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Coronavirus: Government urged to support informal sector

  Mr Kofi Oppong, the Manager of Cosby 1 Fashion College at Madina in Accra, has called on the government to streamline existing policy measures to support the informal sector. That, he said, would provide the private sector the needed assistance to grow and contribute to the national Gross Domestic …

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I’m sorry Zack – Lil Win apologises to former Manager

  Actor, Lil Win has finally rendered an unqualified apology to his former Manager, Zack. Lil Win fell out with Zack in 2018 and this ended their working relationship and also brought a rift between the two. The issues even compounded when Nigel Gaisie Prophesied that Zack had sent Lil Win to a fetish priest …

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ECOWAS court begins virtual session Monday

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice will resume court proceedings on Monday, June 22, 2020, about three months after suspending sessions due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The court, however, said the proceedings would be conducted virtually. When it resumed, the ECOWAS Court said it would deliver …

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe health minister in court on corruption charges

  Zimbabwe’s health minister is appearing in court in Harare charged with corruption over the procurement of coronavirus tests and equipment. Obadiah Moyo was arrested on Friday after the government came under pressure from the opposition and on social media. A $20m (£16m) contract was awarded to a Hungary-registered firm, …

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NPP primaries: List of MPs who retained their seats

  The parliamentary primaries of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) held on Saturday, June 20, 2020, was characterised by surprise losses for some incumbent Members of Parliament. However, some sitting MPs remained unaverred by their determined challengers. For instance, MP for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, retained her seat after a …

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Adolescents must have reproductive health benefits under NHIS

  Mr. Nii Ankonu Annorbah-Sarpei, Director of Programmes, Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) has urged the government to ensure that adolescents enjoyed some health benefits under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS. He said the benefits should provide adolescents in the country the opportunity to have access to a …

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Assembly Members Praise Mahama For His Pledge To Pay Them Salaries

    Some concerned assembly members in the Bono Region have showered praises on Former President John Dramani Mahama for including them in his plans once elected as President on December 7. My News Ghana reports Assembly Members have been abandoned in the government’s payroll despite their immense contribution to grassroots development. …

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Body of ‘traditional healer’ found floating in a river

    The body of a woman, believed to be a traditional healer, was found floating in the Umzimkulu River, on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Police put out a call on Friday for public assistance to locate the woman’s relatives, after her body was discovered in the river three days earlier. …

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‘Chop Chop’ MP mocked on social media after heavy defeat

    Daniel Okyem Aboagye, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Bantama in the Ashanti Region has been trolled by Ghanaians on social media after he lost his re-election bid in the NPP parliamentary primaries held today, June 20, 2020. According to some Ghanaians, his inability to develop his constituency …

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Full results of NPP Primaries as ‘Big Boys’ fall

    The New Patriotic Party on Saturday held its Parliamentary primaries across the country ahead of the 2020 parliamentary elections. In total there were 374 aspirants contesting in 168 constituencies. There were 325 men and 51 women contesting. Notable names such Mark Assibey Yeboah, William Quaitoo and Eastern regional …

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Bodies of mother and son discovered in maize field

    The bodies of a woman and a man, both with stab wounds to the neck and head, were found close to each other in a maize field in Benoni, police said on Friday. The two bodies were found at around 09:00 on Monday. According to the police, paramedics …

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Security guard shot dead during robbery

    A Mpumalanga primary school security guard was murdered during an armed robbery at the institution on Friday. Amos Mgwenya was shot dead at the Mthayiza Primary in Kabokweni. Visitors to the school found Mgwenya’s body inside his vehicle parked in the school yard. Police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi …

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List of big casualties in NPP Primaries

    Parliament has lost some of its fine brains in the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP), Primaries across the country. The New Patriotic Party held its parliamentary primaries in constituencies where the party had sitting Members of Parliament(MPs) across the country to elect candidates ahead of the December 7 …

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Government urged to support informal sector

    Mr Kofi Oppong, the Manager of Cosby 1 Fashion College at Madina in Accra, has called on the Government to streamline existing policy measures to support the informal sector. That, he said, would provide the private sector the needed assistance to grow and contribute to the national Gross …

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‘Father’ and ‘son’ win NPP candidacy slot

    Spokesperson of Education Minister, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, has emerged victorious in the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries. He is now the party’s representative for the Old Tafo parliamentary seat in the upcoming general elections. Mr. Assafuah polled some 299 votes, the highest among his other four contenders; Dr. Louise …

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Baba Rahman set for Chelsea departure this summer

    Ghana defender Baba Abdul Rahman could leave Chelsea this summer following reinforcements at the London club. The player who is currently on loan at Spanish side Real Mallorca is deemed surplus to requirement with Emerson Palmieri and Marcus Alonso the preferred choices for Frank Lampard. Chelsea are also …

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Sunyani East NPP Chairman Chased With Guns

  The Sunyani East Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Mr. Frank Musah Damtarrh was in the early hours of today, GhanaXtra.Com can report The incident happened when Mr. Damtarrh was returning from a private meeting around 1:30 am. The assailants reportedly vowed to show the Chairman where “power …

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