POLITICS

Parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Asante Mampong have been suspended after some 35 disgruntled party members obtained an injunction against the exercise. The NPP in Mampong has been embroiled in a legal tussle since February 2022 after some disgruntled party members challenged the validity of polling …

Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has promised to honour the summons by the Manhyia Palace on Monday January 29. The lawyer was summoned on Monday, 22 January 2024, following his earlier outburst which sought to denigrate some chiefs in the Ashanti region. In addition, he has retracting and unreservedly apologized …

The Ghana Railway Development Authority has disclosed that only two contemporary diesel-powered trains have been procured from Poland to boost the railway transport system, contrary to media reports that 12 trains have been secured. There were reports that the state has procured 12 trains for the Ghana Railways Company, expected …

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has refuted claims of insulting the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and the Asante Kingdom during the vetting of NPP parliamentary aspirants in the region. Chairman Wontumi is reported to have made some disgusting comments …

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has activated its advertised intention to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike action, effective Monday, January 29, 2024. The indefinite strike by GAUA aims to emphasize its dissatisfaction with the government’s disregard in resolving their welfare issues. In a statement issued on January …

  Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.      The Daily Searchlight         The Ghanaian Observer     The New Trust       Daily Guide         The Custodian       …

The incumbent Member of Parliament for Akuapem South, Osei Bonsu Amoah, says his decision to withdraw from the New Patriotic Party’s upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for January 27, 2024, is based on personal grounds and is also in the interest of the party. OB Amoah, who also serves as the …

The Chief Scribe of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has clarified that Maurice Ampaw has not been appointed as a spokesperson for the party. Consequently, the party has distanced itself from the comments made by the lawyer during his programme on Wontumi TV over the weekend. Lawyer …

The General Manager of Wontumi Multimedia, Kofi Agyei, has pleaded for forgiveness over some derogatory remarks by one of their show hosts, Lawyer Maurice Ampaw. Lawyer Ampaw put the media organization on the wrong side of traditional rulers over the weekend when he used some unprintable words on them during …

Over 1000 programmes have been approved by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for study by public universities across the country. GTEC says the programmes will help streamline the academic calendar of tertiary institutions. Director-General of GTEC, Dr. Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor explained that a new body will be established to …