In advance of the general elections in December, the Electoral Commission (EC) has scheduled May 7–27, 2024, for updating the voter register. The EC claims that this is done to enable those who just turned 18 to have their names added to the voter register. During this time, anybody over …
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Let’s give women and girls equal opportunities to participate in the digital economy- MTN’s Adwoa Wiafe
“Leadership” is the theme of MTN Ghana’s celebration of the International Day of Girls in ICT. This year, the importance of strong female role models in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields is the primary focus of discussion. Every year on April 25, ITU Member States promote the International …
Read More »MTN Ghana Foundation invests Ghs1 million in 140 micro, small, and medium enterprises
140 individuals who participated in the first iteration of the MTN Ghana Foundation’s Enterprise Support Program have successfully finished their training, marking a noteworthy accomplishment for MSMEs in Ghana. Additionally, each of the 140 MSME owners got a financial injection of up to 10,000 cedis. Following the training, the MTN …
Read More »Infectious incompetence, Granny’s fumbling beginning – Concerned Patriot writes
A sad beginning of a supposed grammarian, ‘Our adored English Language madam, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, makes me soliloquy all-day wondering whether there still exists anybody in the opposition NDC to match up to the astute intellectual prowess of our current Vice President and the Flagbearer of the New …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo commissions 15MWp Kaleo Solar Power Plant
Phase two of the Kaleo Solar Power Plant was formally opened by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in a historic event held in Kaleo. This marked an important milestone in Ghana’s renewable energy path. This extension, which has a fifteen megawatt peak (15MWp) capacity, demonstrates …
Read More »“We are on the way to victory but let’s guard against complacency” – Asiedu Nketia warns NDC
“Let us not create a picture that we have already won. I would like to caution everybody that we have not won yet. We are on the way to victory but let’s guard against complacency,” National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman warn supporters. Johnson Asiedu Nkatiah, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) …
Read More »Ghanaians have lost faith and hope in not just the gov’t of the day but in our democratic system – Mahama
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, claims that corruption in the Akufo-Addo administration is severely suffocating the country. Speaking at the formal outdooring flag bearer John Mahama’s running mate’s speech, Prof. Opoku Agyemang at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Mr. Kwetey said that Ghana …
Read More »“The country is in a state of collapse” – Fifi Kwetey
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, claims that corruption in the Akufo-Addo administration is severely suffocating the country. Speaking at the formal outdooring flag bearer John Mahama’s running mate’s speech, Prof. Opoku Agyemang at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Mr. Kwetey said that Ghana …
Read More »‘I won’t declare myself a mere ‘driver’s mate’ during challenges – Prof Jane Naana to Mahama
The running mate for National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has promised Mr. Mahama that she will never refer to herself as a simple “driver’s mate” in the event that they encounter difficulties while in office. In articulating his vision as the leader of …
Read More »Wontumi booed during Ejisu by-election campaign
Ahead of the April 30 by-election, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Wontumi, the chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ashanti Region, received boos at during his campaign appearance in the Ejisu Constituency. When Wontumi tried to address the Bonwire throng, the crowd booed and jeered him, …
Read More »The record of the NPP in Ashanti Region on health infrastructure is stronger than that of the NDC – LIPS
According to the Liberal Institute for Policy Studies (LIPS), a center-right think tank, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has outperformed the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region when it comes to providing infrastructure projects for the health sector. The think tank claims that nine of the 13 …
Read More »Where is Alban Bagbin? the response and issues arising – Agyemang Richard writes
I have read, with sadness, a release by the Director of Media Relations of the Parliament of Ghana on behalf of the Parliamentary Service. Social Media requests to know the whereabouts of the Speaker of Parliament, in line with the request to the Speaker by the Majority Leader Hon. Afenyo …
Read More »State ownership report delays must cease – President Akufo-Addo cautions SOEs
The heads of state-owned firms and their representatives have been charged by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to carefully follow the deadlines set by the State Interests and Governance Authority for preparing and publishing State Ownership Reports. “As a follow-up to this directive, I expect the …
Read More »“Whoever has participated in the plunder of the state must be held accountable” – Naana Opoku-Agyemang
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of NDC presidential candidate John Mahama for the 2024 election, argues that dishonest public servants will face legal action under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) regime. She says that the accountability concept is what drives the decision to punish officials involved in any …
Read More »Vice President Bawumia makes historic visit to Vatican, strengthening diplomatic ties
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana, paid a business visit to the Vatican State and the Republic of Italy. While there, he was cordially met by Pope Francis. Ghana’s dedication to promoting diplomatic connections internationally and fortifying relationships with the world community is …
Read More »Your mandate is not to choose a candidate for us – CPP tells EC as they sue the commission
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) in Ashanti Region has filed a lawsuit against the Electoral Commission (EC) for permitting someone they claim is not a member of their party to run for office on their name without getting their permission. Our sources within the CPP state that if a member …
Read More »I’ll conduct educational reforms within 100 days in office – Mahama
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, claims that if he is elected on December 7th, according to polls, he will implement an educational reform in his first 100 days in office. He declared that he will also present teachers as essential components of changes to …
Read More »Power outages likely to be over by end of April – Dr Gideon Boako
The vice president’s spokesperson and economic advisor, Dr. Gideon Boako, has given assurances that Ghana’s chronic power outages will soon come to an end. He expressed a great deal of hope that the nation’s power outages will be fixed by the end of this month. Speaking on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” …
Read More »Sack Energy Minister over dumsor – IES tells Akufo-Addo
With the growing energy crisis serving as the main rationale, the Institute of Energy Security (IES) has called for the immediate removal of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Energy. IES’s Executive Director, Nana Amoasi VII, voiced her displeasure with the minister’s apparent lack of reaction to the difficulties …
Read More »Napo is the only one who can order for load-shedding timetable – Osafo-Maafo
Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo has made it clear that only Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is allowed to order the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to publish a load-shedding timetable. In an interview with TV3 on Tuesday, April 23, at a meeting on open government partnerships and transparency …
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