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100 fake professors nabbed in Nigerian Varsities

No fewer than 100 fake professors have been uncovered in Nigerian universities by the National Universities Commission, NUC. Prof Abubakar Rasheed, the commission’s Executive Secretary, disclosed this in the NUC’s November bulletin. Rasheed said the NUC published the details of the fake professors on its website and also sent the …

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Nato summit: Leaders gather for 70th anniversary amid rows

Nato leaders are to meet outside of London for formal talks on Wednesday, as they gather to mark the military alliance’s 70th anniversary. The talks will take place at a luxury hotel near Watford and follow receptions held on Tuesday at Buckingham Palace and Downing Street. The two-day summit has …

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Nigeria’s desperate battle to end open defecation

On October 1, 2019, a 12-year-old boy known as Seyi, who lived in the Surulere area of Lagos, was found defecating in the open. Apparently the boy, who also hawked food items in the streets, had been under pressure to use a toilet. Unable to find one immediately, he had …

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Pastors arrested for conducting fake miracles

Personnel of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects, including two pastors, for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud unsuspecting members of the public in the Lekki and Epe areas of the state. The alleged pastors, Favour David and Favour …

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Jordan named MoTM as Palace stun Bournemouth

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew was adjudged Man of the Match in Crystal Palace’s 1-0 win against AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Mamadou Sakho was sent off early in the game for the Eaglesafter a challenge on Bournemouth’s Adam Smith, but they held firm defensively against increasing pressure from the Cherries. …

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Bawumia opens Agric-Fair ahead of 35th Farmers Day celebration in Ho

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has officially launched the 35th National Farmers Day Celebration in Ho, the Volta regional capital. The launch also opened a week-long agricultural fair as part of activities marking the 2019 Farmers Day Celebration to be climaxed on Friday, December 6, 2019 by President Akufo-Addo. …

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Make me proud – Akufo-Addo to final year free SHS students

President Akufo-Addo has charged final year students and first beneficiaries of his flagship Free Senior High School programme to make him proud by passing decisively, their upcoming final exams scheduled for May and June 2020. Addressing the Management and the students body of the St. Mary’s Senior High School in …

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Krachi disowns Papavi, Togoland agenda

The Chiefs and people of Krachi, which is within the newly-created Oti Region, have endorsed the decision made by their forefathers voting for Trans Volta Togoland to join the Gold Coast, now Ghana. Their endorsement comes in the wake of a recent declaration by members of the Home Study Group …

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Nigerian pastors arrested for conducting fake miracles

Personnel of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects, including two pastors, for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud unsuspecting members of the public in the Lekki and Epe areas of the state. The alleged pastors, Favour David and Favour …

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GFA names five-member Referees Committee

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has named a five-member Referees Committee to be chaired by the winner of the upcoming Executive Council election between Central Region FA Chairman, Robert Duncan and Upper East Region FA Chairman, Salifu Zida. Sports journalist, Michael Oti Adjei has been named the …

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Group petitions Akufo-Addo to remove Deputy EC chair from office

The Centre for Democratic and Accountable Governance (CEDAG) wants the Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Bossman Asare removed from office. In a petition to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the group complained of a series of what it describes as misconduct by Dr Asare. They said his comments …

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Presidency ranked 6th most corrupt institution – Afrobarometer

The Presidency has been ranked the sixth most corrupt institution in the country by the latest Afrobarometer survey. The highest office of the land comes after the Police, members of the judiciary, MPs, civil servants and tax officials. The report which was unveiled Tuesday also placed the media at the …

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Kennedy Agyapong releases Anas’s ‘pound of flesh’ list

The Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has promised to go all out to unmask Anas, the personality behind the veil of the most popular undercover investigations in Ghana. Since the release of the Number 12 undercover investigations particularly, which delved into the corrupt practices of officials of the erstwhile …

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Thumps up for Government Economic Management

More than half (51 per cent) of some respondents interviewed in a recent Afrobarometer survey held in the country have expressed optimism in the ability of the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to improve the living conditions of citizens. According to the respondents, they believe that things will be …

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Members of the GNC retains confidence in President Paa Kwasi Sam

IL December 1, 2019: Members of the Ghana National Council of Metropolitan Chicago overwhelmingly endorsed and affirmed the incumbent President, Paa Kwasi Sam, by voting massively to retain him for three more years. Paa Kwasi Sam stood unopposed but had 12 affirmation votes, one no vote and one invalid vote. …

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