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Osofo Kyiri Abosom appoints Alhaji Abu Lukeman as running mate

The Flagbearer and Founder of Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, has appointed Alhaji Abu Grant Lukman as his running mate for the 2020 December general election. Rev Lenin B. K. Trotsky, Political Scientist of GUM, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that Lukman came with …

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I will dissolve the Supreme Court if elected – JOY

Jacob Osei Yeboah, an independent candidate for the 2020 elections has expressed worry over what he contends to be the ‘politicization of the judiciary.’ According to him, successive governments have abused their rights to appoint judges and infiltrated the judiciary with their members. He averred if given the nod to …

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‘NDC never cancelled trainee allowance’ – Prof Opoku-Agyemang

Former Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) under John Dramani Mahama did not cancel the trainee allowances for teachers as has been widely held. The running mate of John Mahama for the December polls admitted when she spoke on the matter on Friday, August …

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Court denies bail for 8 persons arrested following ‘bloody’ NDC, NPP clash

A District Court in Sunyani on Thursday, August 13, 2020, denied a bail application for eight persons arrested following a bloody clash between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Nkrankwanta in the Bono Region. The clashes between the supporters of the opposition …

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[VIDEO]: Agya Koo drops 2020 election campaign song

With few months to Ghana’s 2020 general election, award-winning actor and comedian Kofi Adu, popularly known as Agya Koo, has released a campaign song for the New Patriotic Party. He released the song titled ‘AFA’ to solicit votes for the leader of the party and the 2020 presidential candidate, Nana …

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I never introduced ‘spoilt’ Tracey Boakye to Mahama- Appiah Stadium

National Democratic Congress(NDC) activist based in the Ashanti region, Appiah Stadium has denied ever introducing Kumawood actress, Tracey Boakye and other slay queens currently fighting on social media to John Dramani Mahama. According to him, these ladies do not add anything to any political party’s campaign so there’s no need for …

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Minority fights BNI operatives inclusion as frontline workers

Kumbungu Member of Parliament, Ras Mubarak has raised concerns about the inclusion of BNI officials as frontline workers. Speaking to Kasapa News in Parliament, Mr. Mubarak argued the move is unjustifiable given agitations from some health workers over their exclusion. But vice Chairman for the Committee on Health Dr. Ayew …

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Fire Service Rush Back To EC’s Accra Office After Fire Sparked Again

Fire service personnel are back at the Electoral Commission’s Accra Regional office after the fire at the premises reignited after it was doused. The fire originally started on Friday around 2 am and firemen spent hours trying to control the inferno at the office located at Sapeiman near Amasaman According …

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Fire at EC regional office won’t affect 2020 polls – Spokesperson

Public Relations Officer of the Electoral Commission (EC), Slyvia Annor, has said the upcoming elections will not be affected by the fire that ravaged the Commission’s Greater Accra Regional Office at Sapeiman. She told Citi News that important public data at the office remain “safe and secure.” The fire ravaged portions of …

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EC reveals items destroyed in fire outbreak

The Electoral Commission has broken silence on a fire outbreak that swept through one of its Regional offices in Sarpeiman, Accra. The EC, in a press statement released on the outbreak, said the fire struck the storage facility in the office and destroyed a number of items including old forms, …

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