Elvis Anokye

Sustain Presidential Power Initiative – Ondo commissioner, Obe tells FG

  Engr Razaq Obe, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources in Ondo State, has appealed to the Federal Government and president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to sustain the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). He made this call in an interview with Nigerian Newssphere on Thursday at the just concluded Nigeria …

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Ghana misses out on Top 10 alcohol-consuming countries in Africa, Tunisia leads

The drinking habits on the African continent may vary from country to country but it’s turning out to be that there are some shockers in the forerun as countries with high alcoholic consumption. Attitudes towards alcohol consumption may differ in countries likewise religious beliefs about consuming alcohol may also differ …

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VIDEO: Heartbreaking story of a 70-year-old man who has been doing drugs since 1977

A 70-year-old man has shared the damning effects of his drug addiction which has left him in ruins and financially broke. Speaking with Kofi Adoma on his YouTube channel, Kwabena Josiah, who turns 71 in a few months, recounts that he has been addicted to hard drugs from 1977 till …

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Tinubu not on sickbed – Orji Kalu insists

The health status of Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu has been a topic of much speculation recently, with rumours circulating that he is unwell and receiving medical treatment. However, Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu has dismissed these claims, stating that Tinubu is not currently in a sick bed. Kalu made …

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Bridget Otoo exposed for trying to drag Bawumia into Galamsey saga

Broadcast journalist Bridget Otoo has been called out for attempting to drag Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia into the leaked explosive “galamsey” report by Professor Frimpong Boateng, which has accused many stalwarts of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) of being involved in illegal mining. Following the leakage of the report …

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Asante Kotoko confirm owing players two months’ salary

Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko’s Brands and Communications Manager, David Obeng Nyarko, confirmed owing its playing staff two months’ salary. David Obeng Nyarko clarified the situation in an interview with Sompa FM, a local radio station. While refuting media reports that the club owed four months’ salary, Nyarko acknowledged …

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EXPLAINER: Sudan conflict and what worries neighbours, others

A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighboring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of a new government and a new humanitarian crisis in the making. Sudan, which relies heavily on foreign aid, …

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‘For the first time in my life, I borrowed money to pay tax to the government’ – Yonny Kulendi

His Lordship Yonny Kulendi of the Supreme Court of Ghana has bemoaned the challenges facing public servants in Ghana. In a recent speech, he highlighted the pressure that comes with being a public servant explaining that people in the community assume holding a big position in government automatically meant one is well-to-do. …

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South Africa evicts asylum seekers camped outside UN office

South African police have evicted more than 100 asylum seekers camping for over three years outside the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Pretoria. The asylum seekers began living in makeshift tents pitched outside the UNHCR offices as they asked to be relocated to other countries after a …

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FLASHBACK: How Ghana’s central bank was formed in the 1950s

Across the world, central banks play key roles in developing policies, regulation, and the management of a country’s finances, assets and other related securities. For Ghana, what many know as the Bank of Ghana did not only start from the idea of being a Central Bank in the 1950s. According to a …

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