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Airbus paid no bribe under NDC – Marietta Brew

Former Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong has denied claims that European airliner Airbus paid bribes to some high ranking officials during the Mills administration. The reports which emerged after the company admitted in a UK court that it paid bribes to officials in some five countries including Ghana between 2009 and 2015 …

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Airbus scandal: Mahama’s presidential ambition in limbo – Franklin Cudjoe

IMANI President, Franklin Cudjoe has said that John Mahama’s presidential campaign towards the December 2020 elections, will definitely take a hit following the recent Airbus corruption scandal. Ghana, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Taiwan, have been cited as destinations where Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, Airbus, admitted that it paid huge …

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We will replace one district, one factory with staple processing zones – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that the next National Democratic Congress government will replace the one district, one factory programme to staple processing zones. That, he said would encourage farmers and investors to pump in more resources into the processing sector as they would not be restricted by …

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EC woos Council of State over new voters’ register

The Electoral Commission has brought before the Council of state, the subject of a new voters’ register and the need for it. Despite stiff opposition and varied concerns raised by other parties in opposition, the Commission appears to be resolute in its compilation of a new register for the upcoming …

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Dumsor is back, give us a timetable – Minority

The Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee, Adam Mutawakilu says dumsor is back but the government has failed to provide a timetable so Ghanaians would be aware. According to him, Ghana is currently experiencing load shedding due to what he termed as the incompetence of the current administration. …

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Tanzania Church Stampede Kills 20 Worshippers

At least 20 people have been killed and 16 injured in a stampede during an outdoor religious service in Tanzania. Worshippers were attending a Pentecostal service at a stadium in the northern town of Moshi on Saturday evening when the incident occurred. Moshi district commissioner Kippi Warioba said attendees rushed …

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Somalia Declares Emergency Over Locust Swarms

Somalia has declared a national emergency as large swarms of locusts spread across east Africa. The country’s Ministry of Agriculture said the insects, which consume large amounts of vegetation, posed “a major threat to Somalia’s fragile food security situation”. There are fears that the situation may not be brought under …

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Fifa President proposes Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years

Fifa President, Gianni Infantino, has proposed to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years instead of two, as he outlined his vision to “project African football to the top of the world.” Infantino was speaking at a Caf seminar in Morocco, …

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Mahama sets social media ablaze after Airbus bribery claims

Ghanaians on social media have taken former president John Mahama to the cleaners after Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, Airbus admitted that it paid huge bribes in order to secure contracts in a number of countries, Ghana, included under the erstwhile Mills-Mahama administration. The multinational company was fined £3 billion as …

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7 strange religions around the world

Religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. These practices sometimes may not conform with our expectations from a ‘religion’ but they succeed in fulfilling what is expected of a religion which is uniting people because of the belief that …

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