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Media Foundation threatens NCA with legal action over ‘deception’

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has said the National Communications Authority (NCA) is deceiving the public on the details of a request it has made to the regulator. According to the MFWA, a media rights advocate, the NCA has been deceptive in public discourse on its request for …

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Rawlings’ mother Victoria Agbotui celebrates 101 birthday (PHOTOS)

The mother of former President Jerry John Rawlings has just celebrated her birthday marking 101 years on earth. She turned 101 on September 9, 2020. Born on September 9, 1919, Madam Victoria Agbotui came into the limelight following her son’s ascension to power in 1979. She is noted to have …

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Retract, apologise or I sue – NLA boss to Multimedia over ‘defamatory’ documentary

Director-General of the Ghana Lottery Authority, Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw is through his lawyers demanding an apology from the multimedia Group, over a yet to be aired hotline documentary titled the “Lottery Business.” In a letter dated September 9, 2020, the lawyers say the media house according to their client has …

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Local airlines refusing to fly to Ho – Kofi Adda

Aviation Minister, Kofi Adda has disclosed that local airline companies have refused to operate the Ho route, as the newly constructed airport remains closed. He indicated that the operationalization of the airport has become difficult as local commercial airlines are refusing to fly the route. Speaking at the Public Accounts …

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These areas won’t have water from Sept. 14 – 20

The management of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced that there will be an interruption of water supply from Monday, 14 to Saturday, 20 September 2020 to the Eastern part of the Greater Accra Region. This is to enable GWCL engineers to replace close to 2 kilometres of …

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Drunkards Association condemns beer party after motorway accident

The Ghana Drunkards Association has expressed disappointment in some members who turned a fatal accident into a beer party on the Tema Motorway. The collision between a Ghana brewery delivery van and some cars occurred on the Tema Motorway Thursday morning. One person was confirmed dead with another responding to …

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Another Fire Outbreak At Beirut’s Port

Barely a month after the explosion in Beirut’s seaport, Lebanon, killed around 190 persons, there has been another fire outbreak at the port. Last month’s explosion injured over 5,000 people, causing outrage which led to the resignation of Lebanon’s Prime Minister and the entire Government. And another fire outbreak has …

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Video: White Volta Flood Divides Bawku, Bolga; No Movement

Poor communities in Zebilla and Bazua of the Upper East Region continue to face hardship following the Bagre Dam spillage accompanied by torrential rains. Floodwaters from the spillage has created what appears to be a small river across the only Bolga-Bawku road. The fate of passengers from Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, …

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Free SHS is killing the economy – Kofi Bentil

Honorary Vice President of IMANI Center for Policy and Education, Kofi Bentil, has said the government’s flagship Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme is putting a strain on the economy of Ghana. In a meeting with the vice presidential candidate of the NDC, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Thursday, September 10, Mr. …

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Is NPP using Exim Bank to enrich themselves ?

Startling revelations emanating from the sittings of the Public Account Committee (PAC) of Parliament have exposed grand schemes under the Nana Akufo-Addo and Mahamudu Bawumia led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of brazen looting and pilfering of state monies from the Eximbank through dubious deals and payments. One wonders how …

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