Five members of parliament from the Eastern Region will run opposed on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party in its upcoming primaries on April 25. A release signed by the regional secretary, Jeff Konadu confirmed no individuals had filed to contest these sitting MP’s as at close of nomination on February 20. Those confirmed to run opposed are Okere ...

Barely two weeks after the burial of one of Ghana’s foremost anti-corruption campaigners, Daniel Batidam, his family members are yet to meet and take stock of his assets and liabilities. But before they do that, there is already a fierce challenge from the Presidency, which the family, say has left them traumatized. Last Wednesday night, six-armed policemen and two civilians ...

An Accra High court has ordered the Bank of Ghana to go back to arbitration with shareholders of unibank over the revocation of the bank’s license in 2018. The court has also directed the parties involved in the case to choose their own arbitrator in the matter. The court ruling comes after the appointed arbitrator Retired Supreme Court Judge Prof ...

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation, on Friday, February 21, 2020, handed over a newly constructed six-unit classroom block to the Daboase Senior High Technical School in the Western Region. The school also received 240 mono desks, seven whiteboards and seven tables and chairs for teaching staff. At a short ceremony to mark the occasion, the Foundation, led by the Executive Director, ...

The Chairman of the Education Committee of Parliament and MP for Akim Oda William Agyapong Quaitoo has accused the Auditor-General of playing political mischief with his auditing of the GETfund secretariat. According to him, the public officials whose scholarships have angered the nation deserved financial assistance they got from the secretariat. “They qualified to apply and whoever gave it to ...

Aide to Henry Nana Boakye, the National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party, David Nkansah Anto, has sung praises of his boss over his deep understanding of the principles of leadership. DNA, as Mr. Anto is affectionately called, in a writeup, eulogizing his boss, said the youth organiser has ‘been a big brother figure, moulding me and shaping ...

The onset of an LGBT+ event in the country is beginning to cause a stir among some sections of the citizenry. An International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association is set to host a Regional Conference in Ghana from July 27 to 31, 2020. The five-day event scheduled to take place in Accra, will be the 5th edition being organised Pan Africa ILGA. The ...

President Akufo-Addo has backed the decision by the Electoral Commission to compile a new register ahead of the 2020 elections. Speaking at a meeting with the Ghanaian community in Oslo in Norway, the President said the decision by the EC makes a lot of sense adding that the electoral management body should be allowed to do its work. “We are ...

Renowned journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has added his voice to the ongoing debate about some GetFund monies being allocated to some government officials. An audit released by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) Scholarship scheme for the period 2012 to 2018, named some government appointees as beneficiaries of the fund set aside majorly for needy but brilliant students. The performance ...

The Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko has threatened to take legal action against the Auditor-General if he does not clear his name from the list of beneficiaries of the GetFund scholarship. The deputy minister who is also the MP for said: “If I can personally sponsor for the education of peoples wards both local and Abroad to further ...