The Accra Rehabilitation Centre, established to train people with various disabilities in the country, has been closed down due to lack of renovation and learning tools. The Mirror’s investigations reveal that students of the centre have been home since May last year because the centre needs serious renovation, without which it cannot function. The dormitory leaks when it rains, the …
The spokesperson for former President John Mahama’s campaign team, Mr James Agyenim-Boateng, has said neither his boss nor the team is bothered in the least by a suit filed against the former Ghanaian leader challenging the constitutionality his re-election bid as flag bearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), and, if successful, as president of the Republic of …
The hiring of a Procurement Manager at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) appears to be causing a misunderstanding between the Corporation’s CEO and its Board Chairman, Freddie Blay. A directive issued by the Board Chair for the manager to be employed seems to have angered the CEO, Dr K.K. Sarpong who has questioned why the order was given …
Former President John Dramani Mahama has released one of the videos he showed to the diplomatic community in Ghana on the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election that turned violent. This follows calls for Mahama to submit his evidence to the Emile Short Commission to aid with investigations and ascertain what happened on the day of the by-election. However, the former president …
Some constituents of Bekwai in the Ashanti Region are hailing praises on their Member of Parliament (MP) and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon Joseph Osei-Owusu for ordering the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmaker for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, to leave the floor of parliament on Wednesday, 6 February 2019. “We believe our MP did the right thing by ensuring …
Assembly members in the East Gonja Municipality have taken delivery of six motorbikes and office equipment for the six zonal councils in the Municipality. The Zonal Councils, Salaga Zonal Council, Kpariba Zonal Council, Bunjai Zonal Council, Kpembe Zonal Council, Mankango/Kafaba Zonal Council received a motorbike, printer, notebooks, papers and office shelves. The items worth over a 100,000 cedis is part …
The Electoral Commission was essentially unaware of the details of the police operation during the controversial Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. Taking her turn before the Emile Short Commission on Friday, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa was questioned on the extent of the commission’s engagement on security matters in the by-election that was characterised by violence near a polling …
A former Ghana’s Consul to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under former President John Dramani Mahama, Ambassador Daniel Osei has been admonished to return salaries and benefits acquired as an appointee at the time. “Kindly retire all earned salaries and acquired benefits as a result of you being JM’s [John Manama] appointee into the state’s coffers” , Deputy Ashanti Regional …
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed to February 23rd, the country’s general election earlier scheduled for Saturday, February 16th, 2019. INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, while briefing newsmen at the commission’s headquarters, announced that “Following a careful review of the implementation of its logistics and operational plan, and the determination to conduct free, fair, and credible elections, the …
Controversial son of the first President of Ghana, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Sekou Nkrumah has said the creation of six more regions is bogus as it will not address the root cause of the problems of under-development in Ghana. Ghana has now created six new regions bringing the total number of regions to sixteen, within last week and much of this …
