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The six women on Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees list

A total of six women have been named in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees list. The presidency released a list of 30 nominees today following days of waiting amid speculation. The issue of women appointees had come up strongly with the president being urged to allot enough spaces for …

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Georgette Djaba is dead

A daughter of renowned politician and former Convention People’s Party activist, Henry Kojo Djaba has passed on. According to a mynewsgh.com report, Georgette Ami Dede Djaba died from complications of the fast-spreading pandemic after coming down from the UK to the country to spend the yuletide. More details surrounding the …

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6 die in Mpaha accident; bodies yet to be identified

An accident at Mpaha Junction, along the Tamale-Buipe Highway in the Savannah region, has been confirmed to have claimed the lives of six persons. According to a report on graphic.com.gh, the accident, which happened on Thursday, January 21, 2021, involved a Sprinter Benz bus traveling from Kumasi to Tamale, and …

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US Civil Rights Activist Lauds Akufo-Addo Covid-19 Fight

MARY-PAT HECTOR, a popular female Civil Rights Activist in the United States (US), has lauded President Akufo-Addo for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.   According to her, she has been in the country for some days and she is highly impressed about the positive measures being …

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Akufo-Addo nominates 46 Ministers; Osafo-Marfo’s office scrapped

President Akufo-Addo says he will appoint a total of 46 Ministers in his government, a cut from the 126 that served in his first term. The President in a statement Thursday said the list of Ministers will be submitted to Parliament today. The statement noted the President has scrapped the …

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Owusu Bempah “Spits Fire” After Court Freezes His NIB Account

Communications Director of Ghana Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah has responded to a court order to garnishee his National Investment Bank account. The court has ordered that an amount of GHC 310,000 should be paid from Owusu Bempah’s account to Ibrahim Mahama. The order follows an application filed in …

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Three injured in accident near Nsawam

Three persons have been injured when Mazda Urban buss ran into a tipper truck at Asuaba-Adu Kwadwo Valley in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region. The victims were rushed to the Nsawam Government Hospital for medical attention. Adeiso Police were at the scene to convey the victims …

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VIDEO: JHS leaver builds paddle car out of wood

Joseph Korley Tetteh is originally a draftsman but began manufacturing bicycles in 2009. He has created few bicycles and quite recently a ‘paddle car’, as he calls it. Speaking to SVTV Africa, CEO of Seek Ye Bikes, Joseph explained what a paddle car is and why he created it. “I …

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Defeated Assemblyman ‘fights’ over toilet facility he invested in

A former student leader of the University of Ghana, who was voted out as Assemblyman in the Tema New Town community, Christian Yaw Amoah, has written an official letter to be allowed control of the public toilet of the area in order to recoup his investment. The Assemblyman, who represented …

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Alleged coup plot: State to call 19 witnesses as jury empanels

A seven member team of jurors have been empaneled to assist the Commercial Division of the Accra High Court to conduct the trial of the case in which Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agodzor, Dr Frederick Yaw Mac-Palm and eight others are standing trial for alleged treason. In open …

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