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Election tribunal rejects Peter Obi’s presidential election challenge in Nigeria

1,325  Nigeria’s Appeal Court has rejected one challenge to Bola Tinubu’s narrow victory in February’s presidential election. After a six-hour verdict, they said the appeal by Peter Obi’s Labour Party was without merit and dismissed all his arguments, including fraud. Their verdict on the challenge by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party is expected […]

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Alan Kyerematen is behaving like a pampered child – Prof. Osei Bobie

1,424  Former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has been described as behaving like a pampered child following his decision Tuesday, to withdraw from the flagbearer race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to political analyst, Prof. Osei Bobie, the political decision of the former Trades Minister indicates he does not have what […]

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Road Fund Levy falls from 14.6% to ¢2.45bn in 2022 – Report

3,103  The government collected ¢2.095 billion as Road Fund Levy in the 2022 fiscal year, 14.63% lower than the actual target of ¢2.454 billion. According to the 2022 Annual Energy Sector Recovery Levies (ESLA) Report, total lodgement for the year under review amounted to ¢1.953 billion, indicating a shortfall of ¢141.60 million. The difference between […]

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Decreasing filing fees for women parliamentary aspirants not enough – Zanetor Rawlings

1,224  National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has stated that it is not enough for the two main political parties, the NDC and the NPP to reduce filing fees for women parliamentary aspirants in their bid to encourage more women to participate […]

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NDC leadership urged to address internal wraggling to enhance peace towards victory 2024

1,472  The leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been urged to address the internal warnggling within the party’s Executives, especially, the parliamentary aspirants and executives who lost at the primaries. Mr. Precious Agbenya, Member of the National Communication team of the party, told The Punch that, all is not well in some […]

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Mensin Gold, Old Town Issues: “Where Is Bibiani MP After The Rant?”- Hon. Kwame Obeng Adjinah Quizzes

1,433  Months into the brouhaha which became a topical issue in the country between the Mensin Gold Bibiani LTD and the Old Town community, amidst the shooting incident and its related matters, Mr Kwame Obeng Adjinah a parliamentary aspirant in the recent National Democratic Congress parliamentary primaries in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai constituency has raised concerns about […]

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Mahama’s ‘balancing judiciary appointments’ comment fair and objective – Edudzi

1,854  Private legal practitioner and Director of Legal Affairs for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzie Tamakloe, has justified former President John Mahama’s assertion about how the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is allegedly packing the courts with NPP-inclined judges, and his advice to NDC lawyers to gear up to balance the composition. While […]

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Minority In Parliament Reschedules Protest March To BoG Head Office To Tuesday , September 12,2023

1,407  The protest march planned by the leadership of the Minority in Parliament and other Civil Society Organizations to the Head Office of the Bank of Ghana originally scheduled for Tuesday, 5th of September, 2023 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, 12th September, 2023. The route remains the same. The march will commence from the frontage […]