POLITICS

The Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe popularly known as ‘Abronye DC’ says he has not been invited by EOCO. According to him, the Director of EOCO ACP K.K Amoah (rtd) in a text message apologized to him for the misinformation. The NPP youth activist among others has alleged that some New ...

Former President Mahama says contrary to public perception, party ideological training schools are not about brain washing people to become “ideological robots”. He said, beyond the teaching of ideologies, there is a lot of training dedicated to inculcating the spirit of nationalism, patriotism and community service into younger minds. He indicated, the Ghana Institute for Social Democracy set up by ...

The Ministry of Education has directed heads of senior high schools (SHSs), technical and vocational institutes to expedite action in the processing of admission letters for newly placed Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates, so that the students can report to school on Monday. “At this point, what we are encouraging headmasters to do is that they should make sure ...

Former MP for Adenta and Presidential Staffer under John Mahama, Kojo Adu Asare, says life in opposition has never been easy especially when there is no income coming in, eight months after leaving office. The NDC led by John Mahama lost a first round election in 2016 and had to leave office after President Akufo-Addo was sworn in as President. ...

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has asked the Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye to report to their office to answer questions to some allegations he levelled against JOSPONG group on tow levy. According to them, he is yet to honour an invitation extended to him by the ...

A former Deputy Education Minister says the Akufo-Addo government’s flagship Free senior high school (SHS) policy will not stand the test of time. Samuel Okdujeto Ablakwa says the Akuffo Addo government cannot find the money to continue supporting the programme which makes it unsustainable. “What is clear to me is that government is going to struggle to find the money. ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, yesterday failed to honour the invitation of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to give a statement on allegation of corruption he had purportedly leveled against some unnamed officials at the Flagstaff House and Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Communications Minister. Mr Agyapong and controversial musician and satirist, Kwame Asare ...

Information available to DAILY GUIDE indicates that the Electoral Commission (EC) paid huge sums of money to telecommunication service providers for the transmission of the 2016 election results. The commission is said to have spent a whopping GH¢11,952,894.50 on the Election Results Management System (ERMS) alone. An EC Audit Observation Memorandum indicated that four major mobile telephony service providers pocketed ...

Exton Cubic Company Ltd whose lease to mine bauxite has been cancelled, says it wants to sit down with government to resolve disagreements. The company insists the cancellation is unfair, arbitrary and illegal and wants the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, an avowed believer in the rule of law, to intervene. Communications Officer, Samuel Gyamfi, was on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, ...

Former Attorney General and anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Amidu has said he has not received any official communication from the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Parliament to his appear before the committee and contribute to the Bill setting up the office of the Special Prosecutor. The Chairman of the Committee, Ben Abdallah on Eyewitness News on Wednesday said Mr. Amidu ...