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Manasseh’s D-Eye documentary ‘misleading, unethical, sensational’ – NMC

The National Media Commission (NMC) has dismissed aspects of the ‘Militia in the Heart of the Nation’ documentary by Multimedia Group’s Manasseh Azure Awuni, describing it as a misrepresentation of facts. Even though the NMC said the operations of D-Eye at the Christiansborg Castle was “problematic and unacceptable”, the Commission noted in its ruling that “the group did not manifest ...

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Robbers attack Deputy Education Minister

The deputy education minister Dr Osei Adutwum has been attacked by highway robbers on the Bolga-Kumasi highway. The police said the robbers numbering about seven-shot into the vehicle of the minister while taking other passengers and drivers under siege near Sarikyikura on the Tamale Buipe highway. The Northern region police command has mounted a search for the group of robbers. ...

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Chiefs rally Western North indigenes to vote against Akufo-Addo and NPP

Indigenes of newly created Western North region have cited President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for playing them for fools after the massive support the area gave the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 elections. According to the natives, the NPP government is only interested in their votes and nothing else. The President of the Chirano Traditional Council, Okogyeman Kwaku ...

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Report jeans-wearing wives to police – DOVVSU

Married men who are being denied sex by their jeans-wearing wives have been advised to report their wives to the police. The Central Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), Mr George Appiah-Sakyi, explained that “denying your spouse sex amounted to emotional abuse”. “If your wife wears jeans to sleep and causing you emotional abuse its ...

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Martin Amidu on his way out, set to rejoin NDC

Ghana’s Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Kaiser Amidu is homeward bound to rejoin his political comrades in the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in frontline politics, Ghanacrusader.com can report authoritatively. The anti-corruption crusader, who accepted President Akufo-Addo’s appointment to serve as head of the novel Office of Special Prosecutor last year, has faced many frustrating and counter-productive moves from appointees of ...

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Ayorkor Botchwey sues Larry Dogbe, The Herald for defamation

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has sued the editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbe and the publisher of the newspaper, Prime Mark Company Limited, for defamation. It is the case of the Foreign Minister that a story published on the front page of the June 10, 2019 issue of The Herald newspaper ...

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NDC sacks official for selling nomination forms to Muntaka’s challenger

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Kwame Zu has relieved his female Personal Assistant of her position after the latter is said to have sold nomination forms to supporters of one Mabarick Masawudu, seeking to contest the sitting Member of Parliament (MP), in the party’s internal elections. “I am relieving her of her position ...

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ROPAA Committee begins engagement of Diaspora

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday started consultation of strategic countries towards the operationalization of the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA) 2006 (Act 699), which gives Ghanaians in the Diaspora the right to vote from abroad. The EC ROPAA Committee in fulfilment of its mandate, will engage the Senegalese Electoral Commission, Ghanaian Community in Senegal and other strategic ...

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$1m per Constituency initiative to begin as MoF grants letters of commencement

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted letters of commencement to the three development authorities to commence the full implementation of the $1-million per Constituency pledge under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) for the 2020 fiscal year. The commencement certificate makes available GH¢1.66 billion (equivalent of $320 million) for the 275 constituencies across the country. This covers $275 ...

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