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Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader in Parliament has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority Caucus of opposing the proposed Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill, 2024. Afenyo-Markin has dared the NDC to be bold and point out why exactly it is opposed to the Bill. “We have heard the Ranking Member on the Education Committee, the Honorable Peter Nortsu-Kotoe Member for Akatsi North, strongly opposing the Free SHS Bill. Clearly, the NDC Minority does not want to commit itself to Free SHS, and the fact that we want to enact a law to make it mandatory”, Afenyo-Markin told a…

70 percent of New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency and polling station executives who took part in a national survey say they want the 56-year-old Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh alias Napo, the Minister for Energy, to be picked as running mate to partner Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia, the Party’s presidential candidate for the December elections. The closest contender is the 77-year-old Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare who polled just some 10 percent of respondents wanting her to be the NPP running mate. The survey was conducted by Research Trust Limited (RTL), a private research company in the month of…

Independent presidential candidate, Alan Kyerematen, has put forward a bold plan to increase the presidential term to five years and allow for the option of seeking re-election for a second term. He made the statement during the official launch of his “Great Transformational Plan (GTP)” in Accra on Monday, June 24, 2024. “We will amend Article 66 (1) to extend the term of the office of the President of the Republic, from four years to five years and be eligible for reelection for the second term. But under this arrangement no person shall have the right to be elected as…

THE POLICE in Kumasi are on the heels of some suspects, presumably teenagers, who infamously hit the head of a policeman with a stone to injure him. “Some suspects have been identified by the police and they would surely be arrested to assist in investigations”, a police document has disclosed. The police described the injured policeman as G/Const. Boakye Bismark of SWAT Unit Ashanti Region, adding that he got injured in the line of duty. According to the police statement, some policemen tried to stop two students groups from fighting at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium and one of them…

The University of Cape Coast (UCC), has honoured the Executive Director of the EConomic and Organised Crime Office(EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah for strengthening the relationship between the premier institution and the Ghana Police Service. The Department of Forensic Sciences at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the Ghana Police Service in 2018 entered into an agreement for personnel of the Ghana Police Service to be trained in Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Investigation, Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, Document Examination, and Financial Fraud Investigation. READ ALSO: EOCO Boss Fires Up Newly Trained Military Capos The Memorandum of Understanding solidified the…

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency who also doubles as the Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has initiated a foundation named ‘Ursula Foundation’ with the aim of presenting HOPE and shaping young boys and girls in the constituency and the country as a whole. She explains that the legacy project derives from the numerous individuals who supported and motivated her during her life journey, which has imposed an absolute obligation on her to lend a helping hand to everyone else in way to make sure others attain even greater heights than her. Speaking at the…

Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, affectionately nicknamed ‘Bawupeezy’  by Gen Zee folks, has told a Ghanaian audience in London that he has performed outstandingly well as a Vice President therefore he should be ‘promoted’ to become the substantive President  come the December general elections. “Most people say I have been the most impactful Vice President in the history of Ghana, and that is based on my performance. If you look at the policies I have initiated and championed in the last 8 years, you can count 33 policies. “Can you think of one policy, just one policy that John…

Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office(EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah(Mrs) has urged newly-trained professional military officers to ensure that they are adequately prepared and fully understand what it takes to contain prevailing threats to peace and security in the country. Speaking to graduates of the Junior Staff Course 81 of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Friday, June 14, 2024, as Guest Honour at their graduation ceremony, Mrs Addo-Danquah noted that the graduate must consistently strive to have a clear understanding of various threats to peace and security and how such threats…

Highly respected Ghanaian entrepreneur, Angela List, has said allegations of corruption published against her in an article by the Spy News Agency (SNA) and republished by Opera News are lies and a “brazen display of irresponsible journalism” with a malicious intent to defame her. List noted in a statement that the said publication titled “Unveiling the Deception and Corruption of Ghanaian Businesswoman Angela List,” is nothing but a defamatory piece of baseless and wicked accusations meant to injure her high earned reputation. READ THE STATEMENT FROM ANGELA LIST BELOW Attention: Spy News Agency (SNA) and Opera News REJOINDER: CORRECTING THE…

Namibia’s high court has overturned a law that criminalised gay sex in a victory for LGBTQ+ campaigners after a number of setbacks in the battle for rights in African countries in recent years. Namibia inherited a law banning “sodomy” and “unnatural offences” when it gained independence from South Africa in 1990. While the ban was rarely enforced, activists said it contributed to discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, including violence by the police. Friedel Dausab, the Namibian LGBTQ+ activist who brought the case, said: “I feel elated. I’m so happy. This really is a landmark judgment, not just for me, but for…