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The Limited Voter Registration exercise ended over the weekend but EL was all over the news for winning the Artist of the year award at the 2016 Vodaphone Ghana Music Awards.

And the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Mrs. Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong released all but one document regarding the controversial Metro Mass branding contract between the government and Smarttys Management and Productions to pressure group OccupyGhana Movement.

OccupyGhana began serializing its findings from documents.

Also, there was also a story of a 24-year old man who has been left paralysed after being shot by a policeman in 2011.

Stephen Arthur shot by police

The motionless legs of the victim, Stephen Arthur

On Tuesday, a second person was arraigned in connection with the murder of Abuakwa North MP, Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu Jnr.

Vincent Bosso who is a phone repairer told the Accra District Court that he helped the first accused, Daniel Asiedu, to scale into the Shiashie residence where the MP was later slain.

Vincent Bosso being led to court

The Institute of Economic Affairs(IEA) said it was considering holding a separate presidential debate for candidates of the two major political parties.

NDC hinted President Mahama may not contest in the IEA debate. Also, the NCCE hinted it is preparing to organise debates for presidential and parliamentary  candidates.

On Wednesday, a woman was killed in an acid attack by her husband Atwima Mim in the Ashanti region.

Also, ten civil society organizations petitioned President Mahama to cause the disclosure of the identities of persons behind the ownership of oil blocks.

On Thursday, the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union demonstrated and called for the dismissal of Dr. Opuni as the CEO of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni.

The aggrieved workers with placards.

Later in the day, President John Dramani Mahama stated in an interview on BBC that he has not taken a bribe.

Mahama on BBC

President Mahama and BBC's Peter Okwoche during the interview

And as a moderator of a Joy FM debate on whether the BNI had become an outlawed organisation and should be scrapped, Criminologist Prof. Ken Agyemang Attafuah admitted the institution has misconducted itself but must be maintained.

On Friday, the President's claim dominated the news in the morning. And some soldiers who tortured a minor over phone theft were found guilty.

Above is an image of the victim's back after he was brutalised

 

 

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