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Ashanti GJA awards: COKA awarded for his contribution to media development

2,062    The Ashanti regional branch of the Ghana Journalist Association(GJA) has awarded Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah for his contributions to media development. The former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the Afigya Kwabre South Constituency of the Ashanti region is touted as an important stakeholder and pillar, who has imparted in the media […]

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NPP Presidential Race:Bawumia attacks Alan Kyerematen

2,439  The internal contest within the camp of the ruling New Patriotic Party took an unpatriotic and unacceptable direction with the verbal accusations and insinuations from the Vice President, HE Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia against his main contender Hon Alan Kyeremanten. The Vice President, as part of his usual unprovoked attacks, verbally bruised the image […]

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NPP spraying cash in Assin North

1,494  The Deputy National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Malik Basintale, claims that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is on a cash-spraying spree in the Assin North Constituency ahead of the June 27th by-elections. He also said that the party is giving out items, including foodstuff and T-shirts, to buy the votes […]

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Assin North by-election: Gyakye Quayson likely to win by sympathy vote – Political Scientist

1,484  A political scientist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology [KNUST] says the National Democratic Congress’ James Gyakye Quayson, has a higher chance of emerging as Assin North MP in the upcoming by-election. According to Dr Amakye Boateng, the constituents are more likely to vote for the embattled legislator again out of […]

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Accra flooding: How do you construct roads without drains? – Dormaa West MP asks government

1,819  A ranking member on Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee has blamed the government for contributing to the perennial flooding in Accra and other parts of the country partly due to the lack of drainage systems in some communities. Speaking on Joy FM’s Middaynews on Thursday, Mr Vincent Oppong Asamoah said government appears to be […]

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Ghana ranks 108th in Global Gender Gap Index

1,458  Ghana finds itself grappling with persistent gender disparities, as revealed by the recently published 2022 Global Gender Gap Index. Placed at 108th out of 146 countries, Ghana’s ranking highlights the uphill battle it faces in achieving gender equality. Among Sub-Saharan African neighbors, Ghana ranked 21 out of 36, ranking below the top half. Rwanda, […]

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Nonsense!— Mahama barbs SC, A-G 

1,621  Former President, John Mahama has used an unprintable word to describe the legal suit against the embattled National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate in the Assin North by-election, James Gyakye Quayson. Mr. Mahama, who has been on a penchant for harshly criticizing rulings by the Supreme Court (SC) against former government appointees under him, […]