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BOST workers declare strike as MD blows Ghc14million on 2-week Harvard Course & brand new PRADOs

Workers of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) have declared a sit-down strike over poor, incompetent management decisions they say is affecting the general performance of the company. The aggrieved workers manning various depots and facilities of the company resolved not to work starting this week after …

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Girl tagged as a witch for clocking an aggregate 30 in BECE

Ghanaian women’s rights activist, Margaret Brew-Ward, has shared the plight of a young girl who was branded a witch by her community folks for getting an aggregate 30 in her Basic Education Certificate Examination. According to the Campaign Manager for Action Aid Ghana, the girl was branded a witch for …

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Gov’t owes us 7-months allowance – Teacher trainees

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has decried delays in the payment of allowances owed its members by government. According to the TTAG, the delay in the payment has worsened the living conditions of its members amidst the unbearable prevailing economic conditions in the country. National President of the …

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‘Criminal syndicate’ comment: Kpebu’s apology to Akufo-Addo triggers social media reactions

Social media users, especially on Twitter, are ingesting the circumstances surrounding which lawyer Martin Kpebu issued a July 24, 2022 apology to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The private legal practitioner had made comments over the weekend suggesting that the president was a member of a criminal syndicate at the …

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It is as if reshuffle will solve all of Ghana’s economic challenges – Gabby

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, has commented on rising calls for a reshuffle in the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In a social media post sighted by GhanaWeb, Gabby said the calls were as if, if the president heeds the call, all of Ghana’s …

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9-year-old Danielle Boadu beats 450 others to win national math competition in UK

Danielle Boadu, a nine-year-old pupil at Heritage Park Primary School in Peterborough, won a national math competition that asked primary school children to show creativity to mark World Maths Day. Boadu won the “Sum it Up” maths competition earlier this month in the Year 3-4 category with her visual interpretation …

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Atta Mills’ name missing on new monument erected in his honour

A statue that has been erected to commemorate the passing of the late John Evans Atta Mills appears to be missing the name of the person it was made for. The monument has been erected at the Asomdwee Park in Accra, as part of efforts to renovate the graveyard of the former …

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VIDEO: The 1983 coup attempt to overthrow Rawlings

A little over a year after seizing power from the Limann administration, Flt. Lt Jerry John Rawlings was almost overthrown by men who used to be his allies. In October 28, 1982, Akata Pore, Mathew Adabuga and some other men who were not happy Rawlings’ leadership though they played pivotal …

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WATCH: Anyidoho breaks down, weeps at Atta Mills’ 10th anniversary celebration

Founder of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho could barely hold back tears on Sunday morning when hymns were being sung at the thanksgiving service held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the late president, John Evans Atta Mills. Koku Anyidoho who was until the demise of the late head of state, was his …

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PHOTOS: The new look of Atta Mills’ tomb

Following the demise of the late John Evans Atta Mills 10 years ago, portions of his tomb have been renovated in honour of his blessed memory. Photos captured during the commemoration ceremony organized by the state showed the tomb of the former president decorated with wreaths and gravels. A grave marker was …

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