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Otumfuo shocked 22ft Owabi river now only 6ft deep due to silt

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II The government has been urged to speed up the dredging of the Owabi River in the Atwima Nwabiagya South District of the Ashanti Region. According to Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, dredging Owabi River, which was heavily silted, will help further protect the river which …

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Special Prosecutor Office not independent – Justice Appau

Supreme Court Judge and former Sole Judgment Debt Commissioner, Justice Yaw Appau, says the euphoria which heralded the establishment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor was misplaced since the office has proved to be ineffective in the fight against corruption. Justice Appau was speaking as one of the panelists …

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Akufo-Addo secures €170m to setup new Bank

The Ministry of Finance and the European Investment Bank have signed an agreement for the provision of a one hundred- and seventy-million-euro (€170 million) facility for the establishment of a new national bank, the Development Bank Ghana (DBG). DBG is an integral feature of the GH¢100 billion Ghana Cares ‘Obaatampa’ …

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Okoe-Boye explains why Mahama beat Akufo-Addo in Ledzokuku in 2020 polls

  Former Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has explained the reasons why the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in last year’s elections, John Dramani Mahama won in his constituency against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The former Deputy Minister of Health who was also defeated by the …

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Lab Scientists at KATH declare one-week strike

Members of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Chapter of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS-KATH), have declared a one-week sit-down strike starting Thursday 20th May. The strike, according to the leadership of the association, is to protest the decision of the hospital’s management to keep two medical specialists …

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Two money doublers allegedly defraud Assemblyman in Kpone-Katamanso

Two foreigners have been arrested by the Zenu/Atadeka District Police for attempting to defraud an Assembly Member in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality. The suspects, Sillah Ibrahim, a 44-year-old Guinean and Christopher Kessan, 34-year-old Cameroonian were said to have attempted to use fake dollars to defraud the Assembly Member for Kubekro Number …

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Biden waives sanctions on Russian pipeline

The Biden administration has waived sanctions on a company building a controversial gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. The US also lifted sanctions on a Russian President Vladimir Putin ally who leads the firm behind the Nord Stream 2 project. The move came in a report on Russian sanctions delivered …

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NDC Chairman, two others suspended over gunshot at party meeting

The Savannah Regional branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its Chairman in Salaga South, Haruna Salifu, after violence erupted at its constituency office on May 16. The constituency’s Organiser, Murtala Falalu, and Communications Officer, Abubakari Abu Omega, were also suspended. The suspensions come after a preliminary …

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SIM re-registration to last 7 months – Communications Minister

Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that the nation’s quest to re-register all SIM cards will last for seven months. The exercise is set to begin next month and scheduled to end in December. During the period, all SIM cards owners need to re-register or lose their cards for …

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Solanke and Ayew: How forwards’ finishing could define playoff semis

There’s something particularly eye-catching about the Championship playoffs, and Monday evening was no different as Bournemouth and Swansea City picked up 1-0 wins over Brentford and Barnsley respectively in the semi-final first-legs. The consensus view that the winner of the tie between the Cherries and the Bees will gain promotion …

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Ghanaian wins overall best midwife in UK

Ghanaian midwife domiciled in the UK and a member of the royal college of midwives (RCM) UK, Mrs. Angelina Ankomah, has been adjudged the overall best Midwife of the Year by the National BAME Health and Care Awards, UK on 6th May 2021. Mrs. Ankomah, who is a lead Midwife …

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