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President Mahama Deserves a Second Term – Mzbel

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As we reported yesterday, singer Mzbel has endorsed President John Dramani for the forthcoming December presidential elections. In an interview with GhanaPoliticsOnline, the “16 years” songstress said the president “deserves to be given the opportunity to continue the good work”. “Grab a copy of the Green Book and look at the accounting to the people’s … Read more

President Mahama Broke The Law By Accepting Gitmo Two- Nana Akuffo-Addo

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Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo-Addo
Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo-Addo

The debate over the so-called Gitmo Two- Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby- continues unabated and is likely to pop up in local discussions for a while to come.
There has been huge clamouring for the NPP flagbearer, Nana Akuffo-Addo, to make his stance on the issue known. And although his spokesperson clarified that by saying Nana is against the deal, he went a step further when speaking about it himself at a function.

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UK Based Economist Intelligence Unit Predicts Defeat For President Mahama In 2016

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President Mahama

President Mahama thinks only past Presidents have the right to criticise him- although I think he forgot Ghanaians also have that right with their thumbs.

Whilst they continue to live in the bubble up there, discontent continues to boil among Ghanaians, and perhaps that is what the Economist Intelligence Unit has picked up on.

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Presidential Convoy Involved In Accident With Journalists; One Citi Fm Reporter Left Unconscious

Some journalists who covered the President’s activities on Monday were involved in an accident with the Presidential convoy, leaving one injured and in critical condition. The journalists were with the President, and had covered his commissioning of a new community day Senior High School in the Western Region. The accident occurred on the road between … Read more

Government Reacts To Social Media Insulting Of President John Mahama By Ghanaians

The Government of Ghana has slammed the ‘negative comments’ and ‘vitriolic’ attacks on the president on the Facebook page of Hollywood star Boris Kodjoe. The Facebook page of Boris Kodjoe was trolled with avalanche of abusive comments after he shared a photo of himself with the President of Ghana John Mahama, commending him for his … Read more

Mounting Public Debt Means Ghana Is Back To Being A ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’(HIPC)

John Mahama has done all he can with this country of ours. Mounting corruption, dumsor, increased cost of living, you name it and he has done it. So far I can say the only thing he has not done is get Ghana back to being a HIPC country, oh wait… The mounting levels of Ghana’s … Read more

George Boateng- the Man Contesting President Mahama For NDC Flagbearer- Checks Himself Into Accra Psychiatric Hospital

George Boateng
George Boateng

This man is a great bit of comic relief the likes of which this country has not seen since Hassan ‘Ayarikof’ Ayariga.

George Boateng, who plans to contest the President in the NDC primaries, has already been firing off some very interesting opinions. Those in the NDC are so threatened by him they are trying to disqualify him from the race.

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Nigeria’s President Buhari On State Visit To Ghana

Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari would be in Ghana Monday to meet President John Dramani Mahama.

The pair would discuss matters on bilateral relations, regional security, trade, and other issues of common interests to the two nations and the regional body, ECOWAS, of which the two have the largest economies.

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Vice President Amissah Arthur Picks Nomination Forms For The President: NDC Denies George Boateng Has Filed His Nomination

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President-John Mahama

The Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur was at the NDC headquarters yesterday to pick up nomination forms for President Mahama for the upcoming flag bearership race in the party.

Despite being bedevilled by more problems than any President in history, the NDC are firmly ensconced behind their leader, with the picking up of the forms accompanied by a party atmosphere by supporters and executives.

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George Boateng- The Man Contesting President Mahama For Flagbearer Of The NDC Says Gays And Lesbians Would Be Executed By Firing Squad Under His Regime: He Is Just Echoing What Ghanaians Think

George Boateng
George Boateng

A few days ago the hitherto unknown George Boateng announced picked up his forms to contest President John Dramani Mahama during the upcoming NDC primaries for the position of flag bearer.

Nobody has been taking him seriously so far, with General Mosquito even jokingly saying he should seek psychiatrist help. However, I believe comments like these would certainly get people to notice him.

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45 Year Old George Boateng To Challenge President Mahama For The NDC Flagbearership

George Boateng
George Boateng

It’s not particularly the norm to challenge a sitting president, and the NDC had been hoping for no challenger; but apparently this George Boateng has other ideas.

The 45 year old, NDC Oyarifa Youth Organiser, has picked his nomination forms to contest the presidential primaries against John Mahama on November 7.

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Presidential Press Corps Accident: Four Journalists In Critical Condition As President Pays Them A Visit

Samuel Nuamah
Samuel Nuamah

Four reporters are currently in critical condition at the  Emergency Trauma and Surgical Department of the 37 Military Hospital following the fatal accident involving the Presidential press corps on Thursday.

Samuel Nuamah of the Ghanaian Times unfortunately passed away in the accident. Currently, four members of the Presdiential press corps are in critical condition; Pascaline Adadevoh and Napoleon Ato Kittoe of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Patrick Bida of the Enquirer and William Gyentu of Peace FM.

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Lydia Forson Pens Open Letter Backing Yvonne Nelson: “Mr President I’m Heartbroken”

Lydia Forson
Lydia Forson

I love Lydia Forson. She’s smarter than the average Ghanaian showbiz personality, and has a fair grip over the art of satire.

I didn’t expect her to go with Yvonne Nelson on this, which every fair minded person would realise is just a silly, attention seeking stunt.

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Government Implementing New Policy With Ban On Some Plastic Materials

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There are a million things to be done before Ghana can even begin to have a semblance of being a clean nation, but whether this is the right starting point can only be judged by posterity.

Ghana was recently adjudged the 7th dirtiest nation in the world, and a lot of that is down to non biodegradable, plastic materials that litter everywhere you pass, in addition to other less savoury forms of waste. After a promise to consider this policy, this government has set a timetable for implementation.

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President John Dramani Mahama Is Taking A Seven Day Leave

President John Mahama at UN
President John Mahama

I wonder if President’s of countries in economic and social turmoil are allowed to go on leave.

The dumsor keeps raging, cost of living is rising, corruption and malfeasance on a high whilst workers are left hang out to dry, but nothing must stand in the way of the President’s leave.

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POLITRICKS OF THE DAY: John Mahama Genuinely Won 2012 Election — NDC

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business—Winston Churchill According to DailyGuide; The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated its position that its candidate in the December 2012 presidential election, Mr John Dramani Mahama, genuinely won the election. In a 69-page address filed at the Supreme Court registry on July 31, 2013, the … Read more

POLITRICKS OF THE DAY: NPP Vrs John Mahama Case-Nana Addo & Co Accuse EC Of Forging List Of Foreign Voters

The list of the 705 voters submitted by the Electoral commission as being names of Ghanaians registered in various diplomatic missions abroad to vote in the December 2012 polls, “was actually forged and contained several instances of multiple names and fake identities.” This revelation is contained in the main affidavit of the petitioners in the … Read more

POLITRICKS OF THE DAY: john Mahama Files Response To Petition…Accuses NPP Of Seeking To Subvert The Constitution

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President John Dramani Mahama, has filed his response to a petition challenging his election as President in the December 7, 2012 Presidential election.

He is accusing the Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his running mate, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia and the Chairman of the NPP, Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey of “seeking to subvert the Constitution and undermine the sovereign will of the people of Ghana by demanding from the Honourable Court an order annulling the results of the exercise of their fundamental righs under the Constitution.”

“That the whole petition lacks merit and should be dismissed,” a response filed on behalf of the President by his lawyer, Mr Tony Lithur stated.

The response was filed at the Registry of the Supreme Court on Saturday, January 12, 2013,

The petitioners are accusing the Electoral Commission (EC) of doctoring the election results in favour of President Mahama but the EC, in its defence, has denied the claims and maintained the results declared were credible and accurate.

According to the petitioners, irregularities recorded during the elections, favoured the NDC, noting that 24,000 of the pink result sheets from some polling stations indicated that those irregularities
were enough to affect the results.

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POLITRICKS OF THE DAY: John Mahama Sworn In As President…Hands Over Sword Of Office To Himself

President John Dramani Mahama assumed office today, Monday January 7, as the fourth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at a colourful coronation held at the Black Star Square after taking both the Presidential Oath and Oath of Office. Remarkably, President Mahama handed over the sword of office to himself as he assumed the … Read more

John Dramani Mahama Beats Nana Akufo-Addo To Become President Of Ghana

Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Afari-Gyan has declared John Dramani Mahama as the winner of the 2012 general elections. He obtained 5,574,761 votes representing 50.70% of the total vote cast, whiles his closest rival Nana Akufo-Addo of the NPP got 5,248,989 representing 47.74. Before the announcement, Dr Afari-Gyan who is also the Returning Officer … Read more