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New Patriotic Party’s General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Koduah has charged the newly sworn-in members of the Standing Committees of the party to work tirelessly to “break the eight” “Winning the 2024 elections would be historical because in the history of the 4th Republic NPP would have been the first political party to have won elections on three consecutive terms.” The committees include Finance, Constitutional and Legal, Organisation Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Research Committee, Communication Committee and Welfare Committee. Speaking at the swearing-in of members of seven Standing Committees of the party in Accra, Mr Koduah maintained that the biggest task ahead…

The parliament of Portugal has voted to approve President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s trip to watch their 2022 World Cup clash against Ghana. This means the President will be in Qatar to watch the first game of their national team in the World Cup, after parliament authorized it by voting on Tuesday. The parliament also voted to approve the trips of other leaders of the country to travel to Qatar to watch their subsequent group matches of the tournament. The Speaker of Parliament will travel to watch the country’s second group game while the Prime Minister will also make the…

Cristiano Ronaldo is looking forward to Portugal’s World Cup opener against Ghana, which he described as “most difficult” as the former European champions attempt to win the World Cup for the first time. Despite being the tournament’s lowest-ranked team, the Manchester United star has warned his teammates not to underestimate Ghana. Ronaldo has previously faced Ghana at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and it wasn’t an easy battle. The former Real Madrid man scored the game-winning goal after a goalkeeping error by Fatau Dauda. Both teams arrived in Qatar after impressive victories. Portugal defeated Nigeria in Lisbon despite the…

The Importers and Exporters Association has hinted at possible food shortage following the Bank of Ghana (BoG)’s decision to withdraw foreign exchange support for the importation of some food commodities. The development, according to the Association, will also cause a surge in food inflation in the coming days. Executive Secretary of the Association, Samson Asaki Awingobit made the disclosure on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show. Mr Awingobit said the directive was not the best at the moment as Ghana currently does not have the capacity to enforce it. “I can tell you that within the shortest possible time, we will see an uprise in prices of…

A petition challenging the election of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro, Madam Dorcas Afo Toffey, has been dismissed by Sekondi High Court. The suit which centered on her dual citizenship was filed by one Mr. Eric Amuah Koffie, a resident of Jomoro. The court, presided over by Justice Dr Richmond Osei Hwere after listening to an Ivorian government representative of the law court, ruled that the dual citizenship suit filed against the MP for Jomoro, was null and void. According to the judge, the laws of La Cote Ivoire were explicit that as soon as citizenship status is…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Council of Elders and the national leadership have convened an emergency meeting with the Majority caucus in Parliament on November. The meeting has been necessitated by the incessant demands by the MPs for the sacking of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and their subsequent threat to boycott the presentation of the 2023 Budget on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, online portal Myjoyonline reported citing unnamed sources. There are agitations within the Majority caucus on who to present the 2023 Budget, slated for Thursday, November 24. This follows…

Pablo Milanés, a Grammy award winner who was a key member of Cuba’s “nuevo trova” (new music) movement, has died aged 79. Affectionately known as Pablito, he was renowned for his poetic lyrics and emotional vocals on hits like Yolanda, Yo Me Quedo (I’m Staying) and Amo Esta Isla (I Love This Island). His death was confirmed “with great pain and sadness” on his official Facebook page, external. Earlier this month, Milanés cancelled several concerts as he sought treatment for blood cancer in Spain. “The culture in Cuba is in mourning for the death of Pablo Milanes,” Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz…

A bold and brilliant Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history as they came from behind to stun two-time winners Argentina in a fantastic Group C opener in Lusail. Ranked 51st in the world, Saudi Arabia could have been done and dusted in the first half as Lionel Messi opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Argentina had three goals ruled out for offside. But the Green Falcons flipped the game on its head in a stunning 10-minute period after half-time, Saleh Al-Shehri levelling with a low effort and Salem Al Dawsari firing…

The Africa Open Parliament Index (OPI), a joint effort of the Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations Working Group, has ranked Ghana’s Parliament the 1st among 13 other African parliaments in its report. With an overall score of 63.03 percent, Ghana’s Parliament led the Cape Verdean Parliament, which scored 61.86 percent, taking the second position. Ghana’s Parliament also scored 27.71, representing 35 percent in terms of Transparency, 21.00, representing 35 percent in Civic Participation, and 14.32, representing 30 percent in Public Accountability to be adjudged the first in the parliamentary openness survey in West Africa. Sierra Leone placed third with 57.97 percent; Nigeria…

Britain may be invited to send special forces to Ghana after it was forced to withdraw all of its 300 peacekeepers from Mali in the face of bands of Russian mercenaries and jihadist groups, The Telegraph understands. British ministers will this week fly to Ghana to hammer out a new security agreement. It is unclear if the move is a face saving operation in the wake of the mission in Mali being shut down or something more significant as British forces already train troops in Ghana. Three years ago, Britain announced a major ‘pivot’ to the jihadist-stricken Sahel region on…