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He was a ‘feisty, intriguing’ politician – Mahama mourns Sir John, consoles family and NPP

    Former President John Mahama has sent his condolences to the family of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie and the governing New Patriotic Party. “My condolences to the family of our dear brother, and my good friend, Sir John, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie”, Mr Mahama said on Thursday, 2 July …

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Santasi robbery: Stabbed three-year-old baby dies

    Belonia Adusei, the three-year-old girl who was knifed during a robbery incident at Hemang/Ampatia in Kumasi has also died. Her death comes barely two weeks after her pregnant mother, Juliana Adusei, 31, was killed in the attack. The little girl was declared dead on Wednesday, at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) …

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Police arrest 3 NDC men for possessing, distributing EC registration forms

    Three branch executives of the biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in Asawase, Ashanti Region, were arrested by the police on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, for possessing registration forms of the Electoral Commission. They were allegedly distributing the forms to prospective registrants to fill. They are …

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Ghana players ‘cannot forgive’ Suarez handball 10 years on

    “For me, the Uruguay game is a game I think we won,” John Paintsil says, looking back on one of the most dramatic matches in men’s World Cup history: the 2010 quarter-final between his Ghana side and Uruguay in Johannesburg. The reality, though, is Ghana didn’t win. A …

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Govt didn’t absorb 2020 WASSCE fees for all – WAEC clarifies

    The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo disclosed in one of his addresses to the nation on measures taken against the spread of COVID-19 that the government will absorb fees for students sitting the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Addressing the nation as final year SHS …

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Bawumia Settles 56years Of Accumulated Debt, Renovates Kumasi Central Mosque

    After settling the Kumasi Central Mosque’s 56-year-old accumulated lease arrears, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has decided to renovate the facility. The Vice-President’s gesture followed a request from the Islamic community in the Garden City which has one of the largest members of the faith in the country. The …

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NPP declares seven-day mourning for Sir John

    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed that all party flags at its offices be flown at half-mast for the next seven days in honour of former General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie. Sir John, as he is affectionately called, passed to eternity at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, …

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Ghana faces real threat of terrorism – Rawlings warns

    Former President Jerry John Rawlings is admonishing Ghanaians to be extra vigilant as the country prepares to go to the polls in December, lest Ghana crumbles under terrorist attacks. Pointing to “credible intelligence” attributed to several sources, the former military leader reiterated that Ghana is on the radar …

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Akufo-Addo grants amnesty to 794 prisoners

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 794 deserving prisoners in a bid to mitigate the dangers posed by congestion in Ghana’s prisons, especially after the onset of the Coronavirus. This is in accordance with Article 72(1) of the 1992 Constitution, which states that the president shall have the …

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Sacrificing health for power reckless – Former Council of State Member

    A Statesman Nana Kodua Kesse II, has described as reckless the compilation of the new Voters’ register amid raging Coronavirus pandemic. The former Council of State Member believes the Electoral Commission should have placed the health of Ghanaians above parochial political interest by listening to advise of various …

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