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NDC man confirms Ofosu-Ampofo leaked tape

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A Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Kwaku Boahen, has confirmed before an Accra High Court that the National Chairman of the party, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, indeed made the statements that were captured in a leaked tape in which they were planning Read More

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If I’m removed, I’ll go and farm – Domelevo shades critics

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Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has said calls for him to be removed from office are the least of his worries. Speaking at the 3rd Regional Auditors Bi-annual Conference in the Volta Regional capital, Ho, Mr. Domelovo said even if his job is taken from him, that will not be the end of his world and he […]Read More

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Onset of rains causes panic among flood victims living along Achimota storm drain

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Flood victims living along the Achimota storm drain in Accra are currently living in fear after the Ghana Meteorological Agency warned of floods in parts of Accra and Kasoa with the onset of rains in March. The storm drain that carries the Odaw River from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle to Achimota has partially collapsed since last year. Read More

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Ghana suspends consular services to Italy over Coronavirus outbreak

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Ghana has announced the suspension of consular services to Italy after cases of the novel coronavirus were recorded in the country. A statement from the Embassy of Ghana in Italy and sighted by citinewsroom.com, indicated the ban is until further notice but regretted any inconvenience caused. “The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana regrets to inform […]Read More

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Risk of spread of Coronavirus now at global level – WHO Director-General

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The impact and risk of the spread of the novel coronavirus is now at a global level, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom has said. “The continued increase in the number of cases, and the number of affected countries over the last few days, are clearly of concern.Our epidemiologists have been monitoring these […]Read More

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Ghanaians protest against Akufo-Addo in London

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Some Ghanaians in London, on Thursday, 27 February 2020, staged a demonstration against the Akufo-Addo-led government at the St James Square when the President was making his way to Chatham House, home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, for a speaking engagement. The protestors chanted and hoisted placards with messages such as: “Scholarships […]Read More

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Coronavirus: Will Akufo-Addo be quarantined after Europe tour? – Ras Mubarak

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Coronavirus: Will Akufo-Addo be quarantined after Europe tour? – Ras Mubarak February 28, 2020 Health News Nana Akufo-Addo in Norway with top Norwegian officials The Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu Constituency in the Northern Region, Ras Mubarak, is wondering if Ghana’s health authorities will quarantine President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after his return from Read More

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Airport Company: We’re alert for coronavirus, no students came in unscanned

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The Ghana Airports Company says it is on the alert to ensure that no one enters Ghana with the coronavirus. There are rumours that some Ghanaian students from China entered Ghana without being screened. But the Airport Company has debunked the assertions. The Head of Port Health at the Kotoka International Airport, Gideon Aquaye, said: […]Read More

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Bawumia’s FX analysis “wack” – Adongo

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Hiding behind Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s eloquence and confidence is empty economic analysis, opposition lawmaker Isaac Adongo has observed. According to him, Dr Bawumia’s economic analysis concerning the exchange rate regime is so off the mark that he must go back to the classroom for a refresher course. Speaking at a forum organised by the […]Read More

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Ursula campaigns for Ghana’s candidate as Director General at WIPO

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The Minister for Communications, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has urged France to support Ghana’s bid to the position of Director General at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). In a meeting with the French delegation in Paris, Mrs. Ekuful emphasized on the expertise and competencies of the Ghanaian candidate, Dr. Edward Kwakwa and therefore capitalised on […]Read More

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Ghana’s Justice System Favors Rich People – Report

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A latest Afrobarometer report has revealed that the justice system in Ghana favors the rich and not the poor. The report released on Friday, February 28, in Accra, says high cost, bias, and long delays prevent Ghanaians from using formal justice system. According to the report made available to DGN Online by the Ghana Centre […]Read More

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We will not overspend this Election Year – Senior Minister assures

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The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, has reiterated the government’s commitment to not overspend in the ongoing election year. Mr. Osafo Maafo, under whose tenure as Finance Minister in the 2004 election year saw a budget deficit of 2.18 percent, says he, together with the Minister of Finance, will ensure that the government does not […]Read More

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Ghana National College student arrested for allegedly raping Form 1 mate

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The step-son of the MP for Cape Coast North and Deputy Works and Housing Minister, Barbara Ayisi, has been arrested at Ghana National College for allegedly raping a Form 1 girl in the school. Frederick Ayisi, 21 and a Form 3 student is the son of Kojo Ayisi, the Communication Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation […]Read More

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Women boil used sanitary pads and drink its brew to get high

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Gombe State command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that the act of drug abuse among women in Gombe has grown from normal addiction to drugs to now boiling of used sanitary pads filtering and drinking the water to get high. While sensitising residents of Bajoga, the headquarters of Funakaye Local […]Read More

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First case of coronavirus in Nigeria is Italian returning to Lagos from Milan

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An Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned from Milan, Italy on Wednesday has tested positive for the dread coronavirus.  The Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this according to the Nigerian Health Minister, Dr E. Osagie Read More

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Grant coup suspect Mac-Palm bail – Kpando MP demands

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Kpando MP, Della Sowah has demanded the court to grant coup suspect, Frederick Mac-Palm bail “as a matter of urgency.” Sowah’s call follows what she says are petitions and cries by family, friends and other persons who depend on the benevolence of the medical practitioner. These petitions, the MP, who represents Dr Mac-Palm, says have […]Read More

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Don’t issue visas to organisers of LGBTQ+ Accra conference – Foh-Amoaning to govt

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The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has passed a resolution impressing upon government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, not to issue visas to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) who are set to host a conference in Ghana. The coalition is also urging the government to […]Read More

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85% of Ghanaians say ‘some’ judges and magistrates are corrupt – Survey

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A latest survey conducted by Afrobaromenter in the judicial sector has revealed that “more than eight in 10 Ghanaians (85%) say at least “some” judges and magistrates are corrupt. This includes 40% who say this about “most” or “all” of these court officials, according to the report. Afrobarometer studied judicial systems in some countries across the […]Read More

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Anti-galamsey force Operation Vanguard to withdraw from all bases

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The joint military and police task force against illegal mining are expected to withdraw from all their bases across the country starting Friday. JoyNews’ Erastus Donkor Asare who reported this says the directive is coming from “the corridors of power.” In particular, reference was the Chief of Defence Staff and the seat of government. In […]Read More

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Ghana not serious at all in tackling galamsey, flooding – Prof. Chris Gordon

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A former director of the Institute of Environment and Sanitation Studies at the University of Ghana, Prof. Chris Gordon has opined that the lack of seriousness among the government, stakeholders and the citizenry at large is to blame for the continued existence of  small scale illegal mining, popularly referred to as galamsey. He says the failure of the nation […]Read More

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Nigeria confirms first case of coronavirus

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Nigeria’s Health Ministry has confirmed a novel coronavirus case in Lagos state. This is the third confirmed case in Africa, after one apiece Egypt and Algeria, and the first in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lagos has a population of over 20 million people and is Nigeria’s economic capital. “The case which was confirmed on 27/02/2020 is the […]Read More

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Oquaye ‘went overboard’ with ruling on Parliamentary press corps – MFWA

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The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, says the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye “went overboard” with his ruling on how journalists should work during parliamentary proceedings. This comes on the back of the summoning of the Dean of the Parliamentary Press Corps and the Director of Public Affairs of […]Read More

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Ace Ankomah’s case weak like an old man’s balls

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Social media commentator, Kevin Taylor, has said he is not the Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor that private legal practitioner Ace Ankomah has filed a defamation case against in Ghana, which has resulted in damages of GHS2.95 million awarded against the defendant. Mr Ankomah sued Mr Taylor and his Loud Silence Media for GHS10 million for […]Read More

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We’ll not be party to attempts to gag the press – Parliamentary leadership

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The leadership of Parliament has said they will not support or be party to any move to gag the parliamentary press corps. In a meeting between the leadership and the press corps on Thursday, 27 February 2020, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu said: “We’ll not be party to any such decision or any such initiative that […]Read More

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I don’t owe you an apology – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to press corps

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Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said he is surprised the parliamentary press corps and the media in Ghana are demanding an apology from the Speaker of Parliament and the leadership of the house for warning to strip them of their media accreditation if they do not put a stop to abandoning parliamentary sittings to cover […]Read More

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Ignore ‘dumsor’ rumours, recent power cuts’ll end soon – Gov’t

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The government is urging power consumers to ignore claims that dumsor is back due to the recent frequent power cuts in parts of the country over the past weeks. Deputy Minister of Energy, William Owuraku Aidoo, in explaining the situation, said the frequent power cuts are caused by ongoing repair works on the gas pipeline […]Read More

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Your “unhealthy threat interference, affront to media freedom” – GJA condemns Speaker

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The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed its disappointment with the Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye, following his threat to punish journalists who leave the house while it is in session to cover press conferences by individual MPs withing the precincts of the house. The GJA said in a statement signed by its President, […]Read More

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GETfund scholarship argument bogus; needy not more Ghanaian than politicians – Assibey-Yeboah

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The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has said it is unfair for the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETfund) scholarship to be enjoyed by only the needy in society while politicians and their children are excluded.   Speaking on the recent revelation by the Auditor-General that some high-profile politicians instead of […]Read More

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ASEPA irked by Amidu’s tactics to make missing excavators issue a ‘foolish case’

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Executive Director for Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) Mr. Mensah Thompson, has charged the government of Ghana to resource the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the Auditor-General to work effectively in the fight against corruption. To him, CHRAJ and the Auditor-General have been doing fantastic work in the Read More

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EC’s over $108k website not functional

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The official website for the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) which was found to have cost the state some $108,510, has not been functional for a long while now. Procurement issues, relating to the redesigning and maintenance of the website were found by the Chief Justice’s committee which heard the petition for the removal of […]Read More