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I Never Promised To Pay Menzgold Customers – Mahama

Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama says he has never promised to pay Menzgold customers. “I have never said I’ll pay Menzgold customers,” he said. According to him, it is unclear how much is owed Menzgold customers, as such, it will be premature to promise …

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Lydia Alhassan, Dumelo snob NCCE parliamentary debate

Incumbent Ayawaso West Wuogon MP, Lydia Seyram Alhassan and actor John Setor Dumelo of the NDC did not attend a Constituency Parliamentary Debate organized by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). Disappointment was engraved on the faces of the NPP supporters who had crowded the Abelenkpe Presbyterian Church in …

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David Bethel Writes; The Youth & Politics

You can’t be left behind when you are deeply involved – David Bethel.  Speaking at the African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) on Friday 27th November 2020 on the subject: “The Youth & Politics.”     Before delving into the subject matter, let’s take a moment to ponder on and try …

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Facebook sued for ‘denying opportunities to US workers’

The US Department of Justice has accused Facebook of discriminating against American workers by giving hiring preferences to immigrants.   A lawsuit alleges the social media firm refused to recruit, consider or hire qualified and available Americans for more than 2,600 positions. Those jobs instead went to foreigners on temporary …

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Why Emmanuel Adebayor is trending on social media

Togolese football star, Emmanuel Adebayor has since the late hours of Friday, December 4, 2020 taken the top-spot on social media platform Twitter. The former Arsenal striker has been trending over what is suspected to be a relationship heartbreak he might have suffered in the past. Screenshots of posts shared …

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Trump orders withdrawal of US troops in Somalia

President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most US military and security personnel from Somalia, where they have been conducting operations against the Al-Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon said Friday. After ordering major troop reductions in Iraq and Afghanistan recently, Trump’s new move reflects his drive to disengage US …

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UN removes cannabis from list of world’s most dangerous drugs

The United Nations’ Commission for Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to remove cannabis from the most tightly controlled drugs. Member nations of the Vienna based Commission voted 27-25 to remove it from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs that allows national bans for drugs with “particularly dangerous …

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Shortage of antiretroviral drugs hit Ashanti region

Shortage of antiretroviral medications has hit the Ashanti Region, Starr News has learnt. Persons Living with HIV have been moving across ART centres in various hospitals to no avail. Starr News sources say there has been an emergency requisition sent by the Ashanti Regional Medical Stores to get some stock …

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I never sold state lands to my brother – Mahama swears with Bible

Former President John Dramani Mahama has vehemently denied selling state lands meant for the Police and the Military, to his brother when he was the head of state of the country. Addressing at a campaign rally on Friday December 4, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) swore with the Holy writings …

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Watch: Mahama bows to Akufo-Addo

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Friday, December 4 bowed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a sign of his respect when the two of them met at the 2020 Peace Pact ceremony held at the Movenpick Hotel, Accra.   During the event, Mr Akufo-Addo reiterated his commitment to …

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Asamoah Gyan should come down to the local level – Yahaya Mohammed

Ghana striker Yahaya Mohammed believes international colleague Asamoah Gyan must change his ways to succeed in the Ghana Premier League (GPL). Seventeen years after leaving Liberty Professionals for Italian Serie A side Udinese, the forward has made a return to his homeland by putting pen to paper on a one-year deal with …

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AUDIO: I will resign if… Sammy Gyamfi

National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has put his position on the line if the New Patriotic Party (NPP) can prove that former President John Mahama took bribe in the Airbus scandal. Sammy Gyamfi described as frivolous the NPP’s claim that Mr Mahama took bribe in …

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China turns on nuclear-powered ‘artificial sun’

China successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country’s nuclear power research capabilities. The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device, and scientists hope that the device …

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Telcos promise to provide stable network during 2020 polls

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications says its members are devising measures to provide quality network across the country during the general elections. The assurance from the industry association follows individual network audit assessments undertaken by its members which led to numerous deployments and actions to ensure stable network connections across …

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Post-Brexit trade talks paused amid ‘significant divergences’

Talks to reach a post-Brexit trade deal have been paused, because UK and EU negotiators say “significant divergences” remain. Michel Barnier and David Frost said conditions for a deal between the two sides have not been met. European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen and PM Boris Johnson will discuss …

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