National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Madam Araba Tagoe, has passed away. Her passing causes sadness in the NDC neighborhood. At the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, she passed away. On Sunday, August 14, she entered the hospital for admission. A …
Read More »Don’t send our soldiers to Niger -Minority MPs to Akufo-Addo
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 …
Read More »NDC Youth Wing to picket Finance Ministry over 10% betting tax
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 …
Read More »108 pregnant girls, 104 nursing mothers wrote 2023 BECE exams in Ashanti Region
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 …
Read More »10 National Identification Authority workers dismissed for extortion
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 …
Read More »Stop threatening striking CETAG members – Minority cautions government
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 …
Read More »Dr. Afriyie Akoto laments that contractors aren’t getting paid for declaring their support for him
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 …
Read More »Let Mahama choose his own running mate – Group to NDC
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 …
Read More »Eastern Regional Minister endorses Bawumia for NPP flagbearership
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 …
Read More »Majority Leader misunderstood the BoG issues and needs to update himself – Minority Leader hits back
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 …
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