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PHOTOS: Fire guts parts of Konkomba market

Fire has engulfed parts of the Konkomba market near Agblobloshie in Accra on Sunday. According to the Ghana Fire Service, the fire razed down dozen of wooden structures, leading to the loss of many properties. According reports, about eight fire tenders battled the raging fire but the difficulty in getting …

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Stop the uncivilized attitude, negotiate your salary if it is a problem – Nana Yaa Brefo to Tikese

Former Multimedia broadcast journalist, Nana Yaa Brefo has taken a swipe at veteran employee of Despite Media, Kwame Nkrumah Tikese owing to his assertions on colleague media personality, Afia Pokua, widely known as Vim Lady. Kwame Nkrumah Tikese, led a public outburst against Vim Lady’s decision to host Okay FM’s …

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Gov’t can’t remove taxes on petroleum products – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says government cannot remove taxes on petroleum products. According to the President, a large volume of the taxes on petroleum products are used to pay salaries of some public sector workers. “Removing taxes on petroleum products will reduce Government revenues by some four billion cedis (GH¢4 billion). At …

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Major boost as United Arab Emirates Embassy, Afro Arab Group of Companies donates & support persons with disabilities

As part of his vision to empower the youth, women and the people with disabilities, Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu and Sheikh Abdul Aziz on behalf of the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Ghana and the Afro Arab Group of Companies have donated food items to the Skate Soccer Ghana. The …

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‘Should we have removed the indemnity clause and shot him?’ – Sefa Kayi clashes with Pratt over Rawlings

The legacy of late president Jerry John Rawlings was the point of divergent between two of Ghana most celebrated journalists. Kwame Sefa Kayi and Kwesi Pratt Jnr had opposing views on what Jerry John Rawlings should be remembered for. Pratt, in contributing to a discussion on President Akufo-Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s statement on protecting the …

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Popular Takoradi radio presenter has died

Takoradi-based Skyy Power FM has confirmed the death of its reporter, Nana Akwasi Mensah. The owner of the station, Wilson Arthur, confirmed that, information from an uncle of the journalist indicates that he died in the early hours of Sunday, May 1, 2022. “At this moment, we can only grieve …

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E-Levy: Some Ghanaians cry over being charged for GH¢100 threshold transactions

Some Ghanaians have taken to Twitter to experience disappointment over the E-Levy tax deduction of transfer which is less than the GH¢100 threshold. This follows the implementation of the 1.5% Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) which began Sunday, 1 May 2022. The government had earlier stated that no matter the amount …

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Fire destroys structures at Agbogbloshie market

Some structures at Agbobloshie have been destroyed by fire on Sunday, May 1 here in Accra. The Komkomba lane which has become a place of residence for some people in wooden structures were destroyed by fire. A report by 3news.com indicated that the Ghana National Fire Service said eight (8) …

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Ofori Sarpong buys second copy of Asamoah Gyan’s book for GH₵100,000

Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong, Chief Executive Officer for Special Group of Companies, bought the first copy of Asamoah Gyan’s book titled ‘LeGyandary’ for GH₵ 100,000. He was the chairman of the book launch that was held on Saturday, April 30, 2020. The first copy was handed to President Nana Addo Danquah …

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Death, injury and property loss lessons to us – Kedzikope Chief fisherman

The Chief Fisherman of Kedzikope Landing Beach, Mr Michael Bumegbe, said fishers will take weather warnings by the Ghana Meteorological Agency seriously, which will influence their decisions to embark on fishing expeditions. This follows an incident at sea on Sunday, April 24, which claimed one life, injured others, and destroyed …

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