1,168 THE kidnappers, who abducted the father of a former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, has demanded the sum of N100 million to release the over 90-year-old man, Pa Defwan Dariye. A source close to the former governor told our correspondent that the kidnappers had made contact with the family members and had insisted that […]
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Pastor who threatened EC boss granted GHC100,000 bail
1,014Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei of Hezekiah Prayer Ministry who allegedly threatened to cause the death of Jean Mensah, the Chairman of the Electoral Commission has been granted GHC 100,000 bail by an Accra Circuit court. Adjei, as part of his bail conditions was to provide three sureties two of whom are to be public servants […]
Oil production increased by 15% in 2019
1,161A total of 71.4 million (71,439,585) barrels of oil were obtained from the three producing fields – Jubilee, Sankofa Gye Nyame (SGN) and Tweneboa Enyera Ntomme (TEN) in 2019. The total oil production in 2019 exceeded that of 2018 by 15 per cent. A statement issued in Accra by the Public Interest and Accountability Committee […]
NDC Presents Bad Products and Decisions for Election 2020
1,229 The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has unfortunately presented to Ghanaian electorates an unprecedentedly bad Presidential and Parliamentary Candidates for the 2020 general election. First and foremost, the 2020 Presidential Candidate of the NDC lacks coherent and superior alternative campaign messages, policies and strategies. NDC is still struggling to settle on a running mate to partner […]
Majority Leader Worried Over Defeat of Two Incumbent MPs
1,303 Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Hon Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has described it as unfortunate for delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to vote against some hardworking Members of Parliament (MPs). According to him, it is regrettable for Lawyer Ben Abdella Banda, MP for Offinso South and Dr Mark Assibey Yeboah, MP for […]
NPP Parliamentary Primaries:Boakye Asenso wins Bantama Constituency primaries
2,059A deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye has defeated the incumbent Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency in Kumasi, Daniel Okyem Aboagye. The win in the primary organised on Saturday, is the third attempt of Asenso-Boakye in the move to becoming a Parliamentarian representing the people of Bantama. Graphic Online’s reporter in Kumasi, Daniel Kenu […]
NPP Affirms Abena Osei Asare As Candidate For Atiwa East Constituency
1,842 The NPP in the Atiwa East Constituency of the Eastern Region, on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, officially affirmed the candidature of the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Constituency, Hon Abena Osei Asare, as the party’s 2020 Parliamentary Candidate in line with the party’s guidelines for the conduct of the its Parliamentary Primaries ahead […]
Coronavirus in South Africa: Restrictions ease as Covid-19 cases rise rapidly
1,073 In the face of a deteriorating economic situation, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has opted to ease lockdown restrictions further even though coronavirus cases are beginning to rise rapidly. In the past week alone, the number has increased by 37%. But in a frank address to the nation, the president highlighted the need to […]
APC must collapse for Nigeria to know peace, progress –Fayo
1,324 A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, said on Thursday that the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress was “a show of God’s anger against the governing party.” Fayose said the crisis was the price for “the role of APC and that of its government in impoverishing Nigerians, promoting election rigging and looking […]
The Rebecca foundation,COVET donate machines, startup equipment to hairdressers and seamstress
1,220 The Rebecca Foundation and COVET has donated some machines and startup equipment to some Hairdressers and seamstresses across the country. The donation was done in responds to a request made by the Hairdressers and Beauticians Association in January and In all, about 32 individuals benefited from the donations across the 16 regions. Items donated […]