Elvis Anokye

Commodities whose prices have skyrocketed in 2022

It’s been just two months since the year 2022 began but prices of goods and services have started shooting up aggressively. The national year-on-year inflation rate was 13.9% in January 2022, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the 12.6% recorded in December 2021. Inflation is the rise in the …

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Minority files motion for Agyeman Manu’s removal over Sputnik V vaccines

The Minority in Parliament has filed a motion for a vote of censure against Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu over his role in the procurement of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia through a middleman. Parliament Wednesday by consensus adopted the report of the committee which indicted the Minister of failing …

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Ministry of Fisheries ordered to refund US$17,397 used for foreign travels

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has been directed by the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC), to refund US$17,397 or its cedi equivalent to the government’s coffers within two weeks. The amount which was used for foreign travels by members of the ministry were not accounted for and was …

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NDC Western Regional Organiser passes on

Western Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Organiser, Japhet Baidoo, has passed on. According to reports, he died on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, after a short ailment. Until his demise, Mr Baidoo was working as the Safety and Environment Officer of the Takoradi Technical University. Western Regional Communication …

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58-year-old man found dead in river at Abesim

A body of a 58-year-old man, identified as Pascal Moro, has been discovered in River Wakoa at Wakogyamu, a suburb of Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono Region. The deceased, believed to be a Burkinabe national, had lived in the community for the past three years. Co-tenant and an eyewitness, …

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Accident at Bawjiase kills woman

An accident involving a cargo truck with registration number GE-819-Y on Tuesday, February 15 run over a woman believed to be in her early 20s killing her instantly at Bawjiase in the Central Region. The accident, according to eyewitnesses, happened in front of the Bawjiase Police station after the cargo …

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No amount of Dampare’s populist incarcerations will stop me from speaking – Abronye

The Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, alias Abronye DC, has spoken following his release from police custody. Charged with two counts of publication of false news and offensive conduct, Abronye DC, who was arrested on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, was arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court on …

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Why Michael Jackson was crowned chief in Ivory Coast in 1992

In 1992, Michael Jackson travelled to West Africa, specifically to Ivory Coast. It was there that he was crowned a chief under the name Michael Jackson Amalaman Anoh. His trip was triggered by supposed DNA tests and mystic messages that suggested that he was a descendant of the royal Sanwi …

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Fans disagree with KK Fosu’s ’41 years’ age claim

Some fans have grabbed their calculators and begun doing the maths after highlife musician, Kaakyire Kwame Fosu, popularly known as ‘KK Fosu,’ claimed he turned 41 on February 14, 2022. KK Fosu, whose birthday fell on Valentine’s Day, took to social media to celebrate himself with a short video loop …

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Ghana’s four AFCON trophies missing – Reports

Ghana’s four Africa Cup of Nations trophies have gone missing according to Accra-based Angel FM. The Black Stars of Ghana became the first team on the African continent to win four continental trophies in 1982. Angel FM however reports that the trophies are nowhere to be found. The Angel FM sports crew …

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