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The attempt by the beleaguered Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, to throw in a last punch by requesting for copies of the petitions sent to the Office of the President seeking her impeachment from office, has hit a snag. This is because the presidency has directed her to channel her request to the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court ...

Some drivers at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the central region this morning were subjected to severe beatings by the military when they staged a demonstration in the area. The drivers were demonstrating against what they call harassment by city authorities who have tried to decongest the place. The drivers were doing this in collaboration with the market women ...

Former President Kufuor has responded to criticisms from former President Rawlings that he demeaned Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy in his time as president In a very harsh tone, Mr Kufuor’s spokesperson, Frank Agyekum described Mr Rawlings’ criticism as baseless Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has described as baseless criticisms from his predecessor, Jerry John Rawlings that he demeaned the legacy ...

As Ghanaians continue to wonder at the deep seated animosity former President Jerry John Rawlings has towards his successor, John Agyekum Kufuor, a former Deputy Finance Minister has suggested a novel reason: Perhaps the man known as the ‘gentle giant’, Kufuor, once snatched the girl friend of Ghana’s longest-serving president, J.J Rawlings. Kwaku Agyemang Manu, who served as a deputy ...

The police bodyguard of the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda on Thursday night managed to gun down one suspected armed robber who tried robbing the Minister’s official vehicle. According to Police in Navrongo in the Kaseena-Nankana District, the Minister was not in the vehicle at the time of the attack as he was expected to have ...

The prime suspect in the killing of an old Vandal at the Commonwealth Hall of the University of Ghana has been remanded in police custody to reappear before the court on January 9, 2018. At the first court hearing on Tuesday, the Madina District Magistrate Court presided over by His Lordship, Richard Delali Anku, adjourned the case to give the ...

The Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Ernest Addison has dismissed media reports that his second deputy governor has resigned. According to him, Dr. Johnson Asiama is still at post at the Bank of Ghana. Media reports are rife that Dr. Asiama who was appointed into office during the tenure of former President John Mahama has taken his accumulated leave ...

Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed the government is putting in place the necessary legislation and infrastructure to establish a bauxite refinery in the next two to three years. A bill seeking to set up a Bauxite Development Authority to facilitate the establishment of an Integrated Aluminium Industry will be submitted to Parliament early next year after broad consultations, ...

Tensions were high at the central business area of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region when military personnel stormed the town to ease vehicular movement after taxi drivers blocked the road with their cars leaving motorists stranded in gridlock for over an hour. The drivers who ply the Mankessim-Saltpond and Mankessim-Esuehyia lanes of the Accra-Cape Coast stretch ...

The matron and a driver of the Ghana Senior High School who allegedly stole food items meant for students have been granted bail to the sum of GH¢30,000 each by a Koforidua circuit court in the Eastern region The suspects Comfort Oduro Bruce and her accomplice, Alfred pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing and abetment of crime respectively. Comfort ...