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Constitutional Review Committee proposes 5-year presidential term in Ghana
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The Constitutional Review Committee has proposed a five-year presidential term in Ghana. The committee noted that the current four-year term is too short. It also said it did not find a place for a third term for a sitting president … Read more →
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Police detain Abronye over Mahama coup plot allegation – Faces court today
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Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu sets records straight on Adwoa Safo’s absence
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Fuel prices: Let’s suspend sanitation, stabilisation levies -NDC
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Mahama calls for urgent ‘Senchi’ public forum on economy ‘before we get to point of no return’
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‘Canada MP’ in hot water as Attorney General strikes with perjury charge
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NDC youth wing to protest against e-levy on Feb. 10
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No COVID-19 vaccination proof; no entry to Parliament – Bagbin
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E-levy: Govt will not change 1.75% rate – Oppong Nkrumah
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Late MP JB Danquah died from exsanguination – Pathologist
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Bagbin dashes to Dubai again for check-up
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Ato Forson pleads not guilty to charge of causing €2.3m financial loss to the state
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Full text: Majority’s response to Minority on withdrawal of security detail of Alban Bagbin
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