The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Johnson Asiedu Nketia will this morning lead a delegation to the Electoral Commission headquarters to file the nomination of former President John Mahama for the 2020 polls. Mr Mahama on Tuesday stated on Facebook that he has already endorsed the relevant portions of the forms to be submitted on his behalf. Meanwhile, ...
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Serious-minded Ghanaians know the EC is fair – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at critics of the Electoral Commission saying people who constantly attack the commission have a hidden agenda. Speaking to the press after filing his nomination forms for the 2020 elections, the president stated that the election management body has so far been fair in the way it has handled its processes. ...
Read More »Ken Agyapong’s excuse duty not to slow contempt case – Doctor
The medical director of Holy Trinity Medical Centre /Spa and Health Farm Dr Kennedy Kwabena Addo has told the High Court in Accra that the medical excuse duty he issued to Kennedy Ohene Agyapong was not to delay the contempt case. Dr Kwabena Addo was summoned to appear before the court Today, after Ken Agyapong, who is a subject of ...
Read More »UG, GIJ given 14 days to reverse fee increment
A group identified as Concerned Tertiary Students of GIJ (CTSG) has given the management of two tertiary institutions – University of Ghana (UG) and Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), a 14-day ultimatum to reverse a decision they took to increase school fees for the 2020/2021 academic year. According to a press release dated October 6, the group said it is ...
Read More »Election 2020: I’ll win by 98% – Okudzeto Ablakwa
The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has sent a strong signal to his contenders that he will pull an overwhelming 98 percent of votes in his constituency at the December polls. The MP who filled his nomination at the North Tongu district office of the Electoral Commission on Monday noted that his achievements in ...
Read More »Election 2020: JOY drops presidential ambition, settles for running mate slot
Independent candidate Jacob Osei Yeboah has revealed that he will not be running as the independent presidential front runner in the 2020 polls. Instead, he has indicated intentions of rallying behind another independent candidate, Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker, as his backbone in the upcoming elections. Speaking to pressmen after submitting nomination forms at the Electoral Commission, Mr. Osei Yeboah stated ...
Read More »Amidu will discover nothing in Agyapa deal probe – Assibey-Yeboah
The Chairman for the finance committee of Parliament Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah has stated that he will be surprised if the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu discovers anything wrong in the Agyapa Gold Royalties deal. Mr. Amidu is conducting a corruption risk assessment into the deal which has resulted in government pulling the breaks on issuance of the IPO on the London ...
Read More »Osudoku sub-chief linked to secessionists pleads ‘guilty with explanation
A sub-chief of the Osudoku Traditional Area in the Shai-Osudoku District in the Greater Accra Region, Nene Tawiah Agblom II, who was picked up by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has pleaded ‘guilty with explanation’ in court. Per reports by Dailyguide Newspaper, Nene Tawiah Agblom II, in his explanation told the judge, Susan Eduful, that he accepts the fact ...
Read More »W/R: Confusion rocks House of Chiefs over new elections
There is Confusion at the Western Regional House of Chiefs over a decision to elect new executives for the House. The confusion follows an injunction filed by an aggrieved party restraining Awulae Amihere Kpanyili from using his stool name to contest for the President of the Western Regional House of Chiefs. Empire News’ Emmanuel Ohene – Gyan reports that Awulae ...
Read More »Court declines to hear Ken Agyapong’s doctor in-camera
An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Amos Wuntah Wuni has declined request from lawyers of the Medical Doctor of Holy Trinity Medical Center/Spa and Health Farm, to hear his testimony in-camera. Dr Kennedy Kwabena Addo was summoned to appear before the court on Monday, after Ken Agyapong, who is a subject of contempt was said to have suffered ...
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