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Police arrest Agradaa over alleged church scam

The Ghana Police Service have arrested repented fetish priestess, Nana Agradaa, now known as Evangelist Mama Pat. This was announced in a statement by the Service shared via its social media handles on Sunday, October 9, 2022. “The Police have arrested Patricia Asiedua alias Nana Agradaa following allegations of money doubling scam levelled …

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HONORING OUR RIVERS

    By Kwesi Yankah Ghana is a nation of dreamers no doubt, but our collective imagination occasionally slips and betrays a nation without dreams. I refer to slippages in the naming of important entities in our motherland. We have been occasionally absent-minded in the naming processes, omitting great people …

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E-Levy: GH¢328.80 million collected as of September – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)has announced that since it commenced the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy, the revenue generated as of September 2022 amounted to GH¢328.80M. The GRA explained that it is worth mentioning that, month-on-month basis they continue to see a 20% improvement in the collection of the …

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List of public sector workers whose salaries are suspended

The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has withheld the payment of the September 2022 salaries of some public sector workers. The decision, the CAGD said in a statement, is due to a mismatch of the bank names of the affected government workers on the payroll system. Others affected are …

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“Am I your girlfriend?” Delay asks Amerado on her show

On the Delay Show hosted by Deloris Frimpong Manso, rapper Amerado was asked about her supposed relationship with the host. On the back of several rumours about Amerado dating Delay, she decided to put the rapper on the spot. In a new interview, Delay asked Amerado to react publicly to …

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Ukraine to establish Embassy in Ghana

Ukraine plans to establish an embassy in Ghana in future as part of efforts to expand its presence in Africa. This was disclosed by Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba when he held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, in …

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2023: Mixed reactions as Peter Obi begs for donations

The unveiling of an official website to promote political campaigns and soliciting funds ahead of the 2023 presidential election by the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has generated mixed reactions in some quarters especially on social media platforms. The former Anambra Governor, who encouraged his supporters to …

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Reclaim galamsey lands for coconut production

Chairman of the African Coconut Group, David Korboe, has urged government to reclaim galamsey lands for coconut production. According to him, coconut from Ghana is in high demand globally, therefore the need to reclaim adequate lands to meeting growing demands is crucial. Mr. Korboe made the call at the second …

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Show us part 2 of your ‘galamsey fraud’ documentary – Charles Bissue dares Anas

The former secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, under President Akufo-Addo, Charles Bissue, has dared renowned investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, to publish the second part of his exposé on illegal small-scale mining ‘galamsey’. Charles Bissue’s call comes after Anas Aremeyaw Anas insisted that his 2019 documentary dubbed “galamsey fraud part …

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Don’t lock up children with disabilities — parents advised

Mrs Georgina Aberese-Ako, the Upper East Regional Director of the Department of Children, has advised parents against locking up their children born with certain disabilities. She said such a practice had over the years limited the abilities and potentials of such children, who could contribute significantly to transformation of their …

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Payment of September salaries of some gov’t sector workers freezed

The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has withheld the payment of the September 2022 salaries of some public sector workers due to a mismatch of employees’ bank names on the Government of Ghana payroll. Others affected are workers with invalid bank account numbers. In a statement, the CAGD said …

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Nine-month-old baby found dead at Asikafoabatem

A nine-month-old baby, who was reported missing for three days at Asankrangwa in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region, has been found dead. The body of Akua Ago was found in a stagnant water, suspected to be a fishpond, at Asikafoabatem, a suburb of Asankrangwa. Mr Joesph …

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