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Sacked Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has denied media reports she is keeping a government vehicle despite exiting office. Mrs Osei in a letter dated August 7, 2018 and sighted by Myjoyonline.com Tuesday said she had “returned all vehicles and other assets belonging to the Commission”. The letter was written to the Director of Administration at the Commission ...

Government may have coughed up someone billion cedis for the increased enrollment for its Free Senior high School policy without the double track system, according to Education Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh. Addressing a News Conference today in Accra today, August 07, 2018, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh said besides the financial constraints, government did not have the luxury of time to ...

It is interesting to hear the general secretary of the NPP admitting that, the ministry of fisheries failed to do proper consultation and effective communication relating to the proposed ban on fishing in the country as he was informing the public on the clearance of the ban. I complimented John Boadu for conceding the fact that, the minister of fisheries ...

Residents of Kapelbe near Buipe in the Central Gonja district of the Northern Region poured onto the street in a peaceful protest against President Akufo-Addo, chief of Buipe Abdulai Jinapor II and the District Chief Executive, Dr Mustapha Mahama over plans to divert the construction of a specialized hospital from the community to Buipe Township. The President during his three-day ...

The Free Senior High School (SHS) policy introduced by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will remain for all SHS students, Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has observed. According to Dr Prempeh, it is true that some parents want to pay the fees of their children, however, government will not back down on making secondary education free-for-all until every ...

Assembly members of the newly created Krowor Municipal Assembly (KMA) are accusing Member of Parliament for the area of obstructing operations of the assembly. The concerned assembly members say Fisheries Minister, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye has stopped all their attempts to conduct elections of a Presiding Member for the new assembly. The MP is allegedly supporting a certain Nii Shikpi Laryea ...

The Foundation for Generational Thinkers (FOGET) has lauded the Founder and Leader of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensa Otabil for his “passion and consistency” in pushing forward the agenda of Africa emancipation. The Non-Governmental and Youth Oriented Organization strongly commended Dr Otabil for his edge to propagate messages that depict how Africa should be elevated from poverty. ...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Company Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, NAM1, has described as the “joke of the day”, the central bank’s latest public warning to his company to stop taking deposits or face sanctions. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Tuesday, 7 August 2018, issued its fourth public notice that it is in discussions with relevant regulatory ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to downsize his ministerial list in his maiden reshuffle likely to take place soon. Sources close to the seat of government – the Jubilee House – have hinted at least 15 ministers will be sacked from the “Elephant-size government.” The size of ministers is likely to drop to about 80 or 90 from the original ...

The aggrieved Electoral Commission (EC) Staff whose petition caused the eventual removal of Charlotte Osei as EC Chairperson, have denied accusations of unjustifiably targeting the former EC Boss after relaunching a call at the doorstep of the Special Prosecutor for Osei to be prosecuted over alleged unlawful deals. The former EC Boss thought her woes had ended when she was ...