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Four-year-old boy collapses after teacher assaults him

A four-year-old pupil [name withheld] of Crystal Heights International school at Pokuase in the Greater Accra region collapsed after his teacher reportedly hit him with a sweeping brush. The unfortunate incident occurred last Friday, 21st February 2020. Information gathered by Kasapafmonline.com suggests that the boy and his colleagues were being …

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Microfinance collapse: Customers to reiceive cash and bonds as payment begins

Customers of the collapsed Microfinance and Savings and Loans firms are to begin receiving monies through CBG today. According to a statment by the bank, customers whose investment go beyond the agreed threshold will have them converted into bonds. It comes after President Akufo-Addo gave the assurance during his last …

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3 shot, several injured during installation of Chief at Gomoa Sinbrofo

Three natives of Gomoa Sinbrofo, a farming community near Apam Junction in the Central Region are receiving treatment at the Apam hospital after being shot during the installation ceremony of the Queen mother and Nifahene of the town turned violent on Saturday. About 200 residents of the town which has …

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Napo, Adwoa Safo, Baffour-Awuah fingered in GETFund scandal

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Scholarship scheme audited for the period 2012 to 2018 has revealed appointees in the NPP administration taking state cash to go to school. The disgraced appointees – Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, Education Minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo, Procurement Minister and Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Ignatius …

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Ghana’s Battalion in South Sudan awarded

Soldiers of the Ghanaian Battalion serving with the United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS GHANBATT 7) have been awarded with the prestigious United Nations Peacekeeping Medals for their selfless service. The award was also in recognition of their immense contributions towards the peace process in the Republic of South …

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A-Plus sued over failure to pay for $3,000 (GH¢16,500) fridge

Musician and political activist, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus has been sued by one Richard Nana Amoako for failing to pay for a $3,000.00 family hub refrigerator he (A Plus) purchased on credit from him (Richard) last year. According to details of the writ of summons issued …

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Gomoa Sinbrofo chieftaincy dispute leaves scores injured, 200 displaced

A chieftaincy dispute in the Gomoa Sinbrofo community near Apam Junction in the Central Region has left scores injured with some displaced. The injured persons are currently receiving treatment at the Apam Hospital after sustaining gunshot wounds when the installation ceremony of the Nifahene and a Queen-mother turned violent. Over …

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Mahama distributed tax waivers to ECOBANK, GHACEM, others without approval – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has alleged that former President John Dramani Mahama together with former Finance Minister Seth Terkper and then GIPC boss distributed tax waivers worth millions of dollars to a chunk of Ghanaian companies without prior approval from parliament while in power. According to him, these companies …

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Mahama distributed tax waivers to ECOBANK, GHACEM, others without approval – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has alleged that former President John Dramani Mahama together with former Finance Minister Seth Terkper and then GIPC boss distributed tax waivers worth millions of dollars to a chunk of Ghanaian companies without prior approval from parliament while in power. According to him, these companies …

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Alex Mould tears into Akufo-Addo over Aker Energy deal

A former Chief Executive Officer at the Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC), Alex Mould, says the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led-administration has bestowed massive historical damage on Ghana’s oil and gas industry – a situation which could have far-reaching consequences on the Ghanaian economy. He says the damage done to the sector …

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