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Member of the Council of State Sam Okudzeto says the size of Ghana’s parliament is ‘too big’. He told Joy News’ news magazine programme The Pulse Tuesday, keeping 275 MPs in parliament is a democratic bill too high for the taxpayer. The lawyer with more than 50 years at the bar condemned the practice of re-sizing of constituencies saying Ghana ...

Captain Retired Nkrabea Effah-Dartey in analyzing the death of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama in the hands of the mob in Denkyira-Boase in the Central Region has concluded that the late Captain of the 5th Infantry Battalion (5BN) was taken by surprise. A military officer with the 5th Infantry Battalion (5BN) at Burma Camp in Accra but on detachment duties at ...

Host of Peace FM’s flagship programme “Kokrokoo”, Kwami Sefa Kayi has condemned comments by the General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia over the lynching of the late Captain Maxwell Mahama. The NDC General Secretary, popularly called General Mosquito, speaking to Asempa FM noted that the horrifying murder happened “under the direct supervision of President ...

Former President John Mahama has cautioned against the politicisation of the murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama by some youth in the Central Regional town of Denkyira-Obuasi. The former President said the incident is a national tragedy that should prompt all citizens to rally around the family of the deceased. During a visit to the slain soldier’s family to commiserate ...

Hundreds of “starving” mineworkers at the Shaanxi Mining (Gh) Ltd in the Upper East Region have rallied against government’s “long delay” in calling them back to work after the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources closed down the company indefinitely in May. The company, situated at Gbani in the Talensi District, had announced its suspension of mining operations from Thursday ...

Father of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama has acknowledged that although God can forgive the thugs who lynched his son, it will be difficult for him to forgive them. Speaking to Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, Captain (Rtd) Dennis Mahama Adam mentioned that, although he has lost his only son, he prays God extends his mercy and forgive those who ...

A man believed to be in his 40s has been lynched to death at Mbrom, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Residents in the area largely suspect the deceased was lynched over phone theft. The dastardly act comes days after a similar incident at Denkyira Boase in the Central region where an Army Officer, late Captain Maxwell Mahama ...

A young man has been shot dead in the troubled Upper Denkyira West District in the Central region. The body of the deceased was found at Modaso, a farming community near Denkyira Obuasi. The body has since been sent to the Diaso hospital for autopsy. The MP for the area Hon. Samuel Djan who confirmed the incident in an interview ...

The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in DR Congo has commemorated United Nations International Peacekeepers’ Day with a short but impressive wreath laying and flag hoisting parade. The ceremony took place on Monday 29 May 2017 at the Force Headquarters in Kinshasa, DR Congo. The purpose of commemorating the Day was in two-folds: to celebrate all men and women who ...

A nineteen-year-old pupil of the Agona East District Assembly (AEDA) Government School in Agona Kenyankor in the Central Region is on the run after allegedly killing a classmate with a drawing board. James Adjei hit his classmate, Richard Larbie with a drawing board after the latter was seen teasing the former for scoring Zero (0) mark in class exercise. Headmaster ...