Renowned pollster Ben Ephson has jumped to the defense of the Electoral Commission saying there is nothing wrong with the GHC100, 000 filing fee for presidential aspirants for this year’s election. The Electoral Commission on Monday announced that Presidential Candidates in the upcoming elections will pay a filing fee of GHC100,000 while Parliamentary candidates pay GHC10,000. This was announced by ...

The Ministry of Finance has described as unfortunate the recent downgrade of Ghana’s credit rating from B to B-negative by the international ratings agency, S&P Global. It said in a press release issued yesterday that while it recognised that the downgrade was widespread — affecting other countries worldwide — it found it disturbing that rating agencies would choose that path ...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is worried that the two main political parties – NDC and NPP – are guilty of flouting the COVID-19 safety protocols as they organize meetings to garner support ahead of election 2020. But NPP General Secretary Nana Obiri Boahen believes law enforcement agencies are responsible for the breaches and not political parties. Vice-President of the ...

The National Youth Organizer for the Convention People’s Party Osei Kofi Acquah has expressed disappointment in the filing fees set by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. According to the Youth leader of the CPP, the electoral commission which is being funded and being ran with the poor tax payer’s money seems to now believe that, only financially well to do ...

Nine more people infected with COVID-19 in Ghana have died taking the country’s death toll from 285 to 294. An update by the Ghana Health Service also indicated that only 29 new cases have been recorded bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 45, 601. However, active cases stand at 628 with 44, 679 recoveries/discharges. Four regions namely; Upper ...

The Education Ministry has denied claims that the teacher licensure examination has been suspended following a promise by the opposition National Democratic Congress to cancel it if they win power in December. The Ministry in a statement said the examination which was scheduled for September has been rescheduled to October as a result of venue challenges.   Some NDC communicators ...

Two buses carrying passengers is said to have been involved in a horrific accident on the Kyekyewere Community stretch of the Accra- Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region. Per a report by Kasapa FM, at least ten passengers have lost their lives with over 80 others said to have sustained severe injuries in the early hours of Tuesday morning September ...

The Minority in Parliament is blaming the failure of government to release funds to GRIDco and ECG for the recent power outages being experienced across the country. Speaking to journalists in parliament, Minority spokesperson on Mines and Energy, Adams Mutawakilo accused government of failing to use proceeds of the energy sector levy settle debts of GRIDco and other players under ...

The Managing Director of SIC Life Savings & Loans, Amma Frimpomaa Dwumah, has endorsed another well-deserved four years for President Nana Akufo-Addo. She justified that Nana Akufo-Addo under the NPP government has created a complete value chain which gives hope to the youth, especially young girls in Ghana. According to her, the president has strategically worked to close all the ...

Nana Obiri Boahen, the NPP’s Deputy General Secretary, has urged persons who wish to contest for the December general elections to get out of the contest if they believe the filing fee is too high for them to raise. According to him, it is “immaterial” for any political party that wishes to lead the country should raise concerns about the ...