The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said before John Dramani Mahama brought up the issue of legalising Okada, there had been broad consultations and an intent to regulate the business. In an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb on Monday, September 7, 2020, Communications Director of the governing party, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, said the position of the party on the legalisation of ...
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Akufo-Addo elected new ECOWAS chairman
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The summit is being held at the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Centre, where leaders will be considering reports form the 44th Ordinary Session ...
Read More »Manchester City’s Mahrez and Laporte test positive for Covid-19
Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for Covid-19. Algeria’s Mahrez, 29, and Frenchman Laporte, 24, will not train with their team-mates while they self-isolate in line with UK government and Premier League rules. Manchester City say neither player was displaying symptoms of coronavirus. Pep Guardiola’s side play Wolverhampton Wanderers in their first fixture of ...
Read More »NDC, NPP guilty of politics of name-calling – Catholic Bishops
The Secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops Conference Reverend Father Lazarus Anondee has called on Ghanaians to reject politicians or political parties that engage in name-calling and politics of insults. It comes after the controversy following NDC flagbearer John Mahama’s sharing of article by Bolga Central MP Isaac Adongo on Facebook in which he labelled some individuals in government as ‘Sakawa-Akyem ...
Read More »NAM 1 case adjourned again
The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Ellen Asamoah has adjourned the case in which Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Menzgold Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1) has been adjourned to October 1, 2020. The State had previously on June 24, 2020, filed new charges against NAM 1 at the Accra Circuit Court. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester ...
Read More »Coronavirus: 6 cases recorded at Kotoka International Airport – Dr Okoe-Boye
Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, a Deputy Minister for Health, has indicated that Ghana has recorded six new Coronavirus cases at the Kotoka International Airport since the country reopened her airport on September 1. In President Akufo-Addo’s last televised address on the pandemic, he announced that the international airports will be reopened while the other borders remain closed. Giving details of the ...
Read More »E/R: NPP supporters back Akwatia MP Ama Sey to go independent
Some supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region have impressed upon the incumbent MP for the area to contest the December 7 Parliamentary election as independent Candidate. The MP, Mercy Ama Gyamfi popularly known as Ama Sey, a hairdresser by profession was defeated in the recent parliamentary primaries of the party ...
Read More »Politics of insults: “Hypocritical” Akufo-Addo must call Wontumi, others to order – NDC
A member of the communications team of the National Democratic Congress, Benjamin Essuman, has called on President Akufo-Addo to condemn his party members including NPP’s Ashanti regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, who have openly attacked members of the NDC before he calls on former President John Mahama to apologise for sharing a derogatory post. A member of the communications team of ...
Read More »Dr. UN reveals how much he spent on the ‘fake awards’
Wondering how Dr Owusu Fordjour, popularly known as Dr UN funded the UN-Kofi Annan awards? Well, this probably will put your worries to rest as he has finally revealed details of how much went into the entire project. In the latest video sighted by GhanaWeb, he indicated that he spent over 10,000 dollars on the UN-Kofi Annan awards where top ...
Read More »A Ghanaian student in Ukraine shares her experience as a student leader
The Ternopil National Medical University(TNMU) which was later named after Ivan Horbachevsky, an eminent Austrian chemist and politician of Ukrainian origin, was founded in 1957. Over 6,600 students are currently enrolled in Ternopil National Medical University including more than 1,977 international students from 53 countries. Theresa Ofori, a Ghanaian student who completed Wesley Girls’ high school, furthered her education in ...
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