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Police and MP Security Guards Clash

An angry standoff on Friday night between police and security guards of parliamentarians led to the calling of an emergency session at parliament.    A spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Interior said the situation began when police demanded to search vehicles with black-tinted windows. The security guards resisted the …

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NPP MP allegedly slaps female DCE

New Patriotic Party [NPP] Member of Parliament [MP] for Effiduase-Asokore constituency, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie is alleged to have assaulted his District Chief Executive, Mary Boatemaa Marfo in what appears to be a misunderstanding between the two. According to eyewitness report, the incident happened ahead of President Akufo-Addo’s visit to …

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Listen: NPP reacts to Mahama on thugs training claims

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has advised former President John Mahama to report to the rightful authorities if he believes they are planning to wreak havoc and plunge the country into chaos during the 2020 elections. General Secretary of the party, John Boadu who responded to the former President’s …

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Effiduase-Asokore MP denies Slapping DCE

The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Effiduase Asokore in the Ashanti region,Dr.Ayew Frimpong has refuted the claim that he has slapped the District Chief Executive(DCE) for the area ,Hon.Mary Boatemaa during the last day of President Akufo-Addo’s three days tour to the region. In a post to react to …

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Gov’t training thugs to disrupt 2020 polls – Mahama alleges

Former President John Mahama has alleged that the current administration is planning to wreak havoc and plunge the country into chaos during the 2020 elections. He said he knows of a letter by the Upper West Security Council requesting that some members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) be …

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[VIDEO]: Kwame Nkrumah was Liberian, Nyaniba not his mother – Attoh Quarshie claims

Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana is not Ghanaian but a Liberian born to a Liberian father known as Kofi Nwia, and Nyaniba, the woman we have been reading in the history books as his mother rather adopted Kwame Nkrumah when he first came to Ghana, A …

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We can’t play politics with everything – Nana Addo warns

President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for an end to the politicisation of development initiatives. The President expressed worry over recent comments seeking to downplay the efficiency of drones in the delivery of medical supplies to hard to reach areas in Ghana. The President highlighted the benefits of the technology to …

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Parliament to commence sitting on October 22

Parliament will commence sitting on Tuesday 22nd October 2019 for the third meeting of the third session of the seventh Parliament after a long recess. A release issued by the Speaker of the House, Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye read: “In pursuance of standing order 37 of the Parliament of Ghana, …

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Akufo-Addo’s letter to CJ on legal education reforms

With law students’ sustained push for reforms in legal education, the President in May, wrote a letter to the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, requesting action on their concerns. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had met with the Students Representative Council of the Ghana School of Law on May 6, 2019, after …

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Why Akufo-Addo confirmed Oppong-Buanuh as IGP

President Nana Akufo-Addo has explained that he decided to confirm the appointment of James Oppong-Buanuh as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) because of how creditable he has performed in an acting capacity. Addressing a durbar in his honour by the chiefs and people of the Dormaa Traditional Area during his …

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