ELECTIONS BOX

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has elected Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo as its new President. Dennis was the former Students’ Representative Council (SRC) President of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). He won by a landslide vote of 824, beating his colleague aspirants Kwesi Atuahene who had 201 votes …

The General Secretary of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Julius Kwame Anthony, has said that the Union’s national executive elections which took place during its 56th Annual Congress at the GNAT Village in Ejisu Abankrom, has been marred by malpractices.   According to him, based on the infractions …

Some residents of Ayimensa, Kweiman, Danfa and La Nkwantanang in the Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, clashed with Police on Monday after the latter attempted to arrest the Member of Parliament for the area, Lawyer Francis Sosu during a demonstration.     This follows alleged “misconducts” by the …

National Security operatives have arrested a man in connection with the leaking of question papers in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) being conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).     Gideon Darko, suspected operator of a clandestine online platform called Jerusalema WhatsApp group, was …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will from today to August 27 this year, organise delegates conferences in each of the 275 constituencies across the country. The constituency delegates conference is in line with Article 7(27) of the NPP’s constitution and is a prelude to the party’s national delegates conference. No …

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academic and Students Affairs at the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has been appointed to act as Vice-Chancellor of the institution effective August 1, 2021. This follows a decision of the University’s newly constituted Governing Council, chaired by former Chief Justice, Sophia …

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says the sector has not approved any textbook meant for students of basic four, teaches Oral Language, Reading, Writing and Grammar.       He described the report circulating that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has given the green light for the anti-Ewe book …

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has revealed how much cost he had incurred for legal representation in the 2020 Election Petition. According to him, his legal team represented him in the Petition Case, free of charge.     He made this revelation in a media encounter few …

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay, has taken a swipe at the legal counsel of former president John Mahama, claiming that their election petition was dismissed by the Supreme Court because they failed to present a strong case in court. According to the National Chairman, Freddie …

The Minority Leader in parliament has described the 2020 election petition ruling as an “end of supreme court concert” after the court dismissed their case. In a Facebook post sighted by Ghanaweb’s Haruna Iddrisu, he said, “Curtains down, end of the supreme concert” Background: The Supreme Court of Ghana has, by …