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Ghanaians do not understand my husband – Badu Kobi’s wife

The wife of the founder and leader of Glorious Wave Church International, Mama Gloria Badu Kobi has finally spoken about her husband recent comments. According to Mama Gloria, Ghanaians do not really understand the ways of her husband, Prophet Badu Kobi. Mama Gloria stated that her husband is not just …

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Nana Appiah Mensah still in jail

The woes of the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM1, seem to be compounding as he is said to be struggling to execute the GH¢1 billion bail granted him last week. It has been one week since an Accra Circuit Court, where he was …

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Suspect ‘admits’ kidnapping Takoradi girls

Details are emerging about how the missing three Takoradi girls were kidnapped by their Nigerian captors. The court in Takoradi heard how Samuel Udoetuk Wills, the 28-year-old Nigerian, suspected to have kidnapped the three girls, admitted that he conspired with John Oji, 29, to escape with the girls who are …

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Supreme Court cancels Ibrahim’s bauxite contract

The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the grant of three mining leases in favour of Exton Cubic, the company belonging to Ibrahim Mahama, younger brother of former President John Mahama, is null, void and of no effect. It has, therefore, cancelled the mining lease granted Ibrahim to mine bauxite in …

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2019 Okuapeman Odwira festival launched In A Grand Style

Okuapeman will witness another Milestone this year the event, rich in art and culture is aimed at cleansing, purifying and re-uniting families among other things is slated for 15th to 22nd Sept. 2019. The festival will also be marked by various activities involving the re-enactment of important historical events in …

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I’m not sleeping with Shatta Wale – Wendy Shay

Songstress, Wendy Shay says she’s neither dating nor warming the bed of Ghanaian self-acclaimed Dancehall King Shatta Wale as some persons have sought to suggest. There were rumours that Shatta Wale was dating Wendy Shay after he fell off with his baby mama, Shatta Michy who has vowed never to …

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GHS10K bounty put on cop killers’ head

The Ghana Police Service has placed a GHS10,000 bounty on the heads of the killers of a policewoman at a checkpoint on the Kumbungu road in Tamale on 30 July 2019.According to the police, the victim was shot when she tried to stop a saloon car believed to be occupied …

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Yaw Sarpong has been marked for death – Badu Kobi

Controversial prophet, Emmanuel Badu Kobi has revealed that veteran musician, Yaw Sarpong has been marked for death in 2020. He made this revelation when the musician and his group (Asomafo) joined his congregation for a prayer meeting. Yaw Sarpong who ministered at the event expressed his appreciation to the prophet …

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Kwame Nkrumah: why, every now and then, his legacy is questioned

Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana to independence in 1957 – the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve this feat. He’s still remembered for his unrepentant anti-colonial stance and strident Pan-Africanism. Above all, he is regarded as one of Africa’s ablest statesmen of the 20th century. Nkrumah has been ranked among leaders such as Vladimir …

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Don’t scrap social studies from curricula – NaSSA

Members of the National Social Studies Association (NaSSA) have called on the government to reconsider its decision to scrap social studies from the school curriculum.The group have threatened to demonstrate and picket the Jubilee House, if the subject is tampered with.Addressing a press conference in Kumasi on Wednesday, 31 July …

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15-year-old boy faces two years sentence

Adom is a boy under 18 years who has been sentenced to a two-year jail term at the Kumasi Central Prison for allegedly stealing Two thousand Ghana cedis. According to the juvenile, he will turn 15 years in three months’ time. However “the policeman who handled my case falsified my …

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Cabinet approves proposals for academic user fees

Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, has announced that Cabinet has approved proposals for a review of academic user fees of students. He said this was done last month and have been forwarded to Parliament for ratification. Dr Prempeh said this in a speech read on his behalf …

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South African develops app to help farmers sell beef

A pioneering app in South Africa lets investors, eager to benefit from rising global beef demand, buy shares in a cow from their mobile phone for as little as 576 rand ($41). Self-styled “crowd-farming” company Livestock Wealth connects investors with small-scale farmers via its “MyFarmbook” app, where they can buy …

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Barca spent big but still have no titles – Ronaldo

Ex-Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has cited former rivals Barcelona as proof that money cannot buy success in the Champions League. Ronaldo, who was in Madrid to pick up his Marca Leyenda lifetime achievement award, is hoping to become just the second player to win the Champions League with three …

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Swansea City struggling to offload Ayew

English Championship club Swansea City are reportedly struggling to find suitors for striker Andre Ayew as they look to offload in the current summer transfer window. The Ghana international was sent out on loan to Fenerbahce in the 2018/19 season but it proved dismal as he only managed to score …

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Forty-eight remand prisoners benefit from legal aid

A project that seeks to protect and improve the welfare of prisoners and ex-convicts has, within the period of 12-months, extended free legal services to 48 remand prisoners in and around Tamale. The project dubbed: “Harnessing Opportunities for Prison Ex-convicts” (HOPE), is an initiative of the Centre for Social Development …

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Ghana likely to lose $190m over PDS fiasco

The Minister of Energy, Peter Amewu fears cancellation of the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services Ghana (PDS) could come with some consequential loss. In an exclusive interview with TV3 on Wednesday, the minister said Ghana may not be able to access part of the second Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact …

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