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GIJ: Lectures to commence on January 4 for 2020/2021 academic year

Teaching and learning activities for the 2020/2021 academic year at the Ghana Institute of Journalism will commence on January 4, 2021 This was indicated in the school’s academic calendar which has been approved by their Academic Board. The first semester will have 9 weeks of teaching, ending on Monday, 15th …

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Profile of Jerry John Rawlings

Jerry John Rawlings was born in Accra on 22nd June 1947, to a Ghanaian mother from Dzelukope, near Keta, in the Volta Region, and a Scottish father. He was educated at Achimota School where he obtained his General Certificate of Education ‘O’ Level in 1966. He enlisted as a Flight Cadet …

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Famous quotes by the late J.J Rawlings

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has been reported dead on Thursday, November 12, 2020, after battling a short illness. Before his demise, lots of Ghanaians admired his personality as many described him as a disciplined, no-nonsense man. Ghanaweb in this report makes a compilation of some famous quotes made by the late …

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Breaking News: Jerry John Rawlings dead [VIDEO]

Former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead, GhanaWeb can confirm. The former president GhanaWeb understands passed on, today, November 12, 2020, after a brief illness. According to state-owned Daily Graphic, the former President had been on admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for about a week for an undisclosed …

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Fire destroys 12-bedroom house at New Edubiase

Fire has swept through a 12-bedroom house at New Edubiase in the Ashanti region, destroying the entire building. The fire, which started around 6:30 pm on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, destroyed property worth thousands of cedis while displacing its occupants. The landlord, Kwame Razak, also lost his passport, green card and …

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BREAKING NEWS: Three buses, one truck on fire [PHOTOS]

Three buses and a truck were torched in Khayelitsha in Cape Town on Thursday, leaving some matrics unable to get to their exam venues on time as protests erupted around the N2. Police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said the Public Order Police were at the scene of what appeared to …

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Andre Ayew promises Ghanaians victory against Sudan

Andre Dede Ayew, the skipper of the Black Stars has assured Ghanaians of victory in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan. The Black Stars will hope to maintain their 100% percent start to the qualifiers when they take on the Sudanese at the Cape Coast Stadium later today. Ghana picked six …

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Alcohol sales extended, international travel relaxed

President Cyril Ramaphosa is determined to see every part of the economy return to full operation as government works towards recovery from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the nation on the country’s COVID-19 status on Wednesday, President Ramaphosa announced the amendment of alert level 1 regulations to …

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EC Publishes Special Voting List, Hides 30, 000 Deleted Names

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, has published the Special Voting list for individuals who will vote early on Tuesday, December 1, as a result of their duties on Election Day; December 7, 2020, but strangely the same institution, has ignored demands on it to publish the names of over …

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50 people killed in Northern Mozambqiue

Islamist militants in Mozambique have beheaded more than 50 people at a village in the northern part of the country, local media reports. The attack was carried out by an Isis-linked group in the village of Muatide in conflict-ridden Cabo Delgado province, spanning several days. A local news agency said …

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Massive Turnout On NPP Atebubu- Amantin Constituency Health Walk 

On Sunday, November 8, 2020, over three thousand party faithful of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) thronged to the principal streets of Atebubu to participate in the health-walk organized by the NPP executives Atebubu-Amantin constituency.    The health-walk which aimed among others is to keep members fit ahead of …

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Phase III Disinfection Of Markets Takes Off In The North-East Region

Markets in the North-East regional Capital Nalerigu and its environs have been disinfected as part of measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic out of the country.    The third phase disinfection exercise  is carried out across the country under the supervision of the Ministry Of Local Government And Rural Development with …

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Three Sentenced For Stealing Cocoa Beans Worth Ghc72,100

An Accra Circuit Court has fined three persons 100 penalty units each, equivalent to GH¢1,200.00, for stealing 206 bags of cocoa beans valued GH¢72,100.00 belonging to the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC). In default, Frederick Baako, Moses Amoah and John Essiaw, alias Jojo would serve three years imprisonment each, in hard …

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Spiritualist poisons accountant to death after stealing $10k

The Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old spiritualist Mallam Suleman Mumuni Tanko popularly known as Malam TK for allegedly poisoning to death a 24-year-old accountant Anita Walters in a hotel room and absconding with her $10,000. The deceased was an accountant at Power Hydraulic company in the …

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