[ad_1] Amid mounting political pressure and a barrage of petitions seeking the removal of the Special Prosecutor, a leading anti-corruption advocate has strongly opposed calls to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Edem Senanu, Co-Chair of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption (CMaC), instead demanded that policymakers focus on strengthening and reviewing the struggling…
[ad_1] The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is demanding the removal of the Executive Director of the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NASIA), Dr. Haggar Hilda Ampadu. NAGRAT argues that the authority has failed to work closely with the various teacher unions. The association is also questioning why the authority has sidelined trained teachers under…
[ad_1] The Minority in Parliament has threatened to use unflattering language against Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin if he fails to present the proposed bill on the Free Senior High School policy in the House today, Friday, June 28. The bill seeks to make the Free SHS intervention mandatory for future governments to sustain the policy….
[ad_1] Dr John Osae-Kwapong, a research fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has called for punitive measures to be taken against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for Wassa Amenfi East, following allegations of incitement. Mr Frimpong is accused of rallying illegal miners, colloquially known as ‘galamseyers’, to resist military…
[ad_1] Alban Bagbin Members of the Majority Caucus have triggered a process to demand recall of Parliament after the Speaker adjourned the House sine die on March 20, 2024. Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, told the media yesterday in Parliament that the caucus members had no choice but to assert their right under Article 112(3) of…
[ad_1] The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to promptly convene an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to address concerns regarding the purported scarcity of Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and the reported disappearance of one component of Biometric Verification registration kits. “The NDC therefore wishes to request for an…
[ad_1] The Office of the Attorney-General has responded to remarks made by Franklin Cudjoe, the founder and CEO of IMANI Africa, regarding Godfred Yeboah Dame. In a Facebook post and subsequent interview with Selorm Adonoo on Citi TV’s The Big Issue, Mr Cudjoe criticized the Attorney-General’s handling of high-profile cases, including those involving SALL, Assin…
[ad_1] Apostle Mrs Lilian Kumah, wife of the late Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, is seeking clarification from media personality Captain Smart regarding allegations that her husband was poisoned. In an official complaint, she has asked the Ghana Police Service to ensure that the Onua TV presenter substantiates his claims about the circumstances leading to…
[ad_1] The Minority in Parliament is calling for an investigation into an alleged GH¢68.5 million spent on photocopying past questions for WASSCE candidates in 2020 and 2021. The Ministry of Education allegedly incurred a cost of GH¢33.6 million in 2020 and over GH¢34 million in 2021 for this purpose, both through single-source procurement. Speaking to…
[ad_1] Mediators and Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire, as Israel is reported to be demanding reassurances on the hostages’ fate before attending. An unnamed US official has said Israel has “more or less accepted” the deal. But Israeli media say Hamas is refusing to confirm which…
