President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the efforts of his government and the measures implemented in the last two years are beginning to bear fruits. Delivering his 3rd State of the Nation Address to Parliament on Thursday, February 21, the President stated that business confidence is growing due to the fiscal discipline of […] The post SONA 2019: Our efforts

Dr. Yaw Adutwum, deputy education minister has hinted that a new curricular which will encourage children to think creatively is in the offing. He said the idea is to engender confidence and open minded among children as they grow into adulthood. “That kind of curricula is coming, it will make our kids creative thinkers. One […] The post Creative-thinking curricular coming

Former President John Mahama is urging delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to disregard the lawsuit which seeks to challenge his eligibility as presidential candidate. Addressing his final campaign meeting in Drobo in the Jaman South constituency in the Brong Ahafo region Wednesday, Mr Mahama said the law suit was frivolous and without foundation. […] The post NPP

Three School Children have been injured while 87 others escaped unhurt when a wooden Church building being used simultaneously as a School collapsed at Nkawkaw-Kwamang in the Eastern Region after a strong rainstorm in the community . Voice of Hope International, a Private School owned by the Assemblies of God Church was hit by  rainstorm […] The post Three

Former president John Mahama has said Nana Akufo-Addo must first show commitment to disband vigilante groups within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for others to follow. Addressing his final meeting with delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Drobo in the Jaman South constituency in the Brong Ahafo region, Mr Mahama said Nana Akufo-Addo […] The post Disband vigilante

The Minority has predicted the cedi will sell at GH¢5.6 pesewas for a dollar after the first quarter. The cedi has come under some pressure again in recent days selling currently around GH¢5.30 pesewas to one dollar. As at February 14, per the interbank exchange rate the cedi depreciated by 3.5 percent against the US […] The post Cedi to hit GH¢5.6 to a

The Member of Parliament for Subin Eugene Antwi – where the Ashanti Regional office of the NDC is located – has called for the interrogation of the chairman of the NDC Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and general secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia in connection with the shooting incident there. One person lost his life with several others […] The post NDC killing: Ofosu Ampofo,

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has joined calls for the amendment of laws governing the formation of private security agencies in the country. The NCCE argues that if the legal framework of such laws is strengthened, the issue of vigilantism will adequately be dealt with. “We all do acknowledge that there’s a law […] The post Amend

The National Democratic Congress’ Parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West-Wuogon constituency, Delali Kwesi Brempong, has dismissed claims and suggestions that he had stored ammunition in his house prior to the by-elections. According to him, it’s erroneous for anyone to suggest that operatives of the National Security besieged his premises on the day of the by-election […] The post I

The Minority in Parliament has threatened to instigate a vote of no confidence in the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Jean Mensah. Contributing to a statement by Member of Parliament for Mfantseman Ekow Hayford on the Representative of People’s Amendment Act, (ROPAA), and Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu said the performance of the Jean Mensah […] The post Jean Mensa’s

One Dawda Eric, has petitioned the Commission probing the Ayawaso violence to invite former President John Mahama to give testimony before the Commission. According to him, the former President has in his possession useful videos of the attacks at polling stations during the by-election. “Sir, Ex president mahama on the 13th day of February gathered […] The post AWW

The Director of Operations at the National Security Colonel Michael Opoku has discounted some of the evidence given by the head of the SWAT team at the Commission probing the chaos that characterized the Ayawaso by-election. According to him, the long hours the SWAT team leader DSP Samuel Azugu spent answering questions before the commission […] The post AWW

Some students studying law in the country use social media language and shorthand in answering examination questions, a law lecturer has said. According to Justice Srem-Sai, who teaches at the GIMPA law school, the use of social media words and symbols appear to have been engrained in students making it difficult for them to write […] The post Some law

A suspected armed robber has been lynched  at Agormanya in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region. The suspect, yet to be identified and believed to be in his 30s, was allegedly brutalized to death by a mob in the community after he was caught red handed in the act Wednesday dawn. According […] The post Robber lynched at Agormanya appeared first on

A lecturer at the GIMPA law school Justice Srem-Sai  has, among other factors,  blamed the mass failure at the Ghana School of law on the rising working-students syndrome. According to him, unlike in the past where only a few law students were working while in school, the situation is on the reverse currently, as many […] The post Failure

An opposition stalwart in the Ashanti region Joseph Yamin has said he had no hand in the shooting to death of a supporter of the National Democratic Congress at the party’s office. Wasiu Iddrisu was gunned down Monday in an altercation with a fellow member of pro-NDC vigilante group – The Hawks – within the […] The post NDC shooting: My hands are clean – Yamin appeared

A former Municipal Chief Executive for Ejisu-Juabeng Afrifa Yamoah-Ponkoh has said it will be erroneous to describe his invitation by the police as an arrest. The leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) had his residence searched Tuesday before being driven to the Ashanti regional police command over a shooting incident at the […] The post NDC

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Kwame Owusu has resigned. His resignation comes barely four months after Mr. Owusu was accused of financial misappropriation at the company. He is alleged to have superintended over questionable expenditure at the authority, including spending a million cedis to renovate his official residence. Government subsequently instituted […] The post Ghana

Interior Minister Ambrose Dery has said the shooting that ensued at the Ashanti Regional office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a great opportunity for all political parties to disband vigilante groups affiliated to them. One person lost his life with several others sustaining injuries when members of the pro-NDC vigilante group – The […] The post NDC

The Greater Accra regional Police commander DCOP Patrick Adusei Sarpong has described as falsehood the testimony of the East Legon police commander before the Commission probing the violence which characterized the Ayawaso West-Wuogon by-election. The East Legon police boss DSP George Asare told the commission last week that  he was ordered by his superiors to […] The post AWW