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Supreme Court dismisses injunction application against E-Levy

The Supreme Court by a unanimous decision has dismissed an application for an injunction at the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy). Three Members of Parliament; Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu; Mahama Ayariga, the MP for Bawku Central; and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the MP for North Tongu; are …

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Bompata, Asankare farmers cry over destruction of farmlands by developer

Several farmers in Bompata, Asankare and Adansi in the Asante Akim South District of the Ashanti Region, say they have lost their source of livelihood after a private developer claiming ownership to their farmlands destroyed several acres of their cocoa farms and other crops. The affected farmers who have dragged …

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VIDEO: Oliver Barker-Vormawor recounts how an ‘assassin’ was sent to kill him at Ashaiman police cell

  Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a convener of the #FixTheCountry movement, has been recounting his ordeal at the Ashaiman police cell when he was arrested and detained for making comments described as treasonable on his Facebook timeline. He had posted on his timeline that he will organise a coup if the controversial …

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Trader killed, 7 injured in head-on crash at Sefwi Dwinase-Bekwai

A trader has died while 7 other persons have been injured in an accident involving 2 trucks along the Sefwi Dwinase-Bekwai A trader has died while 7 other persons have been injured in an accident involving 2 trucks along the Sefwi Dwinase-Bekwai road in the Western North Region. The accident …

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VIDEO: Man causes stir after donating coffins to Muslims

Residents at Ejuratia in the Kwabre East district of Ashanti region are in shock over a donation by a young man to the Muslim community. It is an annual ritual for individuals and corporate organisations to make donations to Muslims during the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations. Items such as ram, rice, oil, …

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VIDEO: The motorcade, the flashy cars, the monarch: How the Asantehene steps out

The name Asantehene evokes not only power and authority, especially among the Akan clan, but it also carries with it a lot of admiration and beauty. From the secrecy, or little that is known about such details such as the kind of food or daily routines that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei …

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Ghana drops 30 places in world press freedom index; lowest in nearly 2 decades

Ghana has dropped 30 places on the 2022 World Press Freedom index. The 2022 index put together by campaign group, Reporters Without Borders, saw Ghana ranking 60 after placing 30 in 2022. This is Ghana’s lowest-ever ranking in 17 years after it ranked 66th and 67th in 2005 and 2022 …

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Watch Adwoa Safo’s son cruising in a convertible Lamborghini on his birthday

On April 23, 2022, the absentee Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya cum Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo, posted a video to celebrate her son on his birthday. In the video made available on her Facebook page, the MP’s son is seen in an ash convertible …

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E-Levy’ll go: Ablakwa happy with Mahama’s future NDC gov’t plan

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. the Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency has said he is elated by assurances from former president John Mahama that a future NDC government will cancel the E-levy.  Mr Mahama speaking at the NDC’s “Ghana at a crossroads” event held in Accra on Monday, May 2, …

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Appiatse temporary structures ready; relocation of victims begin

Government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has delivered on its promise to secure a safe haven for the displaced victims of Appiatse and save them from the torrents of the rain.  Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources said five more structures have been …

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