Author Archives: larryehu

Kenya: Odinga wants “criminal” election officials prosecuted

Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga has called on the country’s Supreme Court to prosecute election officials after results of that country’s election was annulled by the Supreme Court. The court cited irregularities in last month’s election and ordered a new one within 60 days. The poll had raised fears of major violence similar to that following a disputed vote in ...

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Dear Emmanuel Kofi Akyere, you will go to Achimota

This week I am saying goodbye to the Effutu Municipal Assembly’s Director of Education, Mrs Hilda Eghan. She has been asked to take over as the Ag Greater Accra Regional Director of Education. I think she brought deeper dignity into the education office, and transformed the image of the schools in Winneba. Her elegance, deeper personal touch with the schools, ...

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Ken Agyapong’s allegations against me borne out of ignorance – Ursula Owusu

The Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has refuted allegations of corruption made against her by maverick politician, Mr. Kennedy Agyepong in connection with the award of a supposed contract for the Production of national identification cards. The Assin South legislator in a recent media outburst alleged that the Minister of Communications acted wrongly in the award of the contract for ...

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Police inciting public against me – Ken Agyapong

Maverick politician and Member of Parliament for Assin South, Ken Agyapong has said he believes some officers of the Police Service have an agenda and are inciting the public against him by putting out false information. According to him, the unnamed police officers are feeding the public with false information that suggest he’s given evidence of corruption against the two ...

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National ID Cards: Corruption claims “patently false” – Ursula Owusu

The Minister for Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has strongly refuted allegations of corruption in relation to the award of the contract for the production of national identification cards. The corruption allegations were levelled against her by Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyepong but in a statement, Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful described the allegations as scurrilous. She challenged the controversial NPP member to provide evidence ...

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Kenyan election annulled; Mahama, Mbeki exposed

A ruling by Kenya’s Supreme Court yesterday – which annulled the results of last month’s presidential election due to irregularities – has undoubtedly cast doubt on the credibility of key observers of the Kenyan polls, including former Presidents John Dramani Mahama of Ghana and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa. The observers had praised the conduct of the Kenyan election, held ...

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Extend teachers’ maternity leave – CSO petitions GES

The Integrated Youth Needs and Welfare (INTYON), a crusader for maternal and infant health in the Upper East region, has strongly petitioned the Ghana Education Service (GES) to extend maternity leave for teachers from 3 months to 6 months to enable them breastfeed their babies thoroughly. The meeting which was held at Bongo-Soe, in the Bongo District was meant to ...

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Philipa Baafi’s ‘How Well Are You’ Campaign storms Mallam Market Saturday

Residents of Mallam, Odorkor, Sakaman, Damsoman, South Odorkor Estate, Weija, Darkuman, Tetegu, Choice, Awoshie and all those who shop and trade at the Mallam Market in the Ablekuma North Constituency of the Greater Accra Region will on Saturday, September 2 ,be screened by medical team of the Ministry of Health and Ga South Municipal Hospital, popularly known as Akawe, under ...

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Liverpool transfer news: Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona will be announced at 7pm

BARCELONA will announce the signing of Philippe Coutinho at 7pm today, it has been claimed. Barcelona finally look to have secured a deal with Liverpool for the Brazilian’s transfer for a fee of £138million. Liverpool have been desperate to keep hold of the midfielder but The Sun claim they have accepted Barca’s latest offer. They say Barca will officially announce ...

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