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E-Levy vs Minority Boycott: List of 8 absentee NDC MPs exposed – Report

Eight (8) Members of Parliament on the side of the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) were reportedly absent from Parliament on Tuesday even before the Minority walkout on the E-Levy vote. MyNewsGh.com has confirmed from records of Parliament that in addition to MP for Dome Kwabenya (NPP) and Assin North …

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8 conditions Ghana must fulfil before hosting Nigeria game at Baba Yara

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has set eight conditions Ghana must meet before being granted final authorization to host the first leg of their 2022 World Cup play-off against Nigeria at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. Although FIFA rules allow match venues to be changed 90 days before the …

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Cedi breaks the 8, selling at GH¢8.12

Ghana’s cedi has passed the GH¢8 mark to sell at GH¢8.12. This is according to AfriSwap. The Cedi is however trading against the dollar at a buying price of GH¢7.94 whiles the British pound is selling at GH¢10.17 and buying at GH¢10.17. The Euro is also selling at GH¢8.33 and …

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How Nigeria seized over 8,600kg of loud cannabis transloaded via Ghana on March 6

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, recently reported a huge seizure of Cannabis sativa, also known as loud cannabis, at a container terminal in its commercial capital, Lagos. Details of the said consignment showed that it had transited through Ghana before arriving at its eventual destination. The local PUNCH …

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8 dead, 4 injured in string of Gauteng accidents

A total of eight people have been killed, and four are fighting for their lives following three separate car crashes between Friday night and Saturday morning in Gauteng. Two accidents occurred in Pretoria, while another was in Parktown. Emer-G-Med paramedics were called to the scene of a serious vehicle accident …

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Robbers kill 8-year-old girl in the Ashanti Region

The Police in the Ashanti Region is on a manhunt for some suspected Fulani armed robbers who attacked a Yeji bound bus at Woraso on Thursday dawn. According to an eyewitness, the robbers blocked the main Ejura-Mampong road at Woraso to embark on the robbery. “They wielded assault rifles and …

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Ghana signs visa waiver agreements with 8 states

Ghana has signed visa waiver agreements with eight countries; Qatar, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Guyana, Venezuela and Malta. This means that the aforementioned countries would be exempted from applying for visas when entering Ghana and vice versa. This was disclosed by the Presidency in …

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Fuel prices beat NPP to ‘break the 8’

The New Patriotic Party’s desire to be the first political party under the Fourth Republic to stay in power for more than eight years may well be alive but they have now lost the “Break the 8” race to fuel prices. They may soon lose out to the dollar which is …

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NPP, the dollar or fuel prices: Who ‘breaks the 8’ first?

Usually, in the lead up to major elections, slogans fly around. The political parties, both big and small, know the effect slogans have on the electorates and the race for who gets the most catchy slogan is always intriguing. Remember “Asie Ho, Forward ever, backwards never, Ghana must work again, …

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Ablakwa to drag Agyapong, Quartey and Adwoa Safo before Privileges Committee

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has hinted that, he will be dragging three MPs before the Privileges Committee for their absenteeism without the Speaker’s permission. The three MPs are; Sarah Adwoa Safo, Dome-Kwabenya MP, Kennedy Agyapong, Assin Central MP and Henry Quartey, Ayawaso Central MP. According to …

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