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Ayawaso by-election: Four reportedly shot, one feared dead at Baweleshie

Four people have allegedly been shot at the Baweleshie polling centre in the ongoing by-election in the Ayawaso constituency following an impasse over the polls. According to GHone TV’s Evans Nkoom, blood stains could be seen at the polling centre near the candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress. The injured have reportedly been taken out of the center. According ...

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How NAM 1 ended up in Dubai prison chasing $39 million gold cash

After being granted a self-recognizance bail by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) in Ghana somewhere last year, embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of gold trading hub, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM 1 sneaked out of the country with the hope of getting money from other deals in order to pay for locked up investments of ...

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NDC withdraws from Ayawaso by-election

The opposition National Democratic Congress has announced its withdrawal from the ongoing by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. The decision was announced in an interview on Accra-based Peace FM by the national chairman of the party Samuel Ofosu Ampofo. It comes after four people were allegedly been shot at the Baweleshie polling centre. According to GHone TV’s Evans Nkoom, ...

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Wuogon by-poll: “NPP’s Invincible Forces fired several rounds at me” – Sam George

Ningo Prampram lawmaker, Samuel Nartey George, has said he was attacked at gunpoint by some vigilantes he believes are members of the governing New Patriotic Party’s Invincible Forces on Thursday, 31 January 2019 while monitoring the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election. The opposition MP wrote on his Facebook page that: “I have just been assaulted by several members of the ...

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Jean Mensa condemns La-Bawaleshie gun violence

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Jean Mensa has described as “unfortunate” the skirmishes that occurred at the La-Bawaleshie Presby JHS polling station on Thursday during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. Some macho men in NSC-branded t-shirts who are suspected to be members of a vigilante group attacked some voters at the La-Bawaleshie Presby JHS polling station and ...

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Ayawaso by-election: Four reportedly shot at Baweleshie

Four people have been allegedly been shot at the Baweleshie polling centre in the ongoing by-election in the Ayawaso constituency following an impasse over the polls. According to GHOne TV’s Evans Nkoom, blood stains could be seen at the polling center near the candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress. The injured have reportedly been taken out of the center. ...

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Ken Agyapong, Muntaka in near-brawl at Parliament

There was a near exchange of fisticuffs in Parliament on Wednesday, 30 January 2019 between Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak and embattled Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong. According to Class News’ parliamentary correspondent Ekow Annan, the two lawmakers met just before Parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday and used abusive and insulting words against each other. They had to be physically ...

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Venezuela top court curbs opposition leader Juan Guaidó

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has banned opposition leader Juan Guaidó from leaving the country and frozen his bank accounts. The move comes amid an escalating power struggle, after Mr Guaidó declared himself interim president last week. He has been backed by the US and other countries. President Nicolás Maduro has major allies too, including Russia. The opposition has asked supporters to ...

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