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Biden waives sanctions on Russian pipeline

The Biden administration has waived sanctions on a company building a controversial gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. The US also lifted sanctions on a Russian President Vladimir Putin ally who leads the firm behind the Nord Stream 2 project. The move came in a report on Russian sanctions delivered …

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NDC Chairman, two others suspended over gunshot at party meeting

The Savannah Regional branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its Chairman in Salaga South, Haruna Salifu, after violence erupted at its constituency office on May 16. The constituency’s Organiser, Murtala Falalu, and Communications Officer, Abubakari Abu Omega, were also suspended. The suspensions come after a preliminary …

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SIM re-registration to last 7 months – Communications Minister

Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that the nation’s quest to re-register all SIM cards will last for seven months. The exercise is set to begin next month and scheduled to end in December. During the period, all SIM cards owners need to re-register or lose their cards for …

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Solanke and Ayew: How forwards’ finishing could define playoff semis

There’s something particularly eye-catching about the Championship playoffs, and Monday evening was no different as Bournemouth and Swansea City picked up 1-0 wins over Brentford and Barnsley respectively in the semi-final first-legs. The consensus view that the winner of the tie between the Cherries and the Bees will gain promotion …

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Ghanaian wins overall best midwife in UK

Ghanaian midwife domiciled in the UK and a member of the royal college of midwives (RCM) UK, Mrs. Angelina Ankomah, has been adjudged the overall best Midwife of the Year by the National BAME Health and Care Awards, UK on 6th May 2021. Mrs. Ankomah, who is a lead Midwife …

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GARCC, Security Agencies Begin Decongestion of Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) and the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with personnel from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Ghana Navy and Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), have begun an operation to decongest and rid the capital of filth.     The exercise …

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Volta and Oti regions benefit From Larval Source Management Training

Some health workers of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Environmental health and Zoomlion Ghana Limited NAMCOP unit staff in the Volta and Oti regions have benefitted from the ongoing national Larval Source Management (LSM) training aimed at complementing the government’s efforts to reduce the spread of malaria in the country. …

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Lack of Research Is  Killing the NDC , said Alhaji Umar Bodinga

The office of the Eastern Regional first vice chairman of the New Patriotic Party NPP, Alhaji Umar Babs Bodinga popularly called the Field Marshall has been drawn to an article from the Eastern Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress NDC signed by their communication officer Dallas William Ampomah containing …

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Meet Uganda’s 80-year-old master mechanic

  What started as a part-time activity on the veranda of his father’s shop in 1957, became the livelihood for an 80-year-old motorcycle mechanic in Uganda’s Jinja City. Mr Elias Lwanga left his ancestral home in Katende Village, Mawokota Sub-county in Mpigi District in 1965 and has since settled in …

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Daniel Amartey trends after near-brawl with Chelsea players

Ghana defender Daniel Amartey courted more controversy on Tuesday, May 19, 2021 following clashes with Chelsea players during their 2-1 victory over Leicester City. Despite not being on the bench, Amartey was handed a yellow card after a near-brawl with Chelsea players. The row was triggered by a hard challenge …

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Driver convicted for destroying Akufo-Addo’s fence wall

  • The convict is a 46-year-old mechanic identified as Antaru Issaka • His brakes reportedly failed him while he was driving around the President’s Nima residence on May 15, 2021 • He rammed the Mercedes Benz into the fence wall of the President’s wall to avoid running into other …

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