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30% salary deduction from Ministers’ pay begins

The Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has directed that the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) commences from 1st April 2022 a 30% deductions of salaries from all government appointees. A letter from the Presidency dated 19th April 2022 seen by Starrfm.com.gh indicated that the directive was issued by Cabinet at its first …

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Police officer shoots himself to death while on duty in Accra

The Police have announced they investigating a case of a Police officer shooting himself to death while on duty in Accra Wednesday. The circumstances surrounding the death which occurred today are unknown. The Police in a statement said they are keeping the identity of the officer hidden until his family …

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Selly Galley schools Yvonne Nelson on marriage

Filmmaker, Yvonne Nelson believes that marriage is no longer about love as men and women who go into unions do so because of hidden agendas. According to Yvonne, people marry for money, children and even the banging bodies of a woman who is the dream of every man and not because they …

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CPP to rebury Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has alleged that Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was not given a befitting burial by the state. The party has therefore announced that it will organise a fresh burial ceremony for the late freedom fighter in November, 2022. The CPP believes the “restless” soul …

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What Kwame Nkrumah said in 1966 about the ‘biggest sin’ against Ghana

On February 24, 1966, while Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was on a peacemaking trip over the Vietnam War in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, his government was overthrown. Launched by the National Liberation Council, the coup d’état was code-named “Operation Cold Chop.” Kwame Nkrumah had left a 3-person presidential commission …

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Mason, wife convicted for beating man’s girlfriend

The Asante-Bekwai circuit court in the Ashanti Region has convicted a man and his wife for assaulting the man’s girlfriend. Oko Agyeman, a mason, and his wife Christiana Annan, a trader, were convicted on their own plea after they admitted to beating the complainant, Helena Opoku. Ghana News Agency reported. …

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2 Dead In Tricycle Accident At Wuraso

The information available to DGN Online indicates that two people have met their untimely death in an accident involving a tricycle, commonly called Aboboyaa at Kumawu-Wuraso in the Ashanti Region. The deceased together with other farmers were on board the Aboboyaa coming from their farm when the incident occurred. Loaded with farm …

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I messed up – Efia Odo reflects on ‘controversial’ dress

Television personality, Efia Odo has expressed regret at the choice of outfit that supposedly stole the shine from Kwesi Arthur’s ‘Son of Jacob’ album listening session. Efia’s black sheer dress that exposed her nipples made her the talk of the town instead of the singer’s much anticipated maiden album. On Tuesday, April …

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Boy buried alive by fetish priestess exhumed at Abura Asebu

The body of a five-year-old boy, who was reported to have been buried alive by a fetish priestess at Abura Asebu, in the Kwamankese District of the Central Region, has been exhumed. The exhumation team comprised the District Environmental Office led by the District Head, Emmanuel Afutu Commey, and Dr. …

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Civil servant at KMA disqualified from NPP constituency race

A civil Servant with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Owusu Sekyere, has been disqualified from contesting in the Manhyia South NPP chairmanship race. Ashanti Regional NPP First Vice Chairman, Kwabena Nsenkyire, petitioned the NPP Vetting Committee that Owusu Sekyere is a civil servant and therefore, cannot contest. The NPP vetting …

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Car dealer killed by gunmen at Tema

A car dealer identified by police as Felix Tetteh Batcha has been shot and killed by unidentified assailants at Bampo Hotel at Tema. According to police preliminary investigations, the incident occurred on Monday, April 25, 2022, at about 2 PM. The deceased, who operates his business at Tema Community 9, …

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ECG task force storms Parliament to disconnect power over debt

A task force of the Electricity Company of Ghana is currently in parliament awaiting departure of the Speaker to embark on a disconnection exercise over indebtedness of the lawmaking chamber. It is unclear the exact amount Parliament owes the power distribution company. On March 14, ECG disconnected power to Terminal …

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Post us or we picket MoH: Jobless nurses threaten

The Concerned Registered Nurse Assistant Clinical (RNAC) and Registered Nurse Assistant Preventive (RNAP) 2019 group, has threatened to picket the premises of the Ministry of Health (MoH) if it fails to release the postings of its members. The group is giving the ministry a week’s ultimatum to release the data …

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