Elvis Anokye

Parliament freezes approval of EC’s Constitutional Instrument

Parliament has frozen approval of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee’s report on the Electoral Commission’s controversial Constitutional Instrument (CI). The CI was to give backing to the Electoral Commission’s quest to compile a new voters’ register but after the Chairman of the Committee accused the ranking member of doctoring the report, …

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No service until full ban is lifted – Chief Imam

The Eastern Regional Chief Imam, Alhaji Yussif Amudani Sulemana, has said congregational prayers would not resume until the full ban on religious activities is lifted. He explained that the directives by the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs which followed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s announcement on Sunday would be …

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4 dragged to court for gang rape of teenager

More than four years after six gangsters at Ehi, in the Volta Region, allegedly dragged a teenage girl into a classroom where all but one took turns to rape her for hours and also filmed the sex acts, four members of the gang were put before a Ho High Court …

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Group Storms Buipe Palace to present Case against New Register

An amalgamation of political parties, civil society groups in the Savannah region with the identity “Savannah First” will storm the Yagbonwura’s Palace today 5th June 2020 to request for the Gonja Traditional Council to halt the new voter’s registration process in the Savannah region as many will stand disenfranchised. Speaking …

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I Will Be A Ganja Farmer After I Leave Parliament — Ras Mubarak

The Member of Parliament for Kumbung, Ras Mubarak says no job entices him except marijuana cultivation. The lawmaker says he will go into marijuana farming after exiting Parliament in December. “I’m going to cultivate cannabis but not for smoking rather for industrial use. Marijuana cultivation is a multimillion job opportunity …

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Government cannot be blamed for increase in fuel prices – Economist

Some drivers’ unions in the country have been calling on the government to reduce fuel prices or face the possible increment in transport fares. These actions were stemmed from the report that consumers of petroleum products should be prepared to pay more for fuel at the pumps following an increment …

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NPP NEC clears disqualified aspirants

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given the green light to some disqualified aspirants to contest its parliamentary primaries slated for June 20, 2020. Most of the candidates in Greater Accra, Western North and Ashanti regions seeking to contest their incumbent Members of Parliament …

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