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GPRTU announces new transport fares today

The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has set Tuesday, April 5, 2022, to announce the percentage increase in transportation fares. The union last suspended its decision to increase fares by 15%. The suspension according to GPRTU was to get reliable information on the government’s reduction of …

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Bringing down Kwesi Nyantakyi brought down Ghana football – Bagbin

Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, has said the corruption exposé that ended the football administration career of former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi, did a lot of harm to the country’s football. “When we were able to bring down Kwesi Nyantakyi, we also brought down Ghana …

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Watch Jordan Ayew’s superb finish as Crystal Palace beat Arsenal

Jordan Ayew produced a superb finish to ensure that Crystal Palace downed Arsenal in an entertaining Premier League match at Selhurst Park on Monday. Arsenal, who are chasing Champions League football, were projected to win, but the Eagles were incredibly motivated on the night and won 3-0. Palace took the lead …

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‘Absentee’ Adwoa Safo marked present in Parliament

When Parliament commenced business on Monday, April 4, 2022, a concern raised by the Adentan Member of Parliament, Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, led to a moment of controversy. The MP, during the process of correcting Votes and Proceedings, pointed out that Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, per the …

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Cedi has started gaining strength – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the Cedi has started gaining strength against the major trading currencies. He said this in an interview with the BBC’s Peter Okwoche on Monday, April 4. The President was touting the economic progress of the oil-producing West African nation but when his attention was …

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Teacher sentenced to death for raping 13 students

An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls at an Islamic school, upholding an appeal by prosecutors for the death penalty after he had initially received a sentence of life in prison. The case of teacher Herry Wirawan has shocked Indonesia …

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Ningo SHS Computer Lab destroyed by rainstorm

The Ningo Senior High School (SHS) in the Ningo-Prampram District’s computer laboratory and the staff common room have been destroyed by torrential rain that ripped off the roofing of the structures of some of the buildings in the school. The computer lab and staff common room were temporarily turned into …

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5 ringleaders in Wulugu SHS riot deboardinised

North East Regional Minister, Yidana Zakaria, has disclosed that five students who led a riot in Wulugu Senior High School, which happened in March 2022, have been ejected from the boarding house of the school. Zakaria also said that all the other students, who were involved in the riot, have …

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Cardinal Turkson gets top Vatican appointment again

The Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, has been appointed head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The appointment of Cardinal Turkson was made by Pope Francis on Monday, April 4, 2022. The 73-year-old Cardinal Turkson succeeds Argentine Bishop, Marcelo …

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Chiraa SHS student found dead at Bodani Nkwanta

A 21-year-old student of Chiraa Senior High School (SHS) in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region, was found dead, at the weekend. John Bonya, a form two student, was found dead at Bodani Nkwanta, near Chiraa with a rope tied around the neck and the entire body. Information …

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Over 80 buildings in Agavedzi destroyed by tidal wave

The assemblyman for Agavedzi electoral area, Eben Affah, has disclosed that over 80 houses have been destroyed by the tidal waves that hit some communities in the Ketu South Municipality on Sunday, April 3, 2022. According to him, aside from the destruction of properties, the disaster has brought to a …

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346,120 Ghanaians infected with HIV – Ghana Aids Commission

A total of 346,120 Ghanaians have been infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS with 66 percent being females while the rest are males, the Ghana AIDS Commission has disclosed. Speaking at a media engagement programme organised by the Christian Health Association of Ghana on Friday, the Senior Programme …

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Uber, Bolt, Yango drivers strike tomorrow

The leadership of the Online Drivers Association of Ghana has declared a sit-down strike over welfare concerns. The two-day national sit-down strike will start on Tuesday, April 5, and end on Wednesday, April 6. It is meant to drum home their demands for better conditions of service. The association is …

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Shatta Wale fumes over ‘Black Sherif comparison’

Basking in the euphoria of the latest feat in his career, some Ghanaians have asserted that Black Sherif is better than most of his senior colleagues, a claim, which has caused Shatta Wale to lash out on social media. The rapper’s new hit single, ‘Kwaku the Traveler’, is reported to be the first Ghanaian …

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Profile of Rev. Professor Aaron Micheal Oquaye

Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye was born on 4th April 1944 to Mr. E.G.N. Oquaye of Osu, Accra (a cocoa merchant) and Mrs. Felicia Awusiki Oquaye, (nee Azu) of Odumase-Krobo the third of 7 children. He was brought up at Asamankese in the Eastern Region where he attended the Catholic and …

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Odartey Lamptey reveals cost of East Legon mansion

Former Ghana international, Nii Odartey Lamptey has revealed that he bought the 7-bedroom house his ex-wife refused to let go of after the divorce for $100,000. Odartey said he acquired the luxurious property while he was playing Germany in 1998 and 1999. Speaking with Angel FM, the former Ghana youth star revealed …

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