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2,334  The come back of Mr. Masawudu Mubarick to contest as the parliamentary candidate on the ticket of the NDC for Asawasi constituency in Ashanti Region has exerted political pressure on the incumbent MP Hon Muntakar Mubarak. Masawudu was the main contender against the latter during the 2019 Parliamentary Primaries of the NDC but was […]

2,788  NDC Ashanti Regional branch has so far successfully vetted 85 candidates to contest the Parliamentary Primaries in the region . Speaking to the Media at a press conference after the vetting today, Dr Frank Amoakohene , Ashanti Regional Secretary made it clear that,the vetting was conducted in three (3) days at the Regional office. […]

3,234  One thousand Special Forces personnel have been dispatched to Bawku in the Upper East Region, where three immigration officers were shot at, one of whom died while trying to get food in front of a police station. The presence of the Special Forces is intended to increase security while also assisting investigation into the […]

1,889  Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament Samuel Nartey George has opined that Ghana’s army is afraid to go to Bawku to protect highly valued personalities. He said on the Big Issue on TV3 Wednesday, April 5 that the Military was unable to give protection to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior who decided […]

2,758  The Second Vice Chairman for Suame Constituency of New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Richard Asante, has called on the national executives of the party to bar other government appointees including Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from contesting in the parliamentary primaries. Such appointees, he said, will rather put ‘unquencheable’ pressure on all sitting Members of […]

2,193  National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, has described as “very needless and irritating” the New Patriotic Party’s National Chairman’s real State of the Nation Address. According to him, anyone who had watched the press conference could have easily deduced that the NPP was out of touch with reality. The NPP […]

2,084  National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, says the assertion that covid-19 is the reason for Ghana’s ailing economy is unfounded. According to him, the pandemic had merely exposed Ghana’s already challenged economy. He argues that the signs of the country’s failing economy were visible long before the advent of covid-19 […]

1,954  Hon. George Mireku Duker, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines has reiterated that the fight against illegal mining is a shared responsibility that must have the active participation of every Ghanaian. In view of this, government’s vigorous campaign to end illegal small-scale mining will not yield the desired […]

2,556  Municipal Chief Executive for Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region , Kennedy Kankam has stated strong position on directives by the National Council to bar certain government appointees from contesting parliamentary primaries where the party has sitting Members of Parliament. Hon. Kankam, the pending guidelines barring National, Regional, Constituency Party Executives and MMDCEs from […]