A visit to selected basic and second cycle schools in the Ashanti region by GBCNews showed a mixed reaction of the interested parties to the strike action declared by labour unions at the pre-tertiary educational level. While a greater majority of teachers were complying with the industrial action with only …

Political analyst, Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, has questioned the honesty of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as he remains silent over critical issues of national concern. The host of Ultimate FM’s flagship Sunday Evening Programme “What’s Going On” wondered why the president has not shared his view on the widely discussed topic …

Tuesday’s rains came and went, leaving behind a trail of damage in most parts of Accra. The University of Ghana was not an exception as the Mensah Sarbah Hall is reported to have flooded. The flood was as a result of the overflowing of the gutters due to the heavy …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed Heads of Senior High Schools to mobilise their management teams to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students in schools. GES further directed heads of basic schools not to shut down their facilities, despite the ongoing strike by teachers. This comes after …

Kevin Taylor has ‘dirtied’ the Second Lady of the land, Samira Bawumia in a video making rounds on social media. The UK-based Ghanaian journalist in the footage used some unprintable words against the Second Lady. Without mincing words, he dragged Samira Bawumia over a comment she passed years back and …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union have effective today, Monday, June 4, 2021, commenced a nationwide strike action. The strike according to the leadership of the Teacher Unions, is a result of the …

Peter Boamah Otokunor, a deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, has celebrated the successful defense of his PhD thesis in Agric Economics and Policy. He posted results from the oral defense of his thesis in social media posts. The first on June 21 showed him interacting with …

Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, NPP former General Secretary has described as novel the fact that President Akufo-Addo has not “done any major changes” in his administration. There have been numerous calls for the President to consider reshuffling his ministers, especially the ones who are deemed incompetent and are not discharging their …

Award-winning investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has asserted that there are competent persons within the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who can effectively and efficiently manage Ghana’s economy but the party lacks the leadership to make this happen. The governing party has been accused of mismanaging the Mr economy and …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has advised Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo against adding Finance Minister to the team of negotiators for IMF bailout. According to him, Ken Ofori-Atta has lost credibility and trust of stakeholders after he supervised the disastrous collapse of the economy. He urged the Akufo-Addo to immediately take a bold decision …

A Former General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has revealed that there are several leading members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who pretent to admire President Nana Akufo-Addo but secretly despise him. Mr Agyepong, who stopped short of mentioning specific names, further …

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has said the New Patriotic Party cannot win the 2024 elections with people leading the nation to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a financial bailout. Speaking at an on-going NPP National Constituency Officers Welfare workshop at Koforidua in the Eastern …

A former Deputy Minister of Information, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has reacted to the decision by the government to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support. He said he can imagine the fear that has gripped the head of the Economic Management team, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia following the decision. “I can …

The Minority in Parliament has called on the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government to apologise to Ghanaians and immediately cancel the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) for heading to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout. Speaking to Starr News Minority spokesperson on Communications A.B.A Fuseini argued the move is final proof of the level …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has proposed a number of measures be believes will salvage Ghana’s sinking economy. According to Mahama, these measures are to be deployed as quickly as possible in order to avert a total collapse of the economy. He made the recommendations during a June 30, 2022 …

In the midst of the controversy that has dogged the building of the National Cathedral, the National Mosque and the purported role of the then government in building it has often been cited. The latest to mention the facility located at Kanda in a Cathedral discussion is Communications Officer of …

  Veteran journalist, Kwami Sefa Kayi, has chastised members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for their constant referral to the performance of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) anytime they are addressing happenings in the country. Sefa Kayi indicated that the NPP’s constant referral to the NDC only politicises issues and fails to …

Former President John Mahama has recounted moments in the office when things became hard for him as President in his bid to transform the lives of Ghanaians and end the energy crises ‘There are times things are tough and I experienced that. You called me ‘Mr. Dumsor’, we had a …

Twenty-seven teachers in some basic schools in the North East Region have been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly joining the service with fake appointment letters. The victims are said to have secured postings to the various schools with fake appointment and posting letters bearing the signature …

An aspirant of the National Chairmanship position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Asamoah Boateng popularly called Asabee, has waded into the controversial debate about the National Cathedral. According to Asabee, persons leading the charge to construct the National Cathedral should put it on hold, for the nation to refocus …

After four days of intense vetting, the elections committee of the New Patriotic Party has approved 47 candidates for the 10 positions up for grabs in the party’s upcoming national executives election. According to a report by assaaseradio.com, the committee has further directed aggrieved or disqualified aspirants/members of the party to petition …

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has debunked reports in sections of the media and comments on social media purporting that he had endorsed the candidature of Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia as flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP. Kufuor at a Father’s Day event over the weekend spoke highly about the dedication of …

Persons affected by the viral disease; Monkeypox in Ghana include a 9-month-old baby, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed. The country has recorded 72 cases of Monkeypox so far, with 18 positive tests as of Tuesday, June 14 2022. Speaking at a media engagement on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, …

Founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has stated that Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will not be able to secure the mandate of party delegates to become flagbearer for the 2024 general elections. According to him, the structures within the party will militate against the reported interest of …

Pupils of Pechie Basic School in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region are forced to sit on cement blocks and on the bare floor to study due to lack of proper infrastructure. The situation, according to community members, is negatively impacting the quality of their children’s education. A …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says there is no case of Ebola in Ghana, contrary to earlier media reports. The Director General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye at a meet the press session on Wednesday, said the supposed Ebola case in Tamale was a simulation exercise. According to him, various …

Arise Ghana, a pressure group, has called on Dr Charles Wereko-Brobbey, a statesman and a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to confer with him on the objective of the Group and its activities. A statement issued by Mr Ishaq Awudu,National Communication Secretary of the People’s National …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says confirmed cases of Monkeypox has increased from five in the last update to 18 which represent 25.0 per cent. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the GHS, said the confirmed cases were among the 72 suspected cases of Monkeypox which was investigated as …

Following a claim by Michael Owusu Afriyie aka Teacher Kwadwo that he was dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) primarily because he refused to delete a video he had recorded which could incriminate some local officials, the government agency has rebutted, insisting that the former employee was sacked for …

A planning lecturer at the Department of Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Stephen Takyi, has called on the government of Ghana to apply the same level of dexterity used to complete the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) on the KNUST Teaching Hospital …