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Tension mounts in Gonja kingdom as Bolewura’s name goes missing from list of chiefs

Tension is mounting within the chieftaincy corridors in the Gonja Kingdom. Bole and Yagbon as the name of Bolewura go missing from the list of chiefs for the National House of Chiefs. Sarfor Kutuge Fieso I, together with his over 200 sub-chiefs and Queen Mothers have vowed to see the …

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VIDEO: Nana Akwantey Boffour is foolish – Sekyere East DCE insults chief

“The chief of this area is foolish and walking around,” this is the exact quote District Chief Executive (DCE) for Sekyere East Mary Boatemaa Marfo used in describing Mponuahene of Asokore Traditional Area Nana Akwantey Boffour. The appointee who is heard in a leaked audio scheming against the Member of Parliament (MP) …

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Irregularities cited in US$150 coronavirus test at Kotoka Airport

The Herald, has landed reports from the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra, painting a bad picture about the US$150 per a person COVID-19 testing of travellers arriving in Ghana by the private company; Frontier Healthcare. The issues range from illegal operations, extortion, lack of staff, tax avoidance among others, some of …

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Even Togo has a national airline – Kennedy Agyapong criticizes NPP’s failure to establish a national carrier

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong wants the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take seriously and realize the idea of creating a national Airline for Ghana. According to the MP, whiles the ruling government has failed to make any progress in reacquiring a national airline, the opposition …

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Govt to hold Nation Building updates on executed interventions

Government will on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 begin a weekly Nation Building Updates designed to provide stakeholders in Ghana’s political space with detailed updates on key interventions executed by government. In a press statement issued on Friday September 18, 2020 and signed by the Deputy Minister for Information, Pius Enam …

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Why Australia High Commissioner to Ghana is cleaning dirty beaches, promoting local businesses

For a typical diplomat, the highest ranking representative of a specific country abroad, many will expect that he or she rides in the most expensive cars, eat at luxurious restaurants, be surrounded by heavy security and have less or no engagement whatsoever with the ordinary citizen of the host country. …

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His father is dead, I was against his talent – Mother of JHS boy who built his own car speaks

For the past week, the trending news was about a certain BECE graduate who is by name Kelvin Odartey and 18 years of age who just graduated from Cosmos International School who built his own private car from scraps as it’s been tagged as Ghana Lamborghini. He drove his Lamborghini …

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Let’s build united, secure community – Akufo-Addo to ECOWAS staff

ECOWAS Chair and Ghana’s President, Akufo-Addo, has urged Presidents, Commissioners and Staff of ECOWAS  to work towards building a united, economically prosperous, politically stable, and secured Community that meets the aspirations of the citizens of member States. According to him, “As we round off the implementation of ECOWAS Vision 2020, …

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I will create NGO for ‘responsible speech’ with defamation money – A/R Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah has indicated he will set up a foundation on peaceful and responsible language with proceeds he will make from a defamation suit he has filed against the Insight News Paper and Strategic Thinkers Network should the ruling go in his favour. The Minister …

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Robber killed, 7 others arrested following attack on Fulani herdsmen

One person was killed while seven others have been arrested when they attacked Fulani herdsmen at Tingakrom, in the Bono East Region, on the Kintampo-Bole Bamboi road, last Friday. The robbery gang, including a taxi driver, allegedly robbed Fulani herdsmen of their cattle. The suspects are Malik Idrissu, 25, Abdullai …

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