Tag Archives: TENSION

Tamale NDC supporters engaged police in a gun battle

The Northern Regional Crime Officer Supt, Bernard Baba Ananga has disclosed to GhanaWeb that, some people believed to be sympathizers of the NDC who was found burning tires on the streets of Tamale last night, engaged the police in a gun battle when the police went to clear them off …

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Tension high in Savelugu amidst gunshots over ballot box

Some party supporters believed to be members of the NPP and NDC have separately attacked the Savelugu Police Station with gunshots to demand the release of a ballot box surrounded by controversy after Monday’s polls. According to the protestors, the ballot box in police custody was unlawfully and unnecessarily delayed …

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Tension in Talensi as eleven Tindaama clash with Tongraan over Chinese miners

Tension is rising in Talensi, a mineral-rich district in the Upper East Region, as traditional landowners (Tindaama) and the Paramount Chief of the area, Tongraan Kugbilsong Nanlebegtang, are seriously engaged in an unusual clash that has also generated disquiet among security watchers. The ‘supremacy war’ is grounded in a recent …

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Tension as Bolga Assembly set to displace deprived locals for millionaire

A strong wave of public anger is brewing against the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly, one observers say could cost the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) some fortunes at the 2020 polls, over a move to evict hundreds of residents from their homes and shops for a popular millionaire businessman. The assembly …

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Tension in Parliament as MPs, Research Assistants tussle over salary

Tension is brewing in Ghana’s Parliament as Members of Parliament tussle with their Research Assistants following payment of salary arrears of the latter. The Research Assistants to the lawmakers, according to sources, had not been paid for some years now and were being supported by the legislators. However, the House …

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