At the Supreme Court today, where the apex court was hearing a matter of an injunction on the gazetting of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament-elect for Hohoe, Mr John-Peter Amewu, the phone of President of Policy Think Tank IMANI Africa was seized by the court in what has become …
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54 out of 55 countries have signed AfCFTA agreements – Secretary-General
Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Mene Wamkele, has disclosed 54 out of 55 countries have signed onto the single market trade pact. According to him, 34 countries have also deported their instruments of ratification with Nigeria being the latest to do so as of December 5, 2020. …
Read More »BoG clean-up: Many banks were running glorified ponzi schemes – Akufo-Addo
The president has likened the previous operations of the many dissolved financial institutions to that of a Ponzi scheme. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo reiterated that his administration upon assuming power observed that many banks were in distress and had been kept on “unsustainable and artificial life support by the central bank.” …
Read More »PHOTOS: Bukom Banku returns to skin bleaching, now wears eyelashes
Controversial boxer Braimah Isaac Kamoko popularly known as Bukom Banku after publicly confessing his regrets for bleaching his skin has gone back to his old habits. The heavyweight boxer from Bukom after campaigning against skin bleaching in recent videos and pictures is now light-skinned and even wears beauty enhancer, eyelashes. …
Read More »Supreme Court quashes Ho High Court injunction against Peter Amewu
The Supreme Court has declared as null and void, the Ho High Court’s interim orders of injunction against the Electoral Commission (EC) from gazetting John Peter Amewu as Member of Parliament-elect for Hohoe; and for Mr. Amewu from parading himself as having been elected Member of Parliament. Though the Court …
Read More »‘It’s good Mahama chose legal path over violence’ – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has complimented former President John Dramani Mahama for filing a petition at the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome of the December 7, 2020, general elections. Delivering the final State of the Nation Address of his first term of office in Parliament today, January 5, 2021, the President …
Read More »Adutwum fetes widows at Bosomtwe
Deputy Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum on Saturday, January 2, 2021, had a get-together with some widows in his constituency to mark the new year. The practice has become a tradition for the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe since he won the seat. In a Facebook post, Dr. Adutwum …
Read More »Swearing in: Only GBC will be allowed access to main chamber
Government has announced that only the state broadcaster Ghana Broadcasting Corporation would be allowed access to the main chamber of parliament to cover the inauguration of President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo. It further announced that a media village has been erected at the precinct of parliament to host other media …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo’s end of term State of the Nation Address
In accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is delivering his end of term Address to the Nation in Parliament. The president’s address is happening just two days ahead of the expiration of his first term mandate and he is expected to make an account of his …
Read More »Trump sends delegation to Ghana for Akufo-Addo’s investiture after Joe Biden’s letter
Outgoing US President Donald John Trump has assigned an envoy to attend the inauguration of his counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 7, 2021, in the country’s capital, Accra. In a statement released by the White House, the United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa, Honourable …
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