NPP supporters blame Kate Gyamfua for parliamentary defeat

NPP supporters blame Kate Gyamfua for parliamentary defeat

A group calling itself concerned Members of New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Akwatia is blaming the National Women’s Organizer, Kate Gyamfua, for the party’s loss of the Akwatia Parliamentary seat. Addressing the media Tuesday, the group said Kate Gyamfua never liked and supported the outgoing Member of Parliament, Mercy Adu Gyamfi alias Ama Sey, therefore, deployed all tactics to […]

Christmas fever low due to elections – TradersGNAChristmas fever low due to elections – Traders

Christmas fever low due to elections – TradersGNAChristmas fever low due to elections – Traders

The Central Business District of Accra appears ready for business after the December 7 polls but traders say business is slow. At the Makola Market, some traders said patronage was low because some people were dissatisfied with the 2020 general election results. “This has dampened the spirit of Christmas in some people, therefore, the usual […]

Black Satellites to play Burkina Faso in the finals of WAFU Cup

Black Satellites to play Burkina Faso in the finals of WAFU Cup

The Black Satellite of Ghana will clash with neighbors Burkina Faso in the finals of the 2020 WAFU Zone B Championship in Benin. Ghana beat Niger in the Semi-Finals by 5:3 on penalties to booked a final spot  after drawing goalless in the regulation time. Burkina Faso on the other hand walloped Ivory Coast 1:4 […]

David Duncan to be sacked as Black Stars assistant coach?

David Duncan to be sacked as Black Stars assistant coach?

The German wants to ring changes after the Black Stars failed to secure an early qualification to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 1-0 to Sudan last month. Lippert has questioned the technical ingenuity of the former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko gaffer and wants him yanked from the national team. GHANAsoccernet.com […]

Parliament approves Public Universities Bill

Parliament approves Public Universities Bill

Source: Ghanaweb Parliament of Ghana has approved the Public Universities Bill after its second reading stage. The Public Universities Bill which was withdrawn and re-laid in the House in November 2020, seeks to harmonise the structures for the administration of public universities. During the debate on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, 15 December 2020, the Minority expressed […]

Jean Mensa’s EC very incompetent – John Mahama

Jean Mensa’s EC very incompetent – John Mahama

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has described the conduct of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the just-ended election as worrying. He said the incompetence of Jean Mensa is why the EC is not getting the figures of the polls right although it has been more than a week since the […]

Change mode of appointing EC chair – Prof Albert Puni

Change mode of appointing EC chair – Prof Albert Puni

Governance Expert, Professor Albert Puni has called for a change in the way Chairpersons of the Electoral Commission (EC) and the other commissioners are appointed in Ghana. He said the current status quo where the president appoints the commissioners creates an impression that they become subject of control by the head of state, a situation he said, […]

Justice Srem Sai criticises CODEO, media for pretending they can validate EC’s figures

Justice Srem Sai criticises CODEO, media for pretending they can validate EC’s figures

Law lecturer, Justice Srem Sai, has criticised the media and election observers for not coming clean about their inability to properly validate some of the contested results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) in the December 7 elections. He said while the validity of EC’s collated and published figures for the election results are being challenged, the […]

What Akufo-Addo, Napo said about Fomena MP vs What they say now

What Akufo-Addo, Napo said about Fomena MP vs What they say now

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may have won the presidential elections but the success of his next government hangs in a balance, as he is on a brink of being supervised by a hung parliament. As it stands, there is no clear majority in parliament per the data released by the Electoral Commission. The NPP caucus which […]