The Ashanti Region recorded probably the highest number of challenge cases in the just ended Limited Registration Exercise with a provisional figure of 2,551, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Mr Serebour Quaicoo has disclosed. According to him, he expects the figure to increase in the coming days as collation of figure continues. “I […]
Another tragedy has hit the opposition New Patriotic Party after its Constituency Chairman for the Ahafo Ano South West Constituency Chairman was reported dead yesterday. Mr. Anthony Osei Yaw Akoto was reported dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) where he was receiving treatment after sustaining multiple injuries from a fatal accident which occurred last
President John Dramani Mahama says everything is set for Ghana to become the hub of petroleum in the West Africa sub-region. According to him, considering the current operation and storage capacity of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) as well as the revamped Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), nothing can stop the country
The Ashanti regional branch of the opposition New Patriotic Party(NPP) has raised fresh objection to the presence of some ‘strange’ observers at some registration centres in the Kumasi metropolis. According to the NPP, it is suspicious about the activities of these so-called observers and is warning the Electoral Commission, the Ghana Police Service and other
The Member of Parliament for Okere in the Eastern region Dan Botwe was on Friday dawn robbed at gunpoint in his Tema residence. The former general secretary of the NPP was reportedly held hostage for about 45minutes by the bandits. The security man at his house is currently being held by the Police as investigations
Barclays has had several approaches for its African business after saying that it would sell the division to boost returns. Jes Staley, the bank’s chief executive, said there had been “interest expressed by a number of parties” in the business, which consists of a 62.5 per cent stake in a business listed in Johannesburg. Bob
Food Sovereignty Ghana calls on Parliament to completely withdraw the UPOV-compliant Plant Breeders’ Bill and replace it with a “sui generis” plant variety protection (PVP) system suitable to our conditions. This call has become necessary in the light of the announcement by Parliament to provide “organisations and the general public the unique opportunity to have
The National Farmers and Fishers Award Winners Association of Ghana (NFFAWA) has encouraged Nucleus farmers in the savannah ecological zones to adapt modern farming technology to improve their agribusiness. This, they said, will help produce quality high yields of farm products to enhance food security and meet demands of the populace, which will curb the
Suspended national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Paul Afoko has revealed his administration met a paltry Gh¢89 in the official account of the main opposition party. Speaking to the Africa Watch magazine, the embattled national chairman said he was axed because he had wanted to bring a lot of reforms to the party,
President John Mahama is remaining hopeful he is going to stay on for four more years. He reiterated his desire to hold on to power during this year’s Special Akwasidae Festival in the Ashanti Region. Speaking to thousands of people including chiefs from over 65 regional divisions, Mahama said given his government’s impressive record in
