Elvis Anokye

Cement prices increase again?

The price of cement has reportedly shot up again, to sell at GH¢95 from GH¢80 about two weeks ago. According to Ghanaian broadcaster Bridget Otoo, the price change has become unbearable as she lamented the effect on the survival of businesses in the country. Bridget Otoo in a Twitter post noted that …

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4 dead, 19 injured in road crash on Mankessim-Apam road

Four people have been confirmed dead while 19 others received various degrees of injuries in an accident at Esuahyia on the Mankessim-Apam stretch of the Winneba-Cape Coast highway on Monday. Two died on the spot while the other two died on arrival at the hospital. A Mercedes Benz Sprinter vehicle …

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Twitter Africa officially starts operations from Accra headquarters

In April 2021, Twitter announced that it was establishing a presence in Africa and specifically chose Ghana to host its headquarters on the continent. The official announcement of the move read in part: “Twitter’s mission is to serve the public conversation, and it’s essential, for the world and for Twitter, …

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Couples with joint bank accounts last longer- Study says

A Cornell University study has shown that couples with joint bank accounts build better relationships. The decision of whether or not to combine finances with your lover has been known to make or break a relationship. After all, it takes a lot of maturity and compassion to commit to a …

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US$8/month for Twitter blue tick ‘bullshit’ – Kenyans slam ‘greedy’ Elon Musk

Two Kenyan lawyers who are also politicians have taken a swipe at Twitter owner, Elon Musk, over plans to bill users with the blue tick – i.e. the verification mark. The first to have a go at Musk was lawyer Miguna Miguna, who responded late Tuesday, November 1, to Musk’s …

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The 1983 calendar we are using in 2022 and the historical similarities

To say ‘times are hard’ in Ghana now will only be stating the obvious, and for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to have confirmed the same only reaffirms the fact that the country is faced with very trying times. From the crumbling Ghana cedi against foreign currencies like the United …

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Elon Musk disbands Twitter board, takes sole control

New Twitter boss Elon Musk has disbanded the microblogging platform’s board of directors and taken sole control, according to a securities filing on Monday. All nine members of the board of directors have given up their posts. Musk appointed himself the only new director so far. After months of back …

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Why Akufo-Addo does not travel abroad with presidential chair – Bawumia’s aide explains

Dr. Kabiru Mahama, a Technical Advisor at the Office of the Vice President has explained why President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo does not travel overseas with his presidential chair. The chair has become famous in recent years because the presidential convoy always carries it to almost all functions Akufo-Addo attends …

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I let down Ghana and the whole Africa with Uruguay penalty miss – Gyan

Ex-Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has admitted that he let his country, and the whole continent, down when he missed a last-minute penalty against Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup. “I had to cry, because I felt like I went from hero to zero,” Gyan told FIFA.com in a short documentary …

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Death of Davido’s son: Lagos police pick up 8 persons for questioning

Popular Nigerian news outlet, Instablog9ja has announced the arrest of nine persons who were present at singer Davido’s Banana Island when his 3-year-old son, Ifeanyi, drowned in a swimming pool. According to a post shared on Instagram on Tuesday, November 1, David Ifeanyi Adedeji Adeleke Jr’s nanny, cook, and other …

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