Parliament reiterates calls for Police protection for MPs
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has reiterated calls for Police protection for Members of Parliament (MPs). Speaking during a visit to commiserate with the family of Mr Ekow Quansah Hayford, the slain Member of Parliament (MP), the Speaker stressed the need for pragmatic steps to protect MPs to prevent further attacks on […]
Woyome says no lawyer wants to represent him in court
Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome Tuesday morning represented himself at the Supreme Court to argue his case against the auctioning of his properties meant to offset the GH¢46 million he owes the state. Clad in a white outfit, the businessman man stood before a five-member panel, presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, […]
Kanye West supports Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests
US rapper Kanye West has expressed solidarity with Nigerians who are protesting against police brutality meted by the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars). Widespread protests in the country have forced President Muhammadu Buhari to disband the unit. But the protesters want the officers of the unit to face justice. Kanye West has tweeted that the […]
Mahama government started free SHS – Prof Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang
The NDC running mate for the 2020 election Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang says the NDC government started the free SHS program but in a more prudent way which focused on improving learning outcomes. She said the previous government invested in expanding infrastructure and provision of needed facilities to improve upon the quality of education […]
Liberia defends move to invite US in deaths probe
Liberia’s Information Minister, Ledgerhood Rennie, has defended the move to seek help from the US government to investigate recent deaths of four civil servants. The minister told the BBC’s Newsday programme that the government wanted a transparent investigation involving the best experts. “Ourselves as government do not know what happened that is why we have […]
NPP will provide financial guarantee for tertiary students- Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the next NPP government will provide financial guarantee for students who get admission to pursue tertiary education but without any secured source of funding. This support will be in the form of a loan that could be accessed through the use of the National Identification Card without any external […]
Government to construct multi-purpose International Olympic complex
Government is to construct a multi-purpose International Olympic complex to put Ghana in a position to successfully host the 13th African Games in August 2023. Speaking at the Jubilee House at the inauguration of a nine-member Local Organising Committee (LOC) to work towards hosting the tournament, President Akufo-Addo said Ghana does not have an internationally […]
Wrong filing of nominations at constituency level will be considered- Electoral Commission
The Upper East Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, William Obeng Adarkwa says it is not in the interest of the commission to reject any nomination at the regional or constituency level, indicating that persons that faced challenges with the filing processes would be given the opportunity to do the needful. Speaking to GBC’s Isaac […]
Covid reinfection: Man gets Covid twice and second hit ‘more severe’
A man in the United States has caught Covid twice, with the second infection becoming far more dangerous than the first, doctors report. The 25-year-old needed hospital treatment after his lungs could not get enough oxygen into his body. Reinfections remain rare and he has now recovered. But the study in the Lancet Infectious Diseases raises questions […]
President Akufo-Addo inaugurates nine-member LOC for Ghana 2023
President Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a nine-member Local Organising Committee (LOC) to commence preparations toward Ghana’s hosting of the 13th African Games in 2023. Ghana would for the first time in the 55-year history of the continental multi-sports competition play host to the games after it won the bid in 2018 to stage it in the […]
