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The Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), Most Rev Prof Emmanuel Asante, has expressed dissent regarding calls on government to close down Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the wake of some reported cases of Covid-19. According to him, the Covid-19 management team should be guided by science and data and not just calls for the closure of the schools simply because some have recorded cases. Students in some SHS are reported to have tested positive to the virus, a development which has generated anxiety among parents and guardians. At Accra Girls’ SHS, for instance, parents stormed the school last…

The Supreme Court has adjourned indefinitely the case involving chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo. This was after it came to the notice of the court that the bailiff failed the serve the NDC and its chairman with the notice of hearing. The five-member panel presided over by Justice Victor Jones Dotse also directed that the appropriate sanctions should be instituted against the bailiff for his inability to serve the applicants. When the case was called on Tuesday the NDC chairman and his legal team were absent from court. Only the director of public prosecutions, Yvonne Atakora…

The Ghana Health Service has cautioned Ghanaians against the wearing of face shields alone when in public. At the Ministry of Information’s press briefing on Covid-19  Tuesday, Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said the government observed with concern  a popular trend where people to step out of their homes wearing only a face shield in a bid to conform with the law on mandatory wearing of face masks. “It has become necessary because we have noticed that increasingly that a lot of Ghanaians are resorting to, in their bid to be compliant with the Executive Instrument, are resorting to…

This is not a  textbook. It seems the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has a clear vision and a thing for challenging societal structures! A while ago, I made my first appearance at the Centre for Public Discourse Analysis ( CPDA) hosted by  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and political communications expert, Dr Etse Sikanku, to discuss what this avant-garde move by the NDC means when it chose Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as the first female running mate for the party ahead of the 2020 elections: I share few points in this brief : First, the candidature of the former president, John…

Parents and guardians who have children in Senior High Schools in the Western Region have been urged to be calm over the reported cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in some schools. The Takoradi Metropolitan Directorate of Education, Elizabeth Akuako, explained that even though there have been reported cases in some eight schools, the situation is under control as the suspected students have been quarantined and the safety protocols are being followed to the letter. Reacting to the anxiety among parents following the news, Madam Elizabeth said “parents should be calm. We have all the Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for the…

The flagbearer of  the  National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani  Mahama, has expressed gratitude to  the national executives as well as members of the party for supporting his nomination of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate for this year’s presidential election. Mr Mahama, exactly a week ago, nominated his Minister for Educationg, who is also Ghana’s first female Vice Chancellor for a public university, as his running mate. Addressing a meeting of his campaign team over the weekend in Accra, the former president said women have long proven themselves as equally qualified and very capable of taking on…

A total of 56 upcoming rappers have subscribed to the 3rd edition of Connect FM’s Community Street Rap Battle in Takoradi. Under of the auspices of the Media General Group, subsidiary radio station in Takoradi has for the past 3 years given upcoming rappers a platform to showcase their talent and get noticed by the world. Previous editions brought to the limelight the likes of Chizchiz and Lasmid, upcoming rappers who would later become a runner-up in TV3’s Mentor Reloaded and winner of 2019 MTN Hitmaker respectively. Due to the exigencies of the Covid-19, this year’s edition of the Community…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has explained that it is not automatic that there would be extensions in all the registration centres across the country. The EC says some registration centres have fewer voting population and if the number of people in a particular centre has been exhausted, there is no need to extend the period at these centres. Some registration centres of the EC across the nation on Sunday experienced some technical challenges and were unable to start registration on time. Other centres could not even register prospective voters at all. This created anxiety at these centres as those…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sued the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) in a latest case, challenging the Commission’s decision to register Senior High School students who are currently on campus. The NDC, in an interlocutory injunction filed Friday, June 10, prayed the High Court to order the EC to stop the exercise, which started Friday and expected to continue on Saturday. Member of the NDC communication team, Brogya Genfi, had earlier told Johnnie Hughes on 3FM’s Community Connect that the party was going to stop the exercise. NDC vows to stop EC from registering SHS students Even though he…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has served notice it will not allow the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to continue registering final year Senior High School (SHS) students in the ongoing voter registration exercise. A member of the party’s communication team, Brogya Genfi, in an interview with Johnnie Hughes on 3FM’s Community Connect Friday, said the NDC will by midday stop the ongoing process. “I am telling you that we are going to stop the process, we will not allow it to go on,” he threatened. The EC Thursday announced at an emergency IPAC meeting that it will deploy officials to…