Author Archives: larryehu

Asiedu Nketia fingers top EC officials in Techiman South chaos

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress has alleged that there were multiple attempts by the top hierarchy of the Electoral Commission to manipulate the results of the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Speaking on Joy News, Asiedu Nketia claimed that the top brass of the EC exercised undue influence in the elections and made several ...

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Sahel conflict: Two French soldiers killed in Mali

Two French soldiers died in Mali on Saturday when their armoured vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. The two were in the eastern region of Menaka collecting intelligence, the French presidency has said. It comes days after three other French soldiers died in a similar way. France has 5,100 troops in the Sahel region which has been a ...

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Trump tells Georgia election official to ‘find’ votes to overturn Biden win

US President Donald Trump has been recorded telling Georgia’s top election official to “find” enough votes to overturn the election result. “I just want to find 11,780 votes,” Mr Trump told Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a recording released by the Washington Post. Mr Raffensperger is heard replying that Georgia’s results were correct. Joe Biden won Georgia alongside ...

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Parliament registers Amewu as Hohoe MP despite court injunction

Member of Parliament(MP)-elect for the Hohoe constituency whose victory is in contention in court has been duly cleared and registered as part of Members Elect of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic. The MP registration which started from 2nd January is expected to end on Wednesday the 6th of January, 2020 with swearing-in to take place on 7th January. ...

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Boakye Agyarko named in tight Speaker race as NDC also prepares list for January 7 showdown

The name of former campaign manager of President Akufo-Addo and former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has been proposed for strong consideration as Speaker of Parliament ahead of the crunch convening of parliament on January 7th as the NDC also claims majority and prepares shortlist. This is after various names were proposed though it remains unclear which party will make the ...

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6000 Security officers to be deployed for Akufo-Addo’s inauguration

The Police Service has announced 6000 security officials will be deployed for the inauguration of President-elect  Akufo-Addo on Thursday. The security personnel will include officers of the Ghana Armed Forces, a statement by the Police service said. The statement added all VVIPs will be provided with close protection and COVID-19 protocols will be observed. “The Police Administration has put in ...

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Less than 2m Ghanaians pay tax

About 1.5 million out of the six million eligible Ghanaian taxpayers pay tax, allotting Ghana one of the lowest tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio in Africa. Ghana, therefore, has a lot to do to meet the Sub-Saharan average target of 17 per cent which is above the nation’s 13 per cent mark as her various governments have over ...

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‘Furious’ Sam George charges at Gabby Otchere-Darko for predicting by-elections in 2021

Samuel Nartey George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram has taken on Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko over a publication he made on Facebook. Gabby Otchere-Darko catalogued a number of things which he claims to be prophecies that will come to pass in 2021. Point eight of Gabby’s twelve-point prophecy states that “there will be by-elections this year”. Sam George who is ...

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COVID-19: Schools to reopen from January 15

Kindergarten and Junior High School pupils who have been home since the peak of COVID-19 in the country are to return to school on January 15, 2021, President Akufo-Addo has announced. First-year Senior High School students will, however, start classes on March 10 while form 2 and 3 students are to resume on January 18. The President also announced the ...

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