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Minister Inaugurates 15 District Mining Committees …As Gov’t Commits To Building ‘Local Champions’ In Mining

June 2, 2022

A Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has revealed the Ghana government’s resolveto build local Champions in the area of mining,to ensure sustainable and responsible mining in the country. The deputy minister in charge of mining, George MirekuDuker, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa Nsuaem constituency, has thus, called for […]Continue Reading

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‘Bawumia is an outsider; he must step aside’ – Amoako-Baah

June 2, 2022

One of the leading members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, not to contest in the party’s upcoming presidential race. Dr. Richard Amoako-Baah insisted that Dr. Bawumia is not a true member of the party. The Political Science Lecturer said he is not the person capable of leading […]Continue Reading

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Adwoa Safo can bring her son to Ghana for treatment – NPP MP

June 2, 2022

Mpraeso Member of Parliament (MP), Davis Opoku Ansah, has described as insulting, comments by Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, that she will resume her duties as an MP and a Minister when her son is fit and healthy. According to him, the medical condition of her son should not be the reason for her to abandon her duties for […]Continue Reading

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I’ll win NPP elections, go ahead and win 2024 general polls – Boadu

June 1, 2022

Mr John Boadu has expressed optimism that he will win the New Patriotic Party (NPP) internal elections to retain his position as General Secretary. He also said he will go ahead and win the 2024 general elections for his party to break the 8 year-cycle. Speaking on the New Day show on TV3 with Johnnie […]Continue Reading

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This is your last warning; don’t ever counter what I say again – Bagbin to Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

June 1, 2022

Speaker Alban Bagbin has warned majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu never to counter anything he says again. This follows some radio interviews granted by the Suame MP in which he countered Mr Bagbin’s comments on Thursday that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was starving parliament of funds. Responding to Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s comments, Mr Bagbin said on the […]Continue Reading

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NPP flag bearer race: ‘I’m driving the Mamprusi bus’ – Obiri Boahen

June 1, 2022

The Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party, Nana Obiri Boahen, has said he is the driver of the Mamprusi bus, in reference to his support for Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, one of the flag bearer hopefuls for the 2024 elections. “I’m driving the bus all the way to the North East Region, the […]Continue Reading

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Alban Bagbin: We need to preserve our democracy

June 1, 2022

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has said that Ghana needs to protect, preserve, deepen and consolidate an entrenched democratic culture. He said that even though Ghanak serves as an icon to most countries in Africa, more can be done to promote constitutional democracy. “It is not only the parliamentary system and the executive system, we immersed it into […]Continue Reading

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High Court dismisses Gyakye Quayson’s motion to strike out 3 charges against him

June 1, 2022

The High Court has dismissed moves by James Gyakye Quayson to have the Court drop three (3) out of the five (5) charges against him. His lawyers led by the venerable Tsatsu Tsikata had urged the Court to strike out the 3rd, 4th and 5th charges for the reason that they bothered on article 94(2)(a) […]Continue Reading

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Prof. Oquaye backs John Boadu for NPP General Secretary position

June 1, 2022

Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye says it will be suicidal for the governing New Patriotic Party, (NPP) to replace John Boadu as General Secretary of the party. Professor Oquaye says John Boadu has been tried and tested and will lead the party to victory in 2024. “The man has been tried, tested […]Continue Reading

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Rejected Juaben MCE nominee pleads not guilty in court; granted GH¢ 90,000 bail

June 1, 2022

The former Municipal Chief Executive nominee for Juaben, Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka, has been granted bail to the sum of GH¢ 90,000 with two sureties who are Ghanaians with credible Ghana cards, one to be justified with a landed property. Mr Sarfo-Kantaka is facing 26 corruption charges in respect of a public election following a probe […]Continue Reading