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Watch Kwame Nkrumah officially open Ghana’s Parliament House in 1960

GhanaWeb chanced on an old video that shows when Ghana’s Parliament House was first opened in 1960. This was during the presidency of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president. The 4 minutes-0 seconds video shared by British Pathé on YouTube showed the president, plus several not-readily identifiable dignitaries, gathering at the …

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King Charles blocks Zimbabwe’s president’s request to attend funeral

King Charles III has blocked the president of Zimbabwe’s request to attend the funeral of his late mother Queen Elizabeth II. Read the letter denying president Mnangagwa’s request to attend the funeral below: President Mnangagwa in a letter expressing his condolence to the King for the passing of his mother …

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Three faces of Huang: En, Aisha, Ruixia

The most talked about personality in Ghana since last week has been a Chinese woman notoriously referred to as queen in the illegal small-scale mining, alias galamsey, business. When her re-arrest was announced on September 5, 2022, legal, political and security concerns were raised from different quarters for different reasons. …

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Breakdown of Ghana’s repatriation of 1,641 Chinese between 2009 – 2022

Ghana arrested and repatriated over 1,600 Chinese nationals engaged in illegal small-scale mining, the Ghana Immigration Service, GIS, has disclosed. The total figure of 1,641 repatriations spanned between 2009 and August 2022. There was no repatriation in 2011 with only nine repatriations in 2009. The highest figure was 713 recorded …

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I’m surprised this small matter has been overhyped – Aisha Huang’s lawyer

The lawyer for Aisha Huang, Nkrabeah Effah Dartey, has said the case of Aisha Huang has been overhyped by the media following her rearrest. According to him, it was so much talked about that one would think the accused persons were standing trial for murder, a thing he sees as …

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Lecturer rains curses on individuals sponsoring galamsey activities

A Lecturer at the Marketing Department of the Kumasi Technical University KsTU Dr Collings Kankam Kwarteng has rained curses on individuals sponsoring illegal small scale mining   activities widely known as galamsey in the country. Dr Kwarteng has asked God to severely punish any grubstakes who are secretly encouraging the galamsey …

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Aisha Huang is married to a prominent Ghanaian – Effah Datteh

Lawyer for the embattled “galamsey kinpin” Aisha Huang, Nkrabea Effah Dater has disclosed that husband of his client is a prominent Ghanaian from the Ashanti Region. The renowned Lawyer further revealed that, Aisha Huang has some of her relatives here in Ghana who are fighting tirelessly for her exoneration. The …

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Avanti Communications and Turksat partner to deliver extensive combined Ka-band coverage across Africa and Middle East in new 5-year agreement

LONDON, 13th September 2022: Avanti Communications (“Avanti”), the leading provider of high throughput satellite capacity across EMEA, today announced a new 5-year partnership with Turkish communications satellite operator, Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş. (“ Turksat”)   Avanti and Turksat already have a strong working relationship dating back several …

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National Chief Imam Commiserates With Dr. Agyepong Family

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, has commiserated with the family of the late Opanyin Samuel Kwame Agyepong, the father of the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC). Sheikh Sharubutu’s visit came off last Sunday at the Teshie Nungua Estates residence of the late …

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Chinese nationals terrorizing land owners around AU village – Report

Some Chinese businessmen are forcibly taking over some lands to locals around the AU Village in Cantonments, the New Crusading Guide newspaper has reported. According to the report sighted by GhanaWeb, these Chinese nationals have allegedly staged attacks on land owners whiles employing armed land guards and thugs who routinely …

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