The Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has once again extended the deadline for payment of fees for deferred students by a month. According to the Institution, the decision follows a meeting with the Minister for Education, Yaw Adutwum and other stakeholders held today April 22, …

The Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has said Grade A Senior High Schools including Presbyterian Boys Secondary School (PRESEC Legon) and Wesley Girls’ Senior High School in Cape Coast must be willing to accept students with aggregate 20 or 25 and make them first class students. He said the …

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) on Thursday, April 21, 2022, organized the 15th congregation for its graduating students. The graduands protested the institution’s management’s poor planning of the ceremony when the rain forced them to vacate the durbar. The fresh students who were also scheduled for lectures got disappointed …

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the former MP for Ledzorkuku, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). “I am pleased to inform you that the President has appointed you to act as the Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance …

The Deputy Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Perpetual Lomokie Akwada, has been attacked in her home by suspected armed robbers. Making this known in a Facebook post, Perpetual Akwada, who is also the leader of NPP Ladies, said the robbers gained access to her house through her …

A petition to impeach the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been presented to parliament by some three citizens. The petition penned under the signatures of three citizens: Issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese from Damongo; Elikem Kotoko from Accra; and Stephen Kwabena Attuh, also from Accra, is in relation to …

Police in the Upper West Region have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in a deadly attack on Iddrisu Walaika, the Sissala West constituency Nasara Coordinator of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). The two are reported to be among a group of young men who attacked the Nasara …

The National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education – Ghana (PRINCOF) has directed that teacher trainees start to fund their own feeding from May 8. This directive is in response to the inability of Colleges of Education to make payments for food items supplied to them. According to PRINCOF, …

The Sissala West Constituency Nasara Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper West region, Musah Walaika Iddrisu, has been inflicted with machete wounds which has left him battling for his life at the Upper West Regional hospital. Sources say he was allegedly assaulted by thugs within the …

The Ashanti regional ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman hopeful, Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah’s popularity continues to soar everywhere. COKA as he is affectionately called turned the atmosphere of the Kuntanasehene’s maiden Adaekese on Easter Sunday 17th April 2022 to a different level as news about his presence broke out. His presence …

By Kennedy Agyapong’s own confession in 2020, his one-time great relationship with former President John Agyekum Kufuor has broken down and they are no longer on the good terms they once were. According to Kennedy Agyapong, the breakdown in the relationship was caused by what he perceives to be misinformation relayed to then-President Kufour …

“The true measure of a man is not what he dreams, but what he aspires to be; a dream is nothing without action. Whether one fails or succeeds is irrelevant; all that matters is that there was motion in his life. That alone affects the world”. These words of American …

The Ghana Paragliding Festival has become an integral part of the annual Kwahu Easter Festivities. The event rekindled the hither-to dying Kwahu Easter festival and transformed Easter celebration in Ghana into an international event. The Genesis The history of the festival goes back to March 2003 when, as the new …

Leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Sylvester Mensah has averred that the Supreme Court needs to consider holding public for a to explain some of their judgments to members of the general public. His views are in relation to the case involving Assin North Member of Parliament, James …

Abraham Boadi, former Presiding Member of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, KMA, has questioned the grounds on which Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, said Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia was a perfect successor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to Boadi, Ofori-Atta did not give any justification for his comments after the April 7 State …

A gynecologist at the Ga East Municipal Health Directorate, Dr. Benedict Afari, has refuted claims that the quality of a condom is determined by its price. The medical practitioner speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, asserted that if the condom has been approved by the Food and …

The Embattled Member of Parliament for the Assin North Constituency James Gyakye Quayson has filed two motions at the Cape Coast Court of Appeal including seeking for “relistment” of his appeal. The other motion is also seeking for a Stay of Execution of the High Court judgement on July 28, 2021. The Court of …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not withdraw from the Assin North by-elections as it did during a similar one at Ayawaso West Wuogon, says Dr Hanna Bisiw. The NDC national women’s organiser made this statement on Ideas Exchange hosted by Eric Ahianyo on TV XYZ. The former minister’s …

Collins Adomako-Mensah, the Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North has scolded Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, accusing her of holding the government to ransom. In a panel discussion on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo program, Adomako-Mensah fumed that the decision by Adwoa Safo not to make an appearance in Parliament has …

The 2020 presidential race will go down in Ghana’s history as one of the most highly contested among flagbearers of the two major parties, NPP and NDC, in the country. This is because it was the first time the two opposing candidates of the parties had each been president at …

A judge issued a bench warrant for the immediate arrest of four persons who led a protest and further altered the Fomena Constituency office of the governing New Patriotic Party with opposition party colours. His Honour Mark Diboro Tairima granted the request by the prosecution after it emerged that the accused persons …

There is a shortage of mono desks in many Senior high Schools in the Asuogyaman District in the Eastern Region. Many students are struggling to get desks to sit on. The situation has compelled some students to resort to using dining hall tables and benches while others stand to learn. …

In Ghana’s political dispensation, there exist a group of politicians who are known to be soft, reserved and headline-shy speakers. There also exists a category who have carved a niche as being foul-mouthed, loud, and headline-grabbers by virtue of their penchant for direct, confrontational, and hard takes on issues. Here …

Allotey Jacobs, the former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic (NDC), has rejected overtures from former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffour to join his team for the 2024 elections. Allotey Jacobs made the revelation on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo program, disclosing a meeting he had with Dr Kwabena Duffour. He stated …

From the flurry of allegations by her colleagues on the majority side of Parliament to her referral to the Privileges Committee of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, the Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya has maintained a deafening silence. Her resolve not to speak on the raging issues, however, appears to have been broken following a comment she …

Embattled Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, has opened up on why he travelled abroad and later returned to the country to enter into politics. In an interview with Metro TV, he mentioned that he went abroad to pursue further studies and continue with his life. He, however, said he …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the Supreme Court’s ruling that barred the Assin North MP, James Gyakye Qayson, from performing parliamentary duties as a misrepresentation of justice. According to him, the apex court’s ruling is a deliberate display of disrespect to the country’s democracy. He said the representation of the …

Latest reports emerging suggest that the murder of a Teacher of Dagbon State Senior High School (SHS) in Yendi is believed to have triggered reprisal attacks resulting in the murder of 8 persons on Wednesday. MyNewsGh.com has gathered that one Jacob Quwalah was accosted and killed on the Yendi-Zabzugu road …

Starr News has uncovered a Patient “detention room” at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The room has been designated to detain patients who have been discharged but are unable to pay their medical bills. The room has obsolete medical beds where the affected patients sleep on. …

The Non-Teaching Staff Association of the Colleges of Education, Ghana, (CENTSAG) has called off its strike. This comes on the back of a meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC) on Wednesday, 13 April 2022. The strike has been suspended pending a meeting with the Fair Wages Commission and the …