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LIVESTREAMED: Arrival of Christian Atsu’s remains at KIA

Former Black Stars winger Christian Atsu was declared dead on February 18 after 12-day search after he was trapped in the February 6, 2023 earthquake. The player was retrieved from the site of the apartment where he lived and was flown to Istanbul where it stayed overnight till today, February …

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First photos of Christian Atsu’s coffin draped in national flag at KIA

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia was leader of the government delegation at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Sunday night, February 19, to receive the mortal remains of Christian Atsu. Reports indicate that president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would have led the delegation but for the fact that he is out …

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GSS report – Men earn more salary in public sector than women

The Ghana statistical service has said that men working in the public sector earn higher salaries than women in the same sector. This was contained in a report released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) themed “Ghana 2022 earnings: Inequality in the public sector”. In the report, GSS disclosed that men …

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Coups not durable solutions to Africa’s problems – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the international community to send a clear message to coup plotters that coups have never been, and will never be durable solutions to Africa’s political, economic and security challenges. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Statements condemning coups alone without corresponding action will, however, achieve …

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How US Ambassador to Ghana supervised burning of books at Achimota after Nkrumah overthrow

Ghana’s former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has recalled the initial moments of the overthrow of the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. Having been a student of Achimota School at the time, Nana Konadu wrote in her book, It Takes A Woman, that among the things that shocked her, was the burning …

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Why pounded cassava and plantain “fufu” is killing you slowly

One of Ghana’s most popular dishes is fufu, but behind our passion for it, we hide the truth that eating fufu is killing us. Plantains and pounded cassava are combined to make fufu. It is usually eaten with local soup, although some people like it with pepper. These are the …

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All about the first Black billionaire who rebuilt his wealth after costly divorce settlement

When asked who the first Black billionaire was, few people mention Robert Louis Johnson (Robert Johnson), but they are quick to point Mansa Musa, a 14th-century West African ruler who reigned over the kingdom of Mali more than four centuries before the U.S. Congress on April 2, 1792, Congress passed …

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Akufo-Addo flies refurbished presidential jet for Germany, Ethiopia trips

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo arrived in Germany on February 16 aboard the presidential jet. The Falcon 900-EX Presidential Jet, only returned to Accra on Valentine’s Day from Paris, France for where it underwent full refurbishment over a six-month period. GhanaWeb sources confirmed that the jet aside from refurbishment also …

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