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A National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has a better record than its New Patriotic Party (NPP) counterpart as regards appointees resigning on principle, Abraham Amaliba has said. Mr Amaliba, a member of the legal team of the NDC, said mention can be made of the likes of Murtala Ibrahim Mohammed, a former Deputy Trades and Industry Minister, and Dzifa Ativor, ...

Lawyers for the embattled former Head of Management Information System(MIS) at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust(SSNIT), Caleb Afaglo have described as illegal the decision to dismiss their client from his position. According to the Lawyers, the SSNIT Board failed to follow due processes required in removing their client from office. The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MANCHESTER UNITED would prefer to sign Gareth Bale over Antoine Griezmann, reports say. Manchester United tried to sign Griezmann from La Liga giants Atletico Madrid earlier this summer. However, Atletico’s transfer ban ultimately saw the France international commit to one more year in Spain. The Red Devils have also been tipped to sign Gareth Bale regularly throughout the summer despite ...

Government has unveiled a logo for its much touted Free Senior High School Education policy. The logo was unveiled by President Nana Akufo-Addo, during a ceremony at the Flagstaff House on Thursday. The logo for the Free SHS programme features two students celebrating because they are beneficiaries of the policy. Underneath the symbol are three words; access, equity and quality ...