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Sam Nartey George, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram and the Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, have warned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo against launching an immediate military action in Niger in response to the recent …

George Opare Addo, the National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged the government to quickly repeal the 10% withholding tax that was recently imposed on all gross gaming wins. The NDC Youth Wing warned a series of protests in a press release if the government did …

One hundred and eight pregnant girls took the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Ashanti region, according to the Ghana Education Service’s Ashanti Regional Directorate. Additional 104 nursing mothers reported for the full time of the inspection, according to the directorate. In an exclusive interview with OTEC News …

Following investigations into claims of misconduct, extortion of money from Ghana Card applicants, and violations of the NCA’s Standard Operating Procedures and applicable public service rules while performing their duties as public servants in charge of registration activities, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has fired 10 staff members. Following comprehensive …

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is on strike, and the minority in parliament has urged the government to stop using threats instead of working with them to address their issues. Following their industrial action to seek improved working conditions, teachers went on strike in August, and …

Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a potential flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticized the party’s leadership for failing to grasp events surrounding the selection of the party’s presidential candidate for the 2024 elections. Dr. Afriyie Akoto, a former minister of food and agriculture, claimed in an interview with …

The decision to accept National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer John Dramani Mahama’s choice of Running Mate has been made by 28 of the 33 Constituency Youth Organizers of the Region. The group has expressed its complete faith and trust in the Flagbearer to select the best choice of candidate as …

Seth Kwame Acheampong, the minister for the Eastern region, has asked NPP members to cast a large number of ballots in favor of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia in order for him to represent the party as its presidential candidate in the 2024 elections. The top five candidates from a field …

Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, the minority leader in the House of Representatives, has confronted Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, claiming that he purposefully chose to dismiss Ghanaians’ worries about the Bank of Ghana difficulties. The Majority Leader accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs of misrepresenting the problems with the Central Bank …

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has defended her decision to discipline several passport employees. For assisting intermediaries (Goro guys) to charge between GHS2000 and GHS3000 for passports, she fired the policemen. This is true despite the fact that getting a passport normally costs GHS100, and …