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GFA Elections: I lost Because of ‘Waakye’ – Osei Nsiah Cries

The Retired referee has expressed his disappointment at delegates after failing to win in the Ashanti Regional Football Association elections. The Former referee, Osei Nsiah, says his opponent Osei Tutu Agyemang ‘Kotoro’ won the regional elections after feeding delegates with packs of ‘Waakye’ in the early morning. According to Mr. …

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How a beautiful, naive young Egyptian woman became the wife of Kwame Nkrumah

Fathia Nkrumah enjoys a near-mythical place in postcolonial Ghanaian history. Her skin colour mattered; she was not a black African. Her native country mattered; Egypt is ancient, biblical and mystical. Yet, the wife of Ghana’s first president is known exactly for that: being the wife of Ghana’s first president. As …

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EC to ‘arrest’ fake news

The Electoral Commission (EC) has started building a media monitoring team to help identify the originators and facilitators of fake news in the lead up to next year’s elections. The aim is to prevent misinformation from obstructing the electoral process, the Chairman of the Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, has said. …

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I never knew Oppong Nkrumah, Amewu, others are NDC members – Kwesi Pratt to NPP

Kwesi Pratt has accused Oppong Nkrumah, Amewu and others of being members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stating that their move to welcome the PDS deal and engage shareholders, shows their inconsistency and incompetence as government appointees. He said following the charade of suspending PDS and their hypocritical comments, …

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Ghanaians dissatisfied, let’s step up – Akufo-Addo to Public servants

President Akufo-Addo has challenged Public Sector Workers to step up their game in the delivery of quality service to the public. According to the President, there is widespread dissatisfaction among Ghanaians about the poor quality of Service delivery and bad attitude of public servants towards their work which must be …

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Ghanaians not ready for ‘election tax’ – EC Chair

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa has shot down requests for her outfit to push for the introduction of special taxes to fund elections in the country. According to her, such a move would not be prudent since Ghanaians are already saddled with numerous taxes. Ghana depends on …

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Court slaps GH¢300k fine on Owusu Bempah, Despite Group in Ibrahim Mahama’s defamation suit

An Accra High Court has slapped a GH¢300,000 fine on Ernest Owusu Bempah, Communications Director of Ghana Gas Company Limited and Despite Group of Companies in a defamation suit. The Court presided over by Justice Georgina Mensah Datsa ruled that the comments of the outspoken politician were defamatory used on …

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Dysfunctional Ghanaian Democracy Caused by Corrupt and Weak Judiciary System – Jacob Osei Yeboah

The Independent Presidential Candidate in 2012 and 2016, Jacob Osei Yeboah has observed that the agitations by the recent law students give hope that the new crop of students is tired of the corrupt, weak and outmoded fantasies of the Judiciary System. “This is not an option but the cancer …

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Trust in us to do deliver Ghana – NDP

  The National Democratic Party (NDP) is calling on Ghanaians to repose confidence in them in order to deliver Ghana from its current woes. Eastern Regional Secretary of the NDP Mr. Gideon Amoasi Ampah promised in an interview on Radio 1 to break the hold the New Patriotic Party (NPP) …

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NPP Parliamentary Primaries: I want a contest – Mampong MP declares

The Member of Parliament for Mampong in the Ashanti Region Hon. Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong has declared that he does not support any plans to let him go unopposed since he believes he has the brightest chance re-training the seat. According to Hon. Ampratwum-Sarpong  who is also the  Vice Chairman of the …

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