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Gov’t Spends $305m On COVID-19

The government of Gahan says it has spent $305.42 million out of the total of $430.00 million released by the World Bank for the country’s COVID-19 response. Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, who announced this at the Information Ministry’s ‘Meet the Press Series’ in Accra, said the amount was used …

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‘I will do the coup myself’ – #FixTheCountry convener warns

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a convener for the #FixTheCountry Movement, has hinted that he will organise a coup in the country if Parliament passes the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). He described the army as useless, whilst commenting on the viral photos and videos of an E-Levy cake presented to the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, …

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Ebony’s legacy in the music industry would never fade – Father

Mr. Opoku Kwarteng, father of the late musician Ebony Reigns, says his daughter’s legacy in the music industry will live forever in the annals of Ghana’s music. The sensational female songstress who took Ghana by storm with her musical prowess passed away on February 8, 2018, after an accident. Yesterday, …

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2022 Aboakyer Festival unveiled

The 2022 Aboakyer Festival of the chiefs and people of Effutu has been launched with a call on the celebrants to be circumspect in their actions in order not to mar the beauty, peace and success of the festival. The festival, which commences on Saturday, April 30, with a sanitation …

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Ghana Card now e-passport — ICAO declares

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has Wednesday February 9 given its seal of approval for Ghana’s National Identity Card, the Ghana Card to be recognized globally as a valid e-passport. Now, holders of the Ghana Card, as well as its future biometric equivalents, can present it as official documentation …

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Sacked GACL MD Okays McDan’s private jet lounge

The Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) Mr Yaw Kwakwa has given the McDan private jet lounge at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) a clean bill of health. “At the moment I will say we are okay,” he told TV3’s Komla Kluste in an interview after conducting …

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Inflation rate hits 13.9%

The national year-on-year inflation rate was 13.9% in January 2022, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the 12.6% recorded in December 2021. The Month-on-month inflation between December 2021 and January 2022 was 2.1% . Two Divisions (Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels, and Transport) recorded inflation rates above …

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Kasoa Police grab notorious rent fraudster

The Kasoa Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old resident of Kasoa in the Central Region for allegedly defrauding dozens of persons via popular e-commerce platforms, Tonaton and Jiji. The suspect according to the Kasoa Police Command by his modus operandi advertises rooms for rent on the said platforms under the …

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Wizkid bags 2 certifications in Canada

Wizkid continues to make good records in 2022 despite his gaint breakthroughs in the year 2021. In 2022, he starts off on a good note as he bags two certifications in Canada. His song “Joro” has been Gold-certified while “Essence” which featured Tems has also received Platinum certification. “Essence” became …

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ASEPA boss in police grips, charged with false news publication

Mensah Thompson, the Executive Director of the Alliance For Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), is in the grips of the Ghana Police Service, Accra-based Citi FM have reported. He was held after honouring an invitation by the Teshie District Police Command and has also been slapped with a charge …

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Nigel Gaisie trolled over ‘failed’ AFCON prophecy

Some Ghanaians on social media have taken on Prophet Nigel Gaisie’s following his failed ‘terrorist attack’ prophecy on the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The founder of the Prophetic Hill Chapel at a 31st watch-night service disclosed that God had revealed to him that there would be a …

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Ghana Card is now e-passport – ICAO declares

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has given its seal of approval for Ghana’s national Identity Card, the Ghana Card to be recognized globally as a valid e-passport Thus, holders of the Ghana Card as well as its future biometric equivalents can present it as official documentation at all 197 …

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Watch how Chelsea players welcomed AFCON champion Edouard Mendy

Players of English Premier League(EPL) side Chelsea, have congratulated their teammate, Édouard Osoque Mendy for winning the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal. Mendy kept three clean sheets and also saved a penalty in the final to guide Senegal to win their first-ever AFCON trophy. Following the triumph on …

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South African nurse shot dead by cop partner at hospital

A female nurse at the Tembisa Hospital in South Africa was shot dead on Wednesday morning by her partner who is a police officer on the premises of the hospital. According to the Gauteng Department of Health, the 30-year-old police officer called his 30-year-old partner when he pulled up at …

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