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The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said he is more politically experienced to win the flagbearership race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and defeat the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 general election. He said his track record as a running mate for the party four consecutive …

Mr. David Oppong, the Education Director of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, has added his voice to the growing call for a change in the scheduling of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Currently, BECE candidates are required to take two papers each day, leading to increased pressure during the exam …

Tricycle operators in Kumasi have been on a warpath following the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly’s decision to ban the operations of tricycles popularly called “Pragya” from operating within the central business district. A scuffle between the police and tricycle operators in Kumasi on Monday resulted in the arrest of six Pragya …

Nine heavily pregnant candidates are currently writing the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region. They were found in various examination centers in the Municipality. The pregnant teenagers disclosed they boldly stepped out to write the examination not feeling shy after their teachers …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged leaders to prioritise the well-being of citizens by ensuring that people benefit from the nation’s resources and projects, regardless of who initiated them. He described as unacceptable a decision by the government not to commit funds to complete the Saglemi Housing Project, which …

The deputy Minority Whip, Ibrahim Ahmed has accused Local Government Rural Development and Decentralisation Minister, Dan Botwe of kicking above his weight in the impasse with Common Fund administrator Irene Naa Torshie. The Minister has written to President Akufo-Addo to complain about the failure of the administrator to collaborate with …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has cautioned presidential hopefuls against portraying the party’s electoral roll for its presidential primaries as unreliable. Some aspirants’ campaign teams have expressed concerns over the register, alleging the presence of errors. In a press statement dated August 7 and signed by William Yamoah, the …

Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate in the Ayawaso West-Wuogon Constituency primaries, Fred Nuamah has withdrawn from the contest. According to him, the decision to withdraw from the race was his personal decision after extensive consultations with key stakeholders, without any external influence.   “I am writing to formally notify the National Executive Committee …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is advocating a nationally accepted Condition of Service Scheme for Ghanaian journalists. Speaking at a press soirée in Takoradi as part of activities marking 30 years of Uninterrupted Democracy under the Fourth Republic, Mr. Bagbin questioned why the nation has not developed such a …

A second-year student of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been stabbed to death at Kronum-Kwapra a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti region. The 24-year-old Lambent Frimpong met his untimely death on Saturday 5th July 2023 in a brawl over a missing T-shirt. The deceased was …