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It has been revealed that the Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co law firm led by respected lawyer, Akoto Ampaw will represent President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the election petition filed by former President John Mahama. According to a Starfmonline report, Mr. Akoto Ampaw who was a key cog in the President’s team of lawyers that challenged the 2012 election results will again ...

The Ashanti Regional President of the Council of Zongo Chiefs who doubles as the Frafra Chief, Naaba Musah Akambounga has stated categorically that the members of the association will continue to pray to God (Allah) to let what happened to President Akufo-Addo and NPP in 2012 at the Supreme Court happen to former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in ...

In accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is delivering his end of term Address to the Nation in Parliament. The president’s address is happening just two days ahead of the expiration of his first term mandate and he is expected to make an account of his term as president to the legislature in his address. President ...

Over eight thousand teachers have failed the mandatory Licensure Examination (NTLE) representing 30.75% of the total number who sat for the test. A statement by the National Teaching Council on Monday, January 4 said 27,455 candidates sat for the exams. According to the NTC, 19.013 candidates representing 69.3% passed the exams with the remaining results withheld pending investigation. The council ...

Lawyers of the interested parties in the case in which the Attorney General has filed an application to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for an order of certiorari to quash the orders of the High Court over Peter Amewu’s gazette as the Member of Parliament elect for Hohoe Constituency have asked Justice Clemence Honyenugah to recuse himself. ...

The Information Ministry of the Republic of Ghana is once again providing an update on the nation’s fight against COVID-19. Coming a day after the president’s address to the nation announcing the reopening of schools after several months of closure, today’s update is expected to throw more light on the president’s statement and provide more details as to how government intends ...

Popular radio presenter, Captain Smart has alleged that some men of God in the country visited shrines in Benin in their quest to eliminate President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr. Smart who made the accusations during his morning show on Angel FM indicated that the said pastors visited the West African country twice, that is, before and after the elections. ...

Member of Parliament(MP)-elect for the Hohoe constituency whose victory is in contention in court has been duly cleared and registered as part of Members Elect of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic. The MP registration which started from 2nd January is expected to end on Wednesday the 6th of January, 2020 with swearing-in to take place on 7th January. ...

The Police Service has announced 6000 security officials will be deployed for the inauguration of President-elect  Akufo-Addo on Thursday. The security personnel will include officers of the Ghana Armed Forces, a statement by the Police service said. The statement added all VVIPs will be provided with close protection and COVID-19 protocols will be observed. “The Police Administration has put in ...

About 1.5 million out of the six million eligible Ghanaian taxpayers pay tax, allotting Ghana one of the lowest tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio in Africa. Ghana, therefore, has a lot to do to meet the Sub-Saharan average target of 17 per cent which is above the nation’s 13 per cent mark as her various governments have over ...