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The Council of Elders Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in South Africa, Mr. Benjamin Kofi Quashie, has outlined some conditions under which the NDC would sign a peace deal ahead of the upcoming general elections.

A Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Bossman Asare, has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of misinforming their supporters regarding alleged unresolved issues with the provisional voter’s register.

An accountant who dishonestly appropriated GHC40,433.50 from the Ghana Police Church has been sentenced to two years in prison by an Adentan Circuit Court. Edward Unicorn, 32, told the court that he used the money to wager bets and asked for the court to grant him bail to work and pay it off.  Unicorn was charged with stealing. He pled guilty with an explanation.  “I spent the money by playing Aviator (an online betting game). I staked it and never won. I was desperate to win but lost. “I was addicted to Aviator, so my brother referred me to a…

The Head of Therapy and Wellness Department at the 37 Military Hospital, Dr Erica D. Dickson, has described the suicide deaths among police officers in the country as an issue of concern.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has intensified its calls for an independent audit of Ghana’s voters’ register, with Mr. Benjamin Kofi Quashie, Chairman of the NDC’s Council of Elders in South Africa, becoming one of the forces leading the charge.

Fresh intercepted documents reveal that colossal amounts of taxpayer funds in excess of GH₵85 million were actually released to crony companies to rehabilitate three of our national sports stadia in recent years.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the new fishing harbour in Jamestown will create jobs for the people. On Friday, 13th September, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the Jamestown Fishing Harbour, in Accra. The president said this is in fulfillment of a promise he made to the people of Jamestown and Ghana as a whole. This project, which had been a dream since 1965, now stands as a modern facility that will empower the livelihoods of our hardworking fisherfolk and transform the local economy, he said. It is a symbol of the commitment of my government to…

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Tuesday, September 17, to determine the fate of both presidential and parliamentary candidates who have filed to contest in the 2024 General Elections.

Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana have declared a total nationwide strike over their poor working conditions. This follows the government’s failure to honour their demands for better service conditions after a series of protests and negotiations. Members of the association are expected to withdraw all their services in all public universities of the country effective Monday, September 16, 2024. According to the group, the government failed to meet their September 16 deadline in implementing their demands despite reaching an agreement. In a statement signed by its National Chairman, George Ansong, the group indicated that the government reneged on…

The Judicial Service of Ghana (JSG) has stated that parties involved in the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill cases “have not completed the work they are to do before a hearing by the Supreme Court can be conducted.” This announcement follows reports of the Sponsors of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill planning to protest against the Chief Justice on September 17. In the report, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, a sponsor of the bill, indicated that they would march against the Chief Justice on September 17, 2024, in a protest dubbed the ‘Family Values…