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President Akufo-Addo is expected to take a decision on the wrangling at the electoral commission following his arrival from France, where he was on a state visit. According to the Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, the President will take a decision which is backed by the Constitution. The electoral commission has been fraught with controversies over the last one week with ...

A former Attorney-General, Martin Amidu, who is renowned for his fight against graft, thinks aspects of the Special Prosecutor’s bill undermine President Nana Akufo-Addo’s anti-corruption intentions. In his latest commentary on issues of public concern, Mr Amidu focused on the Bill that is currently being perused by Parliament, taking issue with a clause that he says may render the goal ...

The acting Executive Director of the National Service Scheme Hon. Ussif Mustapha has apologized for the military brutalities meted out to service personnel at the El Wak Sports Stadium. This year’s registration process for national service personnel turned chaotic at the El-Wak Stadium when the military police stepped in to maintain law and order. According to some of the personnel, ...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has suspended the Capitation programme in the Ashanti region “effective August 1, 2017.” The suspension follows a directive from the government and the board of directors of the NHIA, a statement from the Authority’s Corporate Affairs Directorate said. A few weeks ago, the Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo revealed that government will announce the ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has stated he feels vindicated following accusations by some unidentified staff of the Electoral Commission (EC) commission against the Chairperson Mrs. Charlotte Osei for dishing out contracts without recourse to the Public Procurement Act. According to him, corrupt practices clad in shady deals existed long before the ...

The MP for Ashaiman is asking Parliament to summon the Education Minister over delays in the completion of over 100 Community Day Senior High Schools started by the Mahama administration. Ernest Henry Norgbey wants Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to appear before the Education and Government Assurance committees with a guarantee that the schools dotted across the country will be completed. ...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has proceeded to court with a suit against the lawyer for some faceless petitioners to court. Charlotte Osei is seeking damages from the court against Maxwell Opoku Agyemang, who on behalf of some unnamed workers of the Electoral Commission petitioned the president to remove the Chairperson of the Commission over stated misconduct. In a ...

This year’s registration process for national service personnel turned chaotic at the El-Wak Stadium when the military police stepped in to maintain law and order. According to some of the personnel, they were assaulted by the uniform men after being asked to reform a queue. The personnel alleged there was pandemonium in the process of forming the queue again and ...

Cabinet has given its approval for the submission of the appropriate legislation to Parliament to place a cap on Ghana’s fiscal deficit. The proposed amendment to the Public Financial Management Act is expected to limit the fiscal deficit to between 3% and 5% of GDP from the year 2018, to ensure greater fiscal discipline. Fiscal deficit is the difference between ...

The Ghana Health Service has expressed worry over the increasing number of child mortality in the country. At least 90 deaths are recorded daily in health facilities and about 21,000 deaths annually across the country, the GHS revealed. Speaking at the national newborn stakeholders’ meeting in Accra, the Director General of the GHS Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare said the government ...