A section of the Muslim community in the Asawase Constituency in the Ashanti Region over the weekend held special intercessory prayers for Member of Parliament for area, Mohammed Mubarak-Muntaka. The prayers were led by an Imam who gave a brief sermon for the purpose of the gathering. It is not …
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‘Hungry’ NPP communicators to strike today over neglect
The Communication team members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) responsible for defending and promoting the ruling government projects across the country on various media platforms have served notice of embarking on strike effective Monday 30th January 2023. A member of the Ashanti regional communication team who spoke to …
Read More »Asiedu Nketiah draws Bagbin into reasons for Minority reshuffle
National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has given another reason for which the party reshuffled its leadership in Parliament. Having earlier defended the decision to ring the changes amid the backlash from some Members of Parliament, the former party General Secretary revealed at a party …
Read More »Northerners in politics used in the frontline, dumped later like toilet paper – Stephen Atubiga
The Founder of the National Liberation Congress, Stephen Atubiga is calling on all Northerners to rally behind Northerners in politics and stop helping in plotting their downfalls. In a statement on Facebook on Sunday, Stephen Atubiga stressed that it is worrisome that Northerners in politics are continuously being used in …
Read More »Monkeypox outbreak: Ghana records four deaths and 116 cases
Ghana recorded four deaths and 116 confirmed cases of the Monkeypox disease in 2022, in 14 out of the 16 regions. Two deaths were recorded in Upper East and one each in the Greater Accra and Central regions. The Savannah and Ahafo regions did not record any cases, Dr Farida …
Read More »No man born of a woman can defeat Bawumia – Obiri Boahen on upcoming NPP contest
A one-time deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has declared that Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will win the party’s flagbearership contest and proceed to win the 2024 presidential elections. Nana Obiri Boahen, in an interview with the state-run Daily Graphic, has over the past months been …
Read More »Why would 80, 90-year-olds presidents still want to be in office? – Mahama asks
Former President John Dramani Mahama is concerned about the continued stay in office of some of his former peers. Mahama is questioning why octuagenarians and nonagenarians continue to run for and stay in political office despite the obvious challenges of capacity and health in some cases. Speaking at a lecture …
Read More »Pupils of Kpandema Primary School lie on bare floor to study, write exams
Pupils of Wiaga Kpandema Primary School in the Builsa North municipality of the Upper East Region are forced to sit or lie on the bare floor for studies due to the lack of adequate furniture in the school. The pupils from KG one to primary six sit on the bare …
Read More »Akufo-Addo ousted Charlotte Osei, 2 deputies; replaced them with pro-NPP people – Mahama
The actions of Electoral Commission Chair Jean Mensa and her deputy commissioners, since President Nana Akufo-Addo ousted then-Chairperson Charlotte Osei, have undermined their independence and neutrality, former President John Mahama has said. In a lecture on ‘Africa’s strategic priorities and global role’ at Chatham House, London, Mr Mahama said used …
Read More »How to save yourself when you have heart attack
African American man holding his chest. A heart attack is a medical emergency. A heart attack usually occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flow to the heart. If you were to suffer a heart attack while in the company of people, calling out for help is probably the …
Read More »Minority caucus reshuffle: Muslims’ll support Bawumia as they’re not welcome in NDC – Anyidoho
[tps_header][/tps_header] The Executive Director of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has said the recent change in leadership of the Minority caucus in Parliament, will bring about tribal, religious and ethnic divisions among the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to the Atta Mills’ Institute Executive Director, changing the …
Read More »Minority reshuffle: Asiedu Nketiah needs to apologise to Haruna, others – Prof Agyeman-Duah
A former United Nations senior governance advisor, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has urged the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, to apologise to the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Haruna Iddrisu and other leaders of the Minority Caucus who were recently replaced. According to him, Haruna Iddrisu was an effective …
Read More »NPP Treasurer allegedly assaults ex-girlfriend
The New Patriotic Party Treasurer for Gomoa Central Constituency has allegedly physically assaulted his ex-girlfriend at Gomoa Akroful in the Central Region. The victim, Beatrice Eshun said she was picked up Monday evening by a close friend of her ex-lover, Eric Sakyi aka Kojo Sankara to escort him to a …
Read More »Leaked audio tape: Court orders Ofosu-Ampofo, Kwaku Boahen to answer to charges
The High Court in Accra has ordered the former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, and a former Deputy Communications Officer, Anthony Kweku Boahen, to open their defence to charges. The two were charged in 2019 with conspiracy to cause harm following a leaked audio …
Read More »‘Even SHS headmasters don’t sit in their offices and appoint head boys’ – Sam George fumes
The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has bemoaned what he says is the lack of adequate consultations that went into the decision by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in changing its caucus leadership in parliament. According to Sam George, the leadership of his party failed to conduct …
Read More »2022 BECE: Entire results of 73 school, 2 private candidates cancelled – WAEC
The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has cancelled the subject results of 416 School candidates who took part in the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This follows the completion of WAEC’s investigations carried out into some cases of examination malpractice detected during the conduct of the examinations. The results …
Read More »Irate NDC supporters storm radio station, beat up deputy General Secretary over Haruna Iddrisu’s removal
Some irate supporters of the National Democratic Congress on Wednesday, January 25, 2022, stormed the premise of Radio Tamale and inflicted harm on the Deputy General Secretary of the party Mustapha Gbande. Details of the incident revealed in a publication by the radio station show that the incident happened during a …
Read More »Award-winning Ghanaian Rapper Gambo Set To Tour USA
An award-winning Ghanaian musician, Bashir Annan, popularly known in showbiz as Gambo, is billed to embark on his tour of the United States of America (USA). The ‘Drip’ Rapper will commence his major tour of 2023 in Washington DC in February. His tour will see …
Read More »Zipline commissions drone delivery center in Cross River State of Nigeria to improve UHC
Zipline has commissioned yet another facility in Nigeria to support the Cross River State government in delivering on its mandate to improve access to universal health coverage for all. The facility, one of three to be built, is situated at Ndok community within the Ogoja LGA in Cross River …
Read More »Who told you we are unhappy with our leadership? – NDC MP to party’s national executives
The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has criticised the national executives of his party, the National Democratic Congress, for replacing the leadership of the minority caucus. According to him, the replacement of the leadership of the minority caucus was totally necessary. Speaking in an interview on JoyNews, on …
Read More »Why Ato Forson is our new Minority Leader – Asiedu Nketiah explains
National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has explained why the party has replaced key members of its leadership in Parliament. The NDC through its General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey wrote to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to announce replacement of three members, the Minority …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: Tamale South NDC supporters besiege party’s office over Haruna Iddrisu’s removal
Scores of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters have reportedly besieged the party’s office in the Tamale South Constituency in the Northern Region. According to reports, the NDC supporters trooped to the party’s office over the replacement of their Member of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, as minority leader of the 8th Parliament of Ghana. …
Read More »Cassiel Ato Forson takes over as Minority Leader
The former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has been appointed as the Minority Leader in the 8th Parliament of Ghana’s Fourth Republic. Kofi Armah Buah is also the Deputy Minority Chief Whip. Kwame Agbodza takes over as Chief Whip. Ahmed Ibrahim, MP for Banda, has been maintained as …
Read More »Decision to contest Atta Mills for NDC flagbearership may have been an error – Spio-Garbrah
A former Minister of Education, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has said it may have been an error for him to contest former President John Evan Atta Mills in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer race in 2006. According to him, he took the decision to contest after the late president, who was his …
Read More »Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School shut down
The Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Asokore in the Ashanti Region has been closed down. This is a directive of the Ghana TVET Service after some students went on a rampage on Sunday morning, protesting the poor results of their predecessors in their final examination. About 40 of …
Read More »40 SHS students arrested, properties vandalized over poor 2022 WASCCE results
Police in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti region has arrested about 40 students of Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Asante Asokore. The students, according to Assembly members of the Effiduase South electoral area, were arrested after they vandalized school properties over poor WASCCE results scored by …
Read More »Not eating breakfast until 11am could add 20 years to your lifespan – Doctor reveals
Limiting your eating to an eight-hour window could help boost your longevity, according to a doctor. How to live longer: Intermittent fasting could add 20 years to your lifespan – doctor. (Image: ITV/GETTY) While longevity can be a difficult goal to achieve, “easy” lifestyle changes could go a long way. Starting your …
Read More »Captain Smart returns to CPP after 16 years
Broadcast Journalist, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, has returned to the Convention People’s Party (CPP) as a member after 16 years. Captain Smart officially joined the CPP in 2006 and contested the Party’s Ashanti Regional Chairmanship position in 2007 but lost the race. According to the …
Read More »Effects of pepper on man private organ
According to a piece published by Medicalnewstoday, Due to their spiciness and heat, chilli peppers are a common ingredient in many different cuisines all over the world. The spicy flavour that results from eating them is caused by a substance called capsaicin that is present in them. Some specific things can …
Read More »Liberian businesswoman Felicia Nimely, Son Celebrate Coinciding Birthday In Glamorous Style
Mrs Felicia Nimely Gendekan and her son, Mark T Gendekan Jr Today, January 19, 2023 can best be described as the best mother and son day of the year, as Liberian businesswoman, Mrs Felicia Nimely Gendekan and her son, Mark T Gendekan Jr celebrate their birthday. And …
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