Inaugural preparations for President – elect well advanced

Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Co-chairperson of the Inauguration Sub-Committee of the Transition Team has announced that preparations are almost complete for the inauguration of the President- elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo next Saturday. She said Ghana was ready for the historic event at the Black Star Square in Accra, at which  the President of neighbouring La Cote d’Ivoire,…

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President Mahama conducts Nana Akuffo Addo round Flagstaff House

It was a delight to watch, when President John Dramani Mahama and President -elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo met at the Flagstaff House as part of the on-going transition exercise. The meeting at the Presidency was at the behest of President Mahama whose objective was to conduct President -elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo to various departments and…

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Nana Akufo-Addo makes key appointments for Presidency, National Security

Accra, Ghana – The President-Elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday made key appointments for the Presidency and National Security ahead of his inauguration as Head of State of the Republic of Ghana on Saturday, January 7, 2016. Nana Akufo-Addo named Ms Akosua Frema Opare, a 69-year-old Development Consultant and a Labour and Employment Expert, as Chief of Staff,…

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Chiefs are ready to work with Akufo-Addo – Afede

Ho, Ghana- Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs has lauded President Elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s resolve to work with chiefs in the country. He said chiefs were agents of development and were ready to work with the government to promote good governance and accelerate development in their communities. Togbe Afede said this when delegations…

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German ISIS Member Who Denied Killing Is Charged in Murders

German prosecutors have added six counts of murder and war crimes to the charges against an imprisoned Islamic State member from Germany who attracted global attention after claiming disillusionment and disgust with the terrorist group. The new accusations, announced by the prosecutors on Tuesday, were brought three months after a video surfaced suggesting that the recruit, Harry Sarfo, 28,…

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Stanbic worker dupes customers to the tune of GHc 900,000

A 33-year-old  outsourced worker of Stanbic Bank Ghana has been declared wanted by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly defrauding scores of customers of the bank of more than GHc 900,000. The suspect, Martha Amakye, who is said to be an outsourced worker from Noswall Management Service, a recruitment agency, absconded after the Financial Crime Control Unit of the…

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Zongo support signifies new era of friendship with NPP – Nana Akufo-Addo

The President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated that the positive backing of Zongo communities during the election signifies a new era in his and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP’s) relations with those communities. He said contrary to the vile propaganda by the NPP’s political opponents to the effect that if he became president, he would pursue a negative…

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Nana Akufo-Addo drops names of three more appointees

President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has mentioned three additional names for ministerial positions subject to parliamentary approval after his inauguration. The names are Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture; Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Mr Isaac Asiamah, the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Earlier, he had pencilled…

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Mahama clears desk for Akufo-Addo

The Flagstaff House is getting ready to receive President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo but it is unclear whether the name of Africa’s 5th most beautiful presidential palace will change after January 7 when the new President takes office. Outgoing President, John Dramani Mahama, the Vice-President, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, and other high ranking officials have cleared their desks to pave…

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Bring me the 2017 AFCON trophy – Akufo-Addo charges Black Stars

The President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the senior national team to end Ghana’s 34-year wait for a trophy by winning the 2017 AFCON which starts on January 14 in Gabon. The Black Stars have been unable to add to their four AFCON triumphs since they last won it in 1982 in Libya. However, the President-elect’s spokesperson Mustapha…

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