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Biden calls for police to be charged over Taylor and Blake shootings

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged charges against police who shot two black Americans, Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor. Speaking in Delaware, Mr Biden did not specify what counts should be brought in the cases, which have fuelled racial justice protests nationwide. The Democrat spoke after notching up a …

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Don’t use House of Chiefs to legitimize Agyapa deal -Togbe Afede

The President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV has called on the public to disregard publications purported to have emanated from the House of Chiefs condemning comments made by the National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer John Dramani Mahama on the Agyapa Royalties controversy. According to the Agbogbomefia of …

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GRIDCo explains intermittent outages

The main operator of the electricity grid, Ghana Grid Company, has attributed recent intermittent power outages to challenges with some of its key transmission lines in the Western and Eastern parts of the country. Brief outages have hit certain parts of the country in recent days; particularly last week and …

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Government begins payment of LEAP beneficiaries

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced an electronic payment platform for beneficiaries on the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP). Addressing journalists at the Information Ministry during the “MEET THE PRESS” series on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, the sector Minister, Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison stated that all …

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Man Arrested For Destroying NDC Billboards In Techiman

A resident of Agosa near Techiman in the Bono East region, Samuel Oduro, has been arrested by the Police in Techiman for destroying six bill-boards of the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Techiman South, Christopher Beyere. Reports say, Mr. Oduro, who is believed to be a sympathizer of the New Patriotic …

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Young Woman Stabbed Battles For Her Life At Ejisu Krapa

A woman in her early thirties is battling for her life at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after she was stabbed by an assailant whose identity is unknown. The incident happened on Wednesday dawn at Ejisu Krapa where the victim DIANA AFFRIEYIE lives. Narrating the bizarre incident, a close friend …

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Former DCE sacked from the NDC for going Independent

The National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Kintampo South Constituency in the Bono East Region has sacked a former District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area Hon Kwadwo Nyame Datiakwa. This comes on the back of attempts by the former DCE to contest in the Parliamentary race as an independent candidate after …

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The Development Of Our Community Is Our Civic Responsibility – NCCE

The Anloga District Directorate of the NCCE has organized a social auditing programme at Genui, an Island community in the Anloga District, as part of the Commission’s efforts to engage the citizenry on the need to initiate, nurture, participate, own and take charge of their communities’ development.   Addressing the …

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Minority Leader exposes Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu in Agyapa deal

The Minority in Parliament, has dropped more missiles on the scandalous Agyapa royalties deal, including revelations that members of the Majority side in Parliament, had condoned an illegality by approving a transaction on behalf of Ghanaians, under a law which President Akufo-Addo, has not assented. Haruna Iddrisu, faulted his colleague on the …

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Elizabeth Ohene descends on ‘all-knowing’ CSOs

Veteran Ghanaian journalist and politician, Elizabeth Ohene, has taken a swipe at Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ghana for their inability to take criticisms. According to the respected journalist and member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), while CSOs consider criticising governments as a democratic duty, they fail to accept that …

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2.9m pupils in 8,683 public schools benefit from school feeding

The Minister of Gender, Child and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has disclosed that over 2,980,000 pupils in 8,683 public basic schools are currently benefiting from the Ghana School Feeding Programme, with one hot and nutritious meal for each school-going day. Addressing the media in Accra on Wednesday, 2 September …

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611 victims of human trafficking rescued – Gender Minister

The Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Protection has, since 2019, rescued, supported and given care to over 611 victims of human trafficking while the adult shelter in the period under review received 63 survivors of human trafficking. The Minister of Gender, Child and Social Protection said out of this …

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Palmer: I accept CAS verdict in good faith

The President of Tema Youth Football Club, Wilfred Kwaku Osei ‘Palmer’ has said he accepts the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) “in good faith.” Palmer, in a press statement released on 2 September 2020, noted that even though he has issues with the main grounds for …

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Nigerian Speaker in Ghana over retail trade row

The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabialamila, is at the head of high powered Nigerian delegation in the country for a two-day visit to the Parliament of Ghana. He was met on arrival by his Ghanaian counterpart, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye. The two are expected …

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Football will be back soon – Sports Minister assures

Youth and Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah (Hon.), has said government will soon lift the ban on both individual and team contact sports to pave the way for the resumption of football. The Atwima Mponua Member of Parliament said this on Tuesday, September 01, 2020, during the 26th ordinary session of congress of …

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Agyemang Badu signs permanent deal with Hellas Verona

Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has signed a permanent deal with Hellas Verona ahead of the 2020/2021 season. Badu joined the Seria A side on season loan from Udinese in August 2019 with an option to make his stay permanent at the end of the season. Despite missing the entire first …

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