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Political campaign has resumed in Nigeria ahead of the February 23 national elections. The elections, which were initially scheduled for February 16, were postponed the same day to next Saturday due to logistical complaints. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) explained the postponement was necessitated by logistical limitations and some 600 suits filed to challenge the electoral processes. Following the announcement of a new date for the election, the INEC on Monday announced the resumption of campaign activities for all political parties. Political parties can now campaign until the midnight of February 21, the INEC said in a statement dated…

The National Executive Council (NEC) of Adisadel College Old Boys’ Association has called for the immediate re-instatement of interdicted headmaster William Kusi-Yeboah, saying the decision by the Ghana Education Service (GES) are affecting the school and it was done in bad faith. Last year, GES interdicted William Kusi-Yeboah “pending the conclusion of investigations into alleged acts of violations of procedures of the Ghana Education Service”. No clarifications have yet been given by the GES for the action against Mr Kusi-Yeboah, except for a circular saying that he is facing investigations. Speaking to Onua FM’s Central Region correspondent Kwame Kakarba, the…

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A pharmacist at the Cocoa Clinic, of the Ghana Cocoa Board, in Accra has called for a national campaign to introduce cocoa into children’s menu at an early age. Dr. Edward O. Amporful indicated that courting children’s interest in cocoa consumption was the right way to develop and sustain their interest in cocoa products. He made the call when he addressed children during the monthly children’s entertainment show dubbed Fun World at the National Theatre in Accra. According to Dr. Amporful, cocoa products, especially the dark chocolate, are full of nutrients and health benefits and are able to curtail some…

The Dean of Studies and Research at the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), Dr Eric Oduro Osae, has questioned the credibility of a research conducted by Prof. Raymond Atuguba which suggests that Supreme Court rulings on political cases over the past 25 years have had partisan political leanings. The governance research expert and lawyer raises concerns about the validity of the data Prof Atuguba used in his research, saying his failure to validate his data makes the research findings unjustifiable. Speaking of 3FM’s Sunrise on Tuesday in reaction to the credibility of the research, Dr Osae said: “In research…

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) says it suspects the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is involved in a clandestine move with the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to rig Saturday’s elections. This observation was made at its national caucus meeting on Monday, February 18, 2019 following the postponement of the general elections. Few hours to the elections scheduled to have taken place on February 16, 2019, the INEC announced the postponement of the elections to February 23. Read:Nigeria elections postponed hours to polls According to the INEC, the postponement became necessary due to a number of constraints like the…

John Boadu[/caption] The New Patriotic Party has asked regional executives in areas affected by the recent regional reorganization to supervise the newly created ones that used to be under their jurisdiction. The directive extending the executives’ mandate is coming on the heels of a demand by some party youth in the Northern region. The youth group asked current Northern Regional Chairman of the party Baatima Samba to vacate the chairmanship position of the region after the rezoning placed him in North-East Region. By the NPP in a statement signed by the General Secretary John Boadu said, “The NPP, by this…

The Ashanti regional police command has declared four persons wanted in connection with a shooting incident which took place at the regional head office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kumasi. One person was shot dead and another in critical condition at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after some gunmen disrupted a meeting between NDC executives and party members on Monday, February 18. The police preliminary investigations suggest that the assailants are members of ‘The Hawks’, a vigilante group associated with the opposition NDC in the Ashanti Region. Members of the vigilante group are said to have appeared at…

The Commander in Charge of the Police SWAT team, DSP Samuel Azugu says he did not see his men carrying mask to the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency during the by-election in the area on January 31. According to the SWAT Commander, because he was engrossed in events on the grounds on the day, he did not take notice of his men wearing mask. During the by-election, some armed masked men were spotted in parts of the constituency brutalizing people including a Member of Parliament, and this led to a public outcry with many complaining about why such personnel would be…

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has hinted of a renewed commitment by Ghana and Tunisia to set a new agenda for deepened engagement at all levels and particularly within the area of economic cooperation. The Minister made the pronouncement when she arrived in the Republic of Tunisia to begin a two-day official visit, a historic one in 40 years by a Ghanaian Foreign Minister to the historic oil-rich nation. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey’s visit is at the invitation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia, Mr. Khemaies Jhinaoui. The Ghanaian Foreign…