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High Court Dismisses ROPAA Contempt Application Against EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa

An Accra High Court, Financial Court 1 presided over by Justice Ellen Vivian Amoah, has dismissed yet another contempt application against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, which prayed the Court to commit her for contempt of Court over what the applicants claimed was an intentional refusal on her part and other Commissioners to implement the Representation ...

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Minister affirms support to GJA sanitation project

The Ministry of Sanitation has assured its commitment to provide the needed support to the Ghana Journalists Association to fight the menace of poor sanitation in the country. The Ministry said the rate of environmental sanitation in the country was becoming endemic and decisive attention was required to deal with the issue due to the socio-economic and public health implications. ...

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NDC Eastern Regional Secretary Mark Kevor resigns

The Eastern Regional Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, Mark Oliver Kevor, has resigned. Mr. Kevor, a Lecturer and PhD Candidate has resigned to contest the Afram Plains South Constituency parliamentary primaries of the the Party. This follows picking of parliamentary nomination forms by a group of party supporters and branch executives on his behalf on July 10, ...

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June inflation drop makes case for policy rate cut

The general price levels of goods and services, for the second time since the beginning of the year, has seen another drop – making a strong case for the central bank to consider a policy rate cut later this month. Data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) show that inflation for June has decreased by 0.3 percentage points to ...

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Ghanaians no more need visa to travel to South Africa

Ghanaians going to South Africa no longer require a visa to travel after the South African government added Ghana to its visa-free countries list. Aside Ghana, countries including Qatar, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe have also been added on South Africa’s visa-free countries list. The announcement was made via a post on ...

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NAM1 arrives in Ghana; being interrogated by police

Citi News can confirm that embattled Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah has arrived in Ghana and is currently being interrogated by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1 spent the last six months in police custody in Dubai due to a criminal case brought against him by ...

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Nduom sues Finance Minister, 3 others

The Ghana Growth Fund, a subsidiary of Groupe Ndoum, has sued the Finance Minister over debts that have left it unable to pay investors’ funds. Included in the suit is the Attorney-General, Minister for Roads and Highways and Agyakot Company Limited. Lawyers for Ghana Growth Fund Limited, which invests the money on behalf of Gold Coast Fund Management, are demanding ...

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Journalist admits fabricating sex story about Black Stars at 2019 AFCON; issues apology

Ghanaian broadcast journalist Michael Tuffour has admitted fabricating a sex story about the Black Stars during Ghana’s unsuccessful 2019 AFCON campaign in Egypt. According to a publication on Kasapafmonline.com – the media house of the broadcaster, the journalist lowered his ethical standards as he failed to cross-check his facts before making the publication. A Kasapa FM publication read: “On July ...

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We’ve corrected Mahama’s mess – Akufo-Addo

Ghanaian president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government has, over the last two and a half years, acted to correct the fundamentals of the Ghanaian economy, which, prior to his assumption of office, were in considerable disarray. According to President Akufo-Addo, “The fiscal deficit, which stood at 9.3% in 2016, has been brought down to 3.9% at the end ...

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