Yearly Archives: 2019

Sarkodie crowned top African rapper

  Ghanaian prolific rapper Micheal Owusu known by his stage name Sarkodie has topped the list of top 50 African rappers of all time so few days after making to the number 14 in the top global 50 rappers ahead of Drake, Rick Ross and others. Tough the firm or …

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Bawumia takes on Mahama over free SHS comment

Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has criticized the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama over his recent comments about the government’s flagship Free Senior High School policy. Speaking at the commissioning an ultra-modern Fertilizer Blending Factory at Asuboi in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region on …

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PDS Saga: US Embassy rejects Minority call for probe

ABC News Ghana can authoritatively report that the US Embassy in Ghana has dismissed a request by the Minority in parliament for a separate probe into issues of alleged fraud in the PDS-ECG concession arrangement. The Minority in a letter signed by its leader, Haruna Iddrisu, and submitted to the …

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Man, 35, arrested for power theft in Kumasi

A 35-year-old unemployed man, Mr Ebo Larry, has been arrested by officials of Power Distribution Services (PDS) at Tafo Mile 3, a suburb of Kumasi, for stealing power over the last two years. He allegedly reconnected his electricity mete after he was initially disconnected for owing electricity bills. Despite persistent …

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Soldiers, Police seize placards against Akufo-Addo in Navrongo

Military and police personnel have seized placards bearing anti-government messages from protesters in Navrongo during President Nana Akufo-Addo’s tour of the Upper East Region Wednesday. Ahead of President Akufo-Addo’s visit to the Kasena Nankana Municipal Assembly, which is located few meters away from the former NDC constituency chairman’s residence, some …

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Greedy criminals sabotaging my government – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akuffo-Addo has issued a firm directive to the police and all other security agencies in the Upper East Region to deal ruthlessly with individuals or groups who are engaged in the smuggling of subsidised fertiliser meant for Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme. Since the inception of …

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Apologise if you now accept free SHS – Napo to NDC

The Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, also known as Napo has called on the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to apologise to Ghanaians for speaking against the government’s flagship free Senior High School policy.Addressing the chiefs and people Saboba as part of President Nansa Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s …

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Election of MMDCEs: EC sets referendum for December 17

The Electoral Commission (EC) has now settled on December 17, this year for the referendum on the election of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs). Earlier, the EC had fixed December 10, 2019, for the referendum. The Director of Electoral Services at the EC, Dr Serebour Quaicoe, announced the …

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Savannah Region: Death toll now 2 in Thursday’s communal violence

At least two persons are dead three others wounded after communal violence broke out Thursday evening between two rival groups at Lakula near Daboya in the Savannah Region. The death toll moved to two on Friday after one of the injured persons referred to the Walewale hospital failed to respond to treatment. …

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