The Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection and Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo has stated that nobody can sack her from the ministerial position, except President Akufo-Addo. Madam Sarah Adwoa-Safo said the prerogative to hire and fire in government is solely that of the President. As a …
Read More »Arise Ghana Blasts Government, Set To Hold Massive Demo On June 21st
Arise Ghana, a newly birthed coalition has announced that it will organise a huge demonstration on June 21, 2022, to demand better from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. At the maiden press conference of the coalition on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, the leaders expressed displeasure over the economic …
Read More »Ashanti Regional NPP Executives Elections Moved To Baba Yara Sports Stadium
The Election Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region has changed the venue for the regional executive election from the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. The date has also been fixed on Saturday May 28th. The decision was taken after …
Read More »Ash. Reg. Health Directorate: “174 maternal death including 11 unsafe abortion recorded in 2021”
The Ashanti Regional Health directorate has launched maternal mortality and unsafe abortion campaign to tackle the soaring maternal deaths in the Ashanti Region. The region has recorded 174 maternal death including 11 unsafe abortion in 2021. The situation has become a source of worry to health authorities and they are …
Read More »Otto Addo Names Black Stars Squad For 2023 AFCON Qualifiers, 4-Nation Tournament
The Black Stars of Ghana head coach Otto Addo has finalized on his 35-man squad for the upcoming 2023 African Cup of Nations [AFCON] qualifiers and 4-Nation Tournament in Japan. Ghana will begin their qualifiers against Madagascar on June 1, 2022, at the Cape Coast Stadium before playing the Central …
Read More »Video: ‘It Is A Scam; Owoo Family Does Not Exist In Osu’ – Nii Odoi Kwao II
A Member of the Osu stool, Nii Odoi Kwao II, has alleged that the current Owoo family which is claiming ownership of portions of the Achimota Forest Land is a “scam”. He argued that there is no such family name existing in Osu. According to him, if the government wants …
Read More »Parliament’s Privileges Committee To Hear Absentee MPs Case In-Camera
A Member of Parliament’s Privileges Committee, Kweku Ricketts Hagan, says the media would not be permitted to cover the hearing proceedings of three MPs who were referred to the Committee for absenting themselves from the house beyond the constitutionally required time period. The three MPs, Henry Quartey of Ayawaso Central, …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo Appointed As Chairperson Of The Climate Vulnerable Forum
The President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo has been selected to chair the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), an international partnership of countries highly vulnerable to a warming planet. President Akufo-Addo takes over as Chair, following the end of Bangladesh’s two-year term as Chair of the Forum, which serves as a South-South co-operation …
Read More »School Feeding Secretariat Dismisses Claims Caterers Will Not Be Paid Even If They Cook
Management of Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has described as untrue claims that caterers who continue to cook food for beneficiary pupils will not be paid by the government. The secretariat says such claims are “misconception and misinformation” aimed at discouraging the caterers under the programme from doing their work. …
Read More »Ghana’s Economy Can’t Support Fuel Subsidies – Senior Presidential Advisor
Ghana’s senior presidential advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has said that the government cannot provide subsidies for petroleum products in Ghana. Osafo-Maafo maintains that the Ghanaian economy cannot “stomach” any form of incentive to fuel. “There is no way the economy can provide subsidy to fuel,” the former Finance Minister …
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