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New BoG office valued at $121 million as of 2020 – Governor Addison

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Ernest Addison, has explained the issues surrounding the building of a new head office. According to him, after various stages of evaluation and submission of the contract details the value of the contract approved by the Public Procurement Authority is $121,078,517.94. At a press briefing …

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Mahama’s 2016 and 2020 defeats were due to his wife Lordina’s over control – Stephen Atubiga

In a lengthy Facebook post, former National Democratic Congress (NDC) member Stephen Atubiga is yet again on the neck of former President John Dramani Mahama and his wife, Mrs. Lordina Mahama. Mr. Atubiga claims Lordina’s alleged ‘over-control’ of Mr Mahama contributed to his defeats in 2016 and 2020. “One of …

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Tamale court jails 2 women 12 years for 2020 lynching of 90-year-old ‘witch’

A Tamale High Court on July 4 handed down a landmark ruling in respect of the lynching of a 90-year-old woman in the Savannah Region. The court found Hajia Mohammed Serena and Latifa Bomaye guilty and sentenced them to 12 years in prison for their involvement in the heinous murder …

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Reshaping of Assin North roads not for by-election, project began in 2020 – NPP Chair

The New Patriotic Party(NPP) Constituency Chairman for Assin North in the Central Region, Ben Effah, has dismissed claims that the government has hurriedly started constructing roads in the area to win votes in the upcoming by-election. Assin North constituency has, in the past few days, witnessed the deployment of over …

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Defamation suit: Ken Agyapong appeals Kweku Baako’s 2020 win citing Frimpong-Boateng report

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has filed an appeal in a defamation suit he lost against Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako. The case which was instituted in 2018 ended in 2020 with the court ruling in favour of Baako and awarding him damages …

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EC unable to pay 2020 service providers; staff cry foul

The Senior Staff Association of the Electoral Commission is beside itself with sorrow over a myriad of issues militating against its work, including the body’s failure to pay service providers for the 2020 general elections. The association also talked about delayed payments of administrative releases, outstanding bills for logistics, and the drastic …

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WATCH Highlights: Black Galaxies 2 – 0 quarter-final loss to Niger at CHAN 2020

Black Galaxies have been kicked out of the 2022 Championship of African Nations tournament after a quarter-final defeat to Niger. Niger put two past the blunt Black Galaxies as the West African side booked their place in the last four. An own goal by Konadu Yiadom and a fabulous goal …

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Ghana’s 2020 petition pops up in Kenya’s 2022 presidential election petition

Kenya’s Supreme Court is hearing a presidential election petition challenging the victory of the president-elect and outgoing deputy president William Ruto. Ruto and deputy president-elect Rigathi Gachagua are the main respondents along with the elections body, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, IEBC. The petition, which is seeking to annul …

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You lack jurisdiction in Assin North 2020 Parliamentary polls – Tsatsu tells Supreme Court

Lawyers for the embattled Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, filed a supplement to their statement of the case in the Supreme Court following the order of the court on Tuesday. The Assin North MP had been given 14 days to file a …

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Court throws out NPP’s petition against 2020 Krachi West election results

The Hohoe High Court, after almost two years, has dismissed a petition by the New Patriotic Party challenging the election of Helen Adwoa Ntoso as the Member of Parliament for Krachi West. The NPP after the 2020 elections, filed a suit challenging the declaration of the National Democratic Congress candidate as the …

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