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Otumfuor’s daughter celebrates Amina Rawlings on birthday

Amina Rawlings, the third daughter of late former president, Jerry John Rawlings, is celebrating another milestone. On Monday, March 1, 2021, Amina celebrated her birthday without the usual buzz that characterizes such days. Even though many Ghanaians were not aware of her special day, her close friend, Ohemaa Afia Kobi …

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Zoomlion supports KNUST students With 50 laptops under SONSOL project

Over 593 brilliant and needy students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have received laptops to support their education.   The project dubbed; ‘Support One Needy Student with One Laptop’ (SONSOL), solicits the support of all stakeholders to provide one laptop to such students.   The …

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Coronavirus: Asantehene, wife vaccinated

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his wife Lady Julia have on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, taken the COVID-19 vaccination jab. Some sub-chiefs of the Asante Monarch including the Paramount Chief of Asante Mampong, Daasebre Osei Bonsu II; Akyempemhene, Oheneba Adusei Poku among others were also vaccinated. The vaccination exercise took place at …

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Court warns prosecution over NAM1, case adjourned to April 1

The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Evelyn Asamoah has warned it would be forced to strike out the case in which Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1) has been arraigned for defrauding. The court is unhappy about the delay on …

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“Senior Police Officer” Arrested over Recruitment Scam in Mankessim

A fake Senior Police Officer has been arrested at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region in a recruitment scam case. Speaking to Bryt FM News Correspondent Eric Owusu Amponsah, the Deputy Central Regional Police Public Relations Officer Sergeant Isaac Evans Atti explained that, on the 25th of …

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Stray bullet kills, Man 75 at Gomoa Nyanyano

A 75-year old man has met his untimely death after a misunderstanding ensued at an installation of a chief at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region. The deceased, Kofi Abasa was hit by a stray bullet at the Nyanyano Royal family gathering to enstool a new chief. No arrest has …

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Journalists take Covid-19 jab today

Journalists in Ghana will take the Covid-19 vaccine today, March 2, 2021. President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) made this known in a statement. According to the statement, “NMC Chairman and former Chairmen and Commissioners, GJA President , current and former executive members, current and past CEOs of media …

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Appointments Committee cannot approve or disapprove any nominee – Kweku Baako

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper has opined that the Appointments Committee of Parliament cannot have the final say in the approval or disapproval of any of the ministerial nominees. According to him, the Appointments Committee can only recommend to the plenary about which nominees to …

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Appointments C’tte rejects Oppong Nkrumah, Hawa Koomson; 22 others approved

Information-Minister designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson have been rejected by the minority members on the appointments committee. The Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has also been rejected by the Minority members citing arrogance on the part of the …

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VIDEO: I will marry Nana Addo if he accepts LGBTQ+ in Ghana – Coconut seller

A coconut seller who plies his trade in Koforidua, the Eastern regional capital, has sworn that if the government, led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, allows homosexuality to openly operate in Ghana, he would prefer to marry the President. The young coconut seller held the view that homosexuality is …

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