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Akufo-Addo’s driver floors MCE for La Dadekotopon in a stiff NPP contest
In a surprising turn of events, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La DADEKOTOPON Solomon Kotey Niko has lost the race to become the NPP parliamentary candidate for the area in a closely contested race. Joseph Kwashie Addo, who serves as the personal driver of President Akufo-Addo defeated Solomon Kotey Niko in a landslide victory […]
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Govt provides GH¢2.7m in urgent support for Koffekrom disaster victims
The Government of Ghana through the Obuasi Municipal Assembly (OMA) has provided GH¢2.7 million in relief items and cash to the 600 people displaced by the recent rainstorm at Koffekrom in the Obuasi Municipality. The gesture which was presented to the Chiefs and people of Koffekrom by the Chief Executive of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, […]
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Bawumia Bids Sunyani Omanhene Farewell
Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, led a government delegation over the weekend to pay their final respects to the late Paramount
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Parliament threatens action against Finance Ministry over GH¢6bn Common Fund arrears
Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has indicated that the House may need to confront the Finance Ministry if it does not provide clarity on its indebtedness to the District Assembly Common Fund by the conclusion of June 2024. This concern has been prompted by revelations made by Benjamin Kpodo, the Member of […]
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Awutu Senya West: Assembly members angry over confirmation of DCE at dawn
Some Assembly members in Awutu Senya West have described the confirmation of the District Chief Executive for Awutu Senya West, Moses Arhinful Acquah, as illegal. They claimed the confirmation took place in the early hours of Sunday, March 10, 2024. The DCE nominee had earlier failed to meet the two-thirds majority needed in his two […]
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Keta Municipal Hospital appeals for dialysis unit
Staff of the Keta Municipal Hospital are urgently appealing to stakeholders for a dialysis unit and other essential facilities. They believe these additions are vital to establishing the hospital as the go-to healthcare facility for residents in southern Volta. This appeal comes on the heels of the recent inauguration of a 60-bed maternal and child […]
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New Juaben South: Education Director calls for security visibility in schools
The New Juaben South Municipal Education Director, Mustapha Haruna, has made a passionate appeal to the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akufo Dampare, and the Police Management Board to enhance visibility in schools at night and on weekends. According to the education directorate, incessant break-ins into classrooms by hoodlums, recent electricity cable theft in […]
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NPP Making Assemblies Partisan – Claims Asiedu Nketia
Johnson Asiedu Nketia The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says District Assemblies concept should never be partisan since it would defeat the
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Akuapem South MCE hasn’t engaged in sale of abandoned rail tracks – Assembly
The Akuapem South Municipal Assembly has dispelled claims circulating on social media about the involvement of the Municipal Chief Executive, Frank Aidoo, in the cutting and sale of some abandoned rail tracks in the municipality. Residents of the Akuapem South Municipality woke up to news alleging the involvement of the assembly in the sale of […]
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Assembly Work Is Sacrificial – MCE
Some of the newly elected assembly members The newly elected assembly members of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) have been reminded that their work as Assembly Members is sacrificial.
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Sekondi-Takoradi fails to produce presiding member after 2 voting rounds
After two rounds of hotly contested voting for a presiding member, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly failed to produce one. Despite a successful swearing-in ceremony for the 54 assembly members alongside the three Members of Parliament in the Metropolis, the 54 assembly members with voting rights were unable to give the two-thirds majority of 38 votes […]
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Tarkwa-Nsuaem Residents Mourn Assembly Member
The late Manasseh Addison Sackey Mourners who thronged Adiyie in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality on Saturday for the funeral rites of the former assembly member for Tabrebe were unable to
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Republic Bank Ghana supports Faanaa schools with life jackets
Republic Bank Ghana Limited has presented fifty life jackets to the Municipal Education Directorate in the Weija Gbawe Municipality for onward distribution to school children at Faanaa in the Weija Gbawe Municipality. Faanaa is an island community where children who want to access education have to go through the struggles of crossing the estuary using […]
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Iraq condemns ‘irresponsible’ US air strikes on Iran-backed groups
The Iraqi government has strongly condemned US strikes which targeted sites used by Iranian-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said they “blatantly” violated his country’s sovereignty. The US said its “proportionate” attacks had targeted “Iran-affiliated groups”. The paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) said the “treacherous” US […]
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We’re poised to embark on drain construction this year – Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly
The Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly (LeKMA) will focus on the construction of drains this year as part of infrastructural development, according to Mr. Mordecai Quarshie, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), who informed the Ghana News Agency (GNA). Mr. Quarshie mentioned that a 10-kilometer drain had been awarded for construction, with funding from the District Assembly Common […]
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NPP primaries: Claudia Lumor hopeful of wining Oforikrom contest
Claudia Kwarteng Lumor, the only female aspirant competing against four others in the NPP Oforikrom constituency primaries, has expressed optimism about winning the upcoming primaries after successfully going through vetting. Her confidence and enthusiasm come at a time when the incumbent Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr. Emmanuel Marfo, has decided not to contest […]
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NPP primaries: Former Obuasi Municipal Assembly presiding member joins race
A former presiding member of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, Lawrence Nana Obeng Bondah, has picked a nomination form to contest the NPP parliamentary primary in the Obuasi West constituency slated for January 27, 2024. Popularly known as Nana Bondah, the aspiring PC has also served as the Assembly member of the Anyinam electoral area and […]
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Ada East DCE refutes claims of rendering local salt miners homeless
The Ada East District Assembly has refuted claims made by the local miners association of Songor that the assembly would render its members homeless if they were relocated from the Songor lagoon concession. These salt miners were instructed to vacate the Ada East sector of the Songor lagoon concession following a December 31 eviction deadline […]
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Business
Ghana loses US$3bn annually to illicit financial flows- GloMeF CEO
Tackling corruption in the country requires concerted and multifaceted approach, Mr Raphael Godlove, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Sunyani-based Global Media Foundation, a human rights and media advocate Non-Governmental Organisation has said. The nation must also do more and strengthen anti-corruption laws and institutions, foster a culture of integrity and ethical leadership. […]
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Ashanti region: Three fake police officers arrested at Asawase
Three individuals pretending to be police officers have been arrested and remanded into police custody after patrolling polling stations during Tuesday’s district assembly and unit committee elections in Asawase, Ashanti region. According to the prosecution, the three suspects — 37-year-old Zakari Yakubu, 24-year-old Godsway Fiakodzo, and 26-year-old Ibrahim Zack — were seen at Sawaba New […]
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