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Minister to House of Chiefs: Help resolve Asantehene-Dormaahene fracas

Chieftaincy Minister, Stephen Asamoah Boateng,  has urgently called upon the National House of Chiefs to intervene in the escalating tensions between Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Dormaahene Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II. The duo have been engaged in a back-and-forth lately with the Dormaahene who chairs the Bono Regional House …

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The 2024 election will be a true reflection of the people’s will – Mahama assures

Former President John Mahama has assured his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), of his commitment to ensuring that the true voice of Ghanaians is reflected in the upcoming 2024 general elections. During an end-of-year gathering at his office in Cantonments on Wednesday, December 20, Mr Mahama reassured the party …

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Presidency bags two billion cedis ahead of 67th Independence Anniversary

Parliament has approved the 2024 Budget Estimates of the Office of Government Machinery, the sum of two billion and seventy-four million, eight hundred and twenty-seven thousand, one hundred and sixty-four Ghana Cedis (GH¢2,074,827,164.00) for the 2024 financial year. The finance Committee chaired by Kwaku Kwarteng in the report presented to …

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The spirit of NDC is in the Volta Region – Alban Bagbin

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislator and now Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that the spirit of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is in the Volta Region. He opined that if the NDC is well-groomed in the region, no other political party would challenge the opposition …

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Ghana Federation of Labour kicks against EC’s proposed 3pm closure of polls

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has kicked against the proposal made by the Electoral Commission  to close polls at 3pm instead of 5pm. In a release sighted by GhanaWeb, it said this new plan may disenfranchise many new voters on the election day. GFL also rejected claims by the …

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Resolve funding challenges with the training of postgraduate doctors – Akufo-Addo directs Health Minister

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, to as a matter of priority, liaise with stakeholders in the healthcare sector to find a lasting solution to the funding challenges associated with the training of post-graduate doctors in the country. He gave this directive in his address …

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My vision is to help make Ghana the centre of excellence for medical care in West Africa by 2030 – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has disclosed that he envisions making the country the centre of excellence for medical care in West Africa by 2030. He, however, said the vision is beyond the construction of more hospitals under the government’s Agenda 111 Project. “My vision is to help make Ghana the centre of …

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It won’t be in the interest of any party to scrap the OSP – Inusah Fuseini

  Former Member of Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Committee, Inusah Fusieni, has shotdown attempts by critics to downplay the importance of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in the fight against corruption. According to him, the OSP has a unique mandate of fighting corruption and corruption-related offenses. He said …

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Dr. Bawumia takes U-turn over the Use of a Ghana Card To Buy A Car in Ghana

    Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia clarified comments attributed to him at the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) awards ceremony recently, stressing that he did not say that the Ghana Card could be used to buy a car outright. The clarification comes amidst discussions sparked by earlier comments made …

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Mahama drags NPP deputy IT director to CID over fake memo, misuse of his letterhead

Former President John Dramani Mahama’s office has instituted criminal action against two activists of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Lawyers for the former president in October this year filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, against the duo for misuse of the …

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