Elvis Anokye

IMANI analyses in some aspects of agricultural promises in the NPP and NDC manifestos

NPP.   In the previous Manifesto of 2016, the NPP already envisioned modernising agriculture and improving agricultural mechanization centers in Ghana. One of the specific promises that was made in regard to the mechanisation centers was the following “revamp existing mechanisation centres and support the private sector to establish, manage, …

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Man shot dead during robbery

A man was shot dead and three more were arrested following a robbery in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday. According to police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele, police officers were alerted about a robbery at a business premises on Hill Street in Pinetown. On arrival, they learnt the robbers had boarded a …

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JUST IN: Four dead and six injured in fatal accident

A fatal collision between a car and a bakkie on the R301 in Franschhoek in the Western Cape left four people dead and further six people injured, according to reports from ER24. Life Healthcare and Stellenbosch Fire Services were the first to arrive on the scene, quickly followed by ER24 paramedics …

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Three die in Cape Town shack fires

Three people were confirmed dead in separate shack fires across Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday morning. City of Cape Town fire and rescue services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said the first fire they responded to was in Scottsdene, Kraaifontein, just after midnight. Carelse said four fire engines, two …

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Let’s commit to peaceful 2020 polls – Otumfuo tells parties

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged all the political parties taking part in this year’s general elections to commit to peace. Speaking during a call on him by Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday, 11 October 2020, the Asante monarch said five West African countries, including Ghana, are going to …

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Catholic priest arrested for having wild threesome on church altar

A Louisiana priest was arrested for allegedly filming himself having sex with two dominatrices on the altar at his Catholic church, a report said Thursday. The priest, identified by Nola.com as the Rev. Travis Clark, was busted after a passerby saw the lights on later than usual on Sept. 30 and peeked …

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Covid-19: New local lockdown restrictions in England to be unveiled

The Liverpool City Region is expected to face the tightest restrictions under a new “three tier” system, which will classify regions as being on “medium”, “high” or “very high” alert. Steve Rotheram, the city region’s mayor, says negotiations have taken place through the night but “no deal” has been agreed …

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[VIDEO]: Top NPP Gov’t official in money laundering scandal

A top government official in the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been busted while attempting to allegedly launder money in London. The said official, acting in concert with some unscrupulous airport officials, managed to fly a colossal sum of foreign currency to London. The money was carried in a …

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GRA rubbishes claims of releasing ammunition to ‘big men’, says it’s mischievous

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has expressed worry about claims that some ammunition seized at their Tema Post will be released to some ‘big men’. “The Ghana Revenue Authority finds it worrying, mischievous and premature any information that seeks to imply that the seized ammunition is being kept for onward release to some ‘big …

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‘The Sun’ forced to apologize for denigrating Thomas Partey

UK-based media giant ‘The Sun’ has been forced to apologize for using intemperate language in a story about Arsenal’s latest signee, Thomas Partey. Thomas Partey was arguably the biggest player to talk about in the recent transfer window in the UK as Premier League side Arsenal signed the 27-year-old Ghanaian …

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