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Asokwa MP wants constitutional review for stringent legislative oversight duties

1,435Member of Parliament for the Asokwa wants a review of a section of the Parliamentary Act which mandates the President to appoint a majority of Ministers of State from parliament. Patricia Appiagyei believes the current law on ministerial appointments as provided in Article 78 clause 1 does not allow the Legislature to conduct oversight duties […]

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Services of Legal Aid Commission are entirely free – Assistant Legal Aid officer

2,319An Assistant Legal Aid Officer with the Public Defenders’ Division of the Commission, Rita Kunkuti Ali says the services rendered by her outfit are free. According to the lawyer, neither the client nor the accused is supposed to fuel the vehicle of an officer working on their case. “The services of the commission are entirely […]

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Anti-gay Coalition backs 7 NDC MPs to sail through primaries

1,623The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has thrown its weight behind seven National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs in the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the opposition party. The anti-gay campaigners said delegates in those seven constituencies owe it a national duty to retain the MPs sponsoring the Proper Human Sexual Rights […]

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Paul Andoh confirmed as new MCE for Bibiani Municipal Assembly

2,095President Akufo Addo’s nominee for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal Assembly, Mr. Paul Andoh, has been confirmed as the new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) by Assembly Members. The Municipal Assembly has a total of 52 Assembly Members made up of 36 elected and 15 appointed members were present at the confirmation ceremony at the Municipal Assembly Hall in […]

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Dr. Bannor devalues $1,4 million marital assets to $837k to court

1,762A US Court of Appeal has detected the underestimation of value of marital property in a financial statement filed by Dr. Philip Yaw Bannor to a trial court. Instead of $1,479,987, Dr. Bannor presented $837,955 in a financial statement to the trial court for the determination of a divorce suit against him. The Court of Appeals of […]

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NPP Needs Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s Style Of Leadership To Break The 8- NPP Group

3,858A PRO-NPP group, Patriotic Front for NPP(PFN), has described the former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, as the best person who can lead the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) quest to break the 8 in next year’s election. The group argues that the former Agric Minister has an unblemished personal […]

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Alan is the best candidate to transform Ghana – Buaben Asamoa

2,399Former Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and spokesperson for Alan Kyerematen’s campaign, Yaw Buaben Asamoa says the former Trade and Industry Minister is the best candidate to transform Ghana’s economy. The former Adentan Member of Parliament said Mr. Kyerematen is the only NPP Presidential candidate with the vision to competitively place […]

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Speaker, Attorney General dragged to court over Anti-LGBTQ+ bill and its fiscal impact

1,749A private citizen, Paul Boama Sefa, has dragged the Speaker of Parliament and the Attorney General to the High Court. He is alleging that the two have breached portions of Ghana’s constitution regarding how the legislative body handled the Human Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021. He says despite the law having financial implications for […]