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14 CSOs petition CHRAJ to probe degazetting, alleged sale of Achimota forest lands

Some 14 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, have petitioned the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to look into the degazetting and purported sale of portions of the Achimota forest. The CSOs are; Civic Response, A Rocha Ghana, Nature and Development Foundation, EcoCare Ghana, Viridis Environmental Consult, Kasa Initiative …

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VIDEO: Captain Smart ‘rescued’ while reporting on floods

Journalists would go the extra mile to make their reports worth the time, and perhaps catch the attention of the powers that be to act swiftly and change the narrative. Among others, they would attempt to paint a picture of the enormity of the situation, capture the story with their …

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SP files charges against Juaben MCE-nominee over election bribe

The Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyabeng has charged the former municipal chief executive-nominee for Juaben with with 26 counts of corruption. Mr Alexander Sarfo-Kantanka is set to appear before a Kumasi High Court on Wednesday June 1,2022. Background The rejected MCE-nominee for Juaben in the Ashanti region Alex Sarfo Kantanka has …

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Why Akan children inherit from their uncles and not parents

When children grow up, one of the natural things would be that they inherit their parents when the time is right, at least that is the universal channel of inheritance, but the Akan people of Ghana have a rather peculiar inheritance system. With recent conversations stemming from the details of …

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Landslide on Kasoa highway due to heavy floods

There has been a landslide on the Kasoa-Accra stretch of the highway around the toll booth. This was as a result of the downpour which started on Monday evening till Tuesday morning. The situation has caused heavy vehicular traffic on the Kasoa-Accra highways as vehicles could not move to their …

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Sir John Owns No Lands At Achimota Forest, Ramsar Site – Minister

Source: www.africanentertainment.com The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A Jinapor, has revealed that the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, owns no lands at the Achimota Forest and the Sakumono Ramsar Site. He made this known in a statement released …

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PHOTOS: Parts of Accra flooded, fallen tree branches block roads

Some parts of Accra have flooded following the downpour which started Monday night. The rains which were heavy at midnight have continued to Tuesday morning. Some roads in Accra have also been blocked after branches of trees fell as a result of the rains. Starr News reports say the stretch …

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Let’s protect our forest resources for future generations – Okyehene

The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called for an immediate halt to the destruction of Ghana’s forest cover and the pollution of water bodies. Okyehene, who is bemoaning the current level of destruction and degradation of the country’s forest reserve and its arable lands says the state of the country’s forest …

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Full list of properties in Sir John’s will

  The alleged will of the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Mr Kojo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John) has been the toast of social media in the past few days. Below is the full list of properties in it: HOUSES House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, …

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Kenya: Jean Mensa’s team meets stakeholders ahead of August 9 elections

The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) have finished conducting a Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) as part of their overall observation of Kenya’s 2022 general elections. The pre-election assessment which began on May 16 and ended on May 20, 2022, made some interesting recommendations ahead of …

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