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UTAG strike: Professors earn less than GH¢5,000 monthly salary

The President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, (UTAG) has warned the government that unless their conditions of service are improved they will not call off their indefinite strike. Speaking on the Morning Starr on Monday, Professor Charles Marfo said the salaries of lecturers in public universities across the …

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Two people found dead in a bush

Ad • A woman and her child have been found dead in Loho • The dead bodies had decomposed beyond recognition  • The Upper West regional command has begun investigating the matter  A 45-year-old woman and her 4-year-old child have been found dead in a bush at Loho in the …

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Aggrieved teachers lock up Navrongo GNAT office, kick against 4%, 7% salary increment

Members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality in the Upper East Region, have kicked against the 4% and 7% salary increment, by locking up its office at Navrongo indefinitely. The aggrieved teachers, who gathered from various schools in the area, in a peaceful protest …

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Bridget Otoo joins Metro TV as a newscaster

After several years of being off the television screens, Bridget Otoo has finally relaunched her broadcast Journalism career. The opinionated media personality joins Accra-based Metro Television as a newscaster for the Television station’s prime time news. She joins Metro TV at a time the Television station has rebranded and built …

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Reshuffling hits Police Service as new IGP takes over

Ad • DSP Effia Tenge is now the Volta Regional Public Affairs Director (PAD) • DSP Ms Juliana Obeng takes over her old position as the Greater Accra Regional PAD  • Superintendent Sheilla Kessie Abayie-Buckman is now in charge of the Judicial Police in the Eastern region  The Ghana Police …

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Aliko Dangote tops Africa’s billionaires’ list for the tenth time in a row

LIn Africa—as elsewhere in the world—the wealthiest have come through the pandemic just fine. The continent’s 18 billionaires are worth an average of $4.1 billion, 12% more than a year ago, driven in part by Nigeria’s surging stock market. For the tenth year in a row, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria is the …

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17-year-old allegedly stabs teacher to death

A yet-to-be identified student of Government Technical College Bukuru, Plateau State, has murdered his teacher, Job Dashe. It was gathered that the deceased, a UNIJOS graduate and a physics tutor, was stabbed to death in the school premises. According to the deceased’s friend, Genshak Golak, who posted the news on …

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VIDEO: Alleged kidnapper fights for his life after being beaten to pulp

A 32-year-old man is on life support at the St Patrick Hospital in Offinso after he was caught and beaten to pulp for allegedly kidnapping two kids in Afigya Kwabre North district of the Ashanti Region. Identified as Alhasan, the suspect, who is said to be a Fulani native, was …

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Leading sports doctor reveals extent of Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey injury

Arsenal midfield star Thomas Partey is facing about six weeks on the sidelines following the injury he suffered in their friendly against Chelsea on Sunday, a leading sports injury doctor has revealed. The highly respected English sports injury doctor Dr. Rajpal Brar revealed that the injury suffered by the Ghana …

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Libyan rebel commander backs reopening of coastal highway

A top Libyan military commander whose forces control the country’s eastern regions on Friday endorsed the reopening of the coastal highway along the Mediterranean Sea linking Libya’s long-divided east and west. East-based military commander Khalifa Haftar said the Libyan Arab Armed Forces General Command were working towards a “just and …

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