Angry with Obama, GOP threatens political war next year
They are losing the battle over higher taxes on the wealthy, so now Republicans are threatening a political war next year when it comes time to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. With cracks appearing in their anti-tax facade and polls … Continue reading →
HSBC to pay $1.9bn in US money laundering penalties
HSBC has confirmed it is to pay US authorities $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in a settlement over money laundering, the largest paid in such a case. A US Senate investigation said the UK-based bank had been a conduit for “drug kingpins and rogue nations”. … Continue reading →
NPP Retains Tema Seats
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has retained all three constituencies in the Tema metropolis including the newly-created Tema Central seat. The hope of Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo was dashed after he lost to Irene Naa … Continue reading →
Hospital Equipment For Wassa East
The former Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpohor Wassa East in the Western Region, Anthony Amoah, has presented equipment worth GH¢90, 000 to the Wassa East District Assembly for distribution to Community-Based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) Compounds in six communities in … Continue reading →
EC’s conduct in elections must be investigated – Rawlings, Kufuor
The two former presidents, former President John Kufuor and Jerry Rawlings have insisted that the conduct of the Electoral Commission before and during the elections should be critically investigated.According to former President Jerry John Rawlings, although he is happy about … Continue reading →
Nelson Mandela has lung infection
South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela is being treated for a lung infection, the president’s office has said. This is the first time officials have revealed why Mr Mandela, 94, was rushed to a military hospital in the capital, … Continue reading →
NPP heads to court over election results
The Leadership of the New Patriotic Party has resolved to seek redress over its concerns about the results of the December polls in court. This was revealed by the Party Chairman, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey after a meeting with the Party’s National … Continue reading →
Ishmael Addo Could Re-join Hearts of Oak
Ex-Hearts of Oak great Ishmael Addo has hinted he could re-join his boyhood club. The 30-year-old has been unattached since he left relegated Wassaman United in 2011. Addo claims he has many options on the table but hinted he could … Continue reading →
NDC Wins In Ashaiman
The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman constituency, Alfred Kwame Agbesi, a legal practitioner, has won the Ashaiman seat for the second time on the ticket of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). He polled 47,134 votes to beat … Continue reading →
AGRA Targets Smallholder Farmers
Alliance for Green Revolution Africa (AGRA), in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (CSIR-STEPRI), has launched a research project on the negative effect of climate change on agricultural productivity … Continue reading →
MTN Gives Modems To Students
MTN Ghana has donated 50 internet modems to the New Town Experimental School in the Ayawaso Central Sub Metro. The modems, which come with 50 Data SIM cards, are in support of MTN’s efforts to bridge the digital divide between … Continue reading →
MP Cries Foul. Heads To Court
RICHARD Akuoko Adiyia, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ahafo Ano North Constituency and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the area, is brimming with rage over the results of the polls in his constituency, claiming he has … Continue reading →
Robber, 16, Rapes Trader, 44
Alhassan Abdul Kadir, a 16-year-old porter, was yesterday arraigned before an Accra Circuit for allegedly raping a 44-year-old trader after robbing her of her household items worth GH¢5,000. The accused person, who went on the operation with the help of … Continue reading →
Let Us Be Careful
Yesterday, hordes of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters stormed the residence of Nana Akufo Addo to protest what they consider a major electoral fraud during last week’s elections in favour of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). As they took … Continue reading →
More Women MPs Voted
TWENTY-EIGHT women from nine regions have successfully sailed through the just ended general elections, representing about 68 percent increase over 2008’s figure of 19 representatives. In all, 133 female candidates contested the elections, representing a 30 percent increase of the … Continue reading →
5 MPs Floored In Upper East
The Longest serving Parliamentarian in the Upper East Region, representing the Talensi Constituency, John Akologo Tia, has been kicked off the Talensi seat, just as expected and predicted by residents in the constituency, ahead of the polls. Residents of the … Continue reading →
3 ‘Mugabes’ Survive In Parliament
THREE OUT of five lawmakers described as ‘Mugabes’ of Parliament who have been in the legislature since the beginning of the fourth republic in 1993 have survived the December 7, 2012 election as they retained their seats. Two of their … Continue reading →
Man Sells Son For GH¢9,000
A TWENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-old unemployed man, Emmanuel Nebapo, is in the grips of the Sunyani Police for allegedly attempting to sell his four-year-old son to a Sunyani-based popular contractor for GH¢9,000 apparently for a ritual purposes. The suspect was arrested by the … Continue reading →
NPP Claims Rigging
Hundreds of disenchanted supporters of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday staged a protest against the Electoral Commission’s decision to declare last Friday’s presidential election in favour of incumbent President John Dramani Mahama. Some of the supporters who stormed … Continue reading →
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