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Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV

1,553  Soldiers in the West African country of Niger have announced a coup on national TV. They said they had dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation’s borders. Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been held by troops from the presidential guard since early on Wednesday. He was promised Washington’s “unwavering support” in […]

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Amenfi East NDC Impasse Resolved

1,790  A high-level team from the NDC party leadership has met with the newly elected Constituency Executives of the Amenfi East Constituency in the Western Region. The team from the National leadership comprised Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu, Chairman of the Council of Elders, Hon. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National Chairman, and Messrs Kofi Totobi Quakyi and Joshua […]

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Commissioning of Community Mining Schemes In Amansie West :Yentumi Lauds Government

1,863    Assembly Member for Mpatuam electoral area in the Amansie West District,Hon Fredrick Kwadwo Nkansah, widely known as Yentumi has lauded the leadership of the NPP government for creating equal job opportunities to the youth in the area. According to him,the commissioning of the community mining scheme in the Manso enclave will help to […]

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Here’s why the AG’s office is not probing source of Dapaah’s wealth

1,858Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah Yeboah, has clarified that his office is not investigating the source of former Minister of Sanitation, Cecilia Dapaah’s wealth. The matter is being handled by another statutory body, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), and the Deputy Attorney General’s office wants to avoid any conflicts with their investigation. In […]

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Gov’t hasn’t granted license to companies to exploit lithium-Lands Ministry debunks allegation

1,722  The attention of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has been drawn to various publications in a section of the media, to the effect that the Government of President Akufo-Addo has granted licences to several companies to exploit Ghana’s lithium resources against the national interest. These stories are totally false. For the avoidance […]

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Parliament may be setting a bad precedent for not sitting – Majority Leader tells Speaker

1,547  Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said Parliament may be setting a bad precedent by not sitting on Wednesday July 26, 2023, due to a national event being hosted by the Church of Pentecost. The National Development Forum being hosted by the Church is to discuss national issues with President Akufo-Addo, former Presidents John Mahama […]

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It’s hypocrisy; If I did one-tenth of NPP’s mess they would’ve crucified me – Mahama

1,665  Former President John Dramani Mahama has suggested that Ghanaians have been too lenient with Nana Akufo-Addo’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. According to the leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), he would have been crucified if he had been responsible for just a fraction of Nana Addo’s mess. Speaking in an interview […]

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NDC Leadership pays courtesy call on Kojo Bonsu

1,950The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and Fiifi Kwetey, General Secretary of the party have paid a courtesy call on Kojo Bonsu, a Presidential aspirant in the NDC’s presidential primaries. Mr Bonsu, a former Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, in a statement copied to the Ghana News […]

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NDC Condemns Harassment, Victimization Of Dormaahene By Nana Addo’s Gov’t and the Judicial Council

1,290  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been reliably informed that the Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area, His Royal Majesty, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II is being persecuted by the Judicial Council over some public statements he recently made in his role as a traditional ruler. The revered chief who doubles as a […]