POLITICS

Codeo deploys observers ahead of Dec 7 polls

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has trained and deployed 65 Long-Term Observers (LTOs) across the 16 regions. These specially trained observers are to monitor the pre-election environment in 65 constituencies from Tuesday, September 1 to Sunday, December 6. A statement issued by CODEO’s National Coordinator Albert Arhin on …

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COVID-19: Noguchi clashes with government over prices of antigen test

Government and officials of the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research have clashed over the processes and charges for the testing of passengers who will be arriving at the Kotoka International Airport as it reopens today. Antigen tests are immunoassays that detect the presence of a specific viral antigen, which …

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WATCH| Kennedy Agyapong ‘attacks’ Rawlings

Maverick politician and Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has said former President Jerry Rawlings should be blamed for the dominance of foreign businesses in the country. The business mogul accused the former president of collapsing many indigenous businesses during his administration and consequently killing the entrepreneurial skills …

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2020 Polls: Jane Naana begins tour of Western North today

The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, will from today Tuesday, September 1, 2020, embark on a 4-day campaign tour of the Western North Region. Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang will first, in accordance with tradition, call on traditional authorities and opinion leaders …

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CODEO deploys long-term observers ahead of December 7 elections

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), has trained and deployed 65 Long-Term Observers (LTOs) who will be observing the pre-election environment from September 1, 2020 to December 6, 2020. The observers, each of whom has been assigned to one of 65 selected constituencies from all 16 regions of the …

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Akufo Addo Finally Agrees to ‘Battle’ Mahama On Debate Ground

The persistent call on President Akufo Addo by the former President John Mahama seems to have been taken into consideration as a press statement purportedly coming from the Jubilee House confirmed that President Akufo Addo has accepted the challenge of ex-President Mahama for a debate on achievements of their administrations, …

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Over 14,000 teachers have not been paid – NAGRAT

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is saying that the payment of teachers’ salaries and arrears remains a challenge as over 14,000 teachers have not received their salaries. This was revealed by the President of the Association, Mr. Eric Angel Carbonu, in an interview with Samuel Eshun on the …

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Bibiani Taxi Chairman Blasts Mahama Over Okada Legalization Promise

Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) Bibiani Taxi Branch Chairman, Nana Kyem Baidoo popularly known as Nana Badu who double as Bibiani Praga Chief (Odikro) has blasted former president the Republic of Ghana John Dramani Mahama’s promise to legalise the Okada business (Motorcycle For Commercial Purposes) is not right.   …

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UENR TESCON Honours Former MP for Mampong

The former Member of Parliament for Mampong Constituency and 2014 Flagbearer Aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Hon Francis Addai-Nimoh has been honoured by the Tertiary Education Students Confederacy (TESCON) at University of Energy And Natural Resources (UENR),Sunyani.     On the citation presented to the humble and affable …

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Permanently kick Allotey Jacobs out of NDC – Stephen Atubiga demands

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communication Team, Stephen Atubigais calling on the leadership of his party to permanently sack Bernard Allotey Jacobs from the party as a matter of urgency. Atubiga’s call for the dismissal of the beleaguered former Central Regional Chairman of the NDC comes following Allotey’s endorsement …

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Forgive me for campaigning for Nana Akufo-Addo – Akua Blakofe pleads

A former Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Tourism Development Company, (GTDC), Ms Akua Djanie, has pleaded with Ghanaians to forgive her for influencing them to vote for then-candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2016 presidential elections. Ms Akua Djanie, known popularly as Akua Blakofe, was appointed Deputy CEO …

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Second-Year SHS, JHS Students Resume On October 5

Second-year Junior High School and Senior High School students will be returning to school on October 5. This follows relevant consultations by the Ghana Education Service, according to President Akufo-Addo. “With Junior High Schools operating with class sizes of thirty (30), and Senior High Schools with class sizes of twenty-five …

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Fix cracks in NDC now or forget 2020 polls – Islamic Cleric warns Mahama

Popular Islamic Cleric, Numerologist and Philosopher, Mallam Sham-una Uztaz Jibril, has asked flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Draamani Mahama and his running mate to halt the nationwide campaign and fix the cracks in the party. According to him, a higher percentage of his party’s executives are not happy about …

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Samia Nkrumah Goes Independent In Jomoro

Reports say the daughter of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah, has declared her intention to go independent in December 7th political contest with her eyes set on the Jomoro Constituency seat. She has indicated that her comeback is not selfish but to get Jomoro the right representation in Parliament. The …

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NPP women’s organiser sacks DCE at MP’s campaign launch

It was a spectacle when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Women’s Organiser for the Effiduase Asokore constituency in the Ashanti Region prevented the DCE from standing close to the MP during an event on Friday, August 8, 2020. The NPP MP for the area, Dr Ayew Afriyie, was launching his …

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WAEC releases time table for BECE

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) would begin on Monday, September 14, 2020, and end on Friday, September 18, 2020, in all the Registration Centers across the country for all Junior High School (JHS) final year students. The candidates will write the English Language, and Religious and Moral Education (RME) …

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NDC’s Effutu parliamentary candidate in trouble!

The Winneba Magistrate Court on Friday, August 28, 2020, gave its judgment in a defamatory suit brought against James Kofi Annan by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin. In the decision of the court, a press conference held by Mr Annan, which was widely circulated in …

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