GENERAL NEWS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dan Botwe as the caretaker of Minister Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs. This follows the resignation of Ebenezer Kojo Kum, Member of Parliament for Ahanta West, as the sector minister. Mr. Kojo Kum submitted his letter of resignation to the President on Friday, 3rd …

The Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum has resigned from his position with immediate effect. This was announced in a statement from the Presidency on Friday, February 3, 2023. President Akufo-Addo thus accepted his resignation. Ebenezer Kojo Kum is currently the Member of Parliament for the Ahanta …

Members of a group calling itself the Concern Students Association of the University of Ghana have taken to the streets today in a demonstration dubbed, ‘Ya Br3 Mo’ (We are tired of you). The demonstration, they said, is to register their displeasure with several decisions taken by the University Management …

The Community Water and Sanitation Agency says the government has not yet reimbursed the cost of providing free water during the Covid-19 era, which is 14 million. Under the community management policy, funds in the sum of GHS.37 million were allocated for water systems.   The Metropolitan Municipal and District …

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has endorsed the candidature of Francis Addai-Nimoh in the upcoming presidential primaries of the party. The firebrand Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe gave his blessings to the former Mampong lawmaker when he declared his intention to contest the flagbearership of …

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has refuted allegations that soldiers deployed to Bawku to restore calm and maintain order have killed seven locals. The allegations were first made by the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, who indicated that the military shot indiscriminately into some locals running for …

The Executive Committee for Smivic Event Management and Organizers open nominations for 2023 GYLA from Thursday, 2nd February- 8th March 2023 The chairman of the Executive Committee for GYLA, Mr. Dove-Yarney Victor said this year they will be looking for emerging young leaders in sectors like; Innovation, Aviation, STEM, Politics, …

New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives of the Birim Central  Municipality in the Eastern Region have petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to remove the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Victoria Adu Peprah. The executives say the MCE should be removed since he favours members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), as well …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that processes are underway to establish a War College for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The Institution, which is to be established with seed capital from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), is expected to be the capstone of Ghana’s military education system. It would …

The Concern Drivers Association of Ghana has described as fraudulent the government’s ‘oil for gold’ policy and is threatening to adjust upwards transportation fares. In a release issued on February 1, available to MyGhanaMedia.com, it cautioned the government to refrain from deceiving Ghanaians with its “so-called” plan to buy cheap …