A founding member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Sani Mohammed has expressed joy about the outcome of the just-ended executive elections in the Ashanti Region. The Ashanti Regional Polls ended with Bernard Antwi Boasiako garnering some 464 votes to beat his close contender, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah who polled some 306 votes. …

The New Patriotic Party held its regional elections in some 15 out of 16 regions across Ghana to elect executives for the party at the regional level. The elections came off from Friday, May 27 to Sunday, May 29, 2022. This follows the party’s constituency elections held in April this year. An …

  Defeated aspiring Ashanti Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Robert Asare Bediako has said he was surprised he lost the election after paying GH¢1k each to delegates for a votes. While expressing concern about the seeming monitisation of politics in the country, Asare Bediako said he later discovered that …

The government has released an amount of GH¢50 million to the National Health Insurance Scheme, according to the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh. The amount is part of the budgetary allocation of the scheme for the year. Earlier in the month, the Minority Caucus in Parliament bemoaned the effects of …

A General Secretary hopeful of the New Patriotic Party, Musah Superior, has proposed that the Vice Chairmen of the Party should be assigned specific roles in addition to what the NPP constitution has prescribed. He said the Party should assign the 1st Vice-Chairperson to be in charge of logistics, the …

The question of who leads the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 polls is gradually becoming clearer if the outcome of the recent Polling Station, Constituency and Regional contests is anything to go by. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia appears to be far ahead of his closest contender and Minister of …

The governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, has organised its delegates conference to elect executives for the party in the various regions. The elections which started on Friday, May 27, has seen 14 regions voted for their regional executives, with one going to be held on Sunday, May 29 and one being …

Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), incumbent regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party appears to have garnered more votes compared to his close contender, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (Coka) in the ongoing NPP regional executives election in the Ashanti Region. GhanaWeb’s Ashanti Regional Correspondent indicates that after votes in 3 zones were counted, …

Pupils at Fufuo Methodist Primary School in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region , are now using a  church building in the community as their classroom for academic activities. The students from both primary five and six and numbering about 100 have been struggling  with their daily school works …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday, May 27, 2022, began its regional delegates conference to elect new executives. Already, 8 regions including Ahafo, Bono East, Central, Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper East and Western North have held their elections with many of their chairmen retaining their positions. Meanwhile, delegates in …

A pollster, Ben Ephson, has predicted that Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematens’ chances of sailing through as the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is slim compared to other prospective aspirants. Mr Kyerematen who is Trade and Industries Minister has been tipped to be a successor of President Nana Addo …

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has failed to submit its accounts to the Auditor General’s Department for auditing since 2019. The Ranking Member for Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Owned Enterprises, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, who disclosed the development to Starr News described the situation as appalling. The former Power …

  Six people have reportedly been arrested at the ongoing Northern Regional Delegate Conference to elect the regional executive of the governing New Patriotic Party at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium. According to adomonline.com, five of the arrested people were found hiding in a room at the stadium while the sixth person …

  Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed displeasure about actions taken by Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu following comments he made on Thursday about parliament being run on arrears owing to delayed release of funds. Mr. Bagbin, while speaking on the floor of parliament on Thursday, May, 26 bemoaned what he …

Some students of Assin Fosu College of Education in the Assin Foso Municipality of the Central Region have taken up the task of reducing the invasion of snakes on their campus after a snake bit the testicles of their colleagues. On May 14, a level 300 student was reportedly bitten …

Monkeypox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, occurs very infrequently and in very scattered locations in parts of Africa. There are two clades (or types) of the virus: a West Africa (WA) clade in which 1 to 3.6 out of 100 infected patients die (1% to 3.6% mortality) and …

Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has commented on the formal declaration of Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, that he will contest for flagbearership of the governing New patriotic Party, NPP. The outspoken Ampaw in making his submissions on Kofi TV, May 26, 2022, cited among others the lack of grace and impatience as …

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong says he will defeat John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress, to help the New Patriotic Party break the eight come 2024. This comes after the legislator finally confirmed that he will be contesting in the upcoming presidential primaries of the NPP following several …

Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo has assured Ghanaians and her constituents that she will return to fulfil her expected duties and responsibilities as a legislator and leader in her area. Speaking to Joynews on Thursday, May 26, 2022, Adwoa Safo who has been absent from the House since the beginning …

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, MP, Assin Central, has opened up on his ambition to succeed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2024 as the President of Ghana. According to him, he will use his first 100 days in office as the President – when he wins the party primaries and the general …

The Assistant Headmaster of the Bole Senior High School (SHS), Issahaku Jeduah, has allegedly raped a 21-year-old final year student. According to the final year student of the school, on Friday, 20 May 2022, the Assistant Headmaster, sent for her during prep time. She indicated that the Assistant Headmaster’s invitation …

There was confusion on the campus of the University College of Agriculture and Environmental studies (UCAES) in Bunso in the Eastern Region Wednesday evening following the intrusion of the campaign team of Kwadwo Boateng Agyemang, who is aspiring for the Eastern Regional chairman position of the ruling New Patriotic Party( …

The Tafo Government Hospital in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region has denied claims that a student nurse turned into crocodile at the facility. This follows reports that a student nurse had turned into a crocodile causing, a pregnant staff nurse to collapse. According to the reports, the student nurse had …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) chairman of Techiman South constituency in the Bono East region has furiously locked up the party’s office over suspension. The constituency chairman, Alhaji Nuhu Salu was suspended by the NDC Bono East Regional Disciplinary Committee over misconduct. This was after some executive committee members petitioned the NDC …

The Noguchi Memorial Center for Medical Research has found the Poliovirus in samples of water scooped from some drains in the Sagnerigu Municipality and the Tamale Metropolis. The Deputy Northern Regional Director of Health in charge of Public Health, Dr. Hilarious Abiwu, disclosed this in an interview with GBC News …

The Tolon District Assembly, District Education Directorate, and other stakeholders have partnered to provide temporary classrooms and accommodation to displaced students of Tolon Senior High School. The management of Tolon Senior High School last week directed over 600 students of the institution to return home following a fire that gutted …

The Kaneshie Polyclinic in the Okaikoi South District of the Greater Accra region has been shutdown following heavy downpour which started at midnight of Tuesday, May 24,2022. According to reports, the wall separating the Polyclinic and the Ga Mantse Palace got broken, which made way for the water to enter …

“Property owning democrats,” the tagline of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, known to be the capitalists, has been making rounds on social media after some portions of the Last Will and testament of the party’s former General Secretary, Sir John, was made public. The Will details how much wealth Sir John, …

Former Deputy Ashanti Region Minister Joseph Yamin has strongly opposed the Regional Security Council’s decision to host the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) elections at the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC). According to the deputy regional minister during the Mills-Mahama administration, conducting partisan activities at the seat of government in the …