The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says it is very unlikely that the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, will step down to contest as a flagbearer for the NDC. Speaking on Citi TV’s Face to Face, Mr. Asiedu Nketia stated that in his opinion, it will be wrong […] The post Bagbin unlikely to contest
A team from the Kumasi Zoological Gardens has captured two pythons near a river at Bronkrong in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region. Residents informed officials of the Zoo about the reptiles whose presence in the area brought fear to inhabitants. The species, the African rock python is a large constrictor snake […] The post A/R: Kumasi Zoo captures
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has constituted a nine-member committee to look into a petition presented to the House by two majority shareholders of uniBank and UT Bank. The petition called for an investigation into the conduct of the Bank of Ghana and the Ghana Stock Exchange in the revocation of the licences of […] The post Bagbin constitutes
The World Bank has approved a $100 million facility to strengthen and expand the Ghana Productive Safety Net Project 2 (GPSNP 2). The project is expected to benefit over 1.6 million Ghanaians by specifically improving incomes and productivity of the poor and vulnerable. According to the World Bank, the pace of poverty reduction in Ghana […] The post World
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Member of the Parliamentary Service Board, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has stated that the New Patriotic Party’s objection to his Parliamentary Service Board appointment is baseless. According to him, the response of the NPP to his appointment is shocking, especially since the Speaker was not obligated […] The post NPP’s
The South African government has banned the sale of takeaway alcohol over this weekend’s Easter holiday to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections. President Cyril Ramaphosa said alcohol had a role in encouraging negligent behaviour. Bars and restaurants may still serve drinks. Religious gatherings have also been restricted to 50% capacity if indoors. Coronavirus transmission […] The post Coronavirus:
General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Aseidu Nketiah has opened up on the Supreme Court’s verdict of the 2020 Election Petition filed by the party’s flagbearer following his loss in the polls. Mr. Nketiah who was the first witness for John Dramani Mahama, the petitioner and party’s presidential candidate in the […] The post Supreme
Germany is suspending routine use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people aged below 60 because of a risk of rare blood clots. The German medicines regulator found 31 cases of a type of rare blood clot among the nearly 2.7 million people who had received the vaccine in Germany. Canada earlier suspended use of […] The post Covid-19: Germany limits
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it plans to in the shortest time make changes in its leadership in Parliament. This, the party says, is in line with its practices after every general election. However, the changes have not been made in this current eighth Parliament due to the NDC’s ongoing legal disputes of some […] The post We may reconstitute
The government will provide an amount of GHS45.5 million this year for the construction of constituency offices for 70 Members of Parliament (MPs). A report by the Special Budget Committee of Parliament, presented to the plenary on Tuesday, said the Parliamentary Service intended “to construct 70 of such offices annually so that by the end […] The post Government
Right To Play Ghana has launched a mentorship programme to educate, motivate and empower Ghanaian girls to achieve their most cherished dreams. Christened Girls’ Mentorship, the programme will afford school girls the opportunity to meet and interact with their role models in society. The programme was launched on March 18, 2021 under the theme “Choose […] The post Right
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has withdrawn the licences and certificates of registration of a fake nurse assistant and midwife from its register of practitioners. The two culprits were identified as Stephany Arthur Baidoo and Abigail Bobin. A trainee midwife, Esther Abuubey, has also had her name removed from the Council’s register of trainees. […] The post Nursing
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended Parliament for approving Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister by consensus. Mr. Ofori-Atta, after his two-day vetting, was approved by consensus following recommendations by the Appointments Committee on Monday, March 29, 2021. This was after his appearance at the Committee was rescheduled on many occasions following his […] The post Bi-partisan
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to provide the leadership that is needed to improve the standard of living of Ghanaians. According to him, that is the reason Ghanaians voted to retain him as president of the country. President Akufo-Addo insists all achievements of his government will amount […] The post Provide
Parliament has approved the sum of GHS129 billion for the services of the government for the 2021 financial year. The sum was captured in the Appropriation Bill. Before the approval of the Appropriation Bill on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, the House passed the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy, Energy Sector Levies Amendment, Financial Sector Recovery Levy […] The post 2021
Ga-Dangme’s have contributed significantly to Ghana’s development dating back to the Gold Coast era. According to former Attorney General and historian, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, this is evident in the tall list of famous Ga-Dangme people who have played leading roles and occupied influential positions in various sectors of the country’s society. Speaking in a Citi […] The post Ayikoi
The teenager whose film of George Floyd’s death sparked global protests said she “stays up apologising” to him for “not doing more”. Darnella, now 18, was one of four young witnesses to take the stand on the second day of Derek Chauvin’s trial. She told the court of seeing Mr Floyd “begging for his life”, […] The post George
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