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LIVESTREAMING: President Akufo-Addo delivers second SoNA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is delivering the 2018 State of the Nation Address before the house of Parliament. This will be the second since his coming into office following the first which focused majorly on revamping the economy and fixing the ‘mess’ which they claim to have inherited from the previous NDC administration. President Akufo-Addo in his first SONA ...

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Stop blaming your predecessors – IFS to Akufo-Addo

A Senior Research Analyst with the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Dr. Saeed Boakye has asked the Akufo-Addo government to stop blaming its predecessors for the economic woes of the country. According to him, such blames games do not improve the outlook of the state and efforts to stabilize the economy. The comment comes as President Akufo-Addo is set to deliver ...

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Delta, Invisible Forces Will Continue To Exist – John Boadu

The acting general secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party John Boadu has said vigilante groups such as the Invisible and Delta Forces are part of the NPP and will continue to exist. The comment comes after a report by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) said Ghanaians want such groups disbanded and offendning members prosecuted by government. The survey ...

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Cursing Party Executives Backward – John Boadu

The acting General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has described as “backward” invocation of curses on him and other Executives of the party. A video of some disgruntled members of the NPP in the Awutu Senya East in the Central Region went viral on social media pouring curses on Boadu and others in the party’s ...

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Akufo-Addo to launch 3000 digital job training program ahead of SONA 2018

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to launch a National Youth Authority(NYA) training program set to provide 3,000 digital jobs for the youth. The program is 12-weeks online digital marketing and entrepreneurship training spread across all 10 regions. Each region has an average of 300 slots for youths aged between 18 and 35 years with a basic appreciation of internet and ...

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Turkish Parliament warns of terror threat in Ghana

The Turkish parliament’s deputy speaker said on Wednesday that Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO)-linked schools were not only a threat for the security of Turkey, but also for other countries where the terror group is active. In a meeting with the head of the Ghana-Turkey Interparliamentary Friendship Group Sualihu Alhassan Dandawa, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) MP Yasar Tuzun drew attention ...

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Enough of Free SHS; reduce fuel prices or forget 2020 – Drivers warn Akufo-Addo

Commercial drivers have sounded a word of caution to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the NPP government to either ensure that fuel prices are reduced or they forget retaining power in the 2020 General Elections. The drivers who participated in a demonstration organised by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) and the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) sharing ...

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Ken Agyapong threatens to give COP Bright Oduro ‘three dirty slaps

The New Patriotic Party(NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong has renewed his attacks on the immediate past Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Bright Oduro threatening this time round to give him three dirty slaps if he comes his way. Kennedy Agyepong vowed to beat the hell out ...

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Kennedy Agyapong saves cop from going blind

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has rescued a policeman who almost went blind. According to him, the police officer (name unknown) needed GH¢5,000 to save him from becoming blind permanently but his superiors were unwilling to help him with part of the money until he reached out to him. Describing the situation as very worrying, he indicated ...

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