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Look and learn – Ablakwa points Akufo-Addo to ‘rich’ SA Prez flying commercial

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wants President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to look and learn from the manner in which his South African counterpart opted to travel overseas recently. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa earlier this week boarded a commercial flight on his way to …

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Settlement residents mount roadblock to protest deplorable roads

Aggrieved residents of Agric Settlement, suburb of Canteen in the West Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region have mounted a road barricade in protest of deplorable road network leading to the community. The residents say there was an urgent need to fix the deplorable road network which has since become …

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Hundreds displaced in Assin Anwiasu after heavy downpour

Hundreds of residents in Assin Anwiasu in the Assin North District of the Central Region have been displaced following a heavy downpour that destroyed a number of houses on Thursday night. Over 50 houses and properties worth millions of cedis were affected by the rainstorm.     The chief of …

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US-based Ghanaian pleads guilty to laundering $35m from Americans

US-based Ghanaian, Fred Asante, who was arrested on February 17, 2021, as a member of a criminal money laundering syndicate in Ghana, has now pleaded guilty. Fred Asante pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and …

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WATCH: Akufo-Addo replies question on possible coup in Ghana on France 24

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at the international media for amplifying political instability in Africa and rather going lull on similar occurrences in the West. When asked if there could be a coup in Ghana, in an interview on France 24 in Brussels, Belgium, Ghana’s leader wondered why …

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Agona Nyarkrom: Angry youth rip off palace roof in attempt to steal stool [PHOTOS]

Some angry youth of Agona Nyarkrom in the Central Region have besieged the Nana Ampiawkoko Palace and ripped off portions of its roof in a bid to steal a black stool in a protracted chieftaincy dispute. Elders of the community according to Citi News sources had to run for cover for fear …

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Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s application to seek answers on detention beyond 48-hours dismissed

The High Court in Tema has thrown out an application by the embattled convener of the #Fixthecountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, to compel the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Attorney-General to answer some questions about his detention. Mr. Barker-Vormawor, who has been charged with treason felony was arrested on Friday, …

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Which law says arrest journalists immediately they make allegations? – Bagbin goes hard on police

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed anger at the affront to free speech that appears to be characterizing the work of the Ghana Police Service in recent times. He was reacting to what he described as the Rambo style approach that has been recently adopted by the police, especially in …

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I can be impartial, not neutral – Speaker Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. A. S.K Bagbin, has said as Leader of the House, he can only be impartial but he cannot be neutral. Speaking in reference to current issues before Parliament concerning the 2022 Budget and Financial Statement, the Speaker said “the concept of majority rule should …

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First Lady eulogizes Asantehemaa on her fifth anniversary

First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has eulogized the Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, for her selfless leadership and wise counsels, which have reinforced the image of the chieftaincy institution. She said the Asantehemaa’s strong advocacy role for the empowerment of women and children and generosity had been greatly demonstrated in …

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