POLITICS

The Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has condemned sexual relationships between teachers and students. This follows a video of the headmaster of Edumanu D/A Basic School having sex with an SHS 3 student at Breman Edumanu in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District of the Central region. The incident which sparked public outrage is being investigated by the Ghana Education Service ...

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has advised that parcels of land should be allocated to nomadic herdsmen where their cattle can graze and not stray onto farmlands. This, he said, could prevent the persistent clashes between the herdsmen and farmers which have resulted in the loss of lives and properties, particularly in the Eastern and Ashanti Regions. “Nomadic herdsmen, with ...

The Northern regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party Bugri Naabu has accused the Member of Parliament for Nalerigu/Gambaga and Local Government Minister, Hajia Alimah and Abdul Nashir Danladi, District Chief Executive, of formenting troubles in the constituency. Bugri warned he would hold both the MP and DCE accountable for any drawbacks in the constituency but promised to take necessary ...

Former President Mahama has been accused of contracting AfricaWatch magazine to publish damaging reports about the Free SHS policy in its February 2018 edition. A statement from a source close to the Education Ministry is alleging that the former President has sponsored thousands of copies of the upcoming publication. “Over 73,000 copies of the magazine have been sponsored by the ...

The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodou has said he was not surprised former President John Mahama lost the 2016 elections to President Akufo-Addo. Akufo-Addo garnered 5, 716, 609 votes, representing 53.84 percent to snatch the presidency from former Mahama who secured 4,713,277 votes, representing 44.40 percent. The NDC also lost more than 40 parliamentary seats to the NPP, ...

Member Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency and New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand, Kennedy Agyapong has waded into the appointment of Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Martin. A.B.K Amidu as the Special Prosecutor pending parliamentary approval. The maverick politician who has raised red flags over the choice of the personality who is a known member of the opposition ...

The Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says he will proceed to the Appeals Court to establish a case of conflict of interest against the Finance Minister in a government bond issuance matter. Yaw Brogya Genfi said there are serious issues in the Commission on Human Rights and Administration Justice (CHRAJ) report against Ken Ofori-Atta which government has ...

The Acting Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Adomako Baafi has described calls by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for government to disclose the health status of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to Ghanaians as illogical. According to him, the opposition NDC lacks the moral right to make such calls since they blatantly refused to ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged parliament to quickly take steps to approve his nominee for Special Prosecutor, Martin ABK Amidu. In an official letter to the Speaker of Parliament Prof. Mike Oquaye, President Akufo-Addo said he wants to see the same expeditious approval process that saw his 110 ministers given the nod in record time. The Special Prosecutor is expected ...

Minority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has hinted that although the Vice President is a public property, the controversy surrounding his health status unnecessary. The Presidency revealed the Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia had been flown to the UK for further medical treatment after he was reported unwell last Friday. The statement signed by the Chief of Staff Frema Osei-Opare said ...