – NDC warns EC
NDC’s Director of elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has cautioned the Electoral Commission against what he described as plans to manipulate the 2020 election process. He warned, the party and Ghanaians for that matter, will resist every attempt by the EC to temper with the general election process by all means …
Read More »Africa will never develop without one federal gov’t – EFL leader
Ghana’s left-wing political movement, Economic Freedom Fighters, have made a case for a united continent, stressing it is the only way Africans can achieve true economic development. The leader Ernesto Kofi Yeboah observed that while Africans are fighting among themselves, its wealth is being carted away by Europeans and western powers. …
Read More »Sagnarigu: NPP youth group scatter party office; demand for jobs
Some angry NPP youth group who identify themselves as Eagle Eye Youth of the Sagnarigu constituency have vandalised the NPP office in the constituency over the lack of jobs. According to them, they’ve been neglected by their leaders for far too long and their action is to send a signal …
Read More »Okyenhene angry with NDC over insults
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has incurred the wrath of the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II over recent insulting comments purported to have been made by an executive of the party. Following the development, MyNewsGh.com has sighted a letter in which Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area …
Read More »Mahama lashes out at Ken Agyapong
Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken on Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency Kennedy Ohene Agyapong over the lawmaker’s allegations that he had knowledge of the murder of J.B. Danquah Adu. Mr Agyapong alleged on Net 2 Television that the late Abuakwa North MP had naked pictures of …
Read More »Mahama breaks silence on Asantehene’s UN address
Former President John Dramani Mahama has broken his silence on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II following his comment at the United Nations. Reacting to the controversies surrounding the matter especially after his former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, debunked the assertions, he said the statement was only meant to …
Read More »Four boys drown in river at Bremang
Residents of Bremang in the Suame Municipality of Ashanti region have been thrown into a state of shock after remains of four children, between the ages of 10-12 were found in a river. According to eye-witnesses, the kids drowned while swimming inside the said river situated in the area. Meanwhile, …
Read More »Akufo-Addo revokes appointment of former Maritime Boss as GRA Board Chair
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Prof. Stephen Adei as the Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority, revoking an earlier appointment of Kwame Owusu, the former Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, to that position. The earlier appointment was met with disproval from certain sections of the public …
Read More »Undignified Kennedy Agyapong lied in his usual rants – Mahama replies
Former President John Dramani Mahama has suggested that loudmouth Member of Parliament (MP) Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong lied through his usual rants recently trying linking him (Mahama) to the death of J.B. Danquah Adu, a former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North. In response to comments by the New Patriotic …
Read More »Aisha Huang’s deportation was a mistake – Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo says the government’s decision to deport Chinese national, Aisha Huang after her reported involvement in illegal mining was a mistake. “I think the decision to deport Aisha Huang in hindsight was a mistake and that is why that process and procedure is being stopped,” he said at …
Read More »NPP makes u-turn over EC provisional register claims
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has backtracked his earlier claim that the party has a copy of the provisional voter register. General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) John Boadu earlier disclosed on Asempa FM Thursday that the NPP has received the …
Read More »NDC parliamentary candidate for Tempane dead
The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region David Adakurugu has died. The former MP and aspirant reportedly died in Tamale in the Northern Region on Friday after he complained of stomach pains and was rushed to a private hospital in Tamale. The body has …
Read More »MMDAs should be dissolved on October 7 – Gov’t directs
Government has directed that Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies across the country as well as their Unit Committees, should be dissolved by Monday, October 7. This is to pave way for the conduct of the upcoming district level elections, according to a circular dated September 9 and emanated from the Local …
Read More »NDC sues EC over voters’ register
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sued the Electoral Commission over the failure of the commission to provide the party a copy of the 2019 voters register. The voter’s exhibition exercise started on September 10, 2019 and was expected to end on September 17, 2019 but it was extended to …
Read More »Wuogon violence: Short Commission’s full recommendations
The government of Ghana recently released the full report of the three-member Commission of Inquiry set up by the President to probe the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election gun violence on 31 January 2019. Read below the full recommendations of the Justice Emile Short Commission report: RECOMMENDATIONS STRUCTURAL 1.1. The Commission …
Read More »Audio: Akufo-Addo is the only person who can sack me as a Minister – NAPO
Education Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, has been reacting to calls for him to resign following the challenges that have rocked the Senior High School (SHS) placements nationwide. According to NAPO as he is affectionately called, some elements who want his downfall are waiting for him to resign but he will …
Read More »UEW Vice-Chancellor sued over UEW finances
Mr Bruno Bajuase Chirani, Acting Finance Officer of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has filed a writ at the Winneba High Court in the Central Region, calling for an audit into the university’s account. According to Mr Chirani (plaintiff), the court should order a forensic audit of all payments …
Read More »SHS placement system was ‘sabotaged’ – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has alleged that, amongst other challenges the Computerized School Selection and Placement System is faced with, it was hacked. A Deputy Director General at the GES, Dr. K.B. Tandoh, said some saboteurs both within and outside the country, are responsible for the hack. Dr. K.B. …
Read More »Don’t allow sitting MPs go unopposed in NPP primaries – Kyei Mensah-Bonsu
Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has advised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to allow any incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) to stand unopposed in the party’s upcoming primaries if other qualified members express the interest to contest them, MyNewsGh.com reports. Though the Suame …
Read More »Mfantsipim SHS turns away first year students
Some first year students and their parents who turned up at the Mfantsipim Senior High School (SHS) in the Central Region with their trunks and chop boxes on Sunday have been left stranded after they were turned away by authorities of the school. The school’s authorities claim the students who …
Read More »Excessive consumption of ‘koobi’ can cause heart-related diseases – Cardiologist
A cardiologist has cautioned against excessive consumption of salted tilapia (koobi) citing it as one of the causes of heart-related diseases. Dr Abdul Sahmed Tanko further described foul-smelling fish known popularly as ‘momoni’ as dangerous for one’s health and thus, has to be taken in moderation. Speaking at the launch of World Heart …
Read More »O/R: Over 50 NDC Supporters Defect To NPP After Seeing Electricity For The First Time
About 50 supporters of the largest opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Njare and Motoway in the Krachi East constituency of the Oti Region have defected to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) after their communities benefited from rural electrification projects. The group is of the view that developments in …
Read More »NPP to win 2020 elections – EIU report
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has predicted victory for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 election in its latest report. The report leased on Friday September 13,2019 and sighted by StarrFM.com.gh said the NPP and President Akufo-Addo will win next year’s election because Ghanaians see them as better custodians …
Read More »Cops’ political colours ‘not my concern’ – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he is not in any way interested in knowing the political affiliation of serving officers of the police or any of the security agencies. Addressing graduates and attendees of the 49th cadet officers graduation parade at the Police Academy, Police Depot, Tesano, …
Read More »NPP executives suspended over Obuor’s parliamentary bid
About 39 polling station executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asante Akyem South constituency of the Ashanti region have been suspended indefinitely, for supporting former President of the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour. Their crime, according to reports, was honouring …
Read More »Contracts for sale exposé: You’ll suffer – Kennedy Agyapong ‘curses’ Manasseh
Maverick New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has invoked curses on Investigative journalist over the infamous exposé dubbed ‘contracts for sale’. Mr. Agyapong, who since the documentary was aired has been mounting a spirited defense for his friend Adjenim Boateng Adjei, suspended Chief Executive Officer (CEO) …
Read More »NAGRAT calls off strike after Akufo-Addo intervention
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) of Ghana has called off its week-old strike following President Akufo-Addo’s directive for the suspension of the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) software – which has become a major point of concern for teachers. National President of the NAGRAT Angel Carbonu told …
Read More »GNAT President, General Secretary asked to resign over industrial strike action
The Greater Accra chapter of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called for the resignation of its national president, Philipa Larsen and General Secretary, David Ofori Acheampong. The vice president of the Greater Accra region of GNAT Sebastian Adamu who is also national vice president accused the two …
Read More »Bawumia invites Mahama
Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says he looks forward to former President John Dramani Mahama converting to Islam after the latter’s rendition of an Islamic prayer during the Islamic funeral of the National Chief Imam’s sister at New Fadama in Accra. Hajia Aishatu Sharubutu’s funeral at the cleric’s residence attracted important …
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