The big news stories in this edition of the Eyewitness News bulletin with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Hawa Iddrisu are; – NPP demands apology from NDC for inciting ethnic sentiments in just ended voter registration exercise – GES reviews sanctions on 13 dismissed WASSCE candidates after Akufo-Addo’s intervention – Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council demands immediate […] The post Eyewitness
The journalist Khaled Drareni was convicted after reporting on the Hirak protest movement, which forced the removal of the country’s longtime ruler, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, last year.
Ghana’s Covid-19 active cases continue to go down as the latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) sees the figure now confirmed at 2,270 from the previous 2,458. There were no new deaths, keeping the number at 215, while the recoveries-cum-discharges reached 38,727. This means over 400 persons recovered overnight. The 209 new cases […]
Head of Research at IMANI Ghana Patrick Stephenson has said the compilation of the new voter register has not cured the problems the Electoral Commission (EC) claimed were associated with the old roll. His comment comes after the EC said its attention has been drawn to reports that some foreign nationals have been registered. The […]
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says its mobile renewal enrolments have continued to improve on monthly basis, predominantly since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the Authority says its latest summary report of all 16 regions recorded increases in mobile renewal enrolment ranging from 8 to 64 percent between June and […] The post NHIS
Kennedy Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament will be on the “The Seat” show on Net TV to talk about the banking crisis.
Kennedy Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament will be on the “The Seat” show on Net TV to talk about the banking crisis.
Leading local dialect television station under the Media General (MG) Group Onua TV is set to broadcast in other local languages apart from Akan. Currently, the station broadcasts in only Akan, but it is poised to roll out programmes in other local dialects. The General Manager of MG TV, Francis Doku, made the revelation on […]
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of the Ministry of Communications, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service and the National Cyber Security Technical Working Group, have nabbed the administrator of the notorious website, empress leak. Empress leak is a website known for the publication of child pornographic and […] The post CID,
Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Cynthia Mamle Morrison has said the government cannot just close down the witches’ camp in the northern part of Ghana without a proper plan put in place for the women who have been locked-up in those camps. She told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM […]
The Minority in Parliament is demanding an audit of payments made to depositors whose funds got locked up in the financial sector crisis. After the government said 96 percent of depositors funds have been paid, the Minority said there had been “a great breach of the law” and due process must follow the payments. Speaking […] The post Minority
More than 2,000 medical workers in Ghana have been infected by Coronavirus since the outbreak began.
The latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) shows that 209 new cases have been recorded, pushing the total coronavirus case count to 41,212. The active cases are 2,270 with the discharges/recoveries count pegged at 38,727. The death count, however, still stands at 215. The post 209 new COVID-19 cases push Ghana’s case count to 41,212 appeared first on
The governing New Patriotic Party on Monday, August 10, 2020 held a press conference at the Spirit Swiss Hotel in Accra to share its position and observation on the just ended mass voters registration exercise.
The Chairman of the Volta Regional Council of Elders for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dan Abodakpi has disassociated himself from news publications that claimed he had made a comment on tribal politics. Recent reports on some news outlets indicate that the Chairman advised Voltarians to reject NDC tribal politics. “The attention of this office […] The post Abodapki
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants the flagbearer of National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, to apologise to Ghanaians for raising ethnic sentiments during the just ended voter registration exercise. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, August 10, 2020, the General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu, said the actions of the NDC […] The post Mahama
Kenyan authorities blame the huge fire in Tsavo National Park on arsonists.
Lebanon’s government has resigned amid mounting anger over the explosion on Tuesday that devastated parts of Beirut and left more than 200 people dead. The announcement was made in a national TV address by Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday evening. Many people have accused the country’s leaders of culpability through their alleged negligence and […] The post Beirut
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it is confident in the new biometric voter management solution acquired by the Electoral Commission and hence has revived its 2016 "no verification no vote" stance for the December polls.
Commissioner of Insurance at the National Insurance Commission (NIC) has said the introduction of the Motor Insurance Database (MID) policy has recorded 554,000 electronic stickers since its introduction.
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