Новости за 08.05.2024

The National Commission for Civic Education, Eastern Regional Directorate, has received 320 copies of the 1992 Constitution from the Governance Africa Foundation, a non-governmental organization, to augment civic education in the region.

The National Commission for Civic Education, Eastern Regional Directorate, has called for the strengthening of the pillars of the social contract between government and citizens, which is a crucial element for economic transformation.

Madam Melody Azinim, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Project Coordinator, has dispelled the notion that violent extremism is only an external phenomenon. According to her, violent extremism could also be homegrown if governments fail to deliver the social contract between them and their citizens.

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced plans to digitize its system for paying temporary staff, in a bid to prevent delays and ensure timeliness. In a press statement dated May 8, the EC revealed that following the December 2023 District Level Elections, a total of 116,211 temporary officials had been paid GHc 69,164,842.

The government has refused to disclose the full findings of an audit into the controversial oil revenue deal with trading firm SML. The Media Foundation for West Africa had filed requests under the Right to Information Acts to access the complete KPMG report on the contract between SML and state agency GRA.

2024 NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama has hit back at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over claims that the NDC leader will destroy his legacy if voted again as President. According to President Akufo-Addo, the former president, whom he defeated twice in 2016 and 2020, would destroy the legacy his government has built if given the mandate again.

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has condemned a new Ghana Police directive that appears to discriminate against local truck drivers. In a post on Wednesday, May 8, Mr Ablakwa questioned an internal police memo instructing officers not to stop foreign-registered trucks on major routes for documentation checks, effective Tuesday, May 7.

The police administration has reportedly issued a directive putting an end to alleged extortion and harassment of foreign truck drivers by some police officers across the country. In a wireless message dated May 6, signed by the Director General of Police Operations, all regional police commanders were instructed to ensure that trucks bearing foreign number plates travelling on major routes are not stopped by the police for any documentation checks.

Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, MP for South Dayi, has raised concerns over a new police directive instructing regional commanders not to search foreign cargo trucks plying major routes in Ghana. The lawmaker said in a post on X on Wednesday, May 8, that the content of the police wireless message was very troubling for 2 reasons.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has paid a total of GH cent;69,164,842. 11 to 116,211 temporary officials who worked during the December 2023 District Level Elections (DLE), according to figures released by the Commission.

A political science lecturer and analyst, Dr. Jonathan Asante Otchere has opined that President Akufo-Addo is a major problem for the campaign of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the 2024 General Election.

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured that his administration will continue paying allowances to nursing and teacher trainees when elected President. Speaking at a Youth Connect Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, the Vice President criticised former President John Dramani Mahama for cancelling the payment of allowances to nursing and teacher trainees.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that 321 projects have been developed under the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative. According to him, he is proud that many projects have been developed in several districts to boost production and provide employment for Ghanaians.

Ghana rsquo;s judiciary has granted permission for live media coverage of upcoming Supreme Court hearings challenging aspects of the country 39;s controversial anti-LGBTQ bill. Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo greenlit the Attorney General 39;s request to allow television and radio broadcasts of proceedings related to two cases contesting the constitutionality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024.