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US court throws out Kennedy Agyapong’s $9.5m defamation suit against Kevin Taylor

A defamation suit by the Member of Parliament for Assin Central against US-based Ghanaian journalist, Kevin Taylor and his media company, Loud silence, has been dismissed by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. By the court, Kennedy Agyapong failed to truly prove that the comments made by Mr Taylor …

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Akufo-Addo to deliver SONA on March 30

President Akufo Addo is finally set to deliver the State of the Nation Address in Parliament next week Wednesday. This is according to Habib Iddrisu, who is the Deputy Majority Whip. The President was scheduled to appear before the House last three weeks but that constitutional obligation was postponed indefinitely, a situation …

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Catholic Church losses 3% of membership to other churches – President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Most Reverend Philip Naameh, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale, has bemoaned the drop in membership of the Catholic faith by 3 percent as recorded by the 2020 Population and Housing Census. According to him, the members have moved into the Pentecostal and …

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Buhari meets Akufo-Addo ahead of Ghana-Nigeria clash

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has met his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifier between the two countries. Photos shared by the official handle of the Nigerian government on social media indicate that the two leaders held meetings on Thursday, March 24, 2022. The purpose of the meeting was …

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No more foreign travels for gov’t officials, unless critical – Ofori- Atta

The ban on foreign travel by government officials forms part of measures by the government to enable the country’s economy to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Government officials will therefore travel only when necessary. Speaking at a Press Conference held on Thursday, 24 March 2022, in Accra, the Finance Minister …

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Gov’t bans importation of V8s by public sector

The government has placed a ban on the importation of SUVs by public offices. This forms part of measures adopted by the Akufo-Addo administration to address the current economic challenges facing the country. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, 24 November 2022, to announce measures adopted by the government …

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PHOTOS: Passengers escape unhurt after steel bridge over river collapses

A steel bridge across the Gugura River which connects Navio and Tazika communities to Paga, in the Upper East Region has collapsed. It collapsed Wednesday morning when a heavy-duty DAF truck carrying logs was crossing it. The truck with registration number AW 8894-12 was heading towards Paga from Tangasougo in …

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Water shortage hits parts of Cape Coast metropolis

Some communities in the Cape Coast Metropolis of the Central Region have been faced with water shortages for a while now. This, however, has made life frustrating for some people living in the Metropolis. Some of the affected communities are; Nkanfoa Old and Newtown, Abura, Amamoma, Tantril, Apewosika, and Kwesipra. …

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Fire outbreak at GCB Kisseiman branch building

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, there was a fire outbreak at the building complex that houses our Kisseiman branch near Achimota in the Greater Accra Region. The fire which was detected at 5:11am was successfully extinguished by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) with the support of the …

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