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  Harruna Attah writes: A surfeit of dodgy honorary doctorates!

I must come clean: I love honorifics. Anything that imparts or implies respect must be cherished. I cherish my Alhaji, Ambassador and MOV and flaunt them proudly. Ambassador (Actually High Commissioner) was earned when I served my country in Namibia and Botswana as envoy from July 2014 to January 2017, having …

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Akufo-Addo spends Ghc2.8m on private jet to Paris, Johannesburg – Ablakwa alleges

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has alleged that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo spent a whopping Ghc2.8m on a private jet on his recent trips to France and Johannesburg. In a piece on his Facebook page, the ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of …

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Sam George backs Twene Jonas

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Samuel Nartey George has thrown his support for social media influencer Twene Jonas for speaking the hard truth on the fight against galamsey. In an exclusive interview with Giovani Caleb on the 3FM Drive on Wednesday, May 25, National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP backed the ‘Glass Nkoaa’ …

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Police probe fuel tanker accident at Onyinanumfo

The Mankranso District Police Command has commenced investigations into last Monday, May 24 fatal accident at Onyinanumfo in the Ahafo-Ano South-West District of the Ashanti Region. Three people, including a two-year-old boy, perished in the accident, while five others, who sustained injuries, were sent to the hospital for treatment. The …

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‘There has never been a fight against corruption in Ghana’ – Amon Kotei

Local governance Expert Mr. Issaka Amon Kotei has said the successive Ghanaian governments  have not done enough to fight corruption in the country. He said corruption had been a bane of the country’s development for years, with the poor and vulnerable being the victims, and yet governments was not doing enough to change …

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Is Ghana safe for settlement? – Ghanaian’s in diaspora quizzes

Ghana, the first black African nation to gain its independence from colonial rule, celebrated 64 years of independence on 6th March 2021. On 6 March 1957, Ghana’s founding president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, declared: “at long last, Ghana your beloved country is free forever” to the excitement of men, women and …

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Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu clashes with Haruna Iddrisu over govt appointments

• Haruna Iddrisu cannot comprehend why govt has not appointed boards of the various statutory bodies of state-owned enterprises • He asked if govt does not have the men, he should let them know • But Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu disagrees and said the NPP govt has the men Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Haruna Iddrisu, …

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Burning of excavators: Akufo-Addo has no respect for the law – OccupyGhana

  • OccupyGhana has accused President Akufo-Addo of not respecting the law • The pressure group indicated that it is inappropriate to burn excavators used in galamsey • President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday justified the destruction of excavators from individuals and companies found mining in water bodies OccupyGhana has criticized President Nana …

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Small-scale miners hints of going to court over galamsey fight if negotiations with govt fail

• Small-scale miners are engaging the government to address the burning of excavators • The Association disclosed they will go to court to seek redress • Some small-scale miners have got their excavators destroyed by the Operation Halt team Abdul Razack Alhassan, the Spokesperson for the Ghana National Association of …

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Exclusive photos: Check out current state of River Pra amid galamsey fight

FacebookWhatsAppTwitterShare Though the government is committed to put an end to galamsey across the country, the menace seems to be increasing polluting more water bodies across the country, famous among them being River Pra. The current state of the Pra River | Photo captured by Adomonline’s Gershon Mortey Little boy …

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