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Defective village dam is killing my constituents – MP

Admin Editor December 6, 2019 131 0

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Garu, Mr Albert Akuka Alalzuuga, has urged the government to stop endangering the lives of his constituents. He said the claims of building a dam in the Northern parts of Ghana which is turning out to be wells, is resulting in accidental deaths. According to Read More

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Neither NPP nor NDC would win one touch – Afrobarometer report

Admin Editor December 6, 2019 199 0

A latest Afrobarometer survey has found that neither the governing NPP nor the biggest opposition party, the NDC would secure a first-round victory should elections be held today. This means Presidential candidates of both parties — John Mahama for the NDC and most likely, President Nana Akufo-Addo for the NPP — would amass just 50 […]Read More

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LPG, UPP disagree on referendum call off

Admin Editor December 5, 2019 138 0

The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) and the United Progressive Party (UPP) have expressed different sentiments following President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s decision to call off the December 17 national referendum. Whereas the LPG laid the blame at the feet of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for “exhibiting bad faith” in the whole referendum process, […]Read More

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Why Rawlings was angry ahead of his first coup plot

Admin Editor December 5, 2019 138 0

A former Squadron commander who was nearly killed during the June 4th uprising has given details of why Flt. Lt Jerry Rawlings harbored resentment leading to his first coup attempt. According to Major (Rtd) Ibrahim Rida, Flt. Lt Rawlings felt maltreated by his superiors after he was asked to refund some $4,000 he had misapplied. […]Read More

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Vote for women, PWDs — Otiko Djaba

Admin Editor December 5, 2019 133 0

The Executive Director of the Henry Djaba Memorial Foundation, Ms Otiko Afisa Djaba, has urged Ghanaians to vote for women and Person With Disabilities (PWDs) contesting for the positions in the upcoming District Assembly election to be held on December 17. The former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection made this call when her […]Read More

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NCCE spent GH¢ 1m on referendum – Chairperson

Admin Editor December 4, 2019 156 0

Josephine Nkrumah, Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has revealed the Commission spent GH¢ 1 million on creating awareness on the December 17 referendum. Speaking in an interview on Joy News’ PM Express, Ms Nkrumah, explained that there was a lot of misinformation about the referendum, hence the need for a lot […]Read More

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Sammy Gyamfi is the one who will keep NDC in opposition – Owusu-Bempah

Admin Editor December 4, 2019 170 0

Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will lose 2020 elections because of Sammy Gyamfi and some disrespectful NDC members. NDC’s National Communications Officer, Mr Gyamfi, said he would buy a huge cow for the bodyguard of former President John Mahama who attacked Prophet […]Read More

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Referendum: ‘We won!’ – NDC

Admin Editor December 3, 2019 154 0

Ghana’s biggest opposition party has claimed victory in connection with President Nana Akufo-Addo’s cancellation of the 17 December 2019 referendum, which was meant to ask Ghanaians about whether or not they wanted political parties to sponsor candidates in local government polls. President Akufo-Addo announced the cancellation on Sunday, 1 December 2019, citing a lack of Read More

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NDC is a useless alternative – Lawyer Ampaw Maurice

Admin Editor December 3, 2019 162 0

Controversial private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has described the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as a useless alternative to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). He observes that the NDC is not conducting itself in a manner to suggest it is the best alternative to the NPP taking into account the activities of the Homeland […]Read More

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Assembly elections to come off as planned – EC

Admin Editor December 3, 2019 138 0

The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured members of the public that the suspension of the referendum will not affect the district assembly and unit committee elections scheduled for December 17, this year. It maintains that the chain of activities contained in its road map for the December 17 polls remains intact and will be followed […]Read More

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EC commence processes to halt Referendum

Admin Editor December 3, 2019 121 0

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is waiting for a formal communication from Parliament to commence the legal processes towards granting the President’s request to suspend the December 17 referendum. Speaking in a telephone interview with the Ghana News Agency on Monday, an official source said it would not run the Referendum alongside the District […]Read More

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Referendum Fiasco: Leave Mahama out of your embarrassment – Sammy Gyamfi to Akufo-Addo

Admin Editor December 3, 2019 118 0

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress ( NDC) Sammy Gyamfi has denied claims by President Akufo-Addo that former President John Mahama agreed to the amendment of article 55(3) of the 1992 Constitution to allow for the introduction of partisanship in our local government system, accusing the President of attempting “to use the former […]Read More

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NDC will cancel Free SHS if they win 2020 – Akufo-Addo

Admin Editor December 2, 2019 129 0

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated once again that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will cancel the free SHS policy if they win the 2020 elections. Speaking on the first day of his three-day tour of the Greater Accra region, the President noted that the opposition party is asking Ghanaians to vote for […]Read More

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You can cancel referendum but not your 2020 defeat – NDC to Akufo-Addo

Admin Editor December 2, 2019 122 0

National Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Lawyer Sammy Gyamfi has told President Akufo-Addo that unlike sanctioning the cancellation of the December 17, 2019 referendum for the fear of deafeat, there is nothing he can do to avert his defeat in the 2020 polls. A statement from the presidency Sunday night announced […]Read More

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I wish to be bagged out of Ghana – PPP man cries over cancellation of referendum

Admin Editor December 2, 2019 129 0

National Youth Coordinator for the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), Divine Nkrumah, says he is disappointed in President Akufo-Addo for backtracking on the December 17 referendum. Mr Nkrumah is particularly frustrated at the extent to which the politicisation of matters within the public space is sending Ghana backward. It is this over-politicisation of issues that has Read More

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Samira canvasses for NPP second term

Admin Editor December 2, 2019 122 0

The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, says despite inheriting an economy in distress, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration has worked hard to turn things around, and Ghana is ready for economic take-off. She said it would be good for Ghanaians to give President Akufo-Addo four more years to build on the solid foundation and initiate […]Read More

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‘Incompetent’, ‘corrupt’ Mahama ‘worsened plight of northerners’ – NPP

Admin Editor December 2, 2019 139 0

The “incompetence” and “corrupt tendencies” for Mr John Mahama as President “eroded” the gains of the John Kufuor administration and rendered northerners worse off, the governing New Patriotic Party’s five regions up north have said in a joint statement as a response to a statement issued by the main opposition National Democratic Read More

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Disclose amount spent on ‘abortive’ referendum – Okudzeto to gov’t

Admin Editor December 2, 2019 126 0

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the government to disclose to Ghanaians how much money was spent on the December 17 referendum which has been aborted. The President in a televised address Sunday announced the cancellation of the referendum over what he says is lack of consensus. “Fellow Ghanaians, […]Read More

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Referendum call off: Clear victory for NDC – Sammy Gyamfi

Admin Editor December 2, 2019 143 0

The Communication Director of the National Democratic Congress has rubbished claims by president Akufo Addo that the opposition made a “U turn” over the December 17 referendum, describing the it is a “barefaced lie”. Sammy Gyamfi believes the president is engaging in a desperate blame game having seen defeat against the “YES” vote. Read More

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NPP’s Efo Tommy dead

Admin Editor December 2, 2019 133 0

A stalwart of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and a former Special Advisor to President John Agyekum Kufour Mr Tommy Amematekpor known as Efo Tommy in political circles is dead. MyNewsGh.com confirmed from close sources that he died on Sunday evening at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he was on admission receiving treatment. Close […]Read More

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Murtala Mohammed exposed over Pwalugu multipurpose dam

Admin Editor December 2, 2019 106 0

Former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Murtala Mohammed last Saturday on Joy Fm’s news analysis programme, Newsfile exposed himself when he suggested that the claim the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Scheme is the largest single investment in the northern part of Ghana is false. He asserted that the statement as claimed by President […]Read More

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‘Bankrupt’ Mahama has nothing to offer Ghanaians – NPP Chairman

Admin Editor November 30, 2019 158 0

NPP First Vice Chairman in Finland, James Mckeown has mocked former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) labeling them as “bankrupt of policies” and ideas to improve the lives of Ghanaians. Mr. Mckeown wondered why the former President is seeking another term in government when his track record is nothing to […]Read More

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Akufo-Addo can print dollars, he will still lose 2020 – Dery

Admin Editor November 30, 2019 155 0

Member of Parliament for Lambussie-Karni Constituency Edward Kaale-Ewola Dery says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s introduction of higher Cedi denominations is a waste of the public purse. According to him, the move is a means to perpetuate corruption. Speaking on TV3’s News @10 on Friday, November 29, the Vice Chairman of the Public Accounts […]Read More

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I’m so disapointed in NDC – Baako

Admin Editor November 30, 2019 150 0

Editor-In-Chief for the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has expressed disappointment over the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) interference in the row between the Auditor-General and the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO). The veteran journalist sees the NDC’s interference in the Auditor-General and EOCO ongoing tussle as unnecessary and Read More

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NALAG calls for postponement of December 17 referendum

Admin Editor November 29, 2019 148 0

The General Secretary of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) Mr Kokro Amankwah has called for postponement of the upcoming December 17 elections and referendum. According to him, majority of Ghanaians have not been reached and informed on the referendum to make an informed decision and it will be prudent to postpone […]Read More

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Tell us cost of new Cedis -Minority

Admin Editor November 29, 2019 161 0

The minority in Parliament is demanding that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) discloses the cost of printing of the new Cedi notes and coin. The Central Bank has introduced GHC100, GHC200 and GHC2 coin. The Governor of the bank Dr Ernest Addison said the decision to develop the new notes was carefully thought through. “A […]Read More

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NPP youth who chased MP were high on drugs – Anwere Boateng

Admin Editor November 29, 2019 135 0

It has emerged that some youth of Koforidua in the Nwabiagya North Constituency of the Ashanti region who chased to their Member of Parliament (MP) for the area Benito Owusu Bio from a public event last Sunday did so under influence of hard drugs, according to the immediate past Assemblyman in the area, Hon. Anwere […]Read More

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Court boots Akua Donkor over Nana, Bawumia; to cough up GH¢10,000

Admin Editor November 28, 2019 163 0

The Supreme Court has thrown out an attempt by Akua Donkor to push a claim of culpability against the President and his Vice in the wake of the Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposé that captured massive rot in Ghana football which sent Kwasi Nyantakyi packing out of office. She filed the suit in June 2018 seeking […]Read More

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2020 Polls: We’ll force NDC to defend their legacy; dirty politics over – Dr. Boako

Admin Editor November 28, 2019 151 0

Economic Advisor to the Vice President, Dr. Gideon Boako has said his Boss seeks to draw the main opposition NDC along a path of decent, responsible and clean political campaign in the run-up to the 2020 general elections instead of its usual propaganda. “They[NDC] don’t understand the psychology of Bawumia; if they do they will […]Read More

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Electing MMDCEs: I’d’ve triggered a referendum, too, were I President – Gane

Admin Editor November 28, 2019 138 0

An Independent Presidential Aspirant, Marricke Kofi Gane, has said he would have opted for initiating a referendum to allow citizens decide if they want party politics in the election of MMDCEs if he were in the seat of the president. Even though he has kicked against district level elections being politicised, Mr Gane believes the […]Read More