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A former General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to consider reducing its presidential and parliamentary candidate fees for “smaller” political parties. According to her, it is problematic to call some parties smaller parties because all political parties pay the same fees to the Electoral Commission, which is GH₵100,000 for …

A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) communications team, Esther Agyeman, has slammed Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, leader of the Movement for Change, and his supporters for promoting the controversial Agyapadie document. She revealed that, she first encountered the document in 2015 and became familiar with its contents, which allegedly outlined a strategy to elevate the status of Ofori Panin above …

The Central Bank of Liberia has debunked bankruptcy reports regarding two leading commercial banks in Monrovia’s capital. One of the banks, known was SIB Liberia Limited, which is owned by Ghanaian millionaire, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, was cited in a report published by frontpageafricaonline.com, with the caption “Broke Banks?” which prompted panic withdrawals from customers. In the rejoinder issued by Liberia’s …

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has vowed to ensure that every victim of the Kpong/Akosombo dams disaster receives full compensation. This is after the disaster, which occurred in September 2023, rendered some 30,000 people homeless while properties worth millions of Ghana cedis were destroyed. Mr. Ablakwa made this commitment during the grand durbar of the …

Vice President and flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has highlighted the dangers of illegal mining and outlined strategies he would rollout to deal with the menace if elected president come December 7. Illegal mining, according to the vice president, poses a real threat to the country’s quest to add value to its gold resources by …

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebour Quaicoe, has called for peaceful behaviour among electorates as the country prepares for the general election in December. Speaking at a forum on Friday, August 9, Dr Quaicoe emphasised that no one should suffer harm over election-related disputes. According to him, behind the public disagreements between the two major political …

The Korle Bu Dialysis Unit has been closed for almost two weeks, leaving patients in urgent need of care with no choice but to seek treatment at costly private facilities. Those unable to afford such care are left without options, raising serious concerns about the well-being of vulnerable patients. Baffour Ahenkorah, President of the Kidney Patients Association, informed Joy News …

A man involved in the brutal lynching of upcoming musician Nana Yaw, popularly known as Wyllbee, has sought spiritual protection from Prophet Paul Kusi Appiah. He claims that he is being haunted by the ghost of the deceased. The man, who insists he was only minimally involved in the incident, has reportedly been experiencing disturbing encounters and unsettling visions of …

The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi is mocking the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) cleared flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama in the Airbus scandal. He claimed the government is embarrassed and there is a state of mourning at Jubilee House after their attempt to tag Mr. Mahama with corruption …

The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that his party is fully prepared to face the Office of the Attorney General. His comments come in response to the Attorney General’s decision to appeal the Court of Appeal’s ruling, which acquitted and discharged Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa in the ambulance …