GhanaWebTV brings to you an up to the minute update of the inauguration of the 8th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. Then there is the swearing-in of President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo which is taking place at the parliament house in Accra. As part of the process, former …
Read More »Mike Oquaye or Alban Bagbin: Who becomes Ghana’s next Speaker of Parliament?
Article 95 of the 1992 Constitution provides for the election of a Speaker from among MPs or persons qualified to be MPs. This has been the practice since 1993 when the late Justice Daniel Francis Annan on January 7, 1993, was chosen as the first Speaker of Parliament after Ghana …
Read More »Prof Mike Oquaye retained as Speaker of Parliament
Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has been retained as Speaker of the 8th Parliament. This was after consultation with the Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Alisa Hotel in Accra. The party’s General Secretary, John Boadu disclosed this to Adom News Monday. He also added that, Majority …
Read More »What to expect from Akufo-Addo final State of the Nation Address
President Akufo-Addo is set to make his final appearance before the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic to present the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Tuesday. The address is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, which states that “the President shall at the beginning of …
Read More »UG to begin shift system for 2021/2022 academic year
The University of Ghana (UG) has announced plans to run a shift system of education for the 2021/2022 Academic year. The university says the large number of students expected to be admitted this year coupling with the COVID-19 safety protocols has accounted for this. Speaking to Citi News, the Dean …
Read More »5 health benefits of coffee you probably never knew
Most of the time we hear reasons why caffeine is bad for our body, but that’s really not all there is to coffee. Drinking about 3 to 4 cups of coffee daily can do your body some good and if you want to get the maximum benefit from coffee, avoiding …
Read More »New Speaker of Parliament will be anti-Akufo-Addo – Sulemana Braimah predicts
he Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah has predicted that the next Speaker of Parliament will be anti-Akufo-Addo. The race for a new Speaker of Parliament lingers as Ghana looks to dissolve the seventh Parliament in the coming days. Several names have popped up including the current Chairman for the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo commends Council of State for keeping him on his toes
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as exceptional, the performance of the seventh Council of State who have served during the first term of his Presidency. The President made the observation when he addressed members of the Council at the Jubilee House when they paid a courtesy call on him to …
Read More »Final list for Speaker of Parliament out as race tightens
Barring any last-minute changes, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will once again choose a native of the Greater Accra Region as the speaker of the 8th parliament. Should that happens, it will be the third time the elephant family would be settling on someone from the region to lead …
Read More »Concerned student petitions UG management over double track module for 2021 academic year
Reasons why the modular system should be culled by UG management: The lethal Covid-19 pandemic has brought things to a standstill. As such, educational institutions are grappling with how to reopen schools under safe conditions without imperiling the lives of students. Universities in Ghana for instance, KNUST, UCC, and UPSA …
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