Leader of the NDC caucus in Parliament Haruna Iddrisu says his side has no difficulties sitting on the Minority side of the chamber. According to him, the caucus is confident that when the courts decide on the various challenges against some parliamentary seats, they will form the majority without controversies. “The Ghanaian people want Parliament to work for them and ...

The Supreme Court has granted NDC Flagbearer Dramani Mahama leave to amend the errors in his Election Petition. Lawyers for both the President and Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) opposed the motion for the amendment. The Apex Court, however, held that the amendment will not in any way affect the Election Petition and accordingly granted it. The Supreme Court ordered ...

The strike by the members of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) has entered a second day as a meeting convened by the government ended inconclusively. The meeting was convened by the employment minister and the fair wages and salaries Commission as TEWU members abandoned their post to demand revised conditions of service. Starr News has learned the TEWU ...

Students at Boadukrom, a suburb of Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly of Eastern Region cannot go to school on 15th January over the poor state of their school building. Classes 5 and 6 have been collapsed due to the poor structure. The number of classrooms is supposed to be Six (6) but the building has five (5) classrooms ...

Ghana has recorded 175 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the number of active cases to 1,404. The total cumulative case count as of January 11 stands at 56,982 with 55, 236 recoveries. However, the total number of deaths have increased to 341 from 338 after three more people succumbed to the deadly virus. On Thursday the Ghana Health Service has called ...

A 38-year-old pop star is challenging one of Africa’s longest serving leaders in Uganda’s hotly contested election. Robert Kyagulanyi, known by his stage name Bobi Wine, says he represents the country’s younger generation, while Yoweri Museveni, 76, says he is standing for stability. The campaign has been marred by serious violence, which has seen dozens of people killed. The government ...

Your most trusted news website MyNewsGh.com has authoritatively confirmed that the next Minister for Youth and Sports in the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration goes to Member of Parliament for Yagaba Kubore, Mustapha Yussif while former Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has been elevated to full minister. Until his ministerial appointment, Mustapha Yussif was the Executive Secretary of the National Service Scheme. ...

The NPP Member of Parliament for Suame and the Majority Leader for the 7th Parliament has outrightly dismissed suggestions that he conspired with Tema West MP Carlos Ahenkorah to snatch ballot papers during the election of the Speaker of Parliament. During the election of the Speaker of Parliament on January 7, Mr Ahenkorah marred the process by snatching uncounted ballot ...

Prestige Links Security Limited has sued Ghana Oil Company (GOC) to the tune of US$15,000,000 million for damages accruing over an eight-year period. In the proposed statement of claim made by Prestige Links Security Limited (herein as Plaintiff) versus Ghana Oil Company (Defendant), the aforementioned is seeking a declaration by the High Court that the Defendant breached a duty of ...

The Independent MP for Fomena and second deputy speaker Andrew Asiamah Amoako has officially written to the Speaker informing him that he will be doing business with the NPP caucus in parliament. This comes as the two sides engaged in endless debates over who has the majority and is entitled to sit on the right side of the Speaker. The ...