Elvis Anokye

Child poverty in Ghana up by 70% – NDPC

A recent survey by the National Development Planning Commission has revealed that, child poverty is still a major problem in Ghana. The work shows that 70% of Ghanaian children lack access to adequate welfare. This means that only a few young ones have access to proper security, education and other …

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Scam police recruiters remanded

The two men nabbed by police operatives for allegedly engaging in a recruitment scam into the police service have pleaded not guilty to three counts of defrauding by false pretence. Bernard Kwesi Amanor-Wayo, 47, and Emmanuel Sackey, 55, were arrested on August 23, 2019 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in …

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Odotobri MP loses Favour with Constituents as Youth Group Resist His Bid to Contest Primaries

The Member of Parliament for the Odotobri Constituency in the Ashanti Region has been warned by the youth of his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) not pick a nomination form to contest the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries. The youth have threatened to humiliate their Member of Parliament, Hon. Emmanuel …

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Religious leaders Blamed For Corrupt Practices In Ghana

A South Africa – based Ghanaian pastor has blamed Ghanaian churches and Religious leaders for the West African country’s widespread corruption, which has crippled the economy. Head Pastor of Prince Emmanuel Church at Free State in South Africa, Pastor Isaac Yeboah said corrupt practices and immoral values are seems to …

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Nigerians hail ‘brilliant’ Bawumia; wish he was their Veep

A section of Nigerian have hailed the economic prowess and brilliance of Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and wish he was theirs in the oil rich country. An article sighted on punchng.com a Nigerian online portal observes that Nigerian has no popular economist and sound economic theory with which …

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Special Prosecutor summons two over alleged corruption

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has invited the Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat and the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Secretariat to help with investigations to ascertain whether or not either of them or both have used their positions for private benefit. The two officials — …

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GJA boycotts NDC events following attack on Adom TV reporter

The Volta Region branch of the Ghana Journalist Association has directed its members to “stay away” from covering functions organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nkwanta South Constituency. This follows an attack on the Oti Regional Correspondent for Adom TV, Benjamin Owusu, by the party’s Constituency Secretary, Prince Succeed …

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Sports Minister ‘fingered’ in Ghana FA election meddling, FIFA frowns

Ghana’s Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah is set to incur the wrath of FIFA as he is neck-deep in masterminding the banning of candidates for the Ghana FA presidential elections in favour of Nana Yaw Amponsah, insiders close to the government official have told Ghanasoccernet.com. Sources say a government-leaning candidate Cudjoe …

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Seven suspected Chinese illegal miners arrested

Seven Chinese nationals suspected of mining illegally in the Western region have been arrested. The Operation Vanguard team picked up the seven in a day-long patrol conducted Monday in the general area of Aniamote in the Wassa Akropong District. Li Jiaming, 45, Qin Weida, 45, Yang Rong, 37, Lixu Rong, …

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Samira Bawumia’s brother speaks after ‘flogging’ Oye Lithur

Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur lost in the just ended primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, Senior brother of Second Lady, Samira Bawumia. Nana Oye lost to Adamu Ramadan in the Adentan constituency of the Greater Accra Region. …

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