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The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Chief Executive Abdul Issah Mummin has blamed the death of his predecessor, the late Anthony Kurentsil Sam, on the actions of the media. Reacting to calls by the media in Takoradi over the assembly’s efforts in ensuring compliance with COVID-19 protocols, the MCE said his staff will not be on the frontline of the fight against ...

The Supreme Court is expected to hear a motion from lawyers of former President John Dramani Mahama in the ongoing election petition trial in their attempt to reopen their case. The application was premised on the apex court panel of seven chaired by Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah’s ruling that it cannot compel the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Jean ...

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Bernard Allotey Jacobs has rushed to the defense of the embattled Communication Director at Jubilee House over allegations he has acquired innumerable properties in a span of four years. In a social media post sighted by MyNewsGh.com, Mr. Allotey Jacob’s said it is “absolute nonsense” for anyone in the NDC ...

Social Commentator, A-Plus has waded into the recent controversy surrounding the Director of Communications at the presidency, Eugene Arhin. Reacting to a divorce suit filed by Eugene’s spouse, A-Plus questioned how feasible it was for someone who serves as a spokesperson to the president, to amass huge wealth and properties in just four years. “These are properties acquired in just 4 years by someone who ...

Some private school teachers in parts of Accra have expressed worry over the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country and said they were not ready for a second closure of schools. They said their livelihood was dependent on the vocation and that a second closure of schools would be disastrous to them. Madam Helena Onua Offen, a teacher at ...

Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission will not undergo cross-examination, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court after listening and weighing the submissions of the counsels for the petitioner and first and second respondents has declared that Jean Mensa and McManu cannot be compelled to testify. Delivering the judgment, Chief Justice Anin Yeboah submitted that the court has ...

The Supreme Court is expected to today decide on whether the witnesses for the First and Second Respondents would be cross-examined in the ongoing election petition hearing. The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, and the New Patriotic Party Campaign Manager, Peter Mac Manu had filed witness statements at the onset of the petition. The lawyers for the two respondents on Tuesday made the ...

Health Minister-designate Kwaku Agyeman-Manu says he is yet to see a copy of the contract between government of Ghana and Frontier Health Services Limited – the company providing COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. When asked about details of the contract of the company charging travellers $150 for a test during his vetting by the Appointments Committee ...

The absence of courts in most places in the Oti Region is affecting justice delivery especially the enforcement of the COVID-19 protocols in the area. According to police, this development coupled with the limited space at the various police stations is a huge challenge to the newly created region. One of the ways some regions in the country are dealing ...

Inflation for the month of January 2021 has dropped to 9.9%, the Ghana Statistical Service has disclosed. The GSS also said national month-on-month inflation from December 2020 to January 2021 was 0.9%. In its latest Consumer Price Index, the Government Statistician said January 2021 recorded the same year-on-year inflation as was recorded on average in 2020 which is 9.9%. Overall, ...