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‘Even India with more poor people than Ghana have locked-down’ – NPP man calls for a lockdown
A former Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akomeah has backed the clarion call made by majority of Ghanaians to put Ghana under lockdown. While some people feel a lockdown is very important to curb the spread of the disease, others are of the view that it will…
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Government and Politics
Dr Annan is completely done with NPP whether Akufo Addo likes it or not- Otukonor
The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC), Peter Boamah Otukonor has stated categorically that the relationship between the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Dr James Kofi Annan is a forgone conclusion. He observes that no amount of prayers and machinations will force him to rejoin…
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J.B Danquah’s murder: God will judge NPP – Ken Agyapong
Maverick politician and the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Ken Agyapong has descended heavily on his own party saying God will judge it over the poor handling of the murder of former MP J.B Danquah Adu. According to him, the party has done nothing to…
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Government and Politics
NPP Chairman suspended over leaked audio recording
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its Constituency Chairman for Krachi-Nchumuru in the Oti Region Mr Joseph Kwame Danso Asiam following a petition that has been filed against him, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. A letter communicating the decision signed by the Regional Secretary Joshua G. Makubu dated March 22, 2020…
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Government and Politics
2020 election not done deal for NPP – Elderly statesman warns party executives
A Stateman and former Chief Executive for Ga West Municipality, Nana Bram Okae II, has warned the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to take things for granted that the 2020 general election is a done deal for the party. According to him, some party bigwigs and other executives think…
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Video: Near clash between NPP, NDC supporters in Yendi over dam
There was almost a clash between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) when the former attempted to visit the Adibo Dam site at Yendi in the Northern Region. The governing NPP supporters will not allow the NDC led by its Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi…
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Government and Politics
NPP polls: 107 pass Ashanti vetting
After 10 days of vetting of all the 121 aspiring parliamentary candidates, the National Parliamentary Vetting Committee of the New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti Region recommended 107 candidates. The 107 comprise 12 females and 91 males who have been recommended to the National Executive Committee (NEC) for consideration. Five…
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Government and Politics
E/R: NPP Primaries: 15 out of 79 aspirants disqualified at vetting
Out of the 79 aspirants who filed their nominations in the Eastern Region to contest the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) Parliamentary primaries, 15 aspirants from nine (9) Constituencies were disqualified. A statement signed by the Eastern Regional Secretary of the NPP, Jeff Konadu Addo said a detailed report and reasons…
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Government and Politics
The corruption I saw in NPP pushed me out – Kofi Annan
A former Financier of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region, Dr. James Kofi Annan has revealed that one of the reasons for leaving the party was the unprecedented levels of corruption he witnessed. Dr. James Kofi Annan who recently defected from the NPP was a card-bearing…
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Government and Politics
Angry NPP supporters invoke curse over attempt to disqualify some aspirants
Some youth claiming to be supporters and polling station executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern region have invoked curse on any individual or group that attempt to disqualify any of the four aspirants contesting the incumbent Member of Parliament, Abena Osei…
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Government and Politics
Allow The Security To Investigate The NPP Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate – Bono NDC To Mrs Asorbayire
The Bono Regional wing of the biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress, has called for the swift prosecution of the New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate in the Dormaa West Constituency on an alleged count of personation. Mr Ransford Osei Amponsah, an NPP aspiring Parliamentary Candidate in the Dormaa West…
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NDC constituency Chairman sacks wife for b0nking NPP Parliamentary aspirant
The Constituency Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Assin North constituency has sent his wife packing for allegedly sleeping with the ruling New Patriotic Party’s(NPP’s) parliamentary aspirant one Mr. Amankwaa Blay. This was disclosed by a group calling itself Concerned Patriots of the New Patriotic Party in…
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Government and Politics
Effutu: Kofi Annan defects to NDC, made PC after resignation of Lawyer Nyankson
James Kofi Annan, the founder of Challenging Heights and a financier of the NPP in the Effutu Constituency has resigned from the party and joined the opposition NDC. The human rights activist has been appointed the NDC’s Parliamentary Candidate to wrestle the Effutu seat currently being occupied by the NPP’s…
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Government and Politics
James Kofi Annan resigns from the NPP, joins NDC
James Kofi Annan, the founder of Challenging Heights, and a major financier of the NPP in the Effutu Constituency has resigned from the party and joined the NDC. In a letter to the party, dated July 1, 2019, the human rights activist indicated that he was resigning from the party,…
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Government and Politics
NPP members in Bibiani want Alfred Obeng-Boateng suspended for alleged misconduct
The parliamentary ambitions of Alfred Obeng-Boateng, a former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company (BOST) has suffered a blow as constituents accuse of him of violations of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s constitution. Mr Obeng-Boateng, a member of the NPP who has also submitted forms to…
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General News
NPP to hold primaries on April 11?
Information reaching DGN Online indicates that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is likely to hold its parliamentary primaries for constituencies in which it has sitting MPs on April 11, 2020. The party had actually scheduled the primaries for April 25 and it is at this point unclear why the likely change…
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Government and Politics
Continue to insult us and we’ll vote you out – NPP Execs to Ken Agyapong
Some Polling Station Executives and supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the Assin Central Constituency have cautioned their Member of Parliament Hon. Kennedy Agyapong to stop disrespecting them or pay dearly for such an attitude. They claim the maverick politician cum businessman is fond of insulting them at…
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Government and Politics
NPP, NDC clash over scholarships
A heated New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) blame game has ensued once again following the Auditor-General’s report that some high-ranking public officials, including politicians, lecturers and journalists, were given scholarships to study abroad by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund). The report, which has been in…
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Government and Politics
Akufo-Addo, NPP National Executives abandon presidential advisor’s funeral
The funeral of Tommy Amematekpor, one of the biggest names in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as far as the Volta region was concerned, recorded a sorry spectacle over the weekend, as senior party members, failed to attend and accord him the expected burial that the NPP is known for.…
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Government and Politics
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey pulls out of Anyaa-Sowutuom NPP primaries
Fifty-seven (57) parliamentary aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) filed their nomination papers at the close of nominations on Thursday, February 20, to contest in 20 constituencies of the Greater Accra Region. Surprisingly, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa- Sowutuom constituency, Mrs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, also the…
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Fifty-seven file to contest NPP Primary in Greater Accra
Fifty-seven (57) parliamentary aspirants have filed their nomination papers to contest the New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Primary in the 20 constituencies of the Greater Accra Region, where the Party has sitting Members of Parliament. Thirteen of the aspirants are females, a statement issued in Accra by the Regional Secretary,…
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Chiefs drag MP, DCE, NPP chair before deities & rivers
Member of Parliament (MP) for Berekum East, Dr. Twum Nuamah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Kofi Agyei and Berekum East Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwaku Kankam, have incurred the wrath of the divisional chiefs, queen-mother and the elders of Berekum Traditional Council in the Bono region,…
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Aspirant leaves NPP nomination forms plus GHC5k cheque at office and heads to court
A member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Evalue Gwira Constituency in the Western Region, Eric Selby Ogbame, plans putting an injunction on the upcoming parliamentary primary. He blames constituency and regional executives of the party for his inability to file his nomination forms to contest in…
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Government and Politics
5 times NPP and NDC parliamentarians boycotted parliament
On January 20, 2020, the Minority in parliament walked out of the chamber right before President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo could deliver his final State of the Nation address to register their displeasure in the creation of a new voters register. This action by the National Democratic Congress has attracted several reactions…
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Government and Politics
I’ll sack you if you use foul language to campaign for me – Abayage warns team members
Hon Tangoba Abayage, Upper East Regional Minister and aspiring parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Navrongo Central Constituency has reaffirmed a pledge to execute her campaign in a decorous manner and vowed to oust any member of her campaign team who goes contrary to the pledge.…
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Government and Politics
No strife or chaos to disturb primaries – Akufo-Addo urges NPP delegates
President Akufo-Addo has admonished delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to go the internal polls peacefully, devoid of chaos or confusion. “We are going to elect our parliamentary candidates on 25th April; I’m appealing to you to do that peacefully so that there is no strife or acrimony to…
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Government and Politics
Majority Leader to go unopposed as challenger withdraws
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu is set to contest the Suame Constituency New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary unopposed after his challenger suspended his campaign. Lawyer John Darko had declared his intention to contest the April 25 primary, cranking up some tension in Suame. His supporters had accused the leadership…
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Government and Politics
We’ll deal with you if you spew thrash about Mahama in Volta Region again – NDC youth to Nana B
The Volta Regional Youth Wing of opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) has descended heavily on the National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) Nana Boakye over his comments about former President John Mahama recently. Mr Boakye is alleged to have described comments by former President Mahama to the effect…
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350 people died in galamsey related activities under Mahama – Abronye claims
The Bono regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC claims that about 350 people died in Galamsey related activities under the leadership of former President John Dramani Mahama. According to him, the effect of galamsey related issues under the NDC regime was huge…
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Video: Angry youth chase constituency chairman for withholding nomination forms
Angry party youth and executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Asante Akyem Central, have expressed exasperation at the constituency chairman’s decision to restrict some party members from contesting the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area in the upcoming primaries. According to them, the actions of Mr George…
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