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Accept defeat or go to court – Ayariga, 5 other presidential candidates tell Mahama

The Presidential Candidate of the All Peoples Congress (APC) Hassan Ayariga and five other presidential candidates who contested in the 2020 presidential elections have asked their fellow aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama to accept defeat or go court to seek redress. Mr Ayariga also called for investigations to be conducted into the alleged brutalities of ...

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Tell Mahama his room is not the Supreme Court – NDC legal team told

Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Communication Team, Saka Salia has advised former President Mahama against making demands of the Electoral Commission from the comfort of his home. He motioned to the legal brains of opposition to remind the ex-President that the EC is an independent body whose work can only be legally reviewed by a body appointed ...

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Parliament considers Anti-money laundering Bill, 2020

Parliament is working on a Bill to help plug the holes in the existing anti-money laundering regulatory framework and make it more responsive to international standards. The Anti-Money Laundering Bill, 2020, is to amend and consolidate the laws relating to money laundering and provide for related matters. “This Bill is to avoid piecemeal legislation in addressing all the deficiencies in ...

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NPP youth call for removal of DCE over poor performance

A Group calling itself Coalition of Critical Thinkers who are also supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling for the removal of the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Garu District Assembly in the Upper East Region. In a petition to the Presidency, the group alleged that the DCE, Mr Emmanuel Asore Avoka has in diverse ways not only sabotaged ...

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Nigeria to re-open land borders soon – President Buhari hints

After more than a year of closing its frontiers to stop the smuggling of products from neighbouring West African states into the country, President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria is looking to reopen its borders ‘as soon as possible’. This is according to the Prime Premium Times website. Mr. Buhari stated this during a meeting with governors ...

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Haruna Iddrisu accused of instigating violence in Northern Region

The Member of Parliament for the Tamale South Constituency and Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has been accused of masterminding the shooting incident that happened in the Savelugu constituency after the Monday general elections. The youth of the ruling New Patriotic Party at a news conference on Thursday also accused the Savelugu Municipal Director of the electoral commission of being in ...

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Election 2020: Collation was less transparent – EU observers

The European Union observers in Ghana’s election have said while voting process was transparent, collation was ‘less transparent’. “Collation of results at the constituency level was observed in 35 constituency collation centres with many of them being visited repeatedly. Collation process was less well organised and less transparent often due to a lack of detailed procedures, inadequate facilities and overcrowding ...

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