We have observed with a worrying trend how 7th December, 2020. Presidential and Parliamentary elections were marred with fraud and inconsistencies on the part of the electoral commission especially during collation at the various collation centres and how brute force was used by the security agencis to subvert the will of the people to favour the ruling government in some constituencies.It is in this regard, that we the members of Concerned Assembly Members Association of Ghana (CAMAG) want to add our voice to the cries and calls of many Ghanaians on the part of the electoral commission to redeem its…
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The international media are reporting the arrest in Italy of a Ghanaian – Adams Suleimani – for allegedly murdering her employer, Agitu Gudeta, the Ethiopian refugee hailed as a symbol of integration in Italy.Daily Mail reports that the suspect, 32, who worked on Gudeta’s goats farm has confessed to the crime following a dispute over outstanding wage.4 Bedroom MansionThe reports also claim Gudeta was raped while she lay dying after being hit with a blunt object.Until her death, Agitu Ideo Gudeta who would have turned 43 on New Year’s Day, was famous for her established cheese business with which she…
President Akufo-Addo will today, Wednesday, 30th December 2020, meet cabinet to decide on the possible reopening of schools in January, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed. According to him, government has been in discussions with various stakeholders within the sector to come up with a comprehensive and detailed plan on the reopening of schools and hence, the President’s meeting with his cabinet is to finalize and provide a way forward In a twitter post on Tuesday 29th December 2020, the Minister disclosed that “President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo prepares to meet cabinet tomorrow for a decision on the possible reopening…
The General Secretary for the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has officially on Tuesday, 29th December 2020 issued a statement that his party will go to the Supreme Court to contest the results of the recently-conducted general elections.The National Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in a meeting at the Ghana National Association Teachers (GNAT) Hall has decided to challenge the results of December 7, 2020 polls they consider to be “rigged” in the Supreme Court.In a statement signed by the NDC Chief Scribe, the party will in addition contest the “rigged” election results…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in partnership with the Office of the former President Jerry John Rawlings and the Central Planning Committee of the 31st December Anniversary will commemorate the 39th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution on Thursday December 31, 2020. The event will take place at the Osekan Park on the Atta Mills High Street in Accra. Organised in honour of the late Founder of NDC and leader of the Revolution, the ceremony will commence at 8.30am. The dress code for the commemoration is black or red. Below is a statement from the planning committee 39TH ANNIVERSARY OF…
The immediate past chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Professor Opoku Onyinah has advised Ghanaian clergymen who refer to themselves as prophets to be wise and desist from predicting the outcome of elections.According to Apostle Onyinah, true prophets do not bring confusion to nations with their prophecies but are rather epitomes of wisdom and knowledge.DEVTRACO THE PELICANIn a sermon at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Thanksgiving Service Sunday, December 27, 2020 in Accra, the former leader of the Pentecost Church in Ghana noted that the office of prophets has been abused from ancient days till date.He said: “One…
Gospel musician Celestine Donkor has blamed the Ghana Police Service for failing to thoroughly investigate her case after she was attacked by armed robbers in her house.Speaking on an Accra-based radio station, the gospel act said the Ghana Police stopped investigating the case even though they had a concrete lead to keep on pursuing the matter.They couldn’t arrest anyone… We had every lead that if they had kept on pursuing we would have arrested someone. But you know Ghana life… nothing has been done up till now…, she said.It is not a pleasant experience and I have gotten over it…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced 65 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the country’s active case count to 871. In a December 26 update, the GHS also revealed that the death toll remains 333 The country now has a total cumulative case count of 54,286 and 53,082 recoveries from the illness.HotspotsThe Greater Accra region remains the hotspot for the illness in the country with 509 active COVID-19 cases while the Ashanti region has 33 active cases. New COVID-19 variantMeanwhile, the Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe has disclosed that testing is ongoing to determine if the…
A refrigerator repairer met his untimely death Saturday afternoon when an Apsonic tricycle, in an attempt to overtake a vehicle knocked him down near the Aprotech Junction along the Adentan Barrier-Housing Down Road. The man believed to be in his early 30s died on the spot. The body has been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary. The tricycle, which was conveying a bull and a sheep was said to have lost control while attempting to overtake and hit the victim.The rider managed to escape arrest and is on the run.When the Graphic Online visited the scene of the accident, the owner…
A member of the legal team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, also Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi in the Volta region, has confirmed the party will file processes to contest the declared results in the Presidential election of December 7, 2020, as well as a selection of parliamentary results. He said it is not true that the party has abandoned interest in the presidential results as held by some, and will be petitioning the courts between Tuesday and Wednesday, given that Monday is a holiday. Mr. Dafeamekpor was contributing to discussions on…