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LIVE UPDATES: Akufo-Addo delivers first SONA in his second term

Hello and welcome to our comprehensive-text coverage of the 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA). In accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution which says, “The President shall, at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before a dissolution of Parliament, deliver to Parliament a message on the state of the nation”, …

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Niger president wins $5 million Mo Ibrahim African leadership prize

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou has won this year’s $5m Ibrahim prize for Achievement in African Leadership for his work in promoting economic progress and joining regional efforts to quell the threat of Islamist militants. Issoufou was first elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2016. He stepped down after serving two …

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Prof Joshua Alabi speaks on his 2024 flagbearership ‘ambition’

Stalwart of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Joshua Alabi has finally broken his silence on advertisements that he is lacing his boots to contest for the flagbearership position of the NDC to represent it in the 2024 Presidential Elections. According to the NDC big man whom many believe …

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Reasons Why 20 Person Died in Apam Beach

Broadcastghana has established that the cause for the loss of lives in Apam Beach has been revealed by traditional rulers. According to Rainbow FM’s report, the traditional authorities in Apam of the Central Region have disclosed to Rainbow Radio’s Nana Yaw Asare that some of the children who drowned in the Apam River …

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ECG breaks silence on frequent power outages

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has informed Ghanaians of tireless efforts being made to resolve the intermittent power outages being experienced in the southern zone of Ghana. The inconsistency, it said, is as a result of challenges being faced by GRIDCo, National Interconnection Transmission System Operator. In a press …

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Mahama Attacks Judges Over Verdict

Former President John Mahama has infamously descended heavily on the justices of the Supreme Court, accusing them of being the cause of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) failure to get the results of the December 7, 2020 Presidential Elections annulled to pave way for a rerun, as he had wished. …

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Anger over ‘profane’ billboard near National Mosque at Kanda

A section of Muslims in Ghana have taken an exception to a sexually provocative billboard close to the 15,000 seater-capacity Ghana National Mosque complex at Kanda in Accra. The billboard that has partially naked skinny ladies in Bikinis with Ghanaian hip-hop and Afrobeat musician, entrepreneur Desmond Kwesi Blackmore, known by …

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Address cash flow challenges of GRIDCo, ECG – IES to Gov’t

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has called on government to address the cash flow challenges of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to enable them operate effectively across the country. This follows the disruption of power supply across the country on Sunday, 7 …

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How ‘powerful’ Koku Anyidoho nearly made Mahama resign as Vice President

“I never saw the Vice President of His Excellency President John Evans Atta-Mills pay the kinds of compliments Vice President Bawumia pays to President Akufo-Addo,” NDC’s Koku Anyidoho wrote on Twitter recently, adding a photograph of Vice President Bawumia bowing to President Akufo-Addo when the Supreme Court dismissed Mahama’s election petition. Samuel Koku …

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Over 200k Ghanaians vaccinated; aged top list – GHS

A little over two hundred thousand Ghanaians have received their first dozes in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination exercise, government has announced. The exercise began exactly a week ago with the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Greater Accra region has recorded the highest number of persons vaccinated. Director-General of the Ghana Health Service …

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New rules to protect dormant deposits

The Bank of Ghana last week unveiled new regulations that address the sometimes controversial issue of inactive deposit accounts. Up till now, deposit-taking institutions have been allowed to apply their own definitions of what constitutes a dormant account and what to do with accounts they classify as dormant, and this has sometimes …

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Palace Remains Silent Over Meghan And Harry Claim

Crisis meetings involving senior royals have taken place following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. BBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph said it was “increasingly unsustainable for Buckingham Palace to say nothing” about Prince Harry and Meghan’s claims. She said the palace “will not want to feel …

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Muntaka must leave parliament immediately – Former NDC Minister charges

Former Upper East regional Minister Prof. Avea Nsoh is calling for the resignation of the Minority Chief Whip Mohammed Muntaka. According to him, his failure to whip Members of Parliament for the NDC in line with the position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). “Hon Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, MP for Asawase must resign immediately. …

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Rainstorm rips off houses, schools, markets in Eastern region

A recent rainstorm recorded in parts of the Eastern Region has ripped off over a hundred houses, schools, and markets. Dozens of residents have been also displaced. The violent rainstorms were recorded on March 4th, 5th, and 6th. In Fanteakwa South District for instance Some teachers at Nsutem Senior High …

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