Elvis Anokye

Parliament suspends sitting reportedly over cancelled referendum

Parliament has suspended Monday’s emergency sitting over the decision of President Akufo-Addo to cancel the December 17 referendum. The House intends to reconvene at 2 pm to deliberate further on the matter. A circular sent around said the postponement is due to an emergency meeting being held by the leadership …

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Nana Addo had no choice – NPP laments cancellation of referendum

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it is saddened by the cancellation of the December 17 referendum by President Nana Akufo-Addo. At a press conference on Monday, addressed by its General Secretary, John Boadu, the NPP said the President was given “no choice” in the matter. The President called off …

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Over 600 Nigerian shops at Circle locked up again by GUTA

Over 600 shops belonging to foreign traders particularly Nigerians at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle have been locked up by members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA). This is not the first time GUTA members had embarked on such an exercise in their quest to rid the Ghanaian market …

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NDC will cancel Free SHS if they win 2020 – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated once again that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will cancel the free SHS policy if they win the 2020 elections. Speaking on the first day of his three-day tour of the Greater Accra region, the President noted that the opposition party is …

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Horror As Depraved Man Rapes Employer’s Sister As Compensation After Going Months Without Pay

In a horrific development, a Chivi man raped his employer’s sister as compensation for his outstanding wages which he was yet to receive. According to New Ziana, Solomon Chikono, (25), of Mavuto Village, Headman Watungwa, Chief Chivi, is alleged to have forced his way into the bedroom where the victim was …

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Prison officer hangs himself over prison escape

A prison officer in Jasikan in the Oti Region has reportedly taken his life over a prisoner who escaped. Reports say that the prison officer was indicted because the prisoner absconded under his watch. He couldn’t take the shame and so hanged himself. The prison officer known to be Sergeant …

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Catholic priest caught snorting cocaine

Videoed in a room filled with Nazi memorabilia, this is the moment a Catholic priest snorted a line of cocaine at a party in his house on church grounds Father Stephen Crossan, 37, is said to have sniffed the class A drug through a £10 note at the end of …

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Court fines Hajia Fati Gh¢9000 for assaulting journalist

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hajia Fati who assaulted a journalist at the party’s headquarters in Accra on May 4, 2018, has been fined Gh¢9000. The Human Rights High Court on Monday December 2, 2019, fined Hajia Fati, a vociferous supporter of the NPP for the assault …

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Ghanaians react to cancellation of Dec 17 referendum, GRA fire

Ghanaians react to the fire that gutted the GRA Head Office Annex and President Nana Akufo-Addo’s announcement on Sunday that the referendum to amend Article 55(3) of the Constitution has been cancelled. The referendum to cancel the exercise, according to the President, is to enable further consultations with key stakeholders and the …

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Hajia Fati violated Adom FM reporter’s fundamental human rights – High Court

The High Court, Human Right Division has delivered judgment in the case brought against staunch governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporter Hajia Fati and the party for the assault on Adom FM reporter, Akosua Sakyiwaa aka Ohemaa. The court held that Hajia Fati violated the fundamental human rights of the reporter to free …

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