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 and parents encouraged them to write their first external exams …

NPP’s 2024 victory relies on youth, Stephen Ayesu Ntim emphasizes. He urged the youth to play a crucial role in securing the party’s success in the upcoming keenly contested elections. Ntim highlighted that the NPP’s history shows that youth have been pivotal in the party’s campaign efforts, leading to previous wins. Mr Ntim expressed gratitude for the youth’s dedication, commitment, …

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 he said could have benefited thousands of Ghanaian families. Mr …

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 his Ministry in the discharge of her duties. The Minister …

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 Secretary of the Presidential Elections Committee, the NPP reassured that …

Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate in the Ayawaso West-Wuogon Constituency primaries, Fred Nuamah has withdrawn from the contest.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 (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) about my decision …

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 scheme for the journalist even if it’s minimal. “We are …

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 accused of stealing the shirt, which he denied, unfortunately, a …

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has said the government has only paid 15 percent out of the total arrears owed to them. The Minority in Parliament first raised the red flag ahead of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) that WAEC owes examiners, invigilators, and supervisors in the 2022 examination. The ranking member of the Education Committee in Parliament, Peter Nortsu-Kortoe advised …

Former President John Mahama has described it as a misplaced priority on the part of President Akufo-Addo in paying huge billions of Ghana cedis for the construction of the National Cathedral and neglecting the Saglemi Housing Project. This comes on the back of President Akufo-Addo directing the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service to investigate the criminal judicial proceedings of …