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Pay workers appropriately to prevent corruption – TUC Chairman

Ahead of the implementation of the 2020 National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW), the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the main umbrella organization for trade unions activities in Ghana has warned there could be a rise in corruption if workers are not paid enough. The 2020 National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) has …

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NDC, NPP banned at Kade

Residents of Kade in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region have banned the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) from campaigning in the area. To this end, they have warned politicians to stay off the place until their only access road in the …

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AUDIO: Sack Muntaka from Parliament; he has overstayed – Nana Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament(MP) for the Asawase Constituency, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has lost his substance to continue serving as a legislator and so must be replaced, MyNewsGh.com reports. The president was addressing a gathering of Zongo chiefs and a section of …

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Law students petition CHRAJ over Police brutalities

The students Representative Council of the Ghana School of Law has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate what they describe as police brutalities during their march for reforms at the law school last week. According to the students, the police were abusive in their …

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Confidential documents used to wrap roasted plantain

The Data Protection Commission has discovered confidential documents in use for wrapping roasted plantain. According to Head of Incidence Management Response Team at the Data Protection Commission, Dennis Acquah, an individual had bought roasted plantain wrapped in documents containing the personal information of another person. Following the lead, it was …

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US boxer, Patrick Day in coma after brutal knockout

27-year-old American boxer, Patrick Day has been hospitalized after suffering a brutal knockout during a fight with 21-year-old unbeaten Charles Conwell in a super welterweight bout in Chicago on Saturday October 12. ESPN reported that Patrick Day had an emergency brain surgery and currently in the intensive care unit following …

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NABCO Personnel Donates To Three Kings Special School for the Blind

Nation Builders Corps trainees in the Central Tongu District have donated items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to three king’s special school of blinds at Mafi-Avakpedome in the Central Tongu district of the Volta Region. The donation, which formed part of their one year anniversary celebration, had items including bags of …

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6 kidnapped residents regain freedom after N4.4m ransom payment

Six persons kidnapped by heavily-armed gunmen eight days ago in Gurin, a remote border town in Adamawa between Nigeria and Cameroon have regained their freedom after N4.4 million was paid as ransom. A relative of the abducted persons who wanted anonymity told our correspondent that the victims were released in …

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Two ‘angels’ to engage in open fight

Two self-acclaimed angels are set to engage in an open fight to test their spiritual prowess. Rev. Obofour of Anointed Palace Chapel has dared Bishop Angel Daniel Obinim of International Gods Way Church to test the efficacy of their powers in the public domain. This follows weeks of banter after …

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Four Malawi protesters charged over stoning policeman to death

Four Malawian protesters have been charged with the murder of a policeman who was stoned to death during clashes between pro- and anti-government demonstrators outside the capital Lilongwe, police said Saturday. A wave of protests has gripped Malawi since disputed elections in May, and Superintendent Usumani Imedi was killed on …

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Bribery scandal hits Asante Kotoko coach Kjetil Zachariassen

Asante Kotoko SC head coach Kjetil Zachariassen has reportedly been involved in a monetary scandal. The Norwegian gaffer is believed to have taken kickbacks from players the club signed. According to a source before Zachariassen recommended the signing of Musadiru Salifu, he had agreement with the player that should the …

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NPP denies training thugs to ‘disrupt 2020 polls’

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied claims by the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the party is training thugs to disrupt the 2020 polls. In a statement issued Sunday and copied to Joy News, NPP’s Director of Communications, Yaw Buabeng Asamoah, said no …

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Rise in corruption major cause of unemployment – CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has expressed concern over the rise in corruption in the country saying it is having an effect on the country’s employment rate and development. The Commission said the falsification of people’s ages and documents coupled with numerous abandoned government projects are …

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