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The founder and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings deliberately took actions that he knew would lead to the defeat of the party in the 2016 elections, an active member of the party has disclosed. Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ Tuesday said the founder should be the first person to ...

The 13-member Kwesi Botchwey Committee constituted and mandated to investigate what caused the embarrassing defeat of the NDC at the 2016 polls yesterday (June 19, 2017) presented a 455-page report to the National Executive Council detailing the party’s shortfall hence defeat. But General Secretary of the party, Asiedu Nketia who spoke to ghanaweb.com exclusively described the voluminous report as inconclusive ...

The leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is satisfied with the work of the 13-member Kwesi Botchwey committee and the recommendations in the report it submitted to the party, a deputy General Secretary of the party has said. According to Koku Anyidoho, the party, following its humiliating defeat in the 2016 election began the process of rebuilding itself ...

Controversial lawyer, Maurice Ampaw has argued that watching pornography among other factors could increase the number of rape cases recorded by police in the country. He said pornographic movies serve as a source of wrong education for the youth and in event they are unable to subdue their unbridled libido, they could forcibly descend on any female on sight to ...

A former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ejuisu/Juaben in the Ashanti Region, Yaw Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh, appears to be confused over the outcome of a 13-member Kwesi Botchwey report that was tasked to unearth circumstances that culminated into the party’s disgraceful defeat at the polls in 2016. According to him, the report should have also made adverse findings against some ...

The Attorney General’s office has initiated steps to orally examine businessman, Alfred Woyome, in the controversial GHc 51 million judgment debt saga. Documents sighted by Citi News indicate that, on June 2, 2017, an ex-parte motion to examine Mr. Woyome was filed. The document noted that, Mr. Woyome will be examined on issues pertaining to whether he owed any debts, ...

Five out of the 12 prime suspects on the Police Wanted List in connection with the lynching of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama have been arrested. They are Bernard Asamoah a.k.a Daddy, Bismark Asamoah a.k.a Rasta, Sarah Mensah, John Boakye and Kwame Awona. According to the Ghana Police Service, the five were arrested last week. Meanwhile, police prosecutors in Cape Coast ...

Having been overwhelmed by the “high profile” corruption scandals that have hit his six month old government, President Akufo-Addo is now banking hopes on the support of Ghanaians and God to fight the canker he promised would never happen when he is elected President. Addressing Ghanaians resident in the United Kingdom recently, President Akufo-Addo helplessly said “to the extent that ...

Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has warned heads of institutions who change their dates of birth risk losing their positions, if they are found out. He says though the Ministry has nothing against people who genuinely amend their records, those who do so to prolong their service period will be deemed to be cheating. Dr. Opoku Prempeh gave ...

An Accra High Court has adjourned the judgement on the case involving Achimota School versus Osu traditional council to July 14. The court presided over by Justice Adumah Osei ordered the parties involved to make representation to the court by July 4 upon which the court will make a final decision. The Old students of Achimota Senior High School are ...