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Report: IEA in 2014 advised EC against new voters’ register in election year

It has emerged that the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) under the leadership of the current chair of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensah advised the then head of the electoral body Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan against compiling new voters register during election years. The advice came on the back of …

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ACP Agorzo’s bail application fixed for January 16

A Criminal High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of a bail application filed on behalf of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Benjamin Agordzo to January 16. The adjournment was necessitated by the fact that Ms Hilda Craig, Senior State Attorney representing the Republic, informed the Court that the …

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“Rich Man” Ken Agyapong has no values – Muntaka

It appears the loathing between the Member of Parliament for Asawase Hon. Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka and the firebrand MP for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong is raging on, almost a year after the two nearly got into near fisticuffs on the premises of parliament. The scuffle followed a motion moved …

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Kumasi hotel shooting: Suspect remanded, bench warrant issued for wife’s arrest

The prime suspect in the shooting to death of a restaurant operator on New Year’s Day, has been remanded into police custody by the Asoka District Court. Edwin Awuku, described as a chief driver of Bank of Ghana in Kumasi, who allegedly shot Comfort Owusu Afriyie at Cedar Crescent Hotel …

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Photo: Prophetess poisoned by junior pastors

A Popular Warri Based Prophetess Success Onwaeze who is the General Overseer of Salvation Solution Centre of All Nations has died after failing to survived food poisoning. It was gathered that the Prophetess whose Ministry was booming in Warri Delta State was poisoned by the Pastors in her Ministry in …

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Register biometrically by 1 Feb or get deleted – SSNIT to pensioners

Pensioners who fail to register biometrically will have their names deleted from the pension payroll by Saturday, 1 February 2020, the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has said. SSNIT introduced the biometric registration to enhance its operations and services. In a Facebook post on Friday, 10 January 2020, …

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US killing of Qasem Soleimani is good news for IS jihadists

US President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Gen Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, has set off a chain of consequences. One of the first was on the unfinished war against jihadists. Almost immediately the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group suspended operations in Iraq. The US …

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Kumasi killing: Prime suspect makes maiden appearance in court

The prime suspect in a shooting incident at a hotel in Kumasi that led to the death of a restaurant operator will make his maiden appearance in court on Friday. Edwin Awuku, 42, said to be a Driver for the Bank of Ghana, will appear before the Asokwa District Court in Ashanti …

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NLC orders striking TUTAG members back to classrooms

The National Labour Commission has on Friday ordered striking members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) end their action and resume full academic activities. It has also directed government to pay members of TUTAG all arrears by January 29 without delays. The decision of the labour adjudicator …

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Independent Presidential Candidate Welcomes EC New Voter Roll

The Independent Presidential Candidate in 2012 and 2016, Jacob Osei Yeboah has welcomed the move by the Electoral Commission of Ghana to compile a new voters’ register for the December polls. According to him, the woeful delay in Ghana Identification Card registration by the National Identification Authority (NIA) would be …

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