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You’re wasting your time – Stonebwoy to Bullet

Reggae/dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has counter-attacked Bullet’s suggestion that the statement he made during his performance at the 10th 4Syte Music Video Awards is spiritual, as he says the seeming attempt by the RuffTown Records boss and some persons to bring him down is a complete waste of time. The musician …

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Secret memo exposes Ken Ofori-Atta over GN Bank closure

Any thoughts that BoG has been acting independently should be finally out to rest based on new documents that have been obtained from confidential sources. As early as June 2018, six months before the deadline to raise an additional 280 Million in minimum capital, the Minister of Finance went to …

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Eskom debt relief report expected by year-end, MPs hear

A report on how to deal with Eskom’s group debt burden of around R440bn is expected by year-end, the department of public enterprises told members of Parliament on Wednesday during a briefing. The department’s Deputy Director General, Makgola Makololo, was briefing the oversight committee on public enterprises on its Special …

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SEX SCANDAL: 2 University Professors sacked, others demoted

The University of Abuja has dismissed two of its professors over alleged inappropriate relationships with some female students of the institution. A statement yesterday by the institution’s spokesman, Habib Yakoob, identified the affected professors as Prof. Adeniji Adedayo Abiodun of the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Prof. …

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Two Customs officers shot dead in attack by gunmen

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Niger Area command, on Tuesday, confirmed the killing of two officers of the command by armed gunmen while on duty. Abba Kassim, Comptroller of Customs in charge of Niger/Kogi Area Command made the disclosure this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) …

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Nana Addo swears in 45 High Court, Court of Appeal Judges

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 17th December, 2019, swore, into office, 45 Justices of the High Court and Court of Appeals, on the advice of the Judicial Council, at a ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of the Nation’s presidency. According to President Akufo-Addo, the 45 Justices, i.e. 34 in …

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Teenager arrested with foreign pistol hidden in his shorts

A teenager has been arrested with a foreign made pistol by the Alpha SWAT Unit of the Ghana Police Service during their routine operations. Emmanuel Nortey, 19 was arrested with a Leopodo RS revolver number 437303 concealed in his shorts after two of his colleague fled on seeing the police …

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IMF worried about Ghana’s debt position

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern about Ghana’s current status as a country at high risk of debt distress – a reference to countries where debt sustainability analyses (DSAs) show protracted breach of debt and debt service thresholds. The concern was contained in a statement issued on December …

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Pope lifts ‘pontifical secret’ rule in sex abuse cases

The Pope has declared that the rule of “pontifical secrecy” no longer applies to the sexual abuse of minors, in a bid to improve transparency in such cases. The Church previously shrouded sexual abuse cases in secrecy, in what it said was an effort to protect the privacy of victims …

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Uncle kidnaps, kills 7-yr-old nephew after collecting ransom

A four-man kidnap syndicate has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing a seven-year-old boy. The boy, Abdulmalik Musa, was killed after the syndicate had successfully collected a N300,000 ransom for his release in Ogun State, Nigeria. The deceased, police said, was kidnapped last week Wednesday, at his parents’ residence …

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Selfishness and greed stalling Ghana’s dev’t – Rev Awotwi Pratt

Former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Most Rev. Titus Kofi Awotwi Pratt, says deep-seated selfishness and greed among Ghanaians is hindering and curtailing the developmental efforts of the country. Exhorting attendees of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, the …

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Soldier Found Dead in Apartment (PHOTOS)

The body of a KDF officer was found in his house on Monday, December 17, after neighbours alerted the police to a foul stench emanating from his house. According to Likoni OCPD Jane Munywoki, the soldier (Abraham Kipchirchir) had been missing from work since Saturday, December 14. His fellow officers claimed to have …

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Woman dies at Tetteh Quarshie Hospital over lack of ambulance

A woman has died at Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital in Mampong Akuapem in the Eastern Region over unavailability of an ambulance. According to the Apesemakahene of Akuapem -Mampong Traditional Area, Nana Yirenkyi I, Nurses at the hospital claimed there was no ambulance to convey the deceased who was in critical …

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