Member of Parliament for South Dayi Constituency in the Volta Region, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has said, it’s a tragedy for government to say there are no funds to sponsor the country’s 65th Independence day. He has raised concerns about government’s expenditure on a luxurious private for his foreign travels whilst asking why …

The grievances of the members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have been resolved and all will be returning to the lecture halls to continue teaching, a National Executive Committee (NEC) member has said. Dr Asare Asante-Annor, who is the National Secretary of UTAG, told Alfred Ocansey on TV3‘s News 360 on Friday, …

Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who has been tipped by some supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to contest for flagbearer of the party, in a one-on-one interview on Peace FM’s ”Kokrokoo Thursday morning, swerved a question regarding his Presidential ambition. Hon. Owusu Afriyie Akoto refused to let the …

The former Member of Parliament for Birim North Constituency, Dr. William Boakye Akoto, has passed on, 3news.com has gathered. Dr. Akoto, who served in the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic, died after a short illness. Though born in Ghana, Dr. Boakye had his education at the University of Toronto, where he obtained his …

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia (alias General Mosquito) has opened up on how he got involved in politics after leaving his job as a stockbroker. In an interview on the Starr Chat programme with Nana Aba Anamoah, General Mosquito indicated that he together with President Nana Addo Dankwa …

The Second Northern Regional Vice Chairperson of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Madam Felicia Tetteh has recounted several times she has been physically attacked in the presence of colleagues by another executive. She indicates that the attacks have become habitual yet the Regional Chairman of the NPP Mohammed Baantima Samba appears …

They may appear too big in clouts, names and personalities to be overly concerned about such minor things as nicknames but you know what they say about those things; the more you reject a name, the more solidified it becomes. Admittedly too, there are several nicknames that are self-imposed. And …

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has revealed that the embattled Member of Parliament for the Dome Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Ms. Sarah Adwoa Safo, has written to Speaker Alban Bagbin seeking permission to absent herself for an additional four weeks. According to Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, he has received a letter dated 28 February 2022 …

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has alleged that a Member of Parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party has been struck down by stroke. According to him, this has made the unnamed MP unable to discharge his parliamentary duties effectively. In an interview on the …

Government will from this year, expand the free Senior High School (SHS) programme to cover public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution first year students, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. President Akufo-Addo who emphasised investments in the educational sector as being a key priority of his …

Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby, one of the founding members of the governing NPP, has described the current state of the nation Ghana as “shambolic”. According to him, the current government has squandered all the money, hence the reason for putting on hold the 2022 constitutionally-mandated State of the Nation Address (SONA). …

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress has accused the government of deliberately targeting him for financial persecution. The man popularly referred to as General Mosquito alleged that the government had deliberately set out to cripple him financially by running his businesses aground. He disclosed on …

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that the minority caucus of parliament has not abandoned its investigations into allegations that Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo was impersonated during a sitting in parliament. Ablakwa said that the minority caucus has now gathered the needed evidence which it will present at the …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has said political parties do not have the power to remove any Member of Parliament no matter the reasons they may have against the lawmaker. According to him, it is only the Speaker who can take that decision. Mr Bagbin specifically told the New Patriotic Party …

The New Abirim constituency Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has sustained cutlass wounds after violence broke out during the recent polling station election. Frank Ayim was allegedly attacked by one Alfred believed to be close to the MP for the area after the fight broke out …

Six pupils from Assin Dawomako D/A Basic School in the Assin South District of the Central Region escaped death after a nine-unit abandoned dilapidated school building collapsed. Information gathered revealed that the pupils were hiding in the building during heavy rainfall when the building collapsed and nearly killed them. The …

The First National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) Sofo Awudu Azorka has been robbed of his money, car and iPhones. In a post shared on Facebook, the politician has given a detailed account of what happened and how his car was snatched by the criminals Background The Northern …

The Eastern Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kingston Akomeng Kissi has been chased out by a mob of party supporters at Akyem Oda. The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, after the Regional Chairman, Mr. Akomeng Kissi allegedly decided to call off the polling station election in …

Some nurses across the country are seething with rage over the government’s delay in the release of their February salary. According to the nurses, the situation has become unbearable for many health workers since salary for the month ending February has not been released. “Many a time, as government workers …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed the actual details on the flight that supposedly brought the MP for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, back into the country to pass a vote on the controversial E-Levy in late 2021. Having become quite notorious for disclosing the details of private jet …

Some teacher unions, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) are livid over the delay in the payment of their February 2022 salary. NAGRAT president Angel Carbonu confirmed to journalists at a press conference that they were yet to receive their February salary. …

Information reaching this portal indicated that the first National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chief Sofo Awudu Azorka has been robbed of his V8 vehicle. The white V8 with registration number GT 5533-17 was robbed at gunpoint at his residence at Gbanyamli, a suburb of Tamale, on …

Students are once again bearing the brunt of the seemingly undecided end to the UTAG strike. This comes after some universities voted against the suspension of the strike by the National Executive Committee (NEC). The NEC of UTAG had earlier urged lecturers to resume teaching ahead of the referendum results …

“We do not want a coup in this country, yet I fear if we don’t act quickly, we will have one on our hands very soon,” words attributed to Professor Raymond Atuguba Dean of University of Ghana Law School. The academic was speaking on Monday, February 28, 2022, at a …

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi in the Ashanti region Mr. Elijah Adansi Bonah escaped an attack from persons suspected to be aggrieved members of the governing political party. According to reports in the local media, Mr. Elijah Adansi Bonah was pounced on at the Chief Palace polling station …

The Governing Council of University of Education, Winneba, (UEW) is calling on the government to immediately withdraw the appointment of its Chairman, Nana Ofori Ansah I, following accusations that his actions have thrown the University into a state of chaos. In a statement issued and signed by the President-UTAG and …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to WAEC, a total of 572,167 candidates took part in the 2021 BECE, with 287,730 of them being males and 284,437 being females. A statement by WAEC released on February …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is demanding the immediate shutdown of the University of Ghana, Legon (UG), if the school’s lecturers are not ready to return to the lecture halls. Following an emergency meeting on Sunday, February 27, UG’s branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) …

The University of Ghana, UG, branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, has rejected the call for academic work to commence on Monday, February 28, 2022. According to a release signed by Prof Ransford E.V. Gyampo, Secretary UG-UTAG, lecturers of the University of Ghana cannot comply with an …

A member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team Ellen Ama Daaku has lashed out at parliamentarians, saying they behave like preschool kids when the House is in session. Ghana’s current Parliament is split down the middle between the two main political parties, posing the risk of gridlock …