The Appointments Committee of Parliament will later today continue hearings for the vetting of three more nominees of the President for various ministerial roles. The Finance Minister-nominee, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to be the highlight of the vetting today because of the central role of his portfolio. He is the …
Read More »Council Of State Election Comes Off Today
The Electoral Commission (EC) will today conduct elections for new regional representatives to the Council of State. 102 candidates from 16 regions have filed to contest the election which will be held at all regional capitals across the country. Prominent persons including the former Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, …
Read More »Stop Prioritizing Your Phones Over Patients’ Lives – Joe Wise Fires Nurses
Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu has attacked the unprofessional conduct of some health workers toward patients seeking treatment at the various health facilities across the country. “In some of the small communities, while the patient is lamenting, crying, they are on their phones… nurses and others are on …
Read More »Stop The ‘Nonsense’ On Eugene Arhin, You Did Worse In 8-Years Of Mills, Mahama – Allotey Jacobs Blasts NDC
Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Bernard Allotey Jacobs has rushed to the defense of the embattled Communication Director at Jubilee House over allegations he has acquired innumerable properties in a span of four years. In a social media post, Mr. Allotey Jacob’s said it is “absolute nonsense” …
Read More »Today’s Newspaper Headlines: Friday,12th February, 2021
Daily Graphic Jean Mensa won’t testify – Supreme Court rules Mahama moves to subpoena EC Chair Daily Guide The Daily Statesman B&FT Source: MyGhanaMedia.com
Read More »Afari Military Hospital To Be Completed By March or April – Nitiwul Assures
The Military Hospital at Afari in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of the Ashanti Region will be completed by March or April, the Minister-designate for Defence has said. Dominic Aduna Nitiwul told the Appointments Committee on Thursday, February 11 that work on the main facility is almost done with. It is …
Read More »Schools Should Not Close Down – Education Minister-Designate Insists
The Minister-designate for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has backed government’s resolve to keep schools open despite the surge in coronavirus cases. He said the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) are on top of issues to ensure that students are protected from the virus. He …
Read More »12 More COVID-19-Related Deaths Recorded In Ghana
Twelve more persons have succumbed to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana pushing the death toll to 494. The country has also recorded 554 additional cases since the last update on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Currently, Ghana has 6,948 active COVID-19 cases. The Greater Accra Region leads with the highest …
Read More »2020 election petition: Mahama Files Motion To Re-open Case
John Dramani Mahama, the petitioner in the 2020 election petition has filed a motion at the Supreme Court to reopen his case to be able to subpoena Jean Mensa, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC). Lawyers for the petitioner on Thursday (11 February 2021) filed the motion after the Supreme …
Read More »Mahama Could Also Be Subpoenaed For Cross-Examination – Oppong Nkrumah
Spokesperson for President Nana Akufo-Addo ( 2nd respondent) in the ongoing election petition case says the respondents are equally at liberty to subpoena the petitioner, John Dramani Mahama to testify personally in court. Providing his representative’s summary of today’s sitting and what their side intends to do should the petitioner’s …
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