Each parliamentary aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, is required to pay a total of GH¢78,000 for picking nomination forms, filing, and development fees in the upcoming Parliamentary Primaries Election for constituencies with incumbent Members of Parliament. A statement issued by the General Secretary of the Party, Justin Kodua-Frimpong on Monday, December 11, 2023, said, nominations open on December …

The Minority caucus in Parliament has formally requested the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, to designate a time for them to present their petition demanding his removal. In October 2023, the minority group marched to the Central Bank’s premises, seeking the removal of Dr. Addison from office. However, their attempt to present the petition was thwarted …

Some women in the Kukuo community in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region have lamented that their husbands refuse to sleep with them because they sometimes do not bathe due to the water crises in the area. “Because of the lack of water, our husbands refuse to sleep with us saying we smell and that we are not attractive”. …

The Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, has reiterated that his group will not budge on their demand for a proper vote on the 2024 budget before the budget estimates are considered by Parliament. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, had declared a voice vote in favour of the majority’s approval of the budget presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, …

The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has questioned Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s understanding of parliamentary rules. Mr Ofori-Atta insisted on Wednesday that the 2024 budget had been passed following the declaration of the voice vote by the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, despite the Minority’s position that the 2024 budget and economic statement had not been passed. After the debate on …

Former president John Dramani Mahama, who is the flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress [NDC] has reiterated his pledge to abolish the licensure examination of graduate teachers. Reacting to this, an Educational Advocate and a fellow of the African Education watch, Divine Kpe says the teacher licensure reform should target skills rather than paper to pen exams. Speaking on the …

The leadership of the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) is set to meet with the National Labour Commission (NLC) today ahead of its members’ planned indefinite strike. The association says the action has been necessitated by the failure to resolve all grievances put forward by the workers. MOWAG wants the government to implement the agreed conditions of service arrived …

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress, has disqualified Michael Nii Yarboi from contesting in the Parliamentary elections in the Odododiodioo Constituency. The decision was based on a report submitted by the Special Committee assigned to investigate the violence that occurred at Odododiodioo Constituency during the vetting of parliamentary aspirants held on October 13, 2023. FEC also …

Some aggrieved supporters of Michael Nii Yarboi, a disqualified aspiring parliamentary candidate in the Odododiodioo Constituency have vandalised the head office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Accra. The angry supporters heaped refuse in front of the party’s head office and blocked the road slowing traffic. The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress in a statement …

The National Media Commission (NMC) has initiated processes aimed at suspending the frequency authorisations of Onua TV and Onua FM. The move according to the NMC follows what it described as “persistently dangerous broadcast”  by Onua TV and Onua FM, owned by Media General.  NMC has written to some institutional partners serving notice of the processes it has initiated towards the suspension of the frequency of Onua …