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The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Tuesday, September 17, to determine the fate of both presidential and parliamentary candidates who have filed to contest in the 2024 General Elections.

Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana have declared a total nationwide strike over their poor working conditions. This follows the government’s failure to honour their demands for better service conditions after a series of protests and negotiations. Members of the association are expected to withdraw all their services in all public universities of the country effective Monday, September 16, 2024. According to the group, the government failed to meet their September 16 deadline in implementing their demands despite reaching an agreement. In a statement signed by its National Chairman, George Ansong, the group indicated that the government reneged on…

The Judicial Service of Ghana (JSG) has stated that parties involved in the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill cases “have not completed the work they are to do before a hearing by the Supreme Court can be conducted.” This announcement follows reports of the Sponsors of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill planning to protest against the Chief Justice on September 17. In the report, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, a sponsor of the bill, indicated that they would march against the Chief Justice on September 17, 2024, in a protest dubbed the ‘Family Values…

The spokesperson for Dr. Bawumia’s 2024 campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has stated that Dr. Bawumia will only participate in the upcoming presidential debate organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) if former President John Dramani Mahama is also present. The IEA previously announced that the first and second presidential debates are scheduled for October 22 and November 19, 2024, respectively. In a statement, the IEA outlined plans for two presidential debates, one vice-presidential debate, and five evening encounters ahead of the December 7 polls. The vice-presidential debate is slated for November 5, 2024. The first of the five…

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Ghana’s illegal mining crisis, commonly known as “galamsey,” continues to devastate the country’s environment, particularly its forests and water bodies. Despite bold promises and high-level interventions, the fight against galamsey under the Nana Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has proven ineffective. Worse still, the involvement of government officials, party members, and influential people within the ruling administration has contributed to the persistence of this environmental and economic crisis. The only way to halt this menace is by voting out the current NPP government, and a vote for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will only reinforce the ongoing degradation. Nana Addo’s Failed…

Outspoken lawyer, Martin Kpebu, has told a story of how he lost his job following his decision to drag the Akufo-Addo-led government to court over mining bauxite in famous Atiwa Forest in the Eastern Region. According to the private legal practitioner, he was relieved of his job because he opted to lead some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with interest in Ghana’s natural resources to the law court to stop the Akufo-Addo government from dissipating the forest. He also revealed how consistently, he loses job opportunities because he is critical of government, leading to him being tagged as a sympathizer of…

A disturbing video showing a male student from O’Reilly Senior High School brandishing a machete tucked inside his school uniform, amidst other students, has sparked public outrage and discussion about indiscipline in the school and the lack of strict supervision by school authorities. The student, captured in a video recorded by a fellow student and which has since gone viral, can be heard saying “try me and see” while his other colleagues are heard hailing and cheering him on. The footage has sparked heavy backlash and criticisms from the public directed at the school authorities. Ghanaians have urged the Ghana…

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s recent move to gather diplomatic representatives in Ghana for a discussion on his campaign strategy has sparked widespread outrage. The shocking revelation has now unveiled a deceitful attempt revolving around a shady individual. Any diplomat who responded to the invitation for the partisan meeting was directed to an impersonator named Lexy Owusu-Boahene. Ms. Owusu-Boahene, masquerading as the protocol contact for the meeting, falsely claims to hold the title of Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization. Despite promoting this fraudulent role on various social media platforms, including LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter), she has…

A thorough investigation by The New Republic has uncovered yet another troubling case of financial mismanagement at the Ghana Tourism Development Company led by its CEO, Kwadwo Odame Antwi. A significant amount of over six hundred and seventy-seven thousand, eight hundred and twenty-nine Ghana Cedis (GHC677,829.80) supposedly allocated for the renovation of a tourist site in the Eastern Region has disappeared without any evidence of work completed at the site. The investigation exposes a series of questionable decisions and actions related to a contract granted to Malin Construct Limited for developing the tourism site known as the Oda Big Tree…