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The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has disqualified five flagbearers from contesting this year’s presidential elections. The five are Kwesi Addai Odike, Kofi Koranteng, Kofi Game, Kwesi Busumbru and Nana Agyenim Boateng. The Chair of the EC, Jean Mensa said in a media briefing on Monday October 19 that there were issues with the forms of the disqualified persons. She further noted that the Commission will report those that centre on criminality to the Ghana Police Service for further investigations. In all, 12 aspirants were qualified to contest the elections. They are: Alfred Asiedu Walker Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Christian Kwabena…

The flagbearers of the All People’s Congress (APC) and the National Democratic Party (NDP), Hassan Ayariga and Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, have been cleared by the Electoral Commission (EC) to contest the December 7 elections. John Mahama of the NDC and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the NPP were also cleared by the EC to contest. Ivor Kobina Greenstreet of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Brigitte Dzogbenuku of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and Kofi Akpaloo of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) were also cleared by the EC. Chair of the EC Jean Mensa announced these on Monday,…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that the Passport Office will be relocated. The Ministry said in a statement that the relocation of the Office at Ridge to its new office building will be from Tuesday, October 20 to Friday, October 23. “This will result in the disruption of service delivery to the public,” the statement said. “However, the office would resume operations on Monday, 26th October, 2020.” The new office is located at Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue near the British High Commission and the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ). The Ministry said it regrets any…

Member of Parliament for Adaklu Constituency in the Volta Region Governs Kwame Agbodza has asked the government to publish the findings of the audit report conducted into the cocoa roads projects initiated by the Mahama administration. He said he will bear the cost of the publication and so the fee should not be a concern for the government. The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) under the board chairmanship of Hackman Owusu-Agyemang suspended all the projects undertaken by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration for an audit to be carried out by a committee. The audit has been completed and submitted to…

The World Bank Group President, David Malpass, has said at the 2020 Annual Meetings Plenary that the global economy is expected to partly recover in 2021 from its worst recession since World War II. He suggested that there is the need to redouble efforts to alleviate poverty and inequality. Covid-19 has dealt an unprecedented setback to the global efforts to end extreme poverty, raise median incomes, and create shared prosperity, he noted. “The global economy is expected to partly recover in 2021 from its worst recession since World War II. Although it is growing again, global activity is expected to…

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) says it adhered to all relevant covid-19 protocols during Ghana’s two friendly games against Mali and Qatar last week during the international break. GFA says it therefore cannot be held responsible for the positive cases that has affected at least 3 Black stars players The players affected so far are Jordan Ayew, Gideon Mensah and Bernard Mensah. Reports also indicate that a Black Stars management member, Jones Abu Alhassan is in self-isolation in Turkey after he also tested positive. The GFA in a statement on Sunday October 18 said “We are informed that some of…

The Muhammed Kudus hype at Ajax got another major boost on Sunday as the Ghana star turned in another performance that earned him man of the match and fresh plaudits in the Dutch Eridevisie. Kudus was absent for Ghana from the international break with a reported injury but he returned for the Dutch masters with his first goal in the league and two assist in a 5-1 thumping of Hereenven. 🇬🇭 Mohammed Kudus game by numbers against Heerenveen 111 touches 2 assists 1 goal 3 shots 3 chances created 89.4% pass accuracy 1 completed dribble 4 free-kicks won King of…

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has maintained that he will continue implementation of the free senior high school (SHS) programme if he wins this year’s elections. He called on Ghanaians to reject claims by his opponents that he will cancel the programme should he be elected during the polls on December 7. Mr Mahama said he is aware of claims on social media being propagated but his opponents that he will abrogate the programme  and so he should not be voted for. But he said he recognizes the benefits of the programme to Ghanaians…

Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan says the voice said to be his in a viral audio may have been doctored and did not represent exactly what transpired last Wednesday. He said it has been purely taken out of context. Notwithstanding, the Black Stars striker apologised to fans for using such abusive words and stressed that they were uttered out of anger. The audio gave an aural depiction of the fracas between Gyan and his brother, Baffour, on one hand, and the Chief Executive Officer of Web Soft Solutions, Godwin Martey, on the other hand. The incident occurred at the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is concerned about the welfare of Ghanaians hence he should be voted for in the December 7 elections. Mr Akufo-Addo said he had demonstrated over the past three and a half years in office that he cares about Ghanaians especially the marginalized. This is seen in the implementation of some pro-poor policies and programmes, he said. For instance, he said, his administration has exempted kayayeis from paying market tolls in order to ease the pressure on them. “The NPP government has exempted kayayei from market tolls. #YourWelfareMatters #4MoreForNana,” he said in a…