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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has been urged to remain neutral and impartial before, during and after the December 7 elections. Private legal practitioner and Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Godwin Edudzi Tameklo said the recent posture of the IGP in relation to electoral violence does not inspire confidence that he will be fair during the polls. His comments come after Mr Oppong-Boanuh has assured the nation that his men will work to protect lives and properties before, during and after the elections on December 7. He warned persons intending to foment troubles during…

Private legal practitioner Godwin Edudzi Tameklo has said the refusal of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to implement the recommendations of the report by the Emile Short Commission regarding the violence that characterized the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, is his biggest indictment. He noted that the report made several recommendations which when implemented would have dealt with some of the electoral violence seen in this country. But, according to him, Mr Akufo-Addo has deliberately refused to implement the recommendations. The Justice Emile Short Commission was established by President Akufo-Addo under Article 278 of the 1992 Constitution, to enquire into the…

Government statistician Professor Samuel Kobina Annim says the 2017/2018 census on agriculture has revealed that agricultural activities in the country remain rural and rudimentary. He alluded to the fact the absence of and low levels of education among agricultural holders is adversely affecting innovation and modernization. “Now that we have found out that four-fifth of people in agric do not have education, we should think about how we can structure some educational packages for those in the agricultural sector” Professor Annim said. The 2017/2018 agricultural census is the fourth to be conducted in the country. The first was in 1950.…

Donald Trump and Joe Biden each claim to be ahead in the US presidential election, even as the final outcome hangs on a razor’s edge and both sides gear up for legal action. The Trump campaign is challenging vote counts in the key states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The BBC projects Mr Biden won Michigan. US media forecast he took Wisconsin. No result has yet emerged in Pennsylvania. Winning all three of these Rust Belt states would hand Mr Biden victory. Mr Biden, the Democratic candidate, stopped short of declaring he had won, but said he was confident…

The Parliamentary candidate of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dumelo has apologized for inciting violence ahead of the elections this year. John Dumelo in a video said his party members will assault and attack anybody that attempts to rig the elections. “Let’s be vigilant. We know they want to rig the elections but they’ll be caught and when they are caught, we’ll beat them up because this time around, we won’t let it go easily. “We’ll beat you up and ignore the saying that let’s give it to God,” he…

With Ghana spending over $200 million annually on fish import, a number of people have gone into aquaculture to bridge the production deficit. It’s past midday and the news team is at the Watergold Fisheries in Teshie in Accra. Here, there is strict adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Emmanuel Tsigbey meets  us. He tells me how the advent of Covid-19 has impacted on his business. According to him, the aquaculture business started in February 2020, just before the Ghana recorded its first case of COVID-19. Located at Teshie in the Greater Accra region,…

Twenty nine ‘Western Togolanders’ who were arrested in connection with secessionism in the Volta region have been charged with treason felony. They are also facing five additional charges. These are conspiracy to commit crime, causing unlawful damage, rioting with weapons and participation in a campaign of a prohibited organization. The prosecution led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare filed an amended charge sheet containing the above charges against the 29 persons on Wednesday November 4. The accused persons are Nene Kwaku Agblorm alias Joshua Tawiah Agblorm, Ernest Kpevu, Devine Seddoh, Bright Klutsey, Selasi Gbadago, Gilbert Nyadzinyo, Benjamin Gabadago,…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has dared the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu to investigate and prosecute him if he is convinced that he was the one described as Government Official One in the Airbus Bribery Scandal. This comes after Mr Amidu had noted that Mr Mahama is the one referred to as the ‘Government Official 1’ in the bribery scandal. The Special Prosecutor revealed this in his observations in the corruption risk assessment report on the Agyapa Royalties deal that he submitted to the Office of the President on October 16, 2020. Mr Martin Amidu said “the only reason the…

Governance Expert Professor Baffour Agyeman Duah has dismissed assertions by a section of the Ghanaian public that the results of the US elections will have a direct impact on what happens in Ghana on December 7. Professor Agyeman Duah explained that the factors that inform a particular voting pattern in the US are completely different from those of the West African nation. Some have claimed that if US president Donald Trump wins the elections, it is likely to inform voters in Ghana to also retain President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo . However, if there is a change of change, Ghana…

Workers of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) who are members of the Union of Commerce, Industry and Finance (UNICOF) and the General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union are demanding the dissolution of the board of the refinery with immediate effect. According to them, the board and management have shown very little commitment and sense of urgency in improving the fortunes of the refinery. Speaking to TV3 in an interview on Wednesday November 4, the Chairman of UNICOF, Bright Adongo said “the workers went out of their job description and made proposals to the board which interestingly will not cost…