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Cops’ political colours “not my concern” – Akufo-Addo

  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he is not in any way interested in knowing the political affiliation of serving officers of the police or any of the security agencies. Addressing graduates and attendees of the 49th cadet officers graduation parade at the Police Academy, Police Depot, …

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Take GES off HRMIS now – Akufo-Addo orders GES

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that the Ghana Education Service (GES) be taken off the Human Resource Management Information Systems (HRMIS). The directive comes on the back of a strike by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) over bad working conditions. NAGRAT declared …

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MP proposes law to combat farting on planes

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Rangwe MP has demanded a law to combat farting on planes arguing that it can cause ‘discomfort and insecurity on board’ flights. Dr Lilian Achieng Gogo made the comments while MPs were debating the adoption of a report on the consideration of the protocol to amend …

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18 disqualified ahead of NPP’s partial primaries

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah New Patriotic Party Eighteen aspirants have been disqualified by the National Parliamentary Appeals Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the party’s parliamentary primaries in orphan constituencies. Two aspirants have also had their nominations referred to the National Executive Committee (NEC) for a substantive …

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NPP parliamentary primaries: Obour to contest Asante Akyem South seat

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, has launched his political career a few weeks after leaving office. The ‘Konkontiba’ hitmaker will be contesting in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in the Asante Akyem …

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Australia visa scandal: Corruption allegations against me will not work – Pius Hadzide [Audio] By

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide Deputy Minister for Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, has insisted he played no role in the Australia visa scandal. Mr Hadzide, therefore, insists that no attempts by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to mar his reputation will work.   According to him, …

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Listen: Why Elvis Afriyie Ankrah cannot be prosecuted

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Elvis Afriyie Ankrah A member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given a staggering revelation about why the former Minister for Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah cannot be prosecuted by any government. According to Kwame Baffoe, former President John Mahama, in accordance with …

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Video: Abronye DC, Kwaku Boahen trade insults on live TV

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Adom TV’s morning show, ‘Badwam’ was forced to come to an abrupt end after two outspoken members of the two leading political parties- New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) – engaged in insults. The two, the Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, …

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FULL LIST: The 21 persons being prosecuted for alleged corruption under Mahama

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Dr. Stephen Opuni is one of the 21 appointees of the erstwhile Mahama being prosecuted President Akufo-Addo’s government has come under stern scrutiny in the past few weeks over its perceived failure to prosecute officials of the Mahama administration for alleged cases of corruption. The President, in …

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EC terminates contract with foreign IT firm

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa says the foreign firm was given unfettered access to the data centre. The Electoral Commission (EC) has terminated the contract of the foreign IT firm engaged in 2012 to manage the country’s elections data centre. According to the EC, the foreign firm …

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