The Coalition for Democratic Accountability and Inclusive Governance (Citizens’ Coalition) has reiterated the calls by President Akufo-Addo and former President John Dramani Mahama to the military to respect the constitution and not take advantage of the current economic crisis to seize power. According to the Coalition members, who are astute academicians and policy analysts, although they want something drastic to be done about Ghana’s dying situation, the military should not stage a coup
The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has annulled the election results of four constituencies of last week’s Constituency Elections held across the country. The Committee also unanimously dissolved the Regional Elections Committee of the Eastern Region with immediate effect. The National Elections Directorate has been tasked “to put together a Special Taskforce that will collaborate with the Regional Executive Committee of the Eastern Region
The leadership of the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) have congratulated the Acting Director General (DG) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Eric Nkansah, on his appointment. The National President of TEWU, Mr. Ambrose Kwadjodza, who announced this on behalf of the leadership, also pledged to work with the new administration for the betterment of education in the country. Mr. Ambrose Kwadjodza announced this on Friday when he led the leadership of TEWU to pay
The Ekumfi Traditional Council says it stands ready to offer its support in whatever ways possible to assist the police as far as investigations into the charge of murder levelled against Tufuhen Onyaa, who is known in private life as Christopher Ekow Clark Quansah, is concerned. Mr. Clark Quansah, who is the Tufuhen of three Ekumfi towns, namely, Ekumfi Edumadze, Ekumfi Swedru and Ekumfi Akwakrom, is currently in the grips of the police for allegedly murdering one Georgina Asor Botchwey. Miss
One of the major problems confronting the Akufo-Addo government today, and as a matter of fact, any government that will come to power in future, is the roads sector. The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, told journalists in April, this year, that the total roads network in Ghana, as at the end of 2021, was 94,203km. These comprise of 14,948km of trunk roads; 50,777km of feeder roads and 28,480km of urban roads. Out of this number, the Minister said, the current government had
The Ghana National Hair Dressers and Beauticians Association, a non-political, religious and ideological association, has observed its 50th year Anniversary of promoting grooming and perfection. The theme for the event was: “Accelerating the Adoption of Digital Solution in the Hair and Beauty Industry; the Role of Ghana.” Madam Tina Offei Yerenkyi, National President of the Association, urged the members to be tolerant and help make the Association attractive to reduce youth unemployment,
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for friendly co-operation. Mr. Samuel Pyne, Mayor of the City of Kumasi, explained that the move was to explore the horizon of development prospects of the Metropolis by tapping into the best practices of some cities, hence, the friendly collaboration with other cities. According to him, the City of Kumasi, Ghana, was convinced that establishing international relations
…Address To The People Of Ghana By John Mahama INTRODUCTION Good evening to you, wherever you are joining us from this evening – and, to all who made the time to join us here at the UPSA Auditorium as we talk about “Building the Ghana We Want.” Thank you, Dr. Ato Forson, for the very concise and accurate presentation on the dire economic situation we find ourselves in as a country. Your presentation has laid bare, the stark and objective, yet depressing reality of our country today,
The National Sports Authority (NSA), as part of its mandate, has inspected the sporting facilities at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) ahead of the 27th edition of the Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games. Themed “Harnessing Sports Talents of Students for National Development through Competition using Science and Technology,” the GUSA is expected to attract thousands of people from across Ghana and beyond. The games will take place from 4th to 19th
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, will, on Saturday, October 29, 2022, would be honoured with the Most Effective Regional Minister Award, Africa Category, in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Complementing the award is the induction of Mr. Osei-Mensah into the Ghana-Nigeria Achievers Award Hall of Fame on the same night, together with other high profile personalities on the African Continent. Being organised by the Ghana-Nigeria Achievers Award Foundation
Dear Senior Opupulepu, How are you do? As for me and mine, we are all do fine, fine. Senior, I just made an attempt to read the Good Book from cover to cover, from ‘In the Beginning’ to ‘Amen.’ Senior, I did not entirely read the Good Book like how a dumb student would read his textbook, a week before exams. But I tried, I read something. Senior, reading the Good Book, I came to the reality or is it realisation, that Yahweh love women. Senior, I am not saying Yahweh loves women like how
The Central Bank of Nigeria is set to launch new designs to replace high-value naira notes from December 15, 2022. The bank said it is doing this to have control of the currency in circulation, manage inflation, as well as tackle counterfeiting. The plan is to redesign N100, N200, N500, and N1000 and start disbursing by December , then by January 31,2023, the old notes are expected to be out of the. While addressing journalists on Wednesday, the governor, Godwin Emefiele, said currency management
The ravaging flood has submerged so many schools in some communities in Delta State. DAILY POST reports that primary and secondary schools were affected by the flood. Some of the schools sacked by the flood include, Ovrode primary school as well as virtually all schools in Ofagbe and Igbide communities in Isoko South Local Government Area. The flood did not spare schools in Communities under Patani and Bomadi. Many of the flood victims have relocated to safer abodes with their children who no
Phones of some police officers on duty in Zamfara State were seized by bandits who attacked a police outpost in Magami community in Gusau, the state capital. Several residents have fled the community as a result of incessant attacks by terrorists. Magami is one of the conflict-ravaged communities in Zamfara State. A source told DAILY POST that the bandits attacked the community on Wednesday around 3:40pm, saying that after seizing the phones of the police officers, the terrorists escaped into
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the decision of Russia to suspend its participation from the grain export deal with Ukraine “deliberate” and “a rather predictable statement” in his nightly address Saturday. “This is not the decision they made today,” Zelensky said. “Russia began deliberately exacerbating the food crisis back in September, when it blocked the movement of ships with our food.” That echoes previous charges he’s made about Russian interference
Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon’s cataclysmic financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut port blast, vacates the presidential palace on Sunday, leaving a void at the top of a failing state. Parliament has so far been unable to agree on a successor in the role, which has the power to sign bills into law, appoint new prime ministers and green-light government formations before they are voted on by parliament. Like during more than half of Aoun’s time
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government has ordered Rwandan Ambassador Vincent Karega to leave the country within 48 hours after accusing Kigali of supporting M23 rebels, who have seized two towns in the DRC’s east, raising tensions between the two countries. Saturday’s announcement by government spokesman Patrick Muyaya came after a meeting of the defence council, presided over by President Felix Tshisekedi, in the wake of rebels seizing control of Kiwanja and Rutshuru in the
London’s Natural History Museum and Cambridge University have said that they are ready to co-operate with Zimbabwe to return human remains that were taken in the colonial era. The fresh statements come after a delegation from Zimbabwe held talks with officials from both institutions. The Zimbabweans are looking for the skulls of late-19th Century anti-colonial heroes, which they believe could be in the UK. But these have not yet been found. The authorities in Zimbabwe have long suspected
Twin car bomb explosions near a busy junction in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 100 people, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says. Among the victims “who were massacred [were] mothers with their children in their arms”, the AFP news agency quotes the president as saying. He appealed for international medical help to deal with the 300 injured. The president blamed the al-Shabab militant group for Saturday’s attack which targeted the education ministry. The
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has declared a period of national mourning following a deadly Halloween crush in the country’s capital, Seoul, as distraught relatives flocked to the city’s hospitals searching for their missing family members. Fire officials said most of the victims were women and young people in their 20s and included 19 foreigners from Iran, Uzbekistan, China and Norway. A further 133 people were also injured, 37 seriously. The Yonhap news agency called the disaster,
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