The Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has threatened to take legal action against the Ashanti Regional Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nurudeen Abass for defamation. Solicitors for the Kumasi Mayor, Koffie & Partners say Mr. Abass on July 13, 2020, made some unsavoury and libellous comments against their […] The post Kumasi
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako has been sued by businessman Ibrahim Mahama for defamation. Mr. Mahama, who is the founder of Engineers and Planners, is seeking damages of GHS5 million after Mr. Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, purportedly claimed that he made his wealth from unlawful means. […] The post Ibrahim
The number of COVID-19 infections in Ghana has increased by 470. This puts the country’s case count to 24, 988 as of Monday, July 13, 2020. The post Coronavirus: 470 new cases recorded in Ghana; total now 24,988 with 139 deaths appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations of Ghana has called for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to be postponed. In a statement, it noted that because of COVID-19, the students in school are “psychologically unstable and therefore would not be of sound mind to write […] The post COVID-19:
After Brazil was the first emerging market to get a test drive of the Oxford University coronavirus vaccine, it’s Russia that is the first to complete human trials. Elena Smolyarchuk, the chief researcher for the Russian Center for Clinical Research on Medications at Sechenov University, told TASS newswire on Sunday that human trials for the […] The post Russia completes
The Western Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called for the immediate arrest of a bodyguard to Member of Parliament for Evalue-Gwira Constituency who allegedly assaulted a Metro TV journalist, Alhaji Mustapha Ashley. The MP’s bodyguard is said to have heckled Alhaji Mustapha Ashley and deleted a video he had taken prior […] The post W/R
COVID-19 is far from over. Healthcare providers everywhere are the most at risk. In Ghana, the infection rate among healthcare providers continue to rise. The nation has sadly lost some healthcare professionals to the pandemic, as they take care of other citizens. It is against this background that SafeCare has introduced an efficient globally accessible […] The post SafeCare4Covid
Ivory Coast’s Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan has stepped down less than a week after the sudden death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. Duncan “handed his resignation to the president on personal grounds on February 27”, the presidency said on Monday in a statement read by chief of staff Patrick Achi. “After several conversations, […] The post Ivory
During the first quarter of 2020, the world recorded slumps in prices of crude oil, exposing its vulnerability and volatility. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), crude oil prices plunged by 54.18 percent on average terms, starting the year on a high of US$66.74 to close the first quarter of 2020 at US$30.58 per barrel. The […] The post Ghana,
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the government of endangering the lives of Ghanaians by reviewing the COVID-19 recovery and discharge policy of the country. According to the NDC, the country is fast losing the fight against the virus because of the failure of the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to put in place the right […] The post New recovery
Coronavirus infections rose above 13 million across the world on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, climbing by one million in just five days in a pandemic that has killed more than half a million people. The Reuters global tally, which is based on government reports, shows the disease is accelerating the fastest in Latin […] The post Global coronavirus cases rise above 13
The Chief Executive Officer of Engineers and Planners Ltd, Ibrahim Mahama has donated a brand new Drager Fabius plus anaesthetic machine to the COVID theatre of the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) to support the hospital and government’s fight against COVID-19. This is part of a total of ten that will later be distributed […] The post COVID-19: Ibrahim
Some constituents in the Effia and Kwesimintsim Constituencies in the Western Region are shocked at the parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party cited in the vote-buying exposé published by Corruption Watch. Speaking to Citi News the constituents said the investigative piece is only a confirmation of allegations they heard during the primaries. “Monecracy in our […] The post Effia-Kwesimintsim
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo of being behind the reasons why the country is currently losing the fight against COVID-19. The party believes Ghana is fast losing the COVID-19 fight because the Akufo-Addo-led administration is paying what it calls lip service to the fight against the virus. Addressing […] The post NDC
The recent nomination of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as the running mate of former President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has unsurprisingly elicited an interesting debate about women’s participation in politics in Ghana. Whilst some have welcomed it as a momentous landmark for women empowerment, others are also sceptical about whether […] The post Breaking
The Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana (COPG) and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG) have withdrawn credit supplies to regional medical stores and the health facilities across the country that are not in good financial standing with it. This according to the Chamber is targeted at clients who have failed to honour their debts since […] The post Chamber
Parliament has approved a tax waiver of $3.2 million for the supply of KAPEK scientific mathematical instruments to be procured for use in the upcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to a report of the Finance Committee of Parliament, WAEC has resolved to supply students with the instruments that will reduce the […] The post Parliament
More eligible voters have been registered in the Greater Accra Region as compared to the 15 other regions since the mass voter registration exercise began on June 30, 2020. It constitutes 20% of the total voters registered so far. This is followed by the Ashanti Region (18.4%), Eastern Region (9.5%) and Central Region (9.4%), with […] The post EC registers
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) believes Ghana is fast losing the COVID-19 fight. The party is accusing the Akufo-Addo led administration of paying what it calls lip service to the fight against the virus. National Communication Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi in a press conference in Accra today, July 13, 2020, said the […] The post Akufo-Addo
Four National Democratic Congress (NDC) agents in the Awutu Senya East constituency have been arrested for allegedly forging accreditation cards belonging to the Electoral Commission (EC). The four were arrested at various registration centres in the constituency in the ongoing voter registration exercise. The District Chief Executive for the Awutu Senya East Municipality, Michael Essuman, […] The post Awutu
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