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Ofori-Atta presents 2020 budget today

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will present the 2020 budget statement and economic policy before Parliament today, Wednesday, 13 November 2019. A deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare said the budget will focus on infrastructural development and industrialisation across the country. Speaking to Class News ahead of the presentation, Abena Osei-Asare, …

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NDC constituency chairman shot in chieftaincy feud

Report reaching MyNewsGh.com indicates that the Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Wassa Amenfi Central has been shot during a traditional coronation at Ankwaso in the Wassa Amenfi Central of the Western Region. The scuffle ensued when a faction he supports attempted to stop the coronation of a …

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NPP Chairman Declared Wanted

A Techiman Circuit court presided over by Justice Sylvester Nii Okai has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for Banda Constituency in the Bono East Region over his alleged involvement in a recruitment scam. The Chairman is alleged to have used the …

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John Boadu’s name pops up in Fire Service recruitment scam

A Techiman Circuit court presided over by Justice Sylvester Nii Okai has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for Banda Constituency in the Bono East Region over his alleged involvement in a recruitment scam. The Chairman is alleged to have used the …

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JUSAG strike illegal – NLC

The National Labour Commission (NLC) says the strike by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) is illegal. According to JUSAG, their current salary which was implemented in the year 2017 and is renewed bi-annually has not been renewed since. A statement by JUSAG stated that “following our letter …

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Woman axed to death by assasins

Tragedy struck at Sabo Area, Ugbe, Akoko North East local government area of Ondo state when a middle-aged woman, popularly called ‘Mama Olobi,’ was reportedly axed to death in the night. The house where the incident happened was few metres to a popular church in the town, where sympathisers besieged …

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Akufo-Addo appoints 3 to Supreme Court

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made three appointments to the Supreme Court subject to parliamentary approval. The three appointees, Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Lovelace Johnson and Justice Gertrude Tokornoo, have been elevated to the bench of the apex court from the Court of Appeal. They have been appointed to …

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NPP employs Stonebwoy to nurture music stars in Volta Region

The Energy Minister of Ghana, Hon Peter Amewu working on behalf of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has employed sensational Dancehall Artist, Stonebwoy to nurture and mentor the youth in the Volta Region to create more music stars. In a meeting with Stonebwoy, Peter Amewu said the agenda is …

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StarTimes to hold talks with GFA over 10-year contract

StarTimes Ghana’s head of marketing, Akofa Banson has said her outfit will in the coming days hold talks with the new GFA administration over their deal with the association. The Chinese pay TV firm signed a decade-long contract with the GFA in 2016 to acquire media rights for the Ghana …

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NDC to observe nationwide weeding day in honour of Mahama

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will on this Saturday [November 16, 2019] embark on a nationwide weeding and clean-up exercise to honour its flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. This comes barely a week after John Mahama cleared some weeds in the capital – an action the party says …

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‘Killers’ chase Opambour’s aide over gay comments

Threats of murder, physical harm and kidnapping have enveloped the life of Moratt Eugene, a close aide of popular televangelist Rev. Opambour Ebenezer Adarkwah Yiadom, for calling on the police to protect gays and lesbians and promoting an anti-homophobic campaign on radio. Moratt, also an architect by profession, about a …

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Trouble looms at Trade Fair areas

There is looming trouble at La behind the Ghana International Trade Fair in Accra as a result of the inability of the security agencies to crack the whip on nefarious activities of land guards in the area. The activities of land guards have put genuine developers in nightmare as the …

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December Referendum: NDC backs ‘no’ vote

The opposition National Democratic Congress is canvassing for a ‘no’ vote in the upcoming referendum on political party participation in district level elections. On December 7, Ghana will go to the polls in a referendum to decide of political parties should partake in local level polls. Currently, the law does …

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Farmers to boycott elections over poor living standards in Fanteakwa

Residents in some farming communities in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern region have threatened to boycott the upcoming MMDCE’s referendum and subsequently the Presidential and Parliamentary elections if deplorable roads linking their communities are not rehabilitated. The farmers say their general living conditions continue to worsen due to …

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Popular nicknames of Ghanaian presidents in the 4th republic

Leaders in every sphere or jurisdiction usually earn certain names and descriptions from their followers depending on the characteristics they exhibit or events which happened during their tenure. The names, which are usually funny or ridiculous tend to stick and are often remembered long after they are out of power. …

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Kwesi Appiah reveals why he chose CK Akonnor as his assistant

Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has revealed the reasons behind his decision to choose Charles Kwablan Akonnor to be his assistant for the senior national team. Akonnor in October was named the new deputy coach for the Black Stars as he will be assisting Kwesi Appiah for the upcoming AFCON …

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At least 12 dead after two trains collide in Bangladesh

At least 12 people have been killed and around 100 others injured after two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Rescue teams are at the scene trying to pull survivors out of the wreckage, Mohammed Shawkat Ali, Additional Superintendent of Police for Chittagong Railway, …

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Sex for Grades: 10 lecturers sacked, 7 suspended

The Kenule Beeson Polytechnic, Bori formerly known as Bori Polytechnic, has sacked 10 lecturers in connection with sex for grades Rector of the Institution, Onengiye Goergewill disclosed this when the Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Education visited the school on oversight function. Georgewill said apart from the sacked …

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