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Actor John Dumelo has expressed joy with the decision by Ghana’s parliament to shelve the idea of constructing a new 450-seat chamber. Ghanaians, especially on Social media – Facebook and Twitter – strongly kicked against the $200-million project. Some lawmakers, especially from the Minority side, like the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa; Ras Mubarak, ...

The Women Organiser of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Hanna Bissiw has described the Akufo-Addo government as a “corrupt” and “wicked” administration which has cowed journalists and stolen media freedom in Ghana. Speaking to Class News at the ‘Kum yɛn prɛko’ demonstration today, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 organised by the Coalition for Social Justice in Accra, Dr ...

The convener of the group pushing for the termination of plans to construct a new chamber complex for Parliament, Rasheeda Adams, has said the group’s planned demonstration on July 13 will be held despite the decision to put the project on hold. The group, Economic Fighters League, pushing the #DropThatChamber campaign, says it wants the legislative body to completely cancel ...

At least eight vehicles have been involved in two separate chain reaction accidents on the Eastern region stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highways injuring scores of passengers with some in critical conditions. The two separate accidents occurred at Kyekyewere and Akyem Sekyere Junction stretch of the road. The first accident at Kyekyewere happened when an articulated truck with registration ...

Former Deputy Energy Minister, John Abdulai Jinapor says the Power Distribution Services (PDS) is violating the concession agreement binding its operations in Ghana by failing to inject its own capital. PDS took over the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana on the 1st of March 2019 with an expected capital injection ofGH¢900 million Following a warning by some Independent ...

The National chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has filed an application for stay of proceedings in the case in which he and one Kweku Boahen have been charged for conspiracy to commit harm and two counts assault. In court today, when the state was to call its first witness, Tony Lithur counsel for the NDC ...

Former President and Flagbearer of the opposition NDC John Dramani Mahama says several Ghanaians are angered by the leadership style of his successor, Akufo-Addo; a situation he explains has visited an unprecedented hardship on the citizenry. He encouraged Ghanaians to turn up in their numbers at the party’s demonstrations dubbed ‘kum yen preko’ in order to vent it out on ...

Leeds striker Caleb Ekuban has apologized for his inability to score for the Black Stars during the penalty shootout when his side (Black Stars) met with the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. Ekuban’s weak penalty was saved by the Tunisian goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha. This, propelled the Tunisians to win 4-5 as all their players scored during the shootout at the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is “gutted” by the exit of the Black Stars from the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament ongoing in Egypt. Tunisia beat Ghana on penalties to set up an Afcon quarter-final with Madagascar after a 1-1 draw. Goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha was the hero, coming on for the shootout and saving Caleb ...

Nineteen-year-old Solomon Etornam Asuhene of the La English Assembly in the La District of The Church of Pentecost is currently the youngest Chartered Accountant in the country after successfully passing all three levels of the Chartered Accountants (CA) professional examinations. The record-breaking feat was conferred on him by the Institute for Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) at the recently-held 32nd ICAG ...