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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is yet to decide whether to participate in the Ejisu by-election after the unfortunate passing of the Member of Parliament, John Kumah. The Deputy General Secretary of the party, Mustapha Gbande, said their focus is on mourning the late deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah rather than rushing to fill the vacant seat. Mr. Gbande urged …

A 22-year-old illegal miner, Yussif Haruna has drowned in an abandoned mining pit at Kubi near Dunkwa in the Ashanti Region. The deceased and others had gone to prospect for gold in an abandoned illegal mining site on the outskirts of Kubi. According to a police report sighted by MyNewsGh.com, the deceased went to the bank of an abandoned pit …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama, has pointed to the recent power outages in Ghana, commonly known as “dumsor,” as a consequence of mismanagement of the country’s power-generating assets and the collateralization of the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA). The government implemented ESLA to consolidate various levies within the energy sector to fund power generation …

BY: Joseph Agyei Former president of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has revealed that he may consider taking on a role at FIFA or the Confederation of African Football (CAF), but has ruled out returning to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in the future. Nyantakyi made the comments during a recent interview, where he discussed his plans for the …

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has distanced himself from the recent Gborbu Wulormo child marriage brouhaha. Per reports, a 12-year-old and a 63-year-old traditional leader of Nungua, a suburb of Accra, have tied the knot. On social media, many criticized Sam George for not commenting on the issue, which they viewed as a flagrant violation of the Children’s Act, especially …

The Minority in Parliament has described as “terrible and disappointing” the decision by the Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Ministry to increase passport application fees. The Ministry, in a statement on Monday, adjusted the fees for passport applications, raising them from GH¢100 to ¢500 for the 32-page booklet and to ¢644 for the 48-page booklet under the standard service. For …

In 2014 the Supreme Court unanimously ordered businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome to refund some ¢51.2 million to the state. This was after the court had ruled that Mr Woyome got the money out of unconstitutional and invalid contracts between the state and Waterville Holdings Limited in 2006 for the construction of CAN 2008 stadia. Subsequently, in 2020 the Supreme Court …

Former President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi has apologized to President Akufo-Addo, for naming him in the Anas expose. In a tell-it-all interview with Onua TV, Kwesi Nyantakyi said he said more than necessary in the meeting with the so-called Arabian investors.‘‘I admit I was wrong to mention the President and his vice in that incident. I am …

The three pre-tertiary Teacher unions have called off their strike after the National Labour Commission (NLC) secured an injunction against them. The three teacher unions laid down their tools since March 20, 2024 for improved working conditions. However, following an interim injunction obtained by the National Labour Commission (NLC), they have called off all action and asked all teachers to …

An outspoken operative of the NDC, James Agbey, has replied to the MP for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, over his reiterated comments that the NPP will not hand over political power to the opposition. Bryan Acheampong rehashed his unpopular statements during the past weekend at Kwahu, indicating that the National Democratic Congress should ready itself because power will not be transferred …