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Member of Parliament for South Danyi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has said the Police who are supposed to implement laws are rather violating the laws especially in the case of the attempted arrest of Madina Lawmaker, Francis-Xavier Sosu. This follows a letter written to the Police by Parliament about the inability of the Speaker to release Sosu to them as requested by ...

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Ghana branch, has called on the management and Dean of Students of the University to probe the recent clash between students of the Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah Halls and ensure those found culpable are punished. In a statement by the association, the UTAG-UG branch condemned the action by the students. “We ...

The Police guard assigned to Member of Parliament for Madina constituency, Inspectors Daniel Agbavor has been interdicted for alleged misconduct the Police administration has announced. He is alleged to have recklessly driven into a crowd after a protest last Monday, 25, October 2021, in the Madina constituency, directly endangering the lives of two senior officers and other civilians. The two ...

President PAkufo-Addo left Ghana on Sunday, 31st October 2021, to lead Ghana’s delegation to the World Leaders’ Summit of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 26), being held from 31st October to 3rd November, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. The COP26 Summit, which will be one of the largest gatherings of world leaders, will bring parties together to accelerate ...

Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better “encompass” what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR). The change does not apply to its individual platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, only the parent company that owns them. ...

The Government, on Tuesday October 26, 2021, received 756,000 additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine under the watch of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). The doses delivered are the largest J&J vaccine consignment received so far by the country. The vaccine deliveries are part of the historic COVID-19 vaccine advance procurement agreement signed on 28 ...

Former Fomena Constituency Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Akwasi Nti has taken a sharp swipe at the regional executives led by Chairman Benard Antwi Bosiako,popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. The NPP stalwart called out the regional chairman, claiming he is out of touch with reality as he warns Mr Boasiako’s actions could jeopardize the party’s electoral fortunes in ...

The Chairman of the National Media Commission Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo has accused the government of discrimination in the treatment of state agencies. According to Mr Ayeboafo, allowances for the commissioners are sometimes in arrears for seven months. Speaking at an engagement with the expanded leadership, the NMC chairman questioned why the Electoral Commission which is of the same status is ...

Parliament on Thursday, 28 October 2021, paid glowing tribute to the memory of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Navrongo Central Joseph Kofi Adda and described him as a selfless politician and democrat, gem, gentleman, statesman and a true patriot. The MPs bowed their heads in a minute’s silence to remember their former colleague and said thoughts of him ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as red herring a call by a Deputy Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Dr Bossman Asare, asking the Police to investigate a claim by former President John Dramani Mahama that the commission allegedly, thumb printed one million ballot papers in favour of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2020 presidential election. ...