Former President John Mahama says the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIA) needs new sources of funding. “We are also proposing sources of funding for the Health Insurance. The health insurance as it was designed was to cover a period of ten years. “We have gone far past that number of years and the subscriber base […]
Category: Politics
NPP Presidential and Parliamentary elections slated for April 25 2020
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will hold its Presidential primaries on April 25, 2020. A non-refundable nomination fee for aspirants will be GHc20,000 whilst the filing fee is GHc200,000. “Even if it is only one candidate, we still must go to a national congress to acclaim who the candidate is,” the General Secretary of the […]
NPP holds Presidential Primaries on April 25, 2020
The ruling New Patriotic Party has set April 25, 2020 to hold its Presidential Primaries and Parliamentary Primaries in constituencies with NPP Member of Parliament. In a press statement sighted by Awake News and signed by the General Secretary, Mr. John Boadu said “ahead of these primaries, the party is cautioning prospective aspirants to DESIST from […]
Only witches are complaining under NPP government – Ursula
Minister of Communications, Madam Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has described persons complaining that the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) has done nothing as witches who deserved to be exorcised. According to her, only persons with witchcraft will be lamenting they have not seen anything meaningful being embarked on since the Akufo-Addo government took over the reins of […]
Just in: Former Upper West Regional Minister Sahanun Mogtari reported dead
Information available to BestNewsGH.com indicates that former Regional Minister for the Upper West Region, the Hon. Sahanun Mogtari has passed on. Mr. Mogtari was also a former Ambassador to Burkina Faso. From 2001 to 2005, he was appointed as Regional Minister by the then president, John Agyekum Kuffuor. From 2006 to 2009, he became Ghana’s […]
Cancellation of PDS deal: another manifestation of a clueless and insensitive gov’t-CSJ
Pressure group, the Coalition for Social Justice (CSJ) has described the brouhaha and subsequent cancellation of the PDS deal as another manifestation of the state capture agenda of a clueless and insensitive government. A statement issued by the group and signed by Awudu Ishaq and Abass Nurudeen Secretary and Communications Director respectively lampooned government and […]
President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of $135 Million Obetsebi-Lamptey interchange
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 21st October, 2019, cut the sod for the construction of the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange, located on the site of what is the famous Obetsebi-Lamptey roundabout. The construction of this Interchange, according to President Akufo-Addo, will help address the congestion being faced by commuters at the […]
Do not be deceived by NDC propaganda-Samira Bawumia charges Ghanaians in Ivory Coast
The Second Lady, Mrs. Samira Bawumia has charged Ghanaians in the diaspora to be wary of the propaganda and deception of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the lead up to the 2020 elections. According to her, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government under the leadership of president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is […]
I was nearly buried alive after handing over power to Limann – Rawlings
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has revealed what he describes as several attempts on his life after he handed over power to former President Hilla Limann in 1979. According to the former president, the attempts became so intense that he was persuaded to leave Ghana but he refused to do so. Speaking at the 75th-anniversary […]
Our home was a hub for Rawlings, Tsikata and co – Matilda Amissah-Arthur reveals
About 16 months ago, Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur lost her husband, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur. The death of the former Vice President, saw his family receive much sympathy from many in the political and public circles. Much of this sympathy was described as hypocritical and dishonest in a tribute by the widow, that was widely discussed, following […]
Sammi Awuku, NPP storm La Côte d’ Ivoire; due in Abidjan soon
The iconic and hardworking National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku, together with the party’s Director of International Affairs Emmanuel Attafuah-Danso yesterday, Saturday October 19, 2019 stormed La Côte d’ Ivoire to propagate the party’s policies and programmes to the Ghanaian community there. The team which also comprised of NPP Regional […]
NPP interacts with traders in Kaneshie
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) today, Friday, October 18, 2019 interacted with traders and businesses in Kaneshie. Led by the its hardworking and charismatic National Organiser, Sammi Awuku, the NPP explained many of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s interventions and programmes which are aimed at bringing relief to the business community to the traders. […]