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39 migrants drown off Tunisian coast

At least 39 migrants drowned off Tunisia when two boats capsized on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, as numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe continue to rise. Rescuers pulled 165 survivors from the floundering boats out of the sea to safety. It was not immediately clear what caused both …

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Western Togoland case: Six new suspects arrested

The prosecution in the case in which a set of 22 persons have been held for treason in the Western Togoland (Volta Secessionists) issues has informed the Kaneshie District Court that six new suspects have been arrested. Inspector Richard Amoah told the court presided over by Her Worship Ama Adomako …

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A Graduate Accountant Turned Agri – Preneur

Nowadays, young men and women are more interested in professional jobs like; Banking, being Doctors, engineering amongst others and make a spectacle of farming as jobs reserved for illiterates. Well, the story is changing by the day, Mr. Harrison Addison is an Accountant who graduated from UPSA. He is now …

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Kumasi Central Market traders threaten naked demo over relocation

Traders at the Kumasi Central Market on Tuesday stormed the premises of Otec FM, a private radio station, to register their displeasure at Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) over their eviction.   The traders, according to them, have their stalls fenced on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, and prevented entry, without prior …

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Why ‘Ramatu’ is trending on Twitter after Akufo-Addo’s SONA

As President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wrapped up his State of the Nation Address, Tuesday, social media platform, Twitter as usual was inundated with comments about his address, with various hashtags. One hashtag though, which managed to top the trends although it was not centered on the address was ‘Ramatu’ – a …

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Agenda 111 is biggest investment in healthcare – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that his government will ensure the construction of regional hospitals in all the newly created regions and districts without hospitals. Delivering his first State of the Nation address of his second term on Tuesday, March 9, President Akufo-Addo described Agenda 111 as the biggest healthcare …

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SoNA 2021: More health workers to be recruited – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo says his government will recruit more health workers in his second term to help improve Ghana’s healthcare delivery services following the devastating impact of COVID-19 across the globe. Delivering his first State of the Nation address in Parliament on Tuesday, 9 March 2021, Nana Akufo-Addo noted that his …

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National IDs to become TIN, SSNIT numbers – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that all National ID Card numbers will this year be used as Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) and SSNIT numbers. The President made this known when he delivered his first State of the Nation address of his second term on Tuesday, March 9. According to him, …

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LIVE UPDATES: Akufo-Addo delivers first SONA in his second term

Hello and welcome to our comprehensive-text coverage of the 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA). In accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution which says, “The President shall, at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before a dissolution of Parliament, deliver to Parliament a message on the state of the nation”, …

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Niger president wins $5 million Mo Ibrahim African leadership prize

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou has won this year’s $5m Ibrahim prize for Achievement in African Leadership for his work in promoting economic progress and joining regional efforts to quell the threat of Islamist militants. Issoufou was first elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2016. He stepped down after serving two …

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Prof Joshua Alabi speaks on his 2024 flagbearership ‘ambition’

Stalwart of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Joshua Alabi has finally broken his silence on advertisements that he is lacing his boots to contest for the flagbearership position of the NDC to represent it in the 2024 Presidential Elections. According to the NDC big man whom many believe …

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Reasons Why 20 Person Died in Apam Beach

Broadcastghana has established that the cause for the loss of lives in Apam Beach has been revealed by traditional rulers. According to Rainbow FM’s report, the traditional authorities in Apam of the Central Region have disclosed to Rainbow Radio’s Nana Yaw Asare that some of the children who drowned in the Apam River …

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ECG breaks silence on frequent power outages

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has informed Ghanaians of tireless efforts being made to resolve the intermittent power outages being experienced in the southern zone of Ghana. The inconsistency, it said, is as a result of challenges being faced by GRIDCo, National Interconnection Transmission System Operator. In a press …

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Mahama Attacks Judges Over Verdict

Former President John Mahama has infamously descended heavily on the justices of the Supreme Court, accusing them of being the cause of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) failure to get the results of the December 7, 2020 Presidential Elections annulled to pave way for a rerun, as he had wished. …

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