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One person has been reported dead and several others injured in renewed clashes between members of the Gonja and Mamprusi tribes at Lukula in the North Gonja district in the Savannah Region. The deceased is a 70-year-old Mamprusi chief of the Kuwerigu Community, Naa Salifu Nachinaa. He was reportedly shot dead at his house by gunmen. The violence erupted Thursday …

Over 15 road construction machines have been deployed in various communities in the Assin North Constituency as the by-elections approaches. The machines which were said to have been sent to the constituency soon after the court annuled the election of James Gyakye Quayson as Member of Parliament for the area, are busily constructing deplorable roads in the communities. Some residents …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has urged all factions in the Bawku conflict to collaborate with Government and other key stakeholders to resolve any issues that have derailed the peace and development of the area. Addressing the Chiefs, Queenmothers and peoples of the Upper East Region in Bolgatanga on Wednesday,  31st May, 2023, Dr Bawumia expressed anguish at the attacks, injuries …

The Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, has made a passionate plea to Pensioner Bondholders, urging them to exercise patience as the government scrambles to secure the necessary resources to settle their unpaid matured coupons. Despite rainy weather conditions, members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum resumed their picketing at the Finance Ministry on Thursday, June 1, to demand the payment …

The reaction of Dr. Bawumia in a viral video was priceless when he was told two packs of waakye, a Ghanaian delicacy prepared from rice and beans and served with vegetables, sauces and protein such as egg and fish, cost GH¢60. It is not clear when the video was taken but Bawumia and all the people around him were in …

#FixTheCountry convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor who has been arraigned and charged with two counts of treason felony has refused to plead to charges in open court. This was after the Prosecution upon orders of the court amended their previous charge sheet which was defective and his plea was being taken. In court on Thursday, June 1, 2023, when the case was …

James Gyakye Quayson has officially declared his intention to contest in the Assin North by-election set for June 27. Mr. Quayson was ousted from Parliament and his name expunged from the legislative body’s records after the Supreme Court nullified his election in the 2020 polls for holding dual citizenship. In a statement, Mr. Quayson insisted that he duly renounced his Canadian …

In a timely turn of events, some roads within Assin Bereku, the district capital of Assin North, are currently being repaired, just a day after the Electoral Commission scheduled a by-election for June 27 in that constituency. Several residents believe that the upcoming by-election has provided an opportunity to address the long-standing issue of neglected roads in Assin Bereku. “We …

Like the Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti Region, which saw deplorable roads suddenly being repaired as a result of a by-election, roads in the Assin area of the Central Region, are about to see major upgrades also as a result of a by-election. Yesterday, Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, got the Assin North seat declared vacant following the Supreme Court’s order …

The Member of Parliament for Ngleshi/Amanfrom, Sylvester Tetteh says pupils in Faana in the Greater Accra Region where nine children lost their lives recently in a boat accident should stay at home until government provides a boat to transport them to and from school. His comment comes in the wake of criticism by the Assembly member for the area against …