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President Akufo-Addo has unveiled the first Volkswagen vehicle to be assembled in Ghana, following the establishment of the VW assembly plant in Ghana. At the unveiling ceremony, held at the Kempinski Hotel, on Monday, 3rd August 2020, President Akufo-Addo expressed his delight at the decision taken by Volkswagen “to assemble a number of its brands right here in Ghana, not ...

A senior Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Africa Kofi Bentil has expressed worry about multiple registrations in the ongoing voter’s registration exercise, which has been confirmed by the Electoral Commission. IMANI Africa is even more worried about the whopping $100m the Commission claims to have spent in acquiring new Biometric Verification Devices, BVDs in regardless of several flaggings ...

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability [ASEPA] has accused the government of discriminating against customers who have their funds locked up after banks and other financial institutions were collapsed. In a brief statement, the executive director of ASEPA, Mensah Thompson said: “Why is the Government discriminating against customers in the payment of the locked up funds on the ...

The Ghana Armed Forces has responded to the General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on why there is a Military presence in Banda. General Mosquito as he is affectionately called was seen in a video angrily exchanging words with the Military men who had blocked some people he was bussing to a registration center ...

Students of University of Cape Coast(UCC), University of Education(UEW), University of Kwame Nkrumah Science and Technology(KNUST), University of Ghana(UG) and Ghana institute of languages who were sent to Togo and Benin respectively on a year abroad programme have been evacuated back to Ghana following their efficacious studies. It is an annual programme which is fully funded by the Ghana Scholarship ...

The Bono regional Minister Evelyn Kumi has dismissed claims that military officials have been deployed to the region to prevent some ethnic groups from registering in the ongoing voter’s registration exercise. It comes after a viral video in which some military officials were seen asking people in queues to register questions sparking anger from a local chief in the community. ...

The Member of Parliament for the Ketu South Constituency Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey has described as unfortunate government’s continuous denial of alleged military intimidation and targeted attacks on people of Ewe origin in the ongoing Voter registration exercise. The lawmaker’s comments are in reaction to earlier claims by President Akufo-Addo that he is unaware of any form of intimidation at any ...

The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold has said its members are endeared to former President John Dramani Mahama ever since the latter indicated he will pay their locked up investments when he wins power. Former President John Mahama says the next NDC government will within one year in power pay all customers whose investment have been locked up as ...

Mr. Michael Adumatta Nyantakyi, General Secretary of the Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU), has been voted into office for a second term. His Deputy Secretary, Richard Amiibah Nyaaba was also retained for another term in office. The duo was retained during an election held last Tuesday at the 12th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the union. The conference was held under ...

48% of Ghanaians surveyed in the Ghana Election Poll say they would vote for former President John Dramani Mahama if elections were held today, while 35% of the respondents were rooting for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The first wave of results of the Ghana Election Poll conducted online via the renowned market research firm MSI-ACI from May 1 through to June 30, ...