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ASEC student dies in horrific dawn accident

 20-year-old first-year Home Economics student of the Asesewa Senior High School in the Eastern Region Monday dawn lost her life in a tragic motor accident at Mampong near Odumase-Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality. Batsa Florence Aku who was said to be sandwiched between the rider of the Royal …

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Over 9-month salary arrears controversy hits Dr. Kwabena Duffour’s EIB Network

A one-time flourishing media organization now seems to be bedevilled by challenges, souring the beautiful image that was created years ago as one of the entities that did not only exude flamboyance but provided suitable working conditions and remunerations for staff. Excellence in Broadcasting (EIB) Network, a media conglomerate founded …

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Government has given us $25 Million but we need more money – National Cathedral Board

The National Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral has averred that the construction of the National Cathedral is a collaboration between the government of Ghana and Churches. Secretary to the Board Prophet, Victor Kusi Boateng, explained that the role of the church through the Board is embarking on a …

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Ogilvy Africa launches FEED 2.0 to unlock performance marketing and social commerce

  From left to right_ Sumanta Ganguly – Chief Strategy Officer, Ogilvy Africa, Ato Afful, The Managing Director of Graphic Communications Group Limited, Akua Owusu Nartey – Regional Managing Director, Ogilvy Africa, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah – Minister for Information, Ghana, Eric Nsarkoh, – Head of Engineering at Stanbic Bank Ghana, …

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VIDEO: Accra flooded again following Tuesday’s downpour

The hours of downpour on Tuesday left some parts of Accra flooded again. The Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, Central Business District,  Odawna, Shiashie, Mateheko, Kaneshie, among other areas, have all been submerged by floodwaters. Scores of Ghanaians took to social media to post about the situation in their areas.     …

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VIDEO: Education Minister visits his 96-year-old Class 1 teacher

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has stressed the importance of teachers throughout his academic journey, “I am eternally grateful to them all,” he said in a July social media post. He mentioned the specific case of two of his teachers who he met recently, one during a …

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Apremdo community discovers strange substance beneath soil suspected of being crude oil

The Apremdo community in Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality in Western Region, has discovered an unknown substance beneath the soil, and suspected of being crude oil. Although the discovery of the substance has caused anxiety in the community, the traditional ruler in the area, Nana Egya Kwamena Xl, has taken up the …

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IMF team to arrive in Ghana today; bailout talks begin on Wednesday

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to arrive in Ghana today, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, ahead of a discussion with the government of Ghana on a bail-out request made to the fund. Negotiations will begin on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday, July …

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Let’s find money to complete National Cathedral to avoid shame – Catholic Bishop

Most Reverend Gabriel Kumordzi, the Bishop of Keta-Akatsi Diocese of the Catholic Church has stated that it was imperative to find funds to complete the National Cathedral of Ghana project. He observed that it would be a shame that the project is abandoned and for people to be pointed in …

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C/R: Assembly member allegedly pockets GHC64,000 compensation meant for farmers

A section of rice farmers in the Assin North District of the Central Region of Ghana have accused a former Assemblyman of Assin Breku, Mr. Ampem Darkoh of allegedly pocketing GH¢64,880 compensation given them after 400 bags of rice belonging to the farmers were destroyed a s a result of …

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