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C/R: 11 NPP members hospitalised after gun attack

Some 11 party members of the New Patriotic Party are receiving treatment at the Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu following gunshot wounds they sustained Sunday evening. The 11 were part of a group of polling station executives from the Assin South Constituency who had just closed from a meeting …

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NDC Tema branch chairman injured over Saturday’s primaries

One person sustained injuries on Saturday during the parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Tema East after a scuffle erupted during the counting of ballots. Mr Edga Adjetey Badu, Tema Community One, Site 19 branch Chairman, NDC, sustained injuries on his face and chest as his oozing …

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Jon Benjamin reminds Dumelo of V8 saga in congratulatory message

Former United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, has subtly reminded actor cum politician, John Dumelo, of his ‘stolen’ Toyota Landcruiser V8 scandal as the latter emerged winner of the NDC Parliamentary primaries in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. In a ‘killer tweet’ after Mr. Dumelo was declared …

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[PHOTOS]: The new NDC faces ready for 2020

The 2019 National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary primaries are over and we have fresh faces set to face-off against notably, the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) line-up of MPs for the 2020 general elections. Myjoyonline.com has been providing comprehensive coverage of the primaries and here are some new candidates who have emerged winners. …

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8 scandals that have hit Akufo-Addo’s government

The growing trend of scandals that hit political administrations in Ghana appears to have come to stay. Year in, year out, accusations of bribery and corruption are flung far and wide by politicians, their opponents, and the neutrals who observe both sides and pass judgments. The Akufo-Addo administration, after assuming …

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The 9 NDC MPs who have lost their bids to contest 2020

A total of nine incumbent Members of Parliament (MP) lost their bids to contest the 2020 Parliamentary Election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Saturday’s primaries. In what will likely shape much of the narrative for the NDC ahead of the 2020 general election, the party …

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NDC polls: Dumelo, Suhuyini, Sam George, Kwakye Ofosu win, Mubarak defeated

Popular actor John Dumelo has won the Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress. According to provisional results, the actor-cum-businessman won the ticket with 758 votes while his competitor Suzy Efua Adoboe polled 99 votes. In Ningo Prampram, Sam George has retained the ticket with 407 …

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Rawlings storms Korle Klottey to cast vote

Founder of the National Democratic Congress, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has already cast his vote for his candidate in the parliamentary primaries underway in all constituencies across the country. The former President had the crowd’s attention when he arrived at the polling center at the Arts Center in Accra …

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NDC elects parliamentary candidates for 2020 elections

The National Democratic Congress is electing parliamentary candidates for the 2020 general elections today, August 24, 2019. A total of 524 candidates are contesting the internal polls in 157 constituencies out of 275 to represent the largest opposition party in Parliament in the next general elections. Thirty-nine Members of Parliament …

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