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Seventh Parliament to be dissolved today

The Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana will be dissolved today at midnight. This is in accordance with Article 113(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. The dissolution will pave way for the inauguration of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic and the investiture of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President-Elect on …

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VIDEO: I was denied opportunity to study in Canada because I refused a sex offer – Mobile money vendor

Sex for favours has become rampant in our society especially these times. Most ladies have gone through it at some point in their lives, be it in school or for a job. Priscilla Agyeman has reiterated on this, indicating that she was offered sex for the opportunity to study abroad. …

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Mike Oquaye or Alban Bagbin: Who becomes Ghana’s next Speaker of Parliament?

Article 95 of the 1992 Constitution provides for the election of a Speaker from among MPs or persons qualified to be MPs. This has been the practice since 1993 when the late Justice Daniel Francis Annan on January 7, 1993, was chosen as the first Speaker of Parliament after Ghana …

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Sall trial: Supreme Court judges ‘played ostrich’ – Kwaku Azar

Lawyer and Accounting Professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, raised concerns over the Supreme Court ruling which removed the injunction on the MP-elect for Hohoe Peter Amewu. The Supreme Court has unanimously granted the Attorney General’s application to set aside the Ho High Court injunction on Hohoe MP-elect Peter Amewu. The unanimous …

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Adumasa wants road rehabilitated

The citizens of Adumasa cluster of villages in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region have reiterated the call on the Government to rehabilitate the deplorable feeder road in the area. Adumasa comprised Besenkwanta, Akurakese, and Odikro Community among other villages with a total population of about 720 people, with …

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How Supreme Court ordered IMANI’s Franklin Cudjoe’s phone to be seized; an insider account

At the Supreme Court today, where the apex court was hearing a matter of an injunction on the gazetting of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament-elect for Hohoe, Mr John-Peter Amewu, the phone of President of Policy Think Tank IMANI Africa was seized by the court in what has become …

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Supreme Court quashes Ho High Court injunction against Peter Amewu

The Supreme Court has declared as null and void, the Ho High Court’s interim orders of injunction against the Electoral Commission (EC) from gazetting John Peter Amewu as Member of Parliament-elect for Hohoe; and for Mr. Amewu from parading himself as having been elected Member of Parliament. Though the Court …

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Adutwum fetes widows at Bosomtwe

Deputy Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum on Saturday, January 2, 2021, had a get-together with some widows in his constituency to mark the new year. The practice has become a tradition for the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe since he won the seat. In a Facebook post, Dr. Adutwum …

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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo’s end of term State of the Nation Address

In accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is delivering his end of term Address to the Nation in Parliament. The president’s address is happening just two days ahead of the expiration of his first term mandate and he is expected to make an account of his …

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Trump sends delegation to Ghana for Akufo-Addo’s investiture after Joe Biden’s letter

Outgoing US President Donald John Trump has assigned an envoy to attend the inauguration of his counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 7, 2021, in the country’s capital, Accra. In a statement released by the White House, the United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa, Honourable …

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