Lawyers for the Electoral Commission (EC) in the election petition have applied for the hearing of the review of the ruling on interrogatories to be brought forward from Thursday, January 28, 2021, to Tuesday, January 26, 2021. In a petition signed by Justice Amenuvor, he said the sole reason for the notice of abridgement of […] The post EC wants review
Lawyers for President Akufo-Addo have asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the application for stay of Proceeding filed by John Mahama in the election petition. Mr. Mahama wants the Supreme Court to halt the hearing on the main Election Petition until a determination is made on his request for review of an earlier decision taken […] The post Dismiss
A Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has lashed out at the National Democratic Congress over its allegations that the Electoral Commission (EC) may be trying to engage in fraud amid the election petition. The NDC warned its party agents in the December 7 General Elections not sign fraudulent […] The post Obiri Boahen
A requiem mass has been held for the late former President Jerry Rawlings at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra. His widow, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, and his children were at the forefront of the catholic ceremony which begun the state funeral of Ghana’s longest-serving head of state. A sermon was delivered by the Metropolitan […] The post Requiem mass held for Rawlings appeared
IMANI Africa President Franklin Cudjoe expects more stringent scrutiny of Mavis Hawah Koomson and Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the nominees for the Fisheries and Communications and Digitalisation portfolios respectively. Speaking on The Big Issue, Mr. Cudjoe referenced some controversies, Mrs. Hawah Koomson, in particular, had been involved in. The Awutu Senya East MP notably fired a gun […] The post Hawa
The Bureau of Public Safety has called on local authorities to better monitor constriction work in their jurisdictions to avoid accidents occurring from the collapse of buildings under construction. This comes after a building collapse in Adabraka on Friday, January 22, 2021. Two persons were rushed to the Greater Accra Regional hospital after a portion […] The post Bureau
Ghana must position itself through enforcement of its own codes and standards to deal with any destructive earthquake strike in the future in order not to be taken by surprise. Accra, the nation’s capital lies on a fault-line and there is regular seismic activity in the country. The combined effect of rapid development, industrialization, building […] The post Ghana
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set a provisional tax revenue target of GH?60 billion for 2021, representing a 32.3 percent increase over the 2020 actual collection of GH?45.338 billion. Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, the Commissioner-General, who announced this at a media soiree, said although the task appeared daunting, the GRA would implement innovative measures to […] The post GRA
Angry residents of Suipe-Kpelikope, a farming community in the Akatsi South Municipality of Volta Region, have attacked some police officers. Six officers were dispatched to the community to investigate a case when the youth attacked them. After the incident, Chief Superintendent Joseph Atsu Dzineku, the Akatsi South Municipal Police Commander, said they received a complaint […] The post Angry
Mr. John-Peter Amewu, the Member of Parliament for Hohoe, has said the government can only deliver on its mandate when people work hard. “Government can only deliver on its mandate when hardworking people are sent to the most difficult places to work,” he said. Mr. Amewu, who is the Minister-designate for Railway Development in a […] The post Amewu thanks
Parts of central Mozambique have been flooded after Cyclone Eloise struck near the port city of Beira with wind speeds of around 140km/h (90mph). Beira received 250mm (10 inches) of rain in 24 hours, according to Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology (INAM). Local officials and aid agencies are assessing the scale of the damage so […] The post Cyclone
Rescuers in China have freed 11 gold miners who were trapped hundreds of metres underground for two weeks. TV footage showed the first miner, who was blindfolded to protect his eyes from the light, being lifted out as emergency workers cheered. Rescue efforts are continuing to locate another 10 workers still missing inside the mine. […] The post China mine rescue: Eleven
A former Minister for Health, Alex Segbefia has stated that the reduced size of government for Akufo-Addo’s second term is financially motivated. “I think that the finances are the driving force at this point with regards to the size of government,” he said on the Big Issue. “It is a big issue in that and […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
A former Minister for Health, Alex Segbefia has stated that the reduced size of government for Akufo-Addo’s second term is financially motivated. “I think that the finances are the driving force at this point with regards to the size of government,” he said on the Big Issue. “It is a big issue in that and […] The post Akfuo-Addo’s
The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Akufo-Addo has charged member states to contribute their agreed quota to the $1 billion dollar ECOWAS Counter-Terrorism Fund. He made the call during the opening ceremony of the 58th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, which was […] The post Akufo-Addo
Dislabelled, a social enterprise, aimed at providing career and academic development opportunities to increase the economic power of persons with disability (PWDs) in Africa is collaborating with Pitch Hub, an organisation that equips young entrepreneurs in Ghana with business management skills, to create a Small Business Accelerator Programme for business owners living with disabilities (PWDs) […] The post Small
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 2020 Deputy Campaign Manager, Alex Segbefia has dispelled claims that John Dramani Mahama’s legal team is seeking to prolong the Election Petition hearing with its interrogatories. The lawyers for John Mahama had applied to the Supreme Court to serve 12 interrogatories on the EC but by lawyers of the Electoral […] The post Mahama’s
The four-day state funeral of former President Jerry John Rawlings begins today, Sunday, January 24, 2021. He will be laid-in-state from today to January 26, 2021, at the foyer of the Accra International Conference Centre from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. Between 8: 00 am and 5: 00 pm on Monday, the heads of […] The post Rawlings’ four-day state funeral begins today appeared
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