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MPs, staff and journalists in Parliament test positive for coronavirus

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, on Friday, indicated that some Members and Staff of Parliament and Journalists covering proceedings in the House have tested positive for the new Coronavirus in the recent test carried out in the House. He said the testing team had informed them of their status. The Majority Leader, …

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NAM 1 signs new artistes as MenzGold clients continue to bleed

  Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah known popularly as NAM 1 has through his Zylofon Music record label signed a new artiste who is set to take the world by storm. According to the management of the label, the artiste by name Tisha …

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You cannot use sex as payment for rent – Rent Control warns

The Rent Control Department has cautioned landlords to desist from demanding sex from female tenants as cost, for their rent. The Department told ‘Nyankonton Mu Nsem’ on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that it is unlawful for any landlord to give out their rooms for rent in exchange for sex or any …

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Man sentenced to 2 life terms for raping mentally disabled man

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to two life terms after he was found guilty of raping a mentally disabled man on two different occasions in Sawoti, KwaZulu-Natal. According to a statement by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the accused, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the …

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Akufo-Addo Will Be One Term President – Lawyer

Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe, Lead Counsel for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the case involving the Electoral Commission and the opposition party, has chastised the Akufo-Addo government for messing up all the sectors in the country especially the banking sector. This he claims, has left many Ghanaians unemployed, as a result …

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COVID-19 Contact tracers Upset, Cries Over Unpaid Allowances

COVID-19 Contact tracers in the Greater Accra region have lamented over unpaid allowances by government.  President Akuffo Addo, during his National Address on COVID-19, announced that as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus that contact tracing be done for all persons who test positive for COVID-19. This is to contact, trace, …

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I don’t know who Ras Kuuku is – Efya

Jane Awindor, one of Ghana’s biggest singers and songwriters, popularly known as Efya, has disclosed that she does not know of any musician who goes by the name Ras Kuuku. She made this statement on Happy Fm’s Ayekoo After Drive with DJ Adviser after he read out a Facebook comment …

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Shatta Wale is HIV positive – Pope Skinny claims

Ghanaian hiplife musician Pope Skinny claims Shatta Wale is HIV positive and that if his claims are untrue, he should show his test to the public. The expelled SM member and former ally of the dancehall star has alleged that the singer can’t show his HIV test report because he …

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No dividend for Fan Milk shareholders

Ice cream manufacturer, Fan Milk Ghana Limited, will not pay dividend for the year 2019. The company, which is one of the most profitable listed firms on the Ghana Stock Exchange, attributed the decision to the COVID-19 pandemic. It said in a statement that “In the uncertain context of COVID-19 …

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Teachers To Write Licensure Exams On June 20

Teachers across the country are effected to write their licensure exams on Saturday, June 20. The National Teaching Council made this known in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Dennis Osei-Owusu. In the statement made available to DGN Online, the Council says the exams are for teachers who …

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Mayor for Sekondi-Takoradi Kobina Sam dies

The Mayor for the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Hon Kobina Kurentsir Sam, has passed on at the University of Ghana Hospital, Starrfm.com.gh has gathered. A close aide to the mayor in an interview with Empire News’ Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan stated that his former Boss died of COVID-19. The death of the mayor …

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Nigeria to import salt from Ghana for its petrochemical industry

Oil-producing West African giant, Nigeria will in the coming days turn its attention from importing salt from Brazil for its petrochemical industry. The country is likely to focus on Ghana for the resources due to its abundance in Ghana. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Aufo-Addo on Friday, June …

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Technology University Bill passed

A bill aimed at providing a legal framework for the establishment of a public communication technology university in Ghana has been passed. Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday unanimously approved the Ghana Communication Technology University Bill, 2020 which will allow the Government to take over the Ghana Technology University College …

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Nigeria projects 39.4m job losses by end of year

A team charged with developing Nigeria’s economic recovery plan from the coronavirus pandemic says about 39.4 million people could be jobless by the end of 2020 if government fails to act. The Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan, led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of …

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Manasseh Azure: If NDC loses the Supreme Court case against EC

Dear DC You’re in court against the Electoral Commission (EC). You don’t want the Commission to compile a new voter register for the 2020 parliamentary and presidential election. Almost all civil society organisations in Ghana have issued a statement saying a new register is needless. Some well-meaning Ghanaians agree with …

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