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Please remove Jean Mensa – ASEPA begs Akufo-Addo

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to remove Jean Mensa as the Electoral Commission Chair. This comes after the governance think-tank secured a declaration from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) that Mrs. Mensa failed to declare her assets on assumption of office in …

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APC to Elect Regional Executives on June 27, 2020

The National Executives Committee (NEC) of the All People’s Congress (APC) has set 27th June, 2020 for its Regional Elections.   The National Executive Committee (NEC) held a meeting on Saturday 6th June, 2020 at the party’s headquarters and agreed on 13th June, 2020 for vetting of candidates for various …

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New Voters Register; The Common Sense Approach

There have been a lot of back and forth on the new voters register and rightly so because of the polarization characterizing the political atmosphere in Ghana. The position of an Electoral Commissioner in Ghana is the most unenviable one amongst all other sensitive appointments. From the choice of the …

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Boy’s finger cut off by Islamic scholar for ‘stealing’

In what may be described as the implementation of the Sharia Law, an Islamic Scholar, Mallam Bawa, has allegedly cut off the finger of an 18-year-old, Abubakar Sadiq, on suspicion of stealing a wall clock and toilet roll in Takoradi. According to the victim, he was captured by some boys …

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Two People Dead After Heavy Rains Hits Accra

After heavy rains that hit some parts of Accra on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 which resulted in some flooding, two people are reported to be dead. Kojo Antwi, one of the deceased has been recognized as an errand boy who lives in Adabraka-Odawna, an area very prone to flooding. Kojo …

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NDC prophet arrested after threatening to kill EC boss

A self-styled preacher, Prophet Kwabena Owusu Agyei who was seen in a viral video threatening and castigating President Akufo-Addo and the electoral commission chairperson Jean Mensa has been arrested. The preacher was reportedly arrested by plain cloth security men during a live interview with Accra-based Hot FM Tuesday morning. The pastor at …

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Resignations at Multimedia: The snake has been found but…

Imoro Saani is of Northern Ghana extraction. He took advantage of Ghana’s almost-free education system in the northern parts of Ghana in the immediate post-colonial era to become one of the best corporate lawyers Ghana could boast of at the time. In fact, the records show that hiring Mr. Saani …

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Odawna man dies in Accra floods

One person has died in a heavy downpour in Accra that has left several parts of the capital flooded, a rescue team has confirmed. The unidentified man is believed to have died by electrocution during the downpour at Odawna. A joint team of soldiers at the 48 Engineers Regiment of …

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Another rainstorm coming today – GMA

The Ghana Metrological Agency (GMA) has announced another rainstorm is expected to hit parts of the country today, Tuesday, June 9. It comes after Monday night heavy rains that caused flooding in some parts of Accra. In a statement, the GMA said: “A rainstorm observed today Tuesday, June 9, 2020 …

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Man electrocuted at Adabraka as Accra gets flooded

A man identified as Kojo Antwi has been electrocuted at Adabraka during Monday night’s heavy rains which caused parts of the national capital to get flooded. The worst affected areas include Achimota, where the body of a child was seen floating in the murky waters; and Adabraka Sahara, Adabraka Timbaland, …

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CHRAJ vindicates Mahama over vote-buying, corruption allegations

Vote-buying and corruption allegations against former president John Dramani Mahama have been thrown out by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The Commission in a 10-page report, dismissed a petition by a pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) group, Truth and Accountability Forum, indicating that it was without merit. The group …

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Ga Chiefs to embark on positive defiance over seized lands

Some chiefs of the Ga State have asked the government and, for that matter, the Lands Commission to release their lands that were claimed years ago for government projects but not used. The chiefs, in a statement, noted that all efforts to get their ancestral lands back have proved futile …

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ADAM-GH Petitions (CHRAJ) Over New Voter’s Register

Anchoring Democracy Advocacy Movement Ghana ADAM GH is a civil society organization that anchors proper Democratic principles, protect Ghana’s Democracy, the rule of law, fight corruption and to ensure peace and security of our country. Sir ADAM GH write to appeal to you for intervention in the impasse between the …

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Driver in court over GH¢39,000,000.00 theft

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH¢40,000.00 bail with two sureties to a driver for allegedly forging the signature of his employer to steal GH¢39,000.00 from his bank account. The Court ordered that one of the sureties should be a public servant. Joshua Essiabra has denied the 18 counts …

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