2,190Felicia Mekpoi Bortey and Amorse Blessing Amos have been elected as Women and Youth organisers of the National Democratic Congress in the Greater Accra Region. Ms Bortey polled 46 votes to defeat two other candidates for the regional women’s organiser position while Amos beat his sole contender, Solomom Nii Afutu Quartey with 85 votes to […]
Author: Foster Ayisah
Teacher Unions Call Off Strike
2,470 The teacher unions have called off their strike following a restraining order against them by the National Labour Commission (NLC) The teacher unions: the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) who have been on strike for the past seven days […]
African Union Chairman Macky Sall To Attend G20 Summit
2,453 African Union Chairman and Senegal President Macky Sall plans to attend an upcoming G20 summit in Bali, two government officials said on Friday. Sall would have “two hats” at the meeting, representing both the African Union and Senegal, one of the officials said. Senegal is in discussions with G20 members about a deal to […]
Police arrest 3 Chinese nationals for alleged murder
2,456 Officials of the Ghana Police Service have picked up three Chinese nationals for the alleged murder of a Ghanaian at Bonsa in the Western Region. The suspects, Wen Jianhua, Yu Shuhui alias Eli and Zhou Daquan according to the police allegedly shot and killed the victim at a mining site on November 11, 2022. […]
SIM Cards Not Registered With Ghana Card To Be Deactivated By 30th November-Communications Ministry
1,943 The Ministry of Communications and Digitalization (MoCD) has announced that all unregistered SIM cards will be completely deactivated on November 30, 2022. The Ministry, in a statement issued on November 11, 2022, said: “All SIM cards which have completed the first stage of the registration exercise but not done the second phase will be […]
MTN Ghana Reviews Mobile Data Prices
2,426 MTN Ghana has announced a 15% upward review of its mobile data prices for both Pay Monthly and Pay-As-You-Go users effective November 14, 2022. The review covers data bundle offers available on the short code 138 &170, as well as purchases through Electronic Voucher Distribution (EVD), MTN Pulse, and Data Zone except for XtraTime. […]
John Dramani Mahama Pays Ghc1,953,000 To Support Internal Elections
2,402 The former President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E John Dramani Mahama has once again come to the aid of the National Democratic Congress . The NDC’s flag-bearer for the 2020 general elections has donated an amount totaling GHS1,953,000 to support the conduct of the party’s constituency and regional internal elections. The donation is […]
Failure to remove Ofori-Atta from office will hurt everyone – Muntaka
2,189 The Member of Parliament for the Asawase Constituency Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak says the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s continuous stay in office will not auger well for the country. Defending the Minority’s motion calling for a vote of censure against Ofori-Atta on Thursday, Muntaka who is also the Minority Chief Whip said: “What are we […]
Your GH¢126m did little to help with feeding crisis – CHASS to GES
5,483 The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has lashed out at the Government and the Ministry of Education on the GH¢126,000,000 released to the National Food Buffer Stock Company meant to cover non-perishable food items. The Education Ministry, in a statement dated October 28, 2022, said the money was released to Senior […]
Terrorism Scourge In Africa: UN Inaction Fuels Attack-President Nana Addo
2,414 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the inaction of the United National (UN) Security Council, which continues to contemplate whether and how to intervene in terrorist attacks in West Africa and the Sahel, fuels the spread of instability across Africa. He said while it could be admitted that the political context for the […]