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Jean Mensa receives award for protecting public purse

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, has received the prestigious title of the best head of entities under the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) category for the 2022-2023 auditing year, as declared by the Internal Audit Agency (IAA). Jane Mensa earned this accolade for her exceptional leadership in …

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Top five scandals that rocked J.A. Kufuor’s government

For most governments under the Fourth Republic in Ghana, corruption-related scandals have always dominated their tenure and marred some of the successes chalked. While the sentiment of the average Ghanaian is that the two major political parties; National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic are both corrupt, there is the recurring …

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Fire destroys several shops at CMB market in Kantamanto

Fire has razed down several shops at the CMB area at Kantamanto in Accra in the early hours of Sunday, September 17, 2023. According to a Citi News report, the fire which’s source is currently unknown has destroyed wares worth million of Ghana cedis. A video posted by the Ghana …

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I made doom prophecy on Sherif Black not Black Sherif – Nigel Gaisie

Founder of Prophetic Hill Chapel, Nigel Gaisie, has clarified a recent Facebook where he makes a doom prophecy about a popular musician. In the post, Gaisie references a certain Sheriff Black tasking his family to pray for him because of something unpleasant he (Gaisie) had seen in the spirit. “Let …

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West African coups: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression. The three countries are struggling to contain Islamic insurgents linked to al Qaeda …

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Ugandan activist ‘exposes’ dodgy, corrupt KIA officials

Stella Nyanzi, a controversial Ugandan academic and activist has taken a swipe at airport officials she described as dodgy and corrupt. Nyanzi, who was recently in Ghana, wrote about her experience at the hands of some officials at the Kotoko International Airport (KIA) as she was flying out after her …

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Why Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe was sacked from the military

He is known to be an astute politician and football administrator but not many know that this man who is one of the founding fathers of the New Patriotic Party once was a military man. His time in the military, he said, was however cut short because of a plan …

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The controversial post by Ras Mubarak’s third wife which has set social media on fire

In a candid Facebook post, Samaha Muhammad, the third wife of Ras Mubarak, has shared her perspective on what she believes defines an ideal woman. Her remarks have sparked discussions and garnered both support and criticism on social media. Samaha began her post by acknowledging that her opinion might not sit …

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You got the job because of your closeness to the First Lady – Martin Kpebu goes after ‘incompetent’ Jean Mensa

Accusations of incompetence and claims of nepotism have come up as legal practitioner Martin Kpebu criticizes the Electoral Commissioner of Ghana, Jean Mensa, for her alleged failure to extend the voter registration exercise and what he perceives as the Electoral Commission’s questionable decisions. Kpebu did not mince words as he …

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