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The Minority NDC in Parliament has accused the president, Nana Akufo-Addo of being a tyrant whose actions threaten Ghana’s democracy. According to the Minority, happenings in the country cannot be seen as being normal due to the president’s conduct, which it outlined. This the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu explained is the reason behind the Minority’s boycott of the President’s State of the Nation Address Thursday. “We are clad in black today to mourn the fascist and authoritarian tendencies that have conspired to threaten the health of Ghana’s democracy,” he told the media. “Since becoming President of our republic, Nana Addo…

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has assured the nation that his government would not shield persons found culpable in the missing excavators. At least six persons have been arrested and being investigated by the police CID following a complaint lodged by the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng. The minister who is the chairman of the anti-galamsey taskforce is reported to have said that over 300 seized excavators have gone missing. Delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address to a one-sided Parliament after a Minority boycott on Thursday, February 20, 2020 President Akufo-Addo stated that a…

Head Coach of Halifax Ladies, Mrs Mercy Tagoe Quarcoo, has resigned from the club with immediate effect.  The decision, she explained, is afford her time to concentrate on the senior women’s national team, the Black Queens, which she now coaches. According to her, she currently needs time to scout for players for the Black Queens who have upcoming national assignments, as well as honour other international engagements she has with CAF and FIFA. “I have enjoyed my tenure at Halifax, and in particular feel honoured to have been a part of such a supportive team. If I can be of…

The Minority in Parliament on Thursday walked out of Parliament when the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo entered the main chamber to address the legislator. Dressed in all black, the Minority National Democratic Congress waved placard with the inscription “Free and fair election is not negotiable”. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu had minutes before leading his side to walk out joined the leadership of Parliament to welcome President Akufo-Addo and the Vice President Dr. Bawumia, and ushered them into the main chamber of the house. [caption id="attachment_14113" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Minority NDC, minutes before they walked out[/caption] As usual, the national…

Incumbent Members of Parliament have been trooping to constituency offices of the New Patriotic Party to file their nominations as submission of forms ends on Thursday. In the heat of the exercise, supporters of the various aspirants have been urged to engage in clean and fair campaign ahead of the April 25 polls. At the Atwima Nwabiagya North constituency, a large crowd accompanied Benito Owusu-Bio, the deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, to file his nomination. The incumbent Member of Parliament, who is seeking a fourth term in office, is facing fierce contest from one Frank Yeboah. He urged…

Professor William Kwabena Ampofo, a Senior Researcher at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, is worried about the level of fake news on coronavirus being churned out on social media platforms. Dr. Norman made the observations during a public forum put together by Media General’s Thought Leadership Series and Vodafone Ghana under theme: “Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) and their Effects on Public Health Management in Ghana” on Tuesday. “There are a lot of misrepresentation on social media, you find stories about chickens been infected with coronavirus. You find stories about Africans being genetically immuned to the coronavirus. Please one…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Thursday, February 20 file his nomination forms at the New Patriotic Party head office in Accra to contest in the party’s presidential primary scheduled for April 25. He is expected to submit the nomination forms with a mandatory 200,000-cedi filing fees. A statement issued by the party Wednesday described tomorrow’s event an important one which marks an “important milestone in the NPP’s journey to a deserving electoral victory in December, 2020”. It is unclear whether the president, who is also scheduled to present his last State of the Nation Address for his first…

Ghana’s Terminal 1 at the Kotoka International Airport is now being used to offer operational and logistical support to the United States military, the Aviation Minister, Kofi Adda has revealed. Domestic flights operating from terminal 1 were relocated to Terminal 2 to give passengers comfort and ensure efficiency in operations. International flights were also moved from T2 to the newly constructed T3. The marquee tent at the Terminal 1 which was used as the departure lounge for domestic flights, according to the Aviation Minister, was dilapidated and needed renovation but assessment showed the Ghana Airport Company was going to spend…

Several supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Mampong in the Ashanti Region have been injured in an internal violent clash. A former Member of Parliament for the area, Francis Addai-Nimoh, was prevented by the supporters of the incumbent MP, Sarpong Ampratwum, from filing his nomination forms to contest the party’s primary. The situation created confusion among the supporters of the two aspiring candidates, causing them to clash in a free-for-all at the party’s constituency office Wednesday afternoon. Supporters from both sides hurled stones at each other while others used sticks to smash their opponent, injuring some of them…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has hinted of plans by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to employ the use of Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensors across its systems to fight the canker of power theft. Speaking at the launch of a mobile application for ECG customers on Tuesday, Dr Bawumia indicated that difficulties in collecting payment for power supplied and eliminating power theft were major challenges confronting ECG, and the use of Artificial Intelligence would be a major game-changer. “The issue of solving the collection problem at ECG is a major part of solving the energy issue in Ghana.…