The President’s Representative at the Information Ministry, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that a vaccine roll-out plan for Ghana is expected to be ready within a week. According to him, the deadline was given after President Akufo-Addo met with the task force on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said among other things, the […] The post COVID-19

The government intends to issue more than 22.3 billion cedis worth of bonds in the first quarter, the Finance Ministry said in its issuance calendar. The Ministry said 19.7 billion cedis would be used to roll over maturing bonds, while 2.6 billion would be fresh issuance to meet the government’s financing requirements. According to the […] The post Government

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency, Mr Davis Opoku has advised local assemblies to use new media to promote participatory democracy to ensure transparent and accountable governance. In his maiden meeting with the Municipal Chief Executive and staff of Kwahu South Municipal Assembly, he urged assemblies in Ghana to adopt technology in the discharge […] The post Use

Ghanaian rapper Teephlow known in private life as Lukeman Baidoo has announced the release of his much-anticipated album called Phlowducation II. This is the continuation of ‘Phlowducation I which’ once won him the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Record of the Year award with his ‘State of the Art’ song. The Quantity Surveyor turned rapper took […] The post TeePhlow

The Supreme Court has dismissed a motion filed by the lawyers of John Dramani Mahama in the election petition case seeking to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to provide answers to some questions known in the legal parlance as interrogatories. In law, interrogatories are a formal set of written questions propounded by one litigant and […] The post Supreme

The Human Rights and Governance Center has called on the leadership of the police to as a matter of urgency ensure the rank and file of the police service is abreast with the code of ethics of the police service. According to the group, there is the need for the police to work towards building […] The post Human Rights and Governance Center condemns

The newly elected Member of Parliament for Yendi in the Northern Region, Alhaji Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama, has embarked on a thanksgiving tour to express gratitude to electorates for his victory in the just-ended December 2020 elections. Farouk Aliu Mahama began the exercise at the Gbewaa Palace where he called on the Overload of Dagbon […] The post Yendi: Farouk Mahama embarks

Rapper Okyeame Kwame and his wife, Annica Nsiah-Appau, are taking their love relationship to another level in the month of love. The couple, whose marriage has been a cynosure of all eyes, will in February, release their book on finding and maintaining lasting love relationships. Titled ‘Love Locked Down’, this ground-breaking publication promises to share […] The post Okyeame

Heirs Holdings (“HH”), the leading African strategic investor, in partnership with affiliated company Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (“Transcorp”), Nigeria’s largest publicly listed conglomerate, announced last Friday announced the unconditional acquisition of a 45% participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and related assets, through TNOG Oil and Gas Limited (a related company of […] The post Heirs

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is to collaborate with Zeal Environmental Technologies to help efficiently operationalize EPA’s established Laboratory in Takoradi to serve the petroleum industry. The Executive Director of EPA, Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, said this to Citi News during a working visit to Zeal Environmental Technologies, an indigenous oil and industrial waste management […] The post EPA,

The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) is calling on the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to suspend the reopening of basic schools till personal protective equipment are distributed to all schools in the country. A statement signed by acting Executive Director of IFEST, Peter Anti said: “This situation is likely to put […] The post Suspend

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says its position on reopening of schools amidst the coronavirus pandemic would have been different, had it known that the situation will get dire. President Akufo-Addo in consultation with some stakeholders decided to reopen schools in January 2021 after nine months of closure due to COVID-19. The decision […] The post NAGRAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) believes the decision to reopen schools was long overdue. Schools in Ghana were closed since March 15, 2020, as part of the government’s measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19. But after close to ten months of closure, President Akufo-Addo in his 21st address announced the opening of […] The post Reopening

The petitioner in the election petition case, John Dramani Mahama is requesting the electoral commission to admit to what he says are facts for the purposes of the trial. Processes were filed at the Supreme Court on Monday requesting the EC to within 3 days, admit that the Chairperson, Jean Mensa, made only one declaration […] The post Election Petition pre-hearing begins today

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says a taskforce will be constituted to enforce and monitor adherence of COVID-19 safety protocols at their various bus terminals. The move they explain is in line with the directive by President Akufo-Addo for all to observe the protocols amidst the surging positive cases of COVID-19 in the […] The post GPRTU

The General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Justice Yankson says political activities partly contributed to the recent spike in Ghana’s COVID-19 case count. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye had earlier dispelled the suggestion that the rise in cases was partly as a result of political rallies. He […] The post Political

Ghana has had eight elections under its Fourth Republican Constitution and the stakes appear to heighten with each one. The polls in 2020 were the most eventful. It was a pulsating run with nail-biting moments; from the presidential to parliamentary elections, to the courts and even election of a Speaker of Parliament. These moments have […] The post Adogla

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has emphasized the need for government and managers of schools to ensure strict compliance to COVID-19 protocols in schools. Academic work kicked off in most basic schools on Monday, January 18, 2021, following the reopening of schools after a 10-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on Eyewitness News, […] The post Ensure

The President’s representative at the Information Ministry, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has indicated that President Akufo-Addo’s record government size will reduce when he constitutes his new administration. Speaking on the Point Blank segment on Eyewitness News, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah, said the large government had served its purpose in the previous four-year term. According to him, the […] The post Akufo-Addo

The big news stories in this edition of Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu are; COVID-19 tests: Government to sanction private labs failing to share real-time data – Oppong Nkrumah Pupils return to school amid strict COVID-19 safety protocols Court adjourns Ablekuma Central election shooting case to February 15 Sam George kicks against reopening of […] The post Eyewitness News;