On their way home from school, nine kids drowned in a lake in Faana-Bortianor, an island village in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 12 students were reportedly paddling a canoe across a lake on their way from Wiagoman to Faanaa. Nine …
Read More »High Court to hear NDC injunction application on Friday according to Lawyer Abraham Amaliba
Abraham Amaliba, the director of legal affairs for the National Democratic Congress, has announced that the court will instead hear a move for abridgement of the lawsuit made against the party’s primaries on Friday, May 18, which is a Friday, rather than the original May 15, which is a Monday. …
Read More »Duffour’s suit incompetent ought to be dismissed – NDC
Attorneys for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in opposition have asked an Accra High Court to reject a complaint that they claim is frivolous and filed by flagbearer candidate Dr. Kwabena Duffuor. They add that the case lacks a legal foundation. “We submit that the plaintiff’s suit is incompetent and …
Read More »Kejetia fire outbreak: Committee presents report to Local Gov’t Minister
In Accra, Ghana, the committee appointed by the Minister of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development (MLGDRD), Hon. Daniel Botwe, to investigate the fire outbreak that destroyed a portion of the recently built Kejetia market in the Ashanti Region, delivered its findings today. The report includes conclusions and suggestions, among …
Read More »Ghana’s inflation rate for April drop to 41.2%
According to data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the rate of inflation for April 2023 dropped to 41.2%. For the month of March 2023, the inflation rate was 45%. This represents a decrease of 3.8 percentage points from the inflation rate in March 2023. After experiencing a further …
Read More »EC will not supervise NDC primaries over interlocutory injunction by Duffour
The primary elections for the National Democratic Congress(NDC) are set for Saturday, May 13, but according to the Electoral Commission (EC), supervision won’t begin until all legal concerns are settled. The EC claims that holding the primaries would be disrespectful to the legal system because it would be an act …
Read More »NDC Communications Director fined Ghc 3,600 for attacking journalist of Dagbon FM
Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Northern regional communications officer Hardi Pagzaa and one Mumuni Osman were fined GH3,600 by the District Court in Tamale, which is presided over by His Worship Amadu Issifu, for attacking a radio presenter of Dagbon Radio in Tamale. The two who were detained by the …
Read More »Ghanaians are now suffering more than they were in 2016 – John Mahama
John Mahama, a former president, has bemoaned the current economic difficulties Ghanaians are experiencing. According to him, the Akufo-Addo administration has utterly failed to keep the promises it made to Ghanaians in the run-up to the 2016 elections. The NDC candidate for flagbearer said that the incumbent administration had tricked …
Read More »NDC Primaries: Duffour files injunction over anomalies in voter register
Dr. Kwabena Duffour, a candidate for the NDC’s flagbearer position, has filed a lawsuit against the party over what he claims are errors in the party’s voter list that would be utilized for the election. Dr. Duffour claimed in a writ submitted to an Accra High Court that the party …
Read More »We have been fair, transparent and credible – NDC replies Duffour
Dr. Kwabene Duffuor’s campaign team, according to Mr. Mustapha Gbande, Deputy General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is not organized. He made this remark in response to the Duffuor campaign team’s request to postpone the primaries for president and parliament on May 13 due to what …
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