Elvis Anokye

‘‘Breaking the 8’ will be the last great political feat of my career’ – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed what he says will be ‘the last feat of his political career;’ – handing over to another New Patriotic Party, NPP, president come 2025. The president has therefore appealed to the rank and file of the NPP, to play their roles in ensuring …

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Only a government ready to lose power can effectively fight galamsey – Ken Agyapong

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has submitted that political commitment remained the missing link in the fight against illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey. He contends that any government that commits to fighting the scourge must be ready to lose the next election. Asked during an interview on …

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Cardinal-Elect, Bishop of Wa elected leader of Catholic Church in Africa

Months after his elevation to the position of a Cardinal by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, the Bishop of Wa, His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr, has been elected head of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa. His election came at the end of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa …

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Bono East: Five arrested over chaos at NDC regional office; one on admission

Police in Techiman have arrested five people for their alleged involvement in an attack at the NDC regional office in the Bono East region. The suspects, according to a statement by the Police, are Kojo Agyei alias Kojo Cocaine, Illiasu Sulemana aka Oboot, Andrew Kemire, Fatau Abdallah and Alhaji Nuhu. …

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Newmont: Missing security officer at Ahafo South Mine found

A security officer at Newmont Africa’s Ahafo mine reported missing on the evening of Wednesday, 27th July 2022 has been found. A joint search party made of the Police, Newmont’s Emergency Team, Protea Coin Ghana (our contracted security provider) and community volunteers had conducted an extensive search for the missing …

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Prince Charles accepted £1m from Osama Bin Laden’s family – Report reveals

The Prince of Wales accepted a payment of £1m from the family of Osama Bin Laden, the Sunday Times reports said. Prince Charles accepted the money from two of Osama Bin Laden’s half-brothers in 2013, two years after the al-Qaeda leader was killed, it adds. The Prince of Wales’s Charitable …

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2022 WASSCE begins today

This year’s West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will start from today, August 1, 2022, to Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Information from the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) website showed that the candidates would begin with project work subjects like basketry, ceramics and graphic design on Monday, August …

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Tanker drivers to start nationwide strike today

Petroleum tanker drivers’ are expected to start a sit-down strike from Monday, 1st August 2022 to protest poor working conditions and some decisions by the regulator, NPA, which are affecting them. The tanker drivers’ unions, comprising Gas Tanker Drivers Union, Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union, GOIL Tanker Drivers Union …

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Why my marriage always comes before my kids

When my boys were little, I’d sit in the cool shade of the playground trees while they climbed and ran and spun, and my friends and I discussed parenting, marriage, and the best enrichment programs for toddlers. It wasn’t uncommon for my friends to bemoan the lack of intimacy or …

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