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The Northern regional chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu, has warned of possible chaos over some of the new nominations for District Chief Executives (DCEs) in the Northern region. The President on Friday nominated new DCEs for Gushegu, West Mamprusi and Bunkprugu districts but since the announcement, there has been tension, acrimony and rioting, especially ...

The MP for Akan Muniru Abdul Aziz has sounded the alarm bell regarding the safety measures deployed at Ghana’s law making chamber. According to him, the chamber as well as the Job 600 which serves as office complex for the country’s lawmakers are awaiting disaster to happen. Parliament, he said lacks adequate fire safety measures in case of any fire ...

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has called on the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Alfred Obeng to “immediately step aside” to allow for full investigation into the alleged sale of contaminated fuel. His stepping aside, according to ACEP, will ensure independent and unimpeded investigations to establish the veracity of the allegation. ...

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) is claiming the controversy surrounding the contaminated fuel deal is being fuelled by insiders to cover-up financial malfeasance against its former MD Kingsley Kwame Awuah-Darko. BOST in a statement said the current MD Alfred Obeng is investigating Awuah-Darko over a rot which left about $300 million debt at BOST, but the former’s detractors ...

A boy believed to be 15 years whose identity is yet to be known has been shot dead by unknown horse riders at Asawase in Kumasi in the Ashanti region. The deceased was shot in the forehead Tuesday night during the celebration of “Gangara’’ by Muslim youth as part of the just ended Ramadan fast entertainment activities at Melcom formerly ...

The Coalition of unemployed nurses and allied health professionals say they will move back to the Health Ministry next week over government’s failure to post bonded health professionals. In April members of the coalition spent days at the Health Ministry to demand postings two years after its members completed their studies. They called off the protest after government indicated that ...

A woman has confessed that she became a lesbian because her husband cannot satisfy her in bed. According to her, before this period she gave her time, life and body to her husband but her husband didn’t give her the time and the rounds of sex she expects but rather focuses on growing his business. She indicated that since her ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has lambasted Vice President Bawumia’s justification of government’s decision to borrow $15 billion from the Chinese government, labeling the move as “frightening, scary and reckless,” particularly when he Dr. Bawumia criticized the Mahama government for contracting much lesser amount. According to him, the situation will leave worsen Ghana’s ...

The Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC) has warned that Ghana risks losing more than it will benefit from the newly announced 19 billion dollar partnership with the Chinese government. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia revealed after a four-day visit to China, that the Nana Addo-led government is partnering its counterpart in China for the implementation of the economic transformation agenda. ...

An initiative by the Greater Accra Parliamentary Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to ensure harmony in the Ningo-Prampram Constituency nearly turns chaotic as some aggrieved branch executives of the party vehemently expressed their dissatisfaction with the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Samuel George Nartey. The aggrieved executives accused the MP of not respecting party structures thus ...