All students of Wulugu Senior High School in the North East Region, who were involved in the riot that led to the destruction of school property, have been surcharged GH¢76 each. In March 2022, the students protested over the quality of food served to them among other concerns, and vandalised …
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346,120 Ghanaians infected with HIV – Ghana Aids Commission
A total of 346,120 Ghanaians have been infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS with 66 percent being females while the rest are males, the Ghana AIDS Commission has disclosed. Speaking at a media engagement programme organised by the Christian Health Association of Ghana on Friday, the Senior Programme …
Read More »No double track this year as 1st year SHS students report to school today – Ministry
The Ministry of Education says the double-track system will not be implemented this year as first-year Senior High School students report to school today, Monday, April 4, 2022. The double-track system was introduced in 2018 to reduce congestion in schools and create room to accommodate the projected increase in enrolment …
Read More »NPP will pay a big price for E-Levy implementation – Kofi Konadu Apraku
Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, a leading member of the governing NPP, has indicated that the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy, otherwise known as E-Levy, will go a long way to affect the governing party. Speaking in an interview with Joy News, the former Trade and Industry Minister stated that …
Read More »Why former President Kufuor described Hassan Ayariga as Ghana’s ‘shadow president’
Hassan Ayariga has said that Ghana’s oldest living former president, John Agyekum Kufuor, once described him as the country’s ‘shadow president.’ The founder and leader of the All People’s Congress (APC) explained that the former president made this observation of him because of how impressed he was with his wealth of ideas …
Read More »Ghana will have no problems if all presidents are as honest as President Kufuor – Kwesi Pratt
Renowned journalist and Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has commended former President John Kufuor for the level of honesty and respect he had for Ghanaians when he was president. According to Pratt, Kufuor is the only president Ghana has had who consistently admitted his faults and begged …
Read More »E-Levy: Absolute ‘lack of principle’; I thought you wouldn’t run to Supreme Court – Pratt ‘fires’ NDC
Editor-in-Chief of Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt, has fired salvoes at the Minority for filing a law suit at the Supreme Court against the passage of the E-Levy Bill. After the Majority in Parliament passed the E-levy Bill, the Minority, who staged a walkout during the proceedings, have dragged the Attorney General to …
Read More »‘False’ 10,000 km roads claim: How Akufo-Addo mocked Minority MPs during SoNA
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took his mockery of the Minority in Parliament to a new level earlier this week when he delivered the State of the Nation, SoNA, address. One of the contentious issues arising from his address was the claim that in five years, his government has constructed …
Read More »NDC to ‘expose’ Ofori-Atta over shares in government bonds
A senior member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Abraham Amaliba has served notice that his party is readying pieces of evidence on government’s borrowings and bonds floated in the past five years and what percentages have gone to the Finance Minister alone. Abraham Amaliba, speaking on TV3’s New Day …
Read More »Faulty traffic lights endanger lives of school children at Sofoline
Pupils of the Prempeh Primary School risk their lives daily on their way and back from school while crossing the Sofoline-Abuakwa Highway in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. This is due to the faulty traffic lights which have not worked in over two years. Some of the traffic …
Read More »Reopening date for first year SHS students remains April 4 – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has emphasized that there has been no change in the reopening date for Form One Senior High School (SHS) students First years are therefore to report on Monday, April 4, 2022, as earlier communicated. Reports have circulated that the date has been shifted following some …
Read More »Speaker apologizes to MPs marked absent on E-Levy consideration day
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has apologized to some members of Parliament whose names were marked absent on March 29, 2022. His apologies come after some 8 members of parliament complained about their names being captured as absent when they were actually present in the House the day the E-Levy bill …
Read More »E-Levy vs Minority Boycott: List of 8 absentee NDC MPs exposed – Report
Eight (8) Members of Parliament on the side of the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) were reportedly absent from Parliament on Tuesday even before the Minority walkout on the E-Levy vote. MyNewsGh.com has confirmed from records of Parliament that in addition to MP for Dome Kwabenya (NPP) and Assin North …
Read More »Students injured as inter-schools competition ends in brutal fight
Scores of students have been left injured following a clash during an inter-school gala competition at Sehwi Kwasikrom. This year’scompetition in the Amoaya circuit in the Bodi District of the Western North region did not end peacefully as some youth from the host community, Sehwi Kwasikrom, engaged in a fight …
Read More »WARNING: 3 Sexually Transmitted Diseases that are more dangerous than HIV/AIDS
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are diseases that many people are aware of but are not fully aware of the repercussions or how badly they will affect their lives. These infections are generally acquired through sexual contact. According to mayoclinic.com, the bacteria, viruses or parasites that …
Read More »SONA 2022: Akufo-Addo lacked the confidence to speak about the economy – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has expressed disappointment with the State of Nation Address (SONA) presented by President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday March 30, 2022. Fuel prices and prices of foodstuffs and services have increased significantly in recent months. Some Ghanaians are calling on the government to come up with innovative measures …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s government rejecting good advice – Duffuor
The Former Minister of finance and former governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has said the NPP government has forced the electronic transfer levy on Ghanaians because they turned a deaf ear to wise counsel from economic experts such as himself. Lamenting on his Facebook wall Wednesday morning, he said, “The …
Read More »NAGRAT hoping for 15% salary increment in State of the Nation address
Ahead of the State of the Nation address today, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has said it is hoping for a salary increase announcement from the President. Speaking to Citi News, the President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, explained that considering the economy, social and worsening …
Read More »Stop Pleasing people who don’t like you – John Mahama told
The former Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports who is aspiring for National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Joseph Yammin has urged the leadership of the party and former President John Dramani Mahama to desist from pleasing people who don’t like him (John Mahama) and the NDC party. …
Read More »‘Your excitement will be short-lived’ – Haruna Iddrisu to govt
The Minority has warned the government that the excitement that came with the passage of the E-Levy will be cut short because they are prepared to go all out to prevent the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) Bill. The Haruna Iddrisu-led caucus have threatened to contest the decision of Parliament at …
Read More »You had no excuse to allow approval of E-Levy – Ras Mubarak tells Minority
Ras Mubarak, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu Constituency, has blamed the leadership of the Minority for failing to deploy its parliamentary prowess to prevent the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) bill. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 29, Mubarak said the Minority had no excuse to …
Read More »Live long to see how JM will turn economy around – Yamin wishes Akufo-Addo on his B’Day
Stalwart of the National Democratic Congress Joseph Yamin says even though he dislikes President Nana Akufo Addo, he wishes the first gentleman lives long to witness how an NDC government will turn the Ghanaian economy around. This is the former deputy Ashanti Regional Minister’s birthday wish for the president as …
Read More »Minority files suit to stop Akufo-Addo from assenting E-levy bill
The Minority in Parliament who walked out during the passage of the E-levy bill today has filed a suit at the Supreme Court to prevent President Akufo-Addo from assenting to the bill. The Minority is represented in the Stay of Execution suit by Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu and his colleagues …
Read More »Akufo-Addo will go down as the only leader who delivered misery to Ghanaians on his birthday – Adongo
Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has bemoaned the insistence of the government to pass the E-Levy bill. He said that by the passage of the E-Levy, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will go down as the only president to deliver misery to Ghanaians on his birthday. “… I have today …
Read More »Minority stages walkout as parliament approves second reading of E-Levy bill
Parliament approved the second reading of the Electronic Transactions Levy, albeit without the final participation of the minority side, who staged a walkout right before the question was put before the house. The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, moved a motion in parliament asking the house …
Read More »Kwabena Agyepong joins NPP flagbearer race
Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, is the latest to join the NPP flagbearship race ahead of the presidential primaries. According to him, even though he has intentions of contesting, he is much more focused on helping the government to perform well. “So, I will not …
Read More »Nyieso MP donates 1100 dual desks and 20 computers to GES
The Member of Parliament for Nyieso constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Stephen Amoah has donated 1100 dual desks and 20 computers to the Education Directorate to be distributed among schools in the area. The donation, according to him, forms part of his efforts towards promoting quality education in the …
Read More »Gabby Otchere-Darko tackles John Mahama over ‘attack’ on Judiciary
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has reacted to comments made by former President John Dramani Mahama against the Judiciary, describing them as ‘politicized’. Addressing the US Chapter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Bentley University over the weekend, John Mahama said governance institutions including the judiciary …
Read More »NPP risks another independent in Fomena if Asiamah goes unopposed – Ken Agyapong
Member of Parliament for Assin Central the Honourable Kennedy Agyapong has said the New Patriotic Party risks having another independent candidate in Fomena of incumbent Andrew Amoako Asiamah is allowed to go unopposed. The NPP said it is important the party allows anyone interested to contest the election and win …
Read More »Okudzeto ‘fights’ 2 NDC elders for exposing flopped Prof Jane Naana ‘2020 gamble’
Special Aide to the 2020 running mate of opposition candidate John Mahama, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has taken on former National Chairman of the NDC Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah and ex-National Organizer Yaw Boateng Gyan over the alleged ‘flop’ of the 2020 running mate of the NDC. …
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