Elvis Anokye

80% of HIV patients in Ghana are Christians – AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that Christians constitute about 80 per cent of Persons Living HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana. Officials attribute the trend to less active social mobilisation and community participation in the campaign on risk behaviours. Speaking at an event in to mark World Aids Day at Kwadaso …

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WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones in February 2020

Messaging service WhatsApp will stop working on millions of phones in the next few months, as the company withdraws support from older devices. From February 1, any iPhone running iOS 8 will no longer be supported (and users are already unable to create or verify their accounts on these devices). On the …

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Photos: Man banished for impregnating daughter

Residents of Okofia, Otolo Nnewi in Anambra state have banished a man in his 60s for allegedly impregnating his daughter twice. In photos shared on Facebook, the elderly man, who is allegedly from Okija in Ihiala Local Government Area, had palm fronds tied on his neck. His daughter, who was carrying a baby, also …

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‘Dumsor’ imminent as GRIDCo staff declare indefinite strike from tomorrow

Staff of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have announced a sit-down strike beginning Wednesday, December 10, until further notice. The sit down strike would be followed by a picket at the GRIDCo Head Office at a date to be announced later by the Staff Group Leadership, the Senior Staff Association of …

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South Africa Hit By Dumsor And Acute Water Shortage Ahead Of Christmas

South Africa has been hit by massive power cuts and acute water shortage. The situation, according to report has caused a lot of frustration and huge losses for many business owners. The few weeks leading up to Christmas are the best time for business in South Africa’s beauty industry. With …

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Coup plot: Court adjourns treason trial to December 19

The Kaneshie District Court on Wednesday adjourned the treason trial involving ten persons to December 19. This was to enable the prosecution to continue with its investigation. The court presided over by Mrs Eleanor Kakra Barnes-Botchway asked prosecution whether it had filed the Bill of Indictment (BI)  of the prosecution …

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Crane Currency of USA printed GH¢200, GH¢100 notes

It has emerged that Crane Currency, a currency and security printing company in the United States of America (USA), printed the newly introduced GH¢200 and GH¢100 banknotes for the country. Information available to the GRAPHIC BUSINESS indicated that Crane Currency, which prides itself as being in the currency business for …

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Teacher Unions sabotaging us with their strike – Govt

Government has described the ongoing strike by Teacher Unions as sabotage after their meeting with the unions ended inconclusively. Government’s meeting with the teacher unions to resolve the issue of legacy arrears did not end well, the PRO for the Education Ministry, Vincent Ekow Assafuah speaking to Joy FM accused …

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“Rawlings will not die a normal death,” – Boakye Gyan

One of the architects of the June 4 Uprising Major [Retired] Osahene Boakye Gyan has come out with some shocking revelations about former President Jerry John Rawlings, 40 years after the 1979 coup d’état. The coup arose out of a combination of corruption, bad governance, frustration among the general public …

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SHS closed over bedbugs

A piece of information gathered has it that the Students at Mayani Secondary School in Dedza have been sent home following the temporary closure of the institution due to an outbreak of bedbugs. The school, like many other schools in the country, was supposed to close this term on 21 …

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