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Ghana and two other African countries – Kenya and Malawi – have been selected to take part in a WHO-coordinated pilot implementation programme that will make the world’s first malaria vaccine available in selected areas, beginning in 2018. The injectable vaccine, RTS,S, was developed to protect young children from the most deadly form of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, according to the WHO. RTS,S will be assessed in the pilot programme as a complementary malaria control tool that could potentially be added to the core package of WHO-recommended measures for malaria prevention. “The prospect of a malaria vaccine is great news. Information gathered in the pilot will help us make decisions on the wider use of this vaccine”, said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa said in a statement. “Combined with existing malaria interventions, such a vaccine would have the potential to save tens of thousands of lives in Africa,” s...

The annual Ghana National Association of Private Schools ( GNAPs ) week celebration is here once again across the length and breadth of the country. The occasion which involves all privately owned schools coming together to share in the common believe that governance is not all about the government of the day, But also a token of contributions from all concern citizens, On Friday February 23 raises an eyebrows following the colourful celebration from among private schools especially the populous ones in the country. Proprietors, Headteachers and other teaching and non teaching staff, as well as pupils and students,  marked the occasion with an initial lunching ceremony at the various regional capitals across the country. This was followed by a clean up exercise in various communities by way of draining gutters and sweeping. Match passes which was liken by the  many people as a form of staged event following chanting songs from pupils along with printed placards also trigger...

Nana Soglo Alloh IV, Paramount Chief of Likpe and President of the Volta Region House of Chiefs has called on government to consult widely on the creation of another region out of the Volta Region. He said the subject, which had become a political agenda for major political parties since the third Republic, was of great concern to people in the Region necessitating consensus building ahead of its implementation. Nana Alloh was addressing the first meeting of the House in 2017 in Ho. He said, “as far as the citizens of the Region are concerned, opinions and views of the split are equally divided, even among chiefs in the region, some in favor of, and some against it. It is therefore, very important that there must be consultations with the various stakeholders before a final decision on the region is reached.” Nana Alloh bemoaned the dwindling role of traditional leaders in the governance of the nation, which he said had made them relevant only as functional heads and cu...

Ghana coach Avram Grant has resigned after failing to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations crown. The former Chelsea manager told the Ghana FA on Tuesday that he's unwilling to continue with 21 days left on his current deal. The Under-fire Israeli is paying heavily for the country's semi-final heartbreak in Gabon. The Black Stars were knocked down by eventual winners Cameroon, losing 2-0 to the Indomitable Lions. Grant, whose contract expires at the end of February, has stood down before being pushed. The former West Ham and Portsmouth manager has finally quits more than two years in the role. "After an extremely amicable meeting with the president of Ghana FA, and following more than two successful years in charge of the national team, I've informed Mr Nyantakyi that time is right for me to move on to a new challenge and I thank him for the opportunity," Grant said. "I've hugely enjoyed my time in Ghana taking over after the disastrous 2014 World Cu...

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Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has denied claims suggesting that he ordered the country’s Attorney General to discontinue a case at the Supreme Court that sought to retrieve GHC51 million illegally paid to a Ghanaian businessman. The Attorney General had filed an application seeking clearance from the highest court to allow the businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, to be examined orally in court on how the controversial GHC51 million was expended. But the AG, which is the judgement creditor in the case, on October 26 discontinued the case with liberty to re-apply; something that received backlash from the public with some people accusing President Mahama as being behind it. Former Attorney General Martin Amidu who in his individual capacity secured a Supreme Court judgement in 2014 for the retrieval of the money accused President Mahama of being behind the discontinuance of the case. In his application filed at the Supreme Court, Mr Amidu claimed that when the AG se...

The Electoral Commission will today begin the printing of the ballot for the presidential elections in the presence of the qualified presidential candidates. According to the Deputy Communication Director of the Commission, Yussif Ayuba all the seven candidates on the ballot will have their representatives during the printing process. He also revealed that the printed notice of poll was also ready and being loaded onto trucks for further distribution across the country. The notice of poll is a poster that has the pictures of the various candidates showing their positions, their party symbol as well as a place for thumb printing.

The United Kingdom (UK) government has through its High Commission in Ghana warned that it will not hesitate to sanction persons or individuals who engage in election-related violence ahead of the 2016 polls. According to a statement signed by the Jon Benjamin, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, the sanctions could include the refusal or revoking of visas for anyone engaging in or inciting political violence and thus undermining Ghana’s democracy. The concerns by the British Government follows recent incidents of political violence in Ghana between the two main political parties - National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The British Government expresses its concern at recent incidents of political violence in Ghana in the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December. We condemn all violent acts by the supporters of any political party, including any occurring as a result of holding electoral campaign events close ...

The Supreme Court will today, Monday November 14, 2016 is expected to give its judgment in the lawsuit seeking an order to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce results of the Special Voting on the day of casting. Dr. Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) went to the apex court seeking an order to compel the Commission to announce results of special voting on the same day it was held. The trio which included Benjamin Arthur and Adreba Abrefa Damoa argued in their writ that section 23 of C.I. 94, of the law which regulates the conduct of the 2016 general elections, is inconsistent with Article 49 of the 1992 constitution. The applicants are of the belief that people who want to take part in the special voting should not be made to wait until the total results on actual polling were to be declared and that the results should be declared immediately after the polls have closed. 65,000 security, media personnel to partcipate in special voting Mean...

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to commission the Kwame Nkrumah Circle flyovers later today, a statement from the transport ministry has stated. The statement reveals that the commissioning is aimed at reducing congestion so as to allow the free flow of traffic. The interchange now boasts beautiful green lawns. Obraa Spot has been transformed into a tourism centre of some sort with an impeccable lighting system and some magnificent fountains. Mahama commissions Kwame Nkrumah Circle flyovers today A statue of Kwame Nkrumah has also been erected in the location. Meanwhile, drivers of big trucks are being advised to observe the height restrictions when using the Interchange, and also tasked traders to transact businesses at authorized locations.

Famous Gabonese referee Eric Otogo Castane and counterparts have been appointed by the Confederation of Africa Football for the 2018 World Cup cracker between the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Black Stars of Ghana. Theophille Vinga and Moussounda Montel will be assisting him in the game. The famous Otogo Castane is hugely remembered for officiating Ghana's clash with Equatorial Guinea at the 2015 Afcon. Ghana will be hosted by Egypt in Alexandria on the 13th of this month in a game that will decide the chances of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russua by both teams.

The Commission wishes to call on the general public to completely disregard the false claims by activists of some political parties that these ballots were supposedly intercepted in another political party's office. These were wicked lies deliberately calculated to cause confusion. Below is the truth: 1. The printed ballots for the Upper West Region arrived at the Regional Police Headquarters in Wa this morning. The representatives of the political parties in the region were invited to witness the delivery process and confirm their seals on the bag. Some of these political party representatives took these pictures at the Wa Regional Police HQ. We are surprised to note that these same political party representatives are circulating these pictures with such ludicrous claims. This is totally irresponsible and unacceptable. 2. For the records, the printing process of the ballot was closely monitored by representatives of the political parties on a 24-hour shift basis. 3. There was...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set the parameters for the determination of the validity of a ballot paper. 'If a voter accidentally damages his or her ballot paper, for by tearing, dirtying it or if the ballot paper is severely torn when being removed from the ballot booklet, it must be cancelled and replaced. 'The voter should be given fresh ballot paper. A line must be ruled across the damaged ballot paper and the word 'Spoilt' written on it and placed in the envelop provided for the purpose,' the EC has stated in Election 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary manual tagged: 'A Guide to Voters,' made available to the Ghana News Agency in Accra. According to the EC, the Presiding Officer (PO) who is in charge of the Polling Station in deciding the validity of the ballot paper, must note that the entire space in the horizontal column which includes the photograph of the candidate, the symbol, and the blank voting space belong to the respective candidat...

According to the founder and head pastor of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International church, he is so sure that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will win the 2016 General Elections. Reverend Isaac Owusu-Bempah, infamous for his wild prophecies and practices, has called on people to BURN DOWN HIS CHURCH if the New Patriotic Party's presidential candidate, Nana Addo does not emerge victorious after the December 7 contest. Burn down my church if Akufo-Addo loses – Rev. Owusu Bempah Note :Rev Owusu Bempah may have predicted Trump win in this shocking interview “You can call me a fake prophet or burn down my church building if the New Patriotic Party [NPP] does not win the upcoming polls,” he said. Burn down my church if Akufo-Addo loses – Rev. Owusu Bempah The prophet was speaking on the Accra-based radio station, Okay FM, when he made his wild claims. He alleged that angels would come down from heaven to vote for Akufo-Addo if Ghanaians decide not to. Accord...

It's  yet another cracking fixture on the African continent, having the senior national team,  thus the black stars to come up against the Pharaoh's of Egypt tomorrow. MOG News network offers you all interesting stats you need to know going into tomorrow's 4pm soccer feaster (Ghana v Egypt) Ghana have played Egypt 20 times in category A matches which includes international friendlies and competitive matches. The Black Stars have won six of those encounters with Egypt winning NINE and five matches ending in a draw. GHANASoccernet.com has chronicled 18 of those matches since 1970. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier playoff second leg- [Egypt 2-1 Ghana] : Egypt managed to avenge that defeat but the win at the Cairo Stadium on November 19, 2013 could not guarantee qualification to Brazil. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier playoff first leg- [Ghana 6-1 Egypt] Ghnaa recorded a mammoth 6-1 win over Egypt at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on October, 2013. Friendly 2013: Ghana beat E...

Addressing the media over his second disqualification Friday by the Electoral Commission (EC), Ayariga said he will not injunct the upcoming election but that he is seeking justice, allaying fears the election may not be held as scheduled. All Progressive People's (APC) presidential nominee, Hassan Ayariga , is heading to court to challenged his disqualification over errors on his nomination forms. Addressing the media over his second disqualification Friday by the Electoral Commission (EC), Ayariga said he will not injunct the upcoming election but that he is seeking justice, allaying fears the election may not be held as scheduled. He accused the commission of manipulating the laws to disqualify him. “We will go to court but I don’t want to hold the whole country to ransom, [so] I will not put an injunction on the election but I will seek for justice to be delivered to me and to the whole world to know that that people cannot take the law into their own hands and do w...

The penis enlargement products on display Majority of Ghanaian men are increasingly living with the conviction that their manhood could be increased in size by buying and applying some herbs of a sort. At the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, some traders appear to have found penis enlargement medicines a lucrative product to market to the thousands of potential buyers milling along the alleyways of the major transport hub. Walking through the maze of stalls, a curious eye cannot miss the swell in signboards asking people to try local concoctions touted to possess the capacity to enlarge manhood. Baba Ali and Razak have been offering quack solutions to men who feel small. Two huge wooden carved penis sitting on a receptacle of herbs and pointing to the main Circle interchange together with several other receptacles which contain different kinds of herbs. The striking artifact greets road users who use the Kwame Nkrumah Circle. It is likely that some of these artifacts are carved to fulfill ...

A 21-year-old man, Bismark Dela Soglo, who resides at Agona Swedru in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region, has committed suicide by hanging. The body has been deposited at the mortuary of the Agona Swedru Government Hospital for autopsy. The police are diligently investigating the matter. According to reports, the deceased lived with his parents at National Vocational Training Institute at Agona Swedru. Briefing DAILY GUIDE , an eyewitness Kobina Mensah said the incident happened on October 21, 2016 at about 7pm. The mother- Auntie Adjoavi went to town in the evening to see her friends, and upon her return she saw many people in the house crying. She was later told that Soglo had committed suicide, Mr Mensah stated. The matter was reported to the Agona Swedru Police who later conveyed the body to the morgue. Soglo, who worked with the Agona Swedru Sawmill, got admission into the Nursing Training College but his parents could not afford to pay the fees which might ...

Elections period is here again and with it comes along the massive campaign period. Though the Electoral Commission has cut down the number of presidential aspirants by disqualifying some people, the race to the Flagstaff House , as usual, is between just the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress . Today, Mognews network (MNN) , has compiled some photos of the incumbent John Dramani Mahama that make him look like the best choice for Ghana again;

The Gyaasehene of Abotoase, Nana Ansah Asiedu, has appealed to the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to resume the payment of compensations due them as a result of the construction of the Volta Lake, which continues to claim their lands. His request to Nana Akufo-Addo is borne out of the fact that, “President Mahama is already gone. He has lost the elections.” Nana Ansah Asiedu made this known when the NPP flagbearer paid a courtesy call on him at his palace in Abotoase, in the Biakoye constituency, on Monday, October 24, 2016. The Abotoase Chief explained that under the resettlement package, which was instituted by a Legal Instrument passed by Parliament, “compensation payments commenced under President Kufuor. The late President Mills continued with these payments. However, upon assuming office, President Mahama has decided to stop paying compensation to us.” Funds from the resettlement package, according ...