Monthly Archives: July 2020

Confirmed: Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is Mahama’s running mate

Former President John Mahama has settled on former Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as his running mate for the 2020 elections, Starrfm.com.gh can confirm. The Council of Elders and Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have approved the choice of the candidate. She prevailed after stiff competition from former finance ministers and governor of the Central Bank ...

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Stop writing to the President – NPP’s Kokofu orders Domelevo

Henry Kwabena Kokofu has described as unfortunate issues raised by the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelovo following an order for him to proceed on his accumulated leave. This comes on the back of concerns raised by Mr. Domelevo over the President’s directive to take his accumulated leave. Mr Domelevo, in a statement dated 3rd, July 2020 and addressed to the Presidency said, ...

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NDC reportedly rejects Mahama’s choice for running mate

Report reaching DGN Online indicates that the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has turned the choice of running mate selected by the party’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. At a hurriedly arranged meeting of regional chairpersons of the party at the NDC regional office in Accra on Sunday evening, ahead of NEC meeting on Monday, the chairmen flatly turned down former Education ...

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We understand your ‘ignorance’, we forgive you – Akufo-Addo replies Domelevo

The office of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has responded to Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, following his public chronicle to the same on matters relating to his mandatory leave directive. Mr. Domelevo, in a statement dated 03, July 2020 and addressed to the Presidency said, tenets of the country’s law flaw the President’s directive to him, to take a mandatory 132-day ...

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Canada supports gov’t with GHc2.5m for women agribusiness

The High Commission of Canada in Ghana is supporting government with GHc2.5 million towards the progress of Ghanaian women in agribusiness. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Ministry of Local Governance and Rural Development (MLGRD) have launched the pilot support to Women Farmer-Based Organizations (WFBOs) that are engaged in post-production agricultural operations in Ghana. This support from the ...

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FLASHBACK: NDC lies too much – Rawlings

Former President Jerry John Rawlings on June 4, 2018, called out the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for constantly lying to Ghanaians. He recounted personal experiences where members of his own party told many lies about his family. This attitude, he said, has made it difficult for him to criticize the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration over its management of ...

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Voter Registration Exercise: Retired Military man, 14 others intercepted as Togolese in Volta

A 70 year old retired Ghana Arm Forces Officer, Christian Agbeviade together with some 14 aged residents from Ziope and Honuga, a farming communities in the Agortime-Ziope District of the Volta region has been intercepted on their way to register for the voter identification card by Volta Executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) led by the region’s Chairman, Kafui ...

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Monitor voter registration – Akufo-Addo orders MMDCEs

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed all Metropolitan and Municipal District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to monitor the on-going Voter’s Registration exercise in their respective districts to ensure a smooth running of the exercise. The directive was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare. The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana began the compilation of a new ...

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Carlos Ahenkorah resigns over coronavirus brouhaha

Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned from office as Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, the Presidency has announced. His resignation comes barely hours after he admitted in an interview that he visited some voters registration centres in his constituency despite knowing he has tested positive for Coronavirus. “The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 3rd July, ...

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Drivers incur heavy losses, push for restrictions to be relaxed

Drivers of commercial vehicles are counting their losses, as theCOVID-19 restrictions imposed some three months ago continue to bite deeper into their pockets. With investments made into the provision of veronica buckets, water basins, soap and sanitizers at the various lorry stations, to enable passengers to wash and sanitize their hands before boarding vehicles, drivers whose daily dues were used ...

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