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Govt provides GH¢2.7m in urgent support for Koffekrom disaster victims
The Government of Ghana through the Obuasi Municipal Assembly (OMA) has provided GH¢2.7 million in relief items and cash to the 600 people displaced by the recent rainstorm at Koffekrom in the Obuasi Municipality. The gesture which was presented to the Chiefs and people of Koffekrom by the Chief Executive of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, […]
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Royary Club honours Asantehene
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has received the Paul Harris Fellowship award from the Rotary International in recognition of his demonstrable interest in the promotion of development. Rotarians and large crowd of people watched the ceremony which coincided with the first conference of Rotary District 9104 in Kumasi. Rotarians from across the globe including […]
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Adaklu residents call for urgent commissioning of abandoned court complex
Residents in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region are urging authorities to promptly commission and hand over a court complex that was constructed in 2020. Despite its completion, the complex has been left unattended, with weeds and rodents taking over the premises. A recent visit by Citi News revealed locked gates, but an external […]
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Curfew imposed on Karaga after residents clashed with military
The Karaga District Security Committee, has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the community following a clash between residents of Karaga and the military. The confrontation resulted in the death of one person and left three others with injuries. The confrontation is reported to have erupted when a rival regent was enskinned following the […]
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District-level elections: Field officers bemoan delays in payment of allowance
Field officers hired by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the 2023 district-level elections are expressing frustration over the delay in receiving their payments. These officers played crucial roles during the elections, which involved training and deploying over 100,000 officials to 38,000 polling stations nationwide in December of the preceding year. Despite assurances from the EC […]
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Parliament threatens action against Finance Ministry over GH¢6bn Common Fund arrears
Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has indicated that the House may need to confront the Finance Ministry if it does not provide clarity on its indebtedness to the District Assembly Common Fund by the conclusion of June 2024. This concern has been prompted by revelations made by Benjamin Kpodo, the Member of […]
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Afenyo-Markin defends $449m tax waiver request for 1D1F businesses
Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has rebutted claims by the Minority regarding the government’s tax waiver requests for businesses under the One District One Factory initiative. Despite opposition from the Minority, who raised concerns about potential corruption and misuse of public funds over the proposed $449 million tax exemptions, Afenyo-Markin defended the initiative during his debate […]
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Awutu Senya West: Assembly members angry over confirmation of DCE at dawn
Some Assembly members in Awutu Senya West have described the confirmation of the District Chief Executive for Awutu Senya West, Moses Arhinful Acquah, as illegal. They claimed the confirmation took place in the early hours of Sunday, March 10, 2024. The DCE nominee had earlier failed to meet the two-thirds majority needed in his two […]
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Yilo Krobo District Hospital risks disconnection over GH¢1.3m debt owed ECG
The Yilo Krobo District Hospital in the Eastern Region faces possible disconnection from the national grid over a GH¢1.3 million debt owed to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Tema Regional Public Relations Officer for the power distributor, Sakyiwaa Mensah, disclosed that the hospital has not made any financial commitment toward clearing the debt since […]
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NPP Making Assemblies Partisan – Claims Asiedu Nketia
Johnson Asiedu Nketia The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says District Assemblies concept should never be partisan since it would defeat the
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NDA Commissions 32 Boreholes In Bunkpurugu – Nakpanduri District
Scenes from the boreholes commissioning The Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Lawyer Sulley Sambian, has commissioned 32 boreholes in the Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri district of the North
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Akuapem South MCE hasn’t engaged in sale of abandoned rail tracks – Assembly
The Akuapem South Municipal Assembly has dispelled claims circulating on social media about the involvement of the Municipal Chief Executive, Frank Aidoo, in the cutting and sale of some abandoned rail tracks in the municipality. Residents of the Akuapem South Municipality woke up to news alleging the involvement of the assembly in the sale of […]
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Assembly Work Is Sacrificial – MCE
Some of the newly elected assembly members The newly elected assembly members of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) have been reminded that their work as Assembly Members is sacrificial.
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Sekondi-Takoradi fails to produce presiding member after 2 voting rounds
After two rounds of hotly contested voting for a presiding member, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly failed to produce one. Despite a successful swearing-in ceremony for the 54 assembly members alongside the three Members of Parliament in the Metropolis, the 54 assembly members with voting rights were unable to give the two-thirds majority of 38 votes […]
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Akyemansa: Police on manhunt for attackers of Chinese miners at Akyem Akokoaso
The Akyemansa District Police Command is on a manhunt for a group of armed men who attacked some Chinese miners and robbed them of GHC10,000,000 and two gold bars at Akyem Akokoaso a farming community in Ofoase Ayirebi. According to Citi News sources, the armed men on Friday around 7 pm stormed the site of […]
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Tarkwa-Nsuaem Residents Mourn Assembly Member
The late Manasseh Addison Sackey Mourners who thronged Adiyie in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality on Saturday for the funeral rites of the former assembly member for Tabrebe were unable to
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Agogo residents protest over closure of Salt FM by NCA
Some residents of Agogo in the Asante Akim North District of the Ashanti Region have taken to the streets in protest following the closure of Salt FM by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The radio station, owned by a renowned businessman, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, who recently declared his intention to run as an independent parliamentary […]
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Akufo-Addo nominates 26 new MDCEs
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has nominated 26 new Municipal and District Chief Executive Officers. The nominations are in accordance with Article 243 (1) of the Constitution. The nominations of these new MCEs and DCEs follow the revocation of 24 DCEs on Friday. The President in a statement on February 3, said, “Pursuant to […]
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Partner govt to exploit huge deposits of gold in dollar power – Lands Minister to investors
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, MP, has called on the investor community to partner with the Government to establish a large-scale mining operation in Dollar Power in the Bole District of the Savannah Region. He said available geological data shows that the Dollar Power enclave is highly mineralized, with […]
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Afenyo-Markin cuts sod for 100-bed-capacity district hospital, hands over other projects
The Member of Parliament for the Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has handed over completed projects to various communities within Effutu in the Central Region. The projects include an ultra-modern ICT lab, a library, and a community center. He also broke ground for the construction of a 100-bed capacity District hospital for residents of New Winneba. […]
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