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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disputed the allegation made by Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the ex-President John Dramani Mahama, approved 13.9 million dollars for an official residence for Vice President. Mr Fred Agbenyo, Deputy National Communications Director of the Party said the allegation also indicated that the government under the NDC hid the data of the expenditure on the building, which was not true. He said:” I am only putting on record that the NDC government under President John Mahama did not approve of 13.9 million dollars to be used to put up the Vice President’s…

The Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Nathaniel Otoo, has resigned. This follows a series of resignations hitting state institution due to the change in government. Whereas some previous government appointees are being relieved of their posts or being sacked by the new government, others are resigning honourably. 3news.com sources at the NHIA revealed that his resignation was approved by government last week following the receipt of his letter of resignation. It is not clear what necessitated his departure and where he is headed next, but Mr. Otoo has told close associates that he wants to “pursue…

Coffins carrying the remains of Nana Ago and her three children[/caption] A Ghanaian woman and her three children who perished in a fire outbreak last year in Helsinki, Finland, have been laid to rest. Nana Ago Prah and her three children all perished in the early hours of Friday, December 9, 2016, when their home was razed down by fire believed to have started from the sauna in their sixth floor apartment. [caption id="attachment_41715" align="aligncenter" width="576"] Widower Kwame Atta Owusu (2nd from right) looks on in anguish[/caption] Father and husband John Kwame Atta Owusu was at work at the time…

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Ghana is determined at strengthening its efforts at eradicating poverty through increased investments in human development, social inclusion and insurance for the wellbeing and dignity of all citizens. Addressing the 55th United Nations Session of the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Ghana’s representative, Madam Otiko Afisah Djaba,outlined many policies, programmes and interventions under a comprehensive legal and policy framework to consolidate the gains made towards the creation of a just and equitable society and called for global partnerships to make them successful. The Minister-designate for Gender and Social Protection, is representing President Nana…

A New Patriotic Party member of parliament for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, has denied ever running a civil servants payroll software, which he used in stealing money from the state as alleged by musician Kwame A-Plus. A Plus in a Facebook post Wednesday, alleged that a civil servants payroll software run by Mr Acheampong is using “ghost names” to rob the state of millions of taxpayers’ money monthly, adding some New Patriotic Party members who are aware are covering up the matter. But a letter from the MP’s lawyers, Sory @ Law, to the musician dated February 2, 2017 said there…

Government has set up a special task force with a mandate to locate and retrieve all state assets which are in the hands of individuals, including former government officials. A statement signed and issued by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, said the presidency is informed of various state assets, including landed properties and vehicles, which are yet to be handed over to the government. That, the statement explained, is in contravention of law, hence the setting up of the taskforce to “coordinate the location and retrieval of all such assets in the national interests” The task force is…

Barely a week after six pupils were killed in the Central Region by a collapse of  school building, another disaster looms in the Eastern Region where pupils are now studying in a near collapsed school building. READ: Kindergarten building collapses, killing six kids Pupils of Akyem Agyapomaa Methodist Primary School in the East Akim Municipality, particularly those in primary one to three, are risking their lives in pursuit of education as they study in a dilapidated school structure that has not seen renovation for over five decades. The dwarf-like classroom walls of the school have developed serious cracks leaving the…

Renovation work has commenced on the large portion of the roof of Ghana’s Parliament building, which was ripped off by a heavy rainstorm in Accra Tuesday night. A tarpaulin has meanwhile been fixed on the affected part of the roof as a temporary measure to prevent water leakages in the event of another rain, while actual work is expected to start Friday after the House rises. Members of parliament were forced to leave the main chamber of the House Tuesday due to a roof leakage caused by the disaster; thus ending proceedings on a bill to amend portions of the…

The residents holding placards to sum up their demands[/caption] Ghana’s 40-year development programme may be in jeopardy if the new government does not do due diligence to the processes of marrying the two entities – government and the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) – to ensure Ghana’s vision of haven a long term development planning is on course. The development plan may be a waste of time, energy and resources because the two bodies have separate direction for the development of the nation. Unlike the United States of America (USA) which has its development plan for every government to strictly…