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The city of Kumasi is buzzing with anticipation as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set for the grand outdooring of Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh popularly known as NAPO, the running mate of the party’s flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Chiefs and other dignitaries have thronged the Manhyia Palace for the ceremony. Already, Francis Adomako, the Ashanti … Read more
Thirty-four prisoners are participating in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The BECE, organized annually in Ghana’s education system, marks the transition from Junior High Schools to Senior High Schools and Technical Institutions in Ghana. The candidates, all males, include 27 juveniles from the Senior Correctional Centre (SCC), 5 from Nsawam Maximum Security Prison, … Read more
Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the spokesperson for the John Mahama Campaign Team, has rejected calls for a pre-election debate between the NDC flagbearer and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia the flagbearer of the NPP. Despite appeals from political analysts and other stakeholders, Bawah Mogtari dismissed the idea of a debate between the two major contenders. In an interview … Read more
The International Arbitration Tribunal in the Eni & Vitol versus Ghana and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) arbitration has issued its final award, bringing a positive outcome for Ghana. The Tribunal denied the Claimants, Eni and Vitol, their monetary damages, which initially stood at $7 billion but were later reduced to $915 million plus interest … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Bole Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana, has expressed worry at the increasing rate of gruesome killings happening in his constituency. This comes after a middle-aged man’s body was found in a suspected ritual killing at St. Kizito Primary School. The victim’s body, found by the police and the community search party, was … Read more
The Electoral Commission will embark on a mop-up voter registration exercise from August 1 to August 3, 2024. The mop-up exercise, according to the commission, is to afford people who turned 18 after the limited voter registration and those who did not take part in the registration the opportunity to be captured. The commission will … Read more
The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo has rejected claims by the former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay that a $200 million bid by his son to purchase 60 per cent stake in its hotels was ignored. Addressing the press on Monday, July … Read more
The Social Security and National Investment Trust (SSNIT) has defended the decision to sell 60% of its shares in four hotels to a private investor, describing the move as the only viable option to revive the fortunes of the hotels. The hotels include Labadi Beach Hotel, La Palm Royal Beach Resort, Elmina Beach Resort and … Read more
A 37-year-old taxi driver who has been identified as Amos Adusei has been shot dead by alleged armed robbers on the Kwaman-Boaman road in the Afigya Kwabre North district of the Ashanti region. The incident which happened on Saturday night, has left residents in a state of shock. According to residents, although the community has … Read more
The head of the Public Affairs Unit of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has disclosed that the current format of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is bound to change with the rising needs and demands of Ghana. Speaking on the preparedness of WAEC in the ongoing BECE, Mr. Kapi told the host, … Read more