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Confirmation Of MMDCEs: Withdraw Nominees After Second Round Of Voting – CLGA

The Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to withdraw any Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive (MMDCEs) nominee who fails to garner the two-thirds majority of votes cast by assembly members after a second round of voting and present a new candidate …

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Government To Acquire New Presidential Jet, Says Eugene Arhin

The government has started the process of acquiring a new state aircraft that will serve as the presidential jet among other functions, the Director of Communications at the Office of the President, Eugene Arhin, has confirmed.   The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, in June this year while answering a …

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E/R: Paul Asamoah Confirmed As DCE With 100% Votes

Assembly Members of the Akyemansa District Assembly in the Eastern Region have confirmed the president’s nominee, Hon Paul Asamoah as the District Chief Executive. The assembly members, at an election to approve or reject the nominee on Monday , September 27, 2021, gave Hon Paul Asamoah the adequate number of …

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Takoradi “Pregnant” Woman Pleads Not Guilty; Granted GHC50,000 Bail

Josephine Panyin Mensah (Simons), the 28-year-old woman at the centre of a supposed full-term pregnancy and kidnapping, on Monday (27 September) pleaded not guilty in court.   Simons, who has allegedly confessed that she invented the whole story to “satisfy” her husband, was granted GHC50,000 bail in her first court …

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All You Need To Know About The $2bn Sinohydro Deal

    In its quest to bridge the severe infrastructure deficit in the country, the government entered into a $2 billion Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA) with the Chinese state-run, Sinohydro Corporation Limited in September 2018.   Under the deal, Sinohydro, a hydropower engineering and construction firm, will finance and …

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Police Pay Medical Bills Of Residents Assaulted By Its Officers In Tamale

The police administration has disclosed that it has fully paid for the medical bills of some residents in Tamale who were assaulted by its officers. It will be recalled that on Monday, September 20, 2021, some police personnel manhandled residents of Zujung, Lamashegu, and Nakpan Zou over alleged power theft. …

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C/R: Policeman Frees Female Suspect After Sex With Her In Cells

A policeman stationed at the Nkanfoa Police Station in the Central Region allegedly released a female suspect on Saturday (25 September) after having sex with her in the female cells. A police report on the incident said Lance Corporal Isaac Apomah freed Theresa Forson, who is awaiting sentencing for undisclosed …

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