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Free SHS graduate given scholarship by Akufo-Addo excels in first year at UK varsity

A brilliant but needy Free Senior High School, SHS, graduate who was given a scholarship by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has continued his streak of academic excellence in uni. Thomas Amoani scored 8As in his West African Senior High School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, a record at his alma mater, …

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Osafo-Maafo breaks silence on leaked ethnocentric Ashanti-Akyem tape

Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Advisor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admitted guilt for the content of a leaked audio that captured him making comments deemed to be tribalistic. Yaw Osafo-Maafo is quoted by ClassFM to have issued a statement in which he concedes to making the ethnocentric comments and apologizing for …

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IMF Bailout: Free SHS, NABCO, National Cathedral & other policies to be cancelled

Key projects and policies could be affected by the government of Ghana’s eventual decision to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout. Based on the terms and conditions that usually come with an IMF bailout where the government is told to cut down on expenditure and focus …

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Two drown in River Birim

Two young men, Larbi Grant and Bless Damptey, have drowned at the tributary of the Nsuapemso River in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region. The 2, aged between 21 and 23 drowned at the portion that joins the Birim River at Nsuapemso. The 2, are alleged to have …

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Half acre state land leased for GH¢500 per year in Ho

A piece of land belonging to the state has been allegedly leased to a private entity for GH¢41 per month in the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region. A lands commission letter in a Joynews report showed that, the said land is located in an area allocated to the Ghana …

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Eight persons injured in accident at Aboabo

About eight persons sustained injuries in the early hours of Friday after a vehicle collided with two auto-rickshaws (tricycles) at Aboabo in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The driver of the Urvan vehicle told police officers deployed to manage traffic at the accident scene that he ran …

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Adubriem teachers turn classrooms into bedrooms after rain destroyed their quarters

The plights of Adubriem teachers in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region have worsened as they are taking refuge in classrooms after a heavy downpour collapsed their quarters some two weeks ago. The heavy rains which hit the community destroyed many household properties including educational documents. “The heavy downpour …

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16-year-old JHS girl kidnapped in Kasoa shares horrific ordeal

The 16-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil, who was kidnapped at Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana, has shared her terrible experience of how she suffered in the hands of kidnappers, an Adomonline.com report has said. In an interview on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem on Thursday, June …

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The best medical students in Cuba are Ghanaians – Cuban Ambassador to Ghana

The Cuban Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Amb Annette Chao Garcia, has revealed that the best medical students in Elam, the Latin America School in Cuba are Ghanaians. According to Ambassador Annette Garcia, there are 300 Ghanaian students in Cuba of which, the best medical students are Ghanaians. “Let me …

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Scores of students displaced as fire ravages Kwahu Ridge SHS

Hundreds of female students of the Kwahu Ridge Senior High School at Obo in the Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region have been displaced after fire gutted the girls dormitory. The fire occurred Wednesday June 29, 2022 around 11:20am. The fire destroyed mattresses ,beds , trunks ,uniforms of students …

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