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Akufo-Addo leaves for “Focus Africa 2023” conference in Spain

President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for the “Focus Africa 2023” Conference in Madrid, Spain. The President left on Sunday, March 28, 2021. He is travelling with Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor-Botchwey. Focus Africa 2023, an in-person conference, defines Spanish foreign action in Africa until 2023, and forms part of the …

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John Mahama to call Akufo-Addo to finally concede defeat in 2020 elections

  Twenty-two days after the Supreme Court ruled that his political rival Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was the legitimate winner of the 2020 elections, John Dramani Mahama is now considering congratulating him. A report by pro-government radio station Asaase Radio which cites sources within the Functional Executive of the National Democratic Congress indicates that John Mahama …

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Bagbin wins as Akufo-Addo withdraws decision to cap Parliamentary budget

  The decision by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to insist on the removal of the capping of the budget of the legislature by the executive has paid off with the government forced to reverse its decision to slash the budget allocation of government. Bagbin, it would be recalled, had threatened …

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Akufo-Addo increases Parliament’s budget after Bagbin’s threat

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has increased the budgetary allocation for the parliamentary service and parliament by over 180 million cedis. The sudden u-turn by the presidency comes weeks after the Executive slashed the budget estimates of the legislature by over 190 million cedis. The move was met with a …

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Akufo-Addo retires NLA boss Osei Ameyaw, fires deputy

President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr. Kofi Osei Ameyaw, to go on his compulsory retirement. The President has also terminated the appointment of Mr. Osei Ameyaw’s deputy, Mr. Yaw Amoakohene Baafi. The correspondence from the President to the two men was signed …

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You’ve made Ghana proud – Akufo-Addo eulogises AFCON-winning Black Satellites

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the National Under-20 team, the Black Satellites, on winning the 2021 African U-20 championship. In a Facebook post, President Akufo-Addo said: “Congratulations to the Black Satellites for winning Ghana’s 4th AFCON U-20 trophy. Thoroughly deserved victory, and they’ve made Mother Ghana proud. What a way …

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What President Akufo-Addo said at Ghana’s 64th Independence Celebration

Today, 6th March 2021 marks 64 years since Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule. Unlike the usual parade and march-past at the Black Star Square, today’s celebration was held at the forecourt of the Jubilee House due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In his address, President Nana Addo …

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Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians on Coronavirus amidst spike

President Akufo-Addo is set to address the nation on measures his administration has taken to manage the Coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. His 23rd update will be his second televised update after assuming office for a second term. The President had revealed that the country as at January 1, 2021, had recorded 55,220 …

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Stephen Ntim, Kwabena Agyapong others named ministers in Akufo-Addo’s new govt

Information from a very reliable source available to MyNewsGh.com indicates that party stalwarts like Mr Stephen Ayesu Ntim Former National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyapong and Dan Botwe are likely to be appointed as substantive ministers in the new government of Nana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Other names also …

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Akufo-Addo sworn in as President of Ghana’s 4th republic

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been sworn in as President of the 4th republic of Ghana on January 7, 2020. President Akufo-Addo who has been re-elected for a second term took the oath of office at a colorful ceremony in Parliament. “I Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo do in the name of the …

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