Yearly Archives: 2019

Nigeria border crisis: GUTA charges govt to close eastern corridors

The Ghana Association of Traders Union (GUTA) has charged government to as a ‘measure of prudence’, close the country’s eastern corridors to imports to curb the smuggling of goods to protect its domestic retail market and citizens. According to the Association’s President, the suggestion is not a retaliatory one to …

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GNPC operates as political institution – GASSOP Oil boss

The Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC) will continue to be afflicted with political interests and interference until non-partisan managers are appointed to lead it, the Chief Executive Officer of GASSOP Oil Kojo Poku has observed. According to him, GNPC will not be able to operate and function like other global …

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Kotoko coach cools off in Abidjan

The management of Kumasi Asante Kotoko have confirmed granting their head coach, Kjetil Zachariassen, permission to remain in Cote d’Ivoire after the club were eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup by Ivorian side San Pedro on a 2-1 aggregate last Sunday. The coach did not travel back to Ghana with …

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More names pop up in ‘coup plot’

The list of suspects in the Alajo Doctor coup plot is widening, with the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) set to invite the former executive to the immediate-past Inspector General of Police (IGP). When Peter Lanchene Toobu, former Superintendent of Police, now Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the opposition National Democratic …

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Aggrieved customers of Gold Coast want government to act now

The Aggrieved Customers of Gold Coast Funds Management (GCFM) have called on government to act on their plea by paying all Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs) due GCFM and to compel the Company to pay them. The Aggrieved Customers urged government to reconsider plans to liquidate the GCFM as government itself …

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Flood torments Kenyase residents

Frequent floods are posing serious threats to the lives of residents of Kenyase, near Kumasi. A bridge linking Kenyase with Mamponteng and other towns always submerges whenever it rains, thereby, creating inconveniences for residents of the area. Recently, the bridge submerged after a river overflowed its banks, causing severe discomfort …

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Fresh arrest in kidnapper’s case

The police have made fresh arrest in the human trafficking case in which Samuel Udoetuk, a Nigerian who is the main suspect in the kidnapping of three girls in Takoradi, is also part of the trafficking syndicate. The accused person who was only identified as Emma was on Monday remanded …

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Akufo-Addo mocks Mahama for poor record

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his most scathing response to his predecessor’s incessant attacks on his performance has described the opposition flag bearer as one bereft of a defensible record and prescriptions for the future of the country. It was an obvious response to former President John Mahama’s recent …

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Unemployment Threat To Peace – Rev. Prof. Asante

The Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), the Most Rev. Professor Emmanuel Asante, has identified the large unemployment rate in the country as a potential source for religious extremism that can lead to terrorism. He said the high rate of unemployment makes, particularly, the youth susceptible to influence from …

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Broadcasting Bill to be laid before Parliament next yea

The Broadcasting Bill is to be laid before Parliament in January, next year. The law, among others, seeks to arrest the falling standards in Ghana’s electronic media space and ensure it embraces modern best practices. The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who announced this in Accra yesterday at …

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