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President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo Mensah has presented a brand new motorbike worth GH₵3,600 to his outfit’s Secretariat. The motorbike was received on behalf of the GOC by the Treasurer, Frederick Otu Lartey. According to the President, the donation was aimed at facilitating movements and running of administrative duties of the GOC’s messenger on daily basis. ...

Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service says school heads who are charging final year students unapproved fees will be sanctioned. Reverend Jonathan Bettey says the charging of third term fees has not been authorized by the Education ministry. The school heads are threatening that final year students who fail to pay their fees will not be allowed to ...

A female student of the Asante Mampong Nursing and Midwifery Training School in the Ashanti region has allegedly committed suicide. The deceased is alleged to have drunk a poisonous substance and was rushed to the Mampong Government Hospital by her colleagues on Wednesday, April 19 but was later referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital where she died today, April ...

A former deputy Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has described as disappointing and “unpresidential” vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s description of the minority as “ignorant.” Dr. Bawumia following the Minority’s stance over the government’s issuance of a $2.25 billion accused the minority in parliament of ignorance urging them to read more. The Minority at a press conference Tuesday April 18, ...

NDC Member of Parliament for Keta Constituency, Richard Quashigah has called on the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to withdraw and apologise for his description of the minority as “ignorant”. Dr. Bawumia fired the salvos at the Minority following their stance over the issuance of a $2.25 billion 15-year domestic bond. The minority at a press briefing on Tuesday, April ...

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG) has issued a six-day ultimatum to government to release funds for the payment of outstanding allowances due it or would embark on an industrial action. A statement from the association dated, April 20, 2017, said leadership has been under pressure as a result of the non-payment of their allowances. The association stated ...

Supporters of Ibrahim Mahama have massed up at the headquarters of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) in Accra to show solidarity with the brother of former President John Mahama who is being investigated in connection with some alleged financial malfeasance. EOCO on Tuesday invited Mr Mahama for questioning for issuing some dud cheques to the Customs divisions of ...

The 2016 All People’s Congress flagbearer Hassan Ayariga has said although he endorsed President Mahama in the 2016 elections, he knew the NDC candidate was going to lose. He said President Mahama’s campaign was doomed to fail because the disconnect between the party and the grassroots was glaring. This disconnect became obvious to him after he found out that out ...

An illegal miner in the Eastern region says he feels betrayed by the governing New Patriotic Party which he supported to come to power. Kojo – not his real name – who has been involved in ilegal mining, known locally as galamsey, for the past seven years, claims that the NPP in opposition promised to regularise the operations of galamsey ...

The invitation of Ibrahim Mahama, by the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) is a clear case of political witch hunt and vindictive persecution sanctioned by president Akufo-Addo, a founding member of the governing New Patriotic Party Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has alleged. The EOCO Tuesday invited Mr. Mahama for questioning over some dud cheques he issued to the Custom divisions ...