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Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi II removed as chair of House of Chiefs committee

The National House of Chiefs (NHC) has removed the Omanhene of the Sefwi Anhwianso Traditional Area, Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi II as the chairman of the Governance and Development Committee of the House with immediate effect. This is because, according to the NHC, it was the second time Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi …

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This is the age when you have the best sex of your life

After age 21, there really aren’t a lot of birthdays to look forward to. (Unless, of course, you count 25, when you can rent a car on your own.) But that’s all about to change. A roundup of recent sex research from online platform Happify addressed a super-important question: When …

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Togbe Afede on why he was yanked from Farmers Day programme

The President of the National House of Chiefs, Agbogbomefia Togbe Afede XIV, has revealed that his name was yanked from the programme for this year’s National Farmers Day held in Ho at the eleventh hour. To him, the development was apparently because of the statement issued by the National House …

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Make cocoa industry more attractive by supporting farmers – WCFO President tells gov’t

The President of the World Cocoa Farmers organization (WCFO) Mr. Abraham K. Adusei has appealed to the government to urgently address some of the major challenges facing the cocoa industry with with provision of basic social amenities to the cocoa growing areas to make the industry attractive. According to Mr …

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Opuni bounced again in court

The Supreme Court has dismissed another attempt by former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni, to challenge the decision of a Court of Appeal judge hearing his case in an Accra High Court. The former COCOBOD boss had lost an appeal at the Court of …

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Court orders estate developer to cough up $450k over unlawful demolition

A real estate company, AD Construction Limited and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alex Dautey have been sued at the Land Division of the Accra High Court for unlawfully causing the demolition of a three-bedroom house sold to Jerry Amesimeku, (plaintiff) for $200,000.00 in 2007. The action filed by Theophilus …

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Attorney-General yet to see Taadi girls’ DNA docket

The Office of the Attorney General is yet to receive the docket on the full findings regarding the four Takoradi girls’ kidnapping case, including the DNA result, to enable it to give official advice. The two Nigerian suspects in the case, Sam Udoetuk Wills, 28, and John Oji, 29, have …

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‘You can’t compare Nigeria Jollof to Ghana Jollof’ – Jon Benjamin settles Jollof debate

Former UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, has waded in the debate over which country makes the best jollof rice. The outspoken UK Diplomat took to Twitter to declare that jollof from Ghana tastes better than that from Nigeria. Comparing it to football, Jon Benjamin described Ghana jollof as …

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2 amongst the Muslim youths who attacked me have died mysteriously – Owusu Bempah

Controversial man of God, Reverend Owusu Bempah has said two amongst the many Muslim youths who attacked and vandalised his church have died mysteriously. In December 31, 2018, Reverend Owusu Bempah prophesied that Chief Imam, Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu was going to die in 2019. This prophecy did not go down …

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IMANI scores Akufo-Addo gov’t 48.78% for 2016 manifesto achievements

Think tank, IMANI Africa, has scored the Nana Akufo-Addo government an overall mark of 48.78% with regards to the fulfilment of its 2016 manifesto promises. The think tank also scored the government 54.35% for how it has managed the economy, stating that out of a total of 162 promises, only …

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