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Leaving an abusive relationship is a gradual process – Actress

Ghanaian actress, Deborah N. Diamond, says leaving an abusive relationship is not something that is done overnight. According to her, it’s imperative for women in abusive relationships to opt-out, adding that ‘it’s inappropriate to randomly tell the partner about that decision and hope to leave the relationship freely’. Speaking with …

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Emirates loses US$1bn

The Emirates Group today released its 2021-22 Annual Reportwhich shows strong recovery across its businesses. dnata returns to profitability, and significant revenue improvements were reported across both Emirates and dnata as the Group rebuilt its air transport and travel-related operations which were previously cut-back or curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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When Akufo-Addo declared his assets

In January 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo declared his assets some days after being sworn into power in line with the constitutional requirement stipulated in Act 550 of the 1992 Republican Constitution. Exactly two weeks after his inauguration on January 7, he declared his assets on the 27th of January …

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20-year-old woman arrested for drowning her twins in a well

A 20-year-old woman, Ellian Zumeseh, is in the grips of the Bono Regional Police Command for drowning her three-month old male twins in a well. The incident happened at Mama Lawson, a Suburb of the Sunyani Municipality in the Bono Region. Cecilia Dumpaka, a businesswoman whose worker’s daughter committed the …

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COCOBOD to close crop season May 26

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will close its main crop season tomorrow, Thursday, 26 May 2022. “It is hereby notified for general information that purchases of the 2021/2022 Main Crop Cocoa Season will close on Thursday 26th May 2022,” COCOBOD said in a statement issued on Wednesday, 25 May 2022. …

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Samia: How Tanzania used IMF, AfDB loans to improve livelihoods

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has defended her usage of loans from multilateral lenders, telling an audience in Accra that the institutions were her country’s lifeline in the Covid-19 pandemic. Samia, appearing on a panel alongside Presidents of Ghana, Mozambique, and Comoros, said the loans received from the International Monetary …

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Techiman South NDC chairman locks up party office over suspension

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) chairman of Techiman South constituency in the Bono East region has furiously locked up the party’s office over suspension. The constituency chairman, Alhaji Nuhu Salu was suspended by the NDC Bono East Regional Disciplinary Committee over misconduct. This was after some executive committee members petitioned the NDC …

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ECOWAS Chair challenges Africa to fight for its independence

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on African nations and financial institutions to come up with an economic model that will benefit the Continent and not serve the interests of others. For far too long, profits from Africa’s resources had benefited foreign interests, while the Continent suffered abusive borrowing …

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Truck rams into eatery; traps, kills woman at Afienya

A woman has been run over and killed by a truck loaded with sand at Afienya in the Greater Accra Region. The accident occurred around 8 am on Wednesday, 25 May 2022, eyewitness Samuel Ayumu told ClassFMonline.com. The truck run into an eatery as the driver attempted to overtake a …

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Fmr. PPA boss slapped with 17 charges, granted GHc5m bail

The former Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority Agyenim Boateng Adjei has been slapped with 17 charges by the Special Prosecutor. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges when he was arraigned before the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court on Wednesday. Mr Adjei Boateng denied seven …

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Tiger-Eye P1 launches center for safety of journalists

Seven investigative and undercover journalists and whistleblowers who have a fear of being brutalized, abused, or killed are in Ghana seeking protection. A hub known as the Whistleblowers and Journalists Safety International Centre (WAJSIC) has been launched in Accra. The Centre will provide legal services for journalists across Africa who …

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