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Akufo-Addo announces fresh, indefinite bans; Ghanaians are reacting

The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the government has banned weddings, concerts, funerals, and other social gatherings. According to the President, private burials with 25 people can take place with all the various restrictions put in adhered to. Also, beaches, night club, cinemas and pubs …

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7 ways to make money while you’re still in school

In all facets of life, money is important. Even more so as a student at a University in Ghana, where everything is planned to suck away your finances; from expensive food to handouts or relationships. It can be a lifesaver to have extra cash as a student, particularly when it …

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Akufo-Addo ‘strategically’ bans Anlos from organizing 2nd funeral for Rawlings

A planned funeral by the Anlo Traditional Council for former President Jerry John Rawlings has “fallen in water” following the latest ban on all social gatherings by President Akufo-Addo. The Traditional Council reportedly boycotted the main funeral organized in Accra citing various including accusations that it was not duly consulted in many …

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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo’s 23rd address on coronavirus pandemic

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is ‘coming to our homes’ this evening with his 23rd address on measures his government has taken against the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ghana, according to the Ghana Health Service is witnessing a third wave of the virus with almost 800 new cases recorded today, January …

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643 ex-soldiers lose GH¢142m case against GAF over gratuities

The High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo has dismissed the case initiated by 643 ex-soldiers against the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) over an alleged illegal deductions on an amount of GH¢142,000,071.00 government had released to them for their terminal benefits. It was the case of …

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FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s 23rd address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed the nation for the 23rd time on the measures his government has taken to combat the spread of the novel COVID-19 among Ghanaians. In his address, the President announced restrictions on funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances, and parties until further notice. “Until further notice, …

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Government bans funerals, weddings, concerts, parties until further notice

President Akufo-Addo has reintroduced restrictions funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances and parties until further notice. In his 23rd address to the nation on Sunday, January 31, 2021, the president indicated that, private burials, with no more than twenty-five (25) people, can take place, with the enforcement of the social distancing, …

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LIVESTREAMING: Akufo-Addo’s 23rd address on coronavirus pandemic

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is ‘coming to our homes’ this evening with his 23rd address on measures his government has taken against the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ghana, according to the Ghana Health Service is witnessing a third wave of the virus with almost 800 new cases recorded …

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GMA sends strong message to govt over social gatherings

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has threatened to embark on strike if the government does not ban public gatherings amid a spike in covid-19 cases. This is according to the Secretary of the Association, Dr Justice Yankson. “The issue is very simple, and we can only advice and we can …

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108-year-old woman fights Railway Authority over eviction

A 108-year-old woman has been thrown into a state of depression after she was served a notice to vacate her six-bedroom building to pave way for railway construction in the Volta Region. Hana Sesi Abla, in an interview with JoyNews, described as wicked the move by the Ghana Railway Development …

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