The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commenced a four-day working visit to the Ashanti Region to commission and inspect various projects his government has undertaken. On his first day, he is expected to inspect the Fomena Hospital and also commission a 450-bed capacity Boys Dormitory Block at Fomena T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School. President […] The post Akufo-Addo

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has revoked the membership of 18 of its members for contesting as independent in the upcoming December 7 polls. “The National Democratic Congress wishes to bring to the attention of all party members, sympathizers and the public that the following members who sought for and obtained nomination from the Electoral […] The post NDC

An independent parliamentary candidate in the Sunyani West constituency, Bernard Oduro Takyi, says the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is losing its spirit of democracy. Mr. Oduro Takyi was disqualified from the NPP parliamentary primaries in which he wanted to contest the Employment Minister, Ignatius Baffour Awuah. He was then dismissed from the NPP in […] The post NPP

The Inspector-General of the Ghana Police Service, James Oppong-Boanuh has warned that his outfit will not spare persons who foment trouble on election day. He said, “security services are very familiar with the laws and every person or group of persons who falls foul of the law will be dealt with”. Oppong-Boanuh said this when […] The post We’ll deal

The College of Science, Arts, and Education located in Sunyani in the Bono Region has held its first congregation. 35 students graduated with a Bachelor of Law Degrees. The institution which is affiliated with the Kwame University of Science and Technology (KNUST) was established in 2016 and is the first institution in the Bono Region […] The post College of Science,

The country’s security agencies have identified 6,178 flashpoints ahead of the 2020 general elections. While addressing a press briefing on security arrangements with regard to the polls on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, said although the police see all polling stations as flashpoints, it will put in place special […] The post We’ve

The National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku has urged Ghanaians to retain President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the upcoming polls. According to him, President Akufo-Addo has credibility and is a trustworthy candidate. He explained that President Akufo-Addo has delivered on all the promises he made in the build-up to […] The post Nana

The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh says a total of 62,794 security personnel will be deployed to provide security for the 2020 general elections. He said they will comprise police officers, military officials and personnel from the Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Fire Service, Ghana Revenue Authority among others. Addressing the press on Wednesday, November […] The post 62,794

Tension is rising in the Atebubu Amantin constituency in the Bono East Region over an alleged decision by the Traditional Council to seize farmlands belonging to supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Reports say the Council’s action is in reaction to comments made by the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia […] The post Atebubu:

Parliament has approved the Ghana Enterprises Agency Bill. It was approved under a certificate of urgency. The House, last week, determined that the Bill be passed under a certificate of urgency due to its importance. The Ghana Enterprises Agency Bill will convert the National Board for Scale for Small Industries (NBSSI) into an agency to […] The post NBSSI

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has challenged President Akufo-Addo to list energy infrastructure projects his administration has added to existing ones initiated under the previous government. He said, unlike President Akufo-Addo, all previous governments put in place various energy infrastructure projects to increase the country’s power generation capacity. While […] The post Akufo-Addo

The Youth, Sports and Culture Committee of Parliament on Monday, November 02, 2020, hosted sections of the creative arts community. The meeting was to seek inputs into the Creative Arts Bill which is currently being considered by Parliament. Chairman of the Committee, Alex Kofi Agyekum and the Ranking Member, Kobina Mensah Woyome, as well as […] The post Parliamentary

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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered a military offensive to subdue a long-running separatist movement in Tigray state, following an alleged attack on an army base. Mr Abiy accused the region’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), of launching the attack. He also said the group “tried to loot” military assets, in […] The post Ethiopia

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says Parliament has resolved to discontinue the practice of swearing in newly elected Presidents at the Independence Square instead of Parliament. The constitution stipulates that a newly elected President should be sworn in before Parliament, however, by convention, all newly elected Presidents except the first term of President John Agyekum […] The post Elected

The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, is expected to address Ghanaians through the press later today, Wednesday, to provide updates on Ghana’s preparedness towards the December 2020 elections. At the expected meeting, he will speak about some key security concerns emanating from the electioneering activities and the measures put in place by his outfit to […] The post IGP

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, has denied claims that it is distributing government-subsidized outboard motors to party functionaries instead of fisherfolk. Even in cases where the machines are given to the fisherfolk, the allegations are that it is done on a partisan basis. But the Ministry explains that the machines are usually handed […] The post Claims

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the newly constructed “Job 600” Annex building, the Chamber support services block, a drivers’ waiting centre, and a visitor’s waiting centre, for Parliament. The buildings, constructed under the Parliament House Physical Infrastructure Enhancement Project, form part of measures aimed at addressing, comprehensively, the gaps in infrastructure faced […] The post Akufo-Addo

A co-founder and Director of Research and Advocacy for iWatch Africa, Philip K. Banini, has urged the youth to uphold moral and personal values as ethics in fighting corruption in the country. Mr. Banini, addressing the second cohort of the Annual Integrity School organized by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), says corruption has become the […] The post Value