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Niger coup: Watch arrival of ECOWAS army chiefs in Accra for emergency meeting

West African army chiefs gathered in Accra on August 17, 2023, to deliberate on a potential deployment of an armed intervention aimed at restoring constitutional order in the Republic of Niger after a military junta failed to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum as president. The meeting, which spans a two-day period from …

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Game of Thrones soundtrack for visiting ECOWAS army chiefs triggers Twitter chatter

Army chiefs from across the West African subregion gathered in Accra starting August 17, 2023, to deliberate on a potential military deployment to Niger as part of ECOWAS’ resolve to undo the coup that removed Mohamed Bazoum as president last month. The meeting, which ends today (August 18, 2023) got …

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ECOWAS army chiefs to meet in Ghana amid Niger intervention plans

Army chiefs from across the West African economic and political bloc, ECOWAS, are scheduled to meet in Accra later this week. According to a BBC report, the meeting is reportedly to discuss a possible intervention in Niger, where a junta held a coup last month. Their last meeting was in …

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All the chiefs Otumfuo has destooled in 2023

  The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been on ‘rampage’ over the past few months, showing no mercy to his sub-chiefs who have misconducted themselves. He has destooled at least five chiefs so far in 2023, including some he has described as his friends, reprimanding them in the full glare …

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Agyinasare given new one-week ultimatum by chiefs over Nogokpo comment

Torgbi Adamah III, Paramount Chief of the Somey Traditional Area, under which Nogokpo falls has stated that a new ultimatum has been issued by the traditional council to Archbishop Charles Agyinasare over controversial remarks he made about Nogpkpo months ago. Torgbi Adamah told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said the …

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Why chiefs, royals of this Ghanaian ethnic group can never wear, use gold

Gold is considered very symbolic in a lot of ethnic groups in Ghana. It is usually donned by royals as a sign of wealth and rich culture. Especially in the Ashanti Kingdom, the use of gold cannot be overemphasized as virtually everything around the kingdom including what the Asantehene, Otumfuo …

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Watch as chiefs of Assin Achiaso rain curses on NPP ahead of by-election

Some Chiefs of Assin Achiano in the Assin North Constituency have been captured offering prayers against any unforeseen plots by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming election. In a video shared on Twitter by a handler @AnnanPerry, a representative of the chiefs who led the prayer asked the gods of …

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If Agyinasare rejects our peace offer, ‘we shall see who are the controllers of cosmic power’ – Nogokpo chiefs

A chieftain in the town of Nogokpo has explained further why the people of the Volta Regional town are demanding a meeting with Archbishop Dr. Charles Agyinasare, founder of Perez Chapel International over derogatory comments about the area. A convener of the community, Nufialaga Mawufemor Korbla Nonyigbey, told an Accra-based …

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Meet us for a peace talk in 14 days or face our wrath – Nogokpo chiefs to Agyinasare

The Chiefs and people of Nogokpo, a town in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, have issued a strong ultimatum to Archbishop Dr. Charles Agyinasare, founder of Perez Chapel International. They demand that the respected clergyman personally meets with them for a peace talk regarding derogatory statements he made …

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Supreme Court rules chiefs cannot endorse candidates or parties

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Ghana has declared that it is unconstitutional for chiefs to endorse candidates or political parties. However, the court clarified that chiefs can praise or commend a candidate’s policies without violating the Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, who authored the court’s judgment in November …

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