The Education Minister and the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) were the only ones given access and passwords to approve protocol placement into Category A senior high schools. This was to curb fraud, but The Fourth Estate‘s investigations found that placement into such schools happened through a network of intermediaries that included cleaners and security guards. Also, it found ...

The most preferred candidate for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer position among delegates of the party is Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The Vice President is leading in all 16 regions. The closest contenders to Dr Bawumia are Mr Alan Kyeremanten and Mr Kennedy Agyapong respectively. This is according to a delegates-based survey conducted by Outcomes International Ghana and Centre for ...

Andre Ayew thanked Al Sadd and their fans in an emotional message after leaving the Qatari champions. The Ghana captain joined Al Sadd as a free agent in 2021 after leaving English side Swansea City. The 33-year-old signed a two-year contract that was set to expire in June of this year, but according to Al Sadd, an agreement has been ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) cannot accept a situation where New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament are cooperating with Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin when NDC lawmakers are not doing same even though Mr Bagbin is from the NDC, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has said. Addressing the NDC UK/Ireland Chapter during a visit to London after ...

Former Deputy Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine is unhappy with the way and manner national executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) changed the leadership of the Minority in Parliament. For him, announcing their removal in a statement without the input of the Functional Executive Committee (FEC) and the lawmakers is an affront to the dignity of the Minority caucus. ...

A tropical storm followed by heavy rainfall has killed at least 16 people in Madagascar, emergency services say. Seventeen prople remain missing after Tropical Storm Cheneso hit, according to the Office for Risk and Disaster Management. More than 60,000 people have been displaced since the storm reached the island just over a week ago. Some 47,000 people are affected, while ...

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Air Vice Marshal Frederick Asare Kwasi Bekoe as the new Chief of Air Staff. His appointment takes immediate effect from today, Thursday, January 26, 2023 The appointment was in consultation with the Council of State, pursuant to provisions of Article 212 of the Constitution, a release from the Communications Directorate of the Jubilee House and signed ...

A Vice President of Imani Africa Bright Simons has described the agreement between the government of Ghana and the Ghana Insurers Association regarding the dept exchange participation as landmark. In a tweet, Mr Simons said “In a spectacular breakthrough, the government of Ghana reaches landmark deal with insurance firms, further increasing the debt exchange participation rate and the overall debt ...

South Africa says it has signed an agreement to introduce dozens of African cheetahs to India over the next decade. The South African environment department said the first batch of 12 cheetahs would be moved next month. It plans to send a similar number annually for the next eight to 10 years. India received eight cheetahs from Namibia last year ...

A former Deputy Managing Director of the National Investment Bank (NIB), Alfred Thompson has said two main factors accounted for the removal of Haruna Iddrisu as the Minority Leader. He says the removal was occasioned by Haruna’s refusal to support the current National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia during the party’s recent congress to elect ...