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Our June 30th Ultimatum Still Remains – IPPs Cautions Gov’t

The Chamber of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) says its members will shut down their plants in three weeks unless government meets their demands to settle all outstanding indebtedness. The shutdown potentially could create a huge power shortfall as the IPPs control over 65% of the available thermal generation capacity in …

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Kyei Mensah-Bonsu Schools Sammy Gyamfi On Ghana’s Electoral Laws

The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has rejected assertions that one of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) contenders for the Assin North by-election, Charles Opoku, is not qualified to take part in the election. According to the majority leader, this assertion is being driven by members …

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Watch A Container Trailer Crash Into Several Vehicles At Sokoban

A container trailer, over the weekend, crashed into several vehicles on a road in Sokoban in the Nhyiaeso Constituency of the Ashanti Region. The container trailer, in a viral video, lost control and crashed into several vehicles in front of it. The huge vehicle initially pushed a sprinter which was …

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Ghana Police Fined GH¢100,000 For Ignoring RTI Commission’s Orders

The Ghana Police Service has been fined GH¢100,000 for its refusal to comply with the Right to Information (RTI) Commission’s directives, which required granting an applicant access to requested information. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Africa, had sought information on the status of cases involving police brutality. Despite addressing …

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Have You Seen A Foolish Rich Man Before? – Kennedy Agyapong Slams Majority Chief Whip Over Unpresidential Tag

New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has responded to Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyir, Frank Annoh Dompreh, who allegedly stated that Agyapong is not suited for the presidency. In an audio clip where Kennedy Agyapong was addressing NPP delegates during his ongoing campaign, the …

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NPP Flagbearership Race: Alan, Bawumia In Trouble As Lecturer Picks Nomination Form Today To Give Them Hot Chase

A Senior lecturer at the Department of History Education of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Eric Sakyi Nketiah will pick his nomination forms for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP)’s flagbearership contest today, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.       Mr Nketiah, who was the former President of the UEW …

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GHS Clears Air On HIV/AIDS Outbreak At Ho Technical University

The Volta Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has denied social media reports of an outbreak of HIV/AIDS at the Ho Technical University. The story first reported by a blog claimed that over 400 students have tested positive and have been asked to go home. Various social media …

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Mahama: June 4 Uprising Occurred For Far Less Than What Is Happening In Ghana Today

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has indicated that the current state of Ghana’s economy is worse compared to what led to the June 4 revolution in 1979 by late President Jerry John Rawlings. He explained that the country is experiencing economic hardship, high inflation, and corruption …

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Full Judgement: Supreme Court’s Ruling On James Gyakye Quayson

The Supreme Court has released the official document in which it declared as unconstitutional the election of James Gyakye Quayson as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North in the Central Region. This is after a seven-member panel of the apex court ordered Parliament to expunge the name of …

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