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Stephen Ntim, Kwabena Agyapong others named ministers in Akufo-Addo’s new govt

Information from a very reliable source available to MyNewsGh.com indicates that party stalwarts like Mr Stephen Ayesu Ntim Former National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyapong and Dan Botwe are likely to be appointed as substantive ministers in the new government of Nana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Other names also …

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Ghana’s UK Visa Application Center closed

The Accra UK Visa Application Center has been closed, effective today January 11, 2021 until further notice, MyNewsGh.com reports. This is because Movenpick Ambassador Hotel which houses the center is closing with immediate effect. It is unclear whether the place has experienced an outbreak of coronavirus. The UK is now an epic center for …

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Two in police grips over Aboabo station fire

Two persons have been picked up in connection with a fire incident at Aboabo station in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. Both Kofi Gyimah, a 37-year-old electric welder and Paul Kwasi Kwakye, 51, who is a shop owner – are being questioned by the Manhyia Divisional Police Command. The electric …

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My leave ends on March 3 not January 11 – Domelevo

Auditor General Daniel Yao Domelevo has dismissed claims that he is resuming work on Monday from his long leave. Reports have claimed Mr Domelevo, who was directed to proceed on leave by President Akufo-Addo, was set to resume work on Monday, January 11. However, in a Facebook post, the outspoken anti-graft auditor …

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Akufo-Addo dissolves Inter-Ministerial committee on galamsey

President Akufo-Addo has dissolved the Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Starr News has learnt. Sources with knowledge of the development say the President will hold a national dialogue with all stakeholders in illegal mining. It comes after the President called for a ‘conversation’ on galamsey in his last state …

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Auditor-General Domelevo Returns From Leave, Set To Resume Work On Monday

The Auditor-General of Ghana, Daniel Yaw Domelevo is scheduled to return from his accumulated 167 days leave tomorrow, GhanaXtra.com can report exclusively. Credible sources available to GhanaXtra.Com indicate that Mr. Domelevo whose leave came to an end on January 8, 2021, will report to work on Monday, January 11, 2021, …

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Three ‘human traffickers’ arrested, 20 victims rescued

The Police in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Capital, have arrested some foreign nationals suspected to be human traffickers. About 20 victims including three young women detained in a house were also rescued during the operation Saturday January 9, 2020. The suspects and the victims numbering about 23 are in the …

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PHOTOS: Fire guts three-storey building at Kumasi Central Market

Fire has gutted a three-storey building housing several businesses including the Asante Akim Rural Bank at Roman Hill near the Kumasi Central Market in Kumasi. The fire believed to have started at 1 p.m on Monday also burnt down a KIA truck parked in front of the building which houses several …

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Meet the first female Ghanaian pilot

Melody Millicent Danquah, she was Ghana’s 1st Female Pilot and Squadron Leader. She was the first to fly solo, and first to finish in her class in 1964. She received her Wings qualifying her as a pilot in 1965. Melody Millicent Danquah was born in Larteh Akuapem, on 6 January …

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UG freshers stranded after failing to secure accommodation ahead of reopening

After failing to find accommodation before reopening, hundreds of first-year students from the University of Ghana and their parents are stranded on the school’s campus. As the university student population outnumbers the available rooms and beds, the University of Ghana has been struggling for some time to accommodate its students …

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