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Dafeamekpor tags NPP as ‘looting consortium’ over Accra Sky Train project scandal

1,204  South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, has described the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a “looting consortium” following the payment of some $2.6billion for the Accra Sky Train project. In a Facebook post sighted by OnuaOnline, the lawmaker noted the “Sky Train Deal stinks to the highest heavens.” He has indicated […]

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Ghana Physician Assistants threaten strike over proposed legislation

1,479  Members of the Ghana Physician Assistants Association have threatened to embark on a series of industrial actions to register their displeasure towards a proposed legislation that they fear will disempower their members. The decision according to the group follows an intercepted document on a proposed amendment of Act 857 under the health professionals bodies […]

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High inflation pushed 850,000 Ghanaians into poverty in 2022 – World Bank report

1,527  A report released by the World Bank has revealed that high inflation rates in 2022 pushed an overwhelming 850,000 Ghanaians into poverty. The report indicated that the severe economic crisis in 2022 characterized by soaring inflation rates had devastating consequences on food security and poverty in the country. It also disclosed that the year-on-year […]

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Auditor General’s Report: Captain Smart analyses how gov’t expended on COVID-19 between 2020 and 2022

1,131  Host of Maakye on Onua TV/FM, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, believes government did not judiciously expend the Covid-19 fund following the report of the Auditor General. The Auditor General’s report has stated that between March 2020 and June 2022, government spent $1billion on 88 district and 7 regional hospitals across the country. This is contained […]

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Some party members are bitter – Justin Kodua

1,370  General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has expressed concern about the fact some party members are bitter because their past relatives who fought for the party are not being treated well by the party. Mr Kodua made the observations while speaking at the Ablekuma South Constituency when the party […]

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Bawumia Ends Campaign in Ashanti Region

1,876  In a final push ahead of the upcoming elections, Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is bringing his extensive campaign tour in the Ashanti Region to an end on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in his bid to becoming the presidential candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 polls. Encouragingly, a prominent […]

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Public Enterprises Minister clarifies govt’s decision to dispose assets of 17 SOEs

1,269  The Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr Joseph Cudjoe says the government’s plan to dispose of assets of some 17 defunct State-Owned-Enterprises (SOEs) will enable it acquire private investments into such entities for their development and attendant impact on the areas in which they were located. This follows his announcement of the government’s intention to […]