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Kenyan MP Charles Ong’ondo Were Assassinated in Nairobi

Charles Ong’ondo Were, a Kenyan opposition Member of Parliament, was shot dead in a targeted attack on the night of April 30 in Nairobi. The assailants, riding a motorcycle, trailed his vehicle before one of them dismounted and fired at close range. Police describe the killing as a “targeted and …

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We Will Not Privatize ECG – John Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has reassured Ghanaians that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will not be privatised under his leadership, despite its financial challenges. Speaking at the 2025 May Day celebration at Black Star Square in Accra, Mahama addressed rising concerns about the fate of ECG, citing a debt …

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Organized Labour Cautions Mahama to Tread Carefully on Chief Justice’s Suspension

Organised Labour has urged President John Dramani Mahama to exercise restraint and caution in the process to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, warning that the outcome could have serious implications for Ghana’s democratic integrity. Speaking during the 2025 May Day celebration, Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, …

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Minority Backs May 5 Protest Against Chief Justice’s Suspension

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has thrown its full weight behind a planned nationwide protest on May 5, condemning the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as a grave threat to Ghana’s constitutional democracy. In a strongly worded statement, the Minority described the executive’s decision as a “direct assault” on …

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Tensions Flare as Ayawaso West Assembly Rejects Mahama’s MCE Nominee

Political tensions erupted at the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly on Wednesday as assembly members voted to reject President John Dramani Mahama’s nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Michael Mensah. Mensah failed to secure the required two-thirds majority, receiving only 9 out of 19 votes. The decision followed a heated session …

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Convicted Italian Cardinal Becciu Withdraws from Conclave to Elect New Pope

Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who was convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican in 2023, has formally withdrawn from the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope. Once one of the most influential figures in the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Becciu had appealed to participate in the secretive election …

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KNUST TEWU-GH Declares Indefinite Strike Over their Exclusion from the University’s Governing Council

The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has declared an indefinite strike, effective Wednesday, April 30, in protest over their exclusion from the university’s newly inaugurated Governing Council. The union’s action follows the appointment of TEWU-TUC, a rival and …

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Kennedy Agyapong Declares Intent to Contest Next NPP Flagbearer Race

Former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has firmly declared his intention to run in the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer race, asserting that “nobody can stop” him. His declaration follows his withdrawal from the party’s ongoing “Thank You” tour, citing security threats to his supporters after a stabbing incident …

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Ken Agyapong Pulls Out of NPP’s ‘Thank You’ Tour

Former Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has officially withdrawn from the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) ongoing “Thank You” tour, citing security threats to his supporters following a violent incident in Kumasi. Agyapong’s decision comes in the wake of the stabbing of a student from the Kwame Nkrumah University …

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KNUST Student Stabbed During NPP ‘Thank you ‘ Tour in Kumasi

‎ ‎A student from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), affiliated with Unity Hall (Conti), is receiving medical treatment after being stabbed during a “Thank You” tour event organised by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region. ‎ ‎The incident occurred on Tuesday, April 29, …

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