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The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Mr Emmanuel Marvin Essandoh has granted bail in a combined sum of GHc2.5 millions to 25 of the accused persons who have been charged in the western Togoland case. The 25 accused persons have each been granted bail in the sum of GHc100,000 with two sureties each. The sureties the court said ...

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) says it has found what it considers a potent remedy for adolescent pregnancy and child marriage in Bolgatanga and it is implementing it in the Upper East regional capital. The remedy— supporting deprived girls to set up their own businesses— was discovered as the PPAG interacted with some teenage girls at a session ...

The Africa Center for Parliamentary Affairs is predicting a dysfunctional Parliament when the eight Parliament convenes. It follows the absence of a clear majority in the wake of the closeness in the number of seats the two major political parties currently have. Out of the 274 seats declared by the EC, 136 of them are for the NPP, the NDC ...

Veteran Trade unionist Abraham Koomson has sounded the alarm bells over the fallouts from the December 7 elections in Ghana. The opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) had rejected the results announced by the Electoral Commission and a declaration of the incumbent Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo as president-elect. The NDC is also challenging the parliamentary results, insisting that it will form ...

The Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Cassiel Ato Forson, says some Ghanaians believe the opposition National Democratic Congress will not obtain justice if they go to court over their concerns on the results of the 2020 polls. According to the MP, who has retained his seat, calls he has received since the results were declared indicate lack of confidence of ...

The preponderance of mathematical errors being committed by the Electoral Commission has made it a butt of jokes on social media platforms. The EC which came under fire after admitting to making errors in the presidential results appears to have committed another mistake, causing some public figures as well as social media users to taunt the institution. The first paragraph of an ...

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has indicated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has not been able to retrieve pink sheets from the Techiman South constituency which will serve as concrete evidence to show that the party won that seat because it has been destroyed. According to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, the returning officer ...

Security Analyst Adam Bona has called on security agencies to resolve ongoing political protests following EC’s declaration of the presidential results. He has warned of a potential outburst that could have severe implications on the stability of the country. Supporters of the NDC have been engaging in street protests following the EC’s declaration of president Akufo-Addo as winner of the ...

The Herald reports that there was confusion at an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) over the miscalculations that have been recorded after the Presidential elections. Details are sketchy but the paper is informed that the meeting started at 2pm with confusion and blame game was on the failure of the IT department headed EC IT ...

Kennedy Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has issued a stern warning to Lt. Col. (Rtd) Gbevlo Lartey, the Director of Campaign Operations of the National Democratic Congress, over what he claims to be a plot by him and some NDC officials to destabilize the country. Kennedy Agyapong on Net 2 released an alleged audio of Gbevlo Lartey charging ...