Tag Archives: National

Ghanaians want you to put National Cathedral project on hold – Dormaahene to Akufo-Addo

Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu I, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to put the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana on hold. Dormaahene, who is the President of the Bono Regional House of Chief, said that the Cathedral project cannot be a priority of the government, given the difficulties …

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I Have A Stake In NDC And I Will Decide Who Becomes National Chairman – Wontumi

Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has sworn to God that his candidate will win the National Chairmanship race of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo and Johnson Asiedu Nketia are expected to fight it out for the National Chairmanship position of …

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4-year-old survives six days lost in hyena-infested Kenyan national park

A 4-year-old boy who disappeared in Kenya’s hyena-infested Tsavo National Park was found after six days of searching. According to BBC, the minor, identified as Ayub, was in the company of his elder brothers when he disappeared. The group was said to be herding livestock. And though the area he …

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How NDC delegates voted for new national officers [Full results]

The 10th National Delegates Congress of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has successfully ended at the Accra Sports Stadium with the election of a new set of national leaders to lead the party into the 2024 general elections. Saturday’s long event entered into the early morning of Sunday, December 18, …

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Asiedu Nketiah floors Ofosu-Ampofo to win NDC National Chairman position

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has been elected National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress. At the National Congress held on Saturday, December 17, 2022, Asiedu Nketiah secured 65.17% of the total vote cast to win the election. His closest competitor, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo polled just 33.81% of the total vote cast. According to …

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LIVESTREAMING: Counting of votes at NDC National Congress

After more than four hours, the casting of votes at the National Congress of the National Democratic Congress is over. The 9000 delegates have cast their votes for the nine positions up for grabs and are being contested by 62 candidates. The Electoral Commission staff who are under the supervision …

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LIVESTREAMING: NDC holds 2022 National Delegates Conference

The opposition National Democratic Congress is holding its National Delegates Conference on Saturday December 17, 2022. The hugely anticipated event is taking place at the Accra Sports Stadium and will have over 9,000 delegates take turns to cast their votes for the preferred candidates for the various positions. So far, the …

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Court orders NDC not to swear in Opare Addo as National Youth Organiser

The High Court in Amasaman has ordered the National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to swear in George Opare Addo, who was re-elected as the party’s National Youth Organiser at the party’s women and youth election on Saturday, December 16, 2022. This is after the court granted an application for an interim injunction …

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Body of Zambian national killed fighting in Ukraine returns home

The body of Lemekani Nathan Nyirenda, a fighter recruited by the mercenary group Wagner for combat operations in Ukraine, was returned to Zambia on Sunday. Nyirenda’s body arrived at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in the capital Lusaka and was accompanied by Zambia’s Ambassador to Russia, Shadreck Luwita, its foreign ministry …

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2023 budget: Parliament blocks approval of GH₵80m for National Cathedral

Parliament’s Trades and Industry Committee has suspended the approval process for an amount of GH₵80 million allocated for the construction of the National Cathedral. The allocation, was the first time an amount had been explicitly made in lieu of the project, with previous disbursements made out of the Contingency Fund. …

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