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August 6, 2024August 6, 2024

I’ll Willingly Step Down After 2024 Election – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says he will step down as president when his tenure ends without any resistance. According to him, he will live up to the legacy of his predecessor and hand over power when his time is up. “I willingly step

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024

Channelling The Sea To Kumasi Is Impracticable, Dangerous – Yellow Ghana President

The flagbearer of Yellow Ghana has criticized the founder of the New Force Movement, Nana Kwame Bediako's proposal to channel the sea to Kumasi. This comes after Mr Bediako promised to dredge the sea to the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, highlighting

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

NPP Needs Unity To Break The 8 – Nana Owusu Declares

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in Manhyia South Constituency have been urged to embrace unity and hard work to help the party to retain political power. Nana Owusu Afriyie Prempeh, who contested the recently held Manhyia South Parliamentary Primaries but

August 3, 2024August 3, 2024

Government To Commence Work On US$450m Manganese Refinery At Nsuta 

President, Nana Akufo-Addo will soon cut sod for work to start on a $450 million manganese refinery at Nsuta in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region. Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, who announced this said the Government had

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Mahama Promises To Renegotiate IMF Deal If He Regains Presidency

Former Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to renegotiate the terms of Ghana’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout and increase local ownership in future oil and mining projects if he wins the presidential election in December. Mahama, who served

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

December Polls: Direct Your Energies At Winning At The Polling Stations – EC To Parties

The Electoral Commission (EC) has urged political parties to focus on winning at the polling stations rather than on election violence and supposed loss of trust in the judicial system. This call comes in response to National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah's

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

Election 2024: EC To Open Nominations August 2, Filing To End September 13

The Electoral Commission (EC) will open nominations for Presidential and Parliamentary candidates from Friday, August 2, to Friday, September 13, 2024. Candidates vying for the Presidential position are required to pay One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC100,000) to the Electoral Commission

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

Election 2024: Next NDC Govt Will End Mining In Forest Reserves – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has vowed to end mining in forest reserves if he is elected president in the upcoming December 7 polls. According to the former President, the destruction of the forest reserve

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

PARLIAMENT’S APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE RESCHEDULES VETTING OF SUPREME COURT NOMINEES TO AUGUST 13

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has rescheduled its vetting of two Supreme Court Judge nominees to August 13, 2024. This comes after the committee suspended its sitting on Tuesday for a leadership engagement due to opposition to the vetting of Professor

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

DRIP: We’ve Constructed 12,830Km Of Roads Since 2017 – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that his administration has constructed 12,830 kilometres of roads throughout the nation. The President asserts that this achievement is unparalleled in the nation’s history. He was speaking at the inauguration of the District Road