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Rawlings not founder of NDC – Alhaji Sanni

Alhaji Sanni, a former First Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region, who wields a lot of respect in the party, has stated categorically that former President Jerry John Rawlings is not the founder of the party. According to him, the NDC has founding fathers across the 275 constituencies in the country, adding that the ...

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Kufour, Rawlings and Mahama to queue when applying for US visa

The United States Ambassador to Ghana has hinted that, Members of Parliament, Ministers of state including all former presidents are expected to join queue like ordinary Ghanaians, when applying for US visas for their private visits. According to the US authorities, Ghana embassy has withdrawn all courtesies extended to top politicians in the country on such visits to their country. ...

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‘EC not up to task’ – Nduom

President and Chairman of Groupe Nduom (GN), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, says instead of the Electoral Commission (EC) ensuring that the Political Parties’ Laws are implemented as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, it [the EC] was just doing ‘pick and choose’ when it suits them. According to him, the EC, led by Mrs. Charlotte Osei, has proved to be incapable ...

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NMC blocks porn showing TV stations

The National Media Commission has stopped some three TV stations from showing materials deemed to be pornographic on their TV screens. The directive follows a complaint filed by Mr. James Oberko and Mr. Tommy Annan Forson against TV XYZ, Ice TV and Thunder TV. According to the NMC, contents of the three stations were examined and it was concluded that ...

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Troubled Ken Ofori-Atta wants pity and praise – Report

All is not well with Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, as his posture, speech and general demeanor, appears to be a man very troubled within. Indeed, he appears to be a man in search of pity, love and praise. This became evident in Germany recently at an investors forum in the presence of Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde, the Managing Director ...

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Supreme Court scraps Ghana Law School entry exams

Ghana’s Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for the General Legal Council to make it mandatory for LLB holders to write entry examinations as well as pass an interview before they are admitted to pursue their professional careers in law. A seven-member panel of the apex court headed by Justice Jones Dotse Thursday reached the unanimous decision in ...

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SC: Ratify Gitmo2 deal or send them back

The Government of Ghana has been ordered by the country’s Supreme Court to send to parliament for ratification, the agreement between its government and the United States that allowed the transfer of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees to be transferred to Ghana in January 2016. The agreement was reached between the Obama and Mahama administrations which are no more in ...

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NACOB destroys $2m worth of illicit drugs

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has destroyed over 5 tons of illicit drugs valued at $2 million at the Bundase Military camp in the Greater Accra region on Thursday June 22, 2017 to mark this year’s World Drugs Day. The drugs were destroyed on the orders of the court and they had been in the custody of NACOB between 2003 ...

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Akufo-Addo urges Burkina Faso to check Bagre Dam spillage

President Nana Akufo-Addo is asking the Burkinabe government to take measures to minimize the impact of the Bagre Dam spillage. According to Nana Akufo-Addo, he is looking forward to a meeting with his Burkinabe counterpart on how to plan and ensure that spillage of the dam is done in a constructive manner. “It is a necessity for us to work ...

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