The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye, says it is mandatory for all the 275 lawmakers and staff of the Parliamentary Service as well as members of the Parliamentary Press Corps to avail themselves for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) test. Anyone who fails to avail himself or herself for the COVID-19 test, […]
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Builsa South: Assembly shuts down Fumbisi market over murder of a young man
The Builsa South District Assembly has indefinitely shut down the Fumbisi market to the public. Similarly, all food vendors and drinking bar operators have also been directed to shut down their operations.
Education Minister directs removal of decentralization clauses from Pre-Tertiary Bill
The Minister of Education,Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has directed the removal of various clauses from the Pre-Tertiary Bill currently before Parliament. This follows extensive discussions between the Ministry and the various teacher unions, who have expressed misgivings about particular sections of the Bill. In particular, the relevant sections are clauses 29 to 37 of […]
Kulendi, three other Supreme Court nominees get Parliamentary approval
Parliament has by unanimous decision, approved the nomination of four distinguished personalities with knowledgeable in law who where nominated to the Supreme Court by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. They are Justice Clemence Honyenugah, Justice Amadu Tanko, Yonny Kulendi and Prof. Henrietta Mensah Bonsu. The endorsement of the quartet follows a […]
UG students demand partial refund of academic and residential fees
Students of the University of Ghana, Legon, are demanding for a partial refund of academic and residential fees. They have in effect, initiated an online petition, calling on all their colleagues to sign for same to be forwarded to the authorities of the university for redress. An electronic copy of the petition, a copy of […]
Nursing and Midwifery Council searches for twerking nurse in video gone viral
The Nurses and Midwifery Council (NMC) has initiated a probe into the conduct of an unidentified nurse whose twerking video has gone viral on social media.The video of a nurse in uniform went viral on social media some days ago which got a number of Ghanaians talking considering the fact that the video put the […]
Make PWDs key beneficiaries Of COVID-19 Trust Fund – Otiko to Gov’t
The Henry Djaba Foundation is calling on Government to make special allocation in the National COVID-19 Trust Fund to support Persons with Disability (PWDs) who have lost their income as a result of the pandemic. The Foundation is also requesting the Government to consider the PWDs in the disbursement of the Six Hundred Million (GH¢600 […]
Axim Must Rise Once Again And Move Forward…
My fellow Aximians, brothers, and sisters I am apolitical and therefore I have no political affiliation or attachment to any political party in Ghana. I am just for the betterment of Axim and Ghana as a whole; thus, I support anyone or any party whose ideology is in synchrony with mine. Gone are those days […]
Akufo-Addo extends ban on public gatherings by two weeks
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings by two more weeks. The extension takes effect Monday, April 27, 2020, at 1:00 am. The President made the announcement in his eighth address to the nation on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country on Sunday, April 26, 2020. In […]
Minister causes arrest of alleged fraudster in Parliament
The Minister of State at the Office of the Vice-President, Hon. Alhaji Boniface Abubakar Sadique, has caused the arrest of an alleged fraudster who has been impersonating him and in the process defrauded tens of unsuspecting Ghanaians under the pretext of securing jobs in the security agencies. The suspect, Hamza Fuseini, about 6.5ft tall, was […]
Aspiring Subin NDC Parliamentary candidate found dead in his room
The death is reported of an aspiring National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary candidate for Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Linford Owuo. Owuo popularly known as Siddi, was found dead in his room Wednesday morning. Sources say for three days his neighbours had no knowledge of his whereabouts. A resident who had gone to inquire […]
Ghana committed to ending plastic waste menace – Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the Ghana National Plastics Action Partnership, which seeks to stop the growth of global plastic pollution, and also ensure, amongst others, that plastics do not find their way into the country’s marine bodies. Speaking at the launch of the initiative on Tuesday, 1st October, […]