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Germany Trip: Akufo-Addo hired luxury VIP jet at $14,000 per hour – Ablakwa

North Tongu lawmaker Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has claimed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hired an ultra luxury VIP jet at US$14,000 per for his trip to Germany last week. He accused the President of wanton abuse of discretion in the decision to hire the jet at this rate. President Nana Addo Dankwa …

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Onion sellers, scrap dealers, others receive GH¢500,000 as transportation to cart their goods to Adjen Kotoku

• Some traders at the Agbogbloshie market will on Friday relocate to their new site at Adjen Kotoku • An amount of GH¢500,000 has been given to the traders to help them transport their goods from the old site to Adjen Kotoku • Each onion trader is expected to get …

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Wembley to be allowed at least 60,000 fans for Euro 2020 semi-finals and final

The crowd capacity at Wembley will be increased to more than 60,000 for the semi-finals and final of Euro 2020, says the UK government. It means the stadium will be at 75% capacity for the games. Meanwhile, Italy’s prime minister wants the Euro 2020 final to be moved from Wembley …

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Covid: Brazil hits 500,000 deaths amid ‘critical’ situation

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionThe virus continues to spread in Brazil amid a lack of co-ordinated measures The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter. The virus …

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Kidnappers demand 130,000 ransom from Fulani families

  Two Fulani cattle owners whose names were given as Alhaji Nyandiya and Marchu have been allegedly kidnapped by unknown persons believed to be of the same Fulani extraction at Daboya in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The kidnappers are demanding a ransom to the tune of …

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Bawumia donates GH¢100,000 to RTU, tasks team to qualify for GPL

  Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has made a cash donation of GHC 100,000 to National Division One League side, Real Tamale United(RTU). A delegation from the office of the vice president was led by the Northern regional minister Alhaji Shani Alhassan Shaibu to present the cash sum …

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VIDEO: Afia Schwarzenegger robbed of jewellery worth $12,000 at Elite Bar

  Ghanaian media personality and entrepreneur Afia Schwarzenegger has alleged that she has been robbed at a party. The controversial celebrity made the claims in a self-recorded video sighted by zionfelix.net. Afia made the video in the early hours of the day to warn others who were attending the same party to …

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VIDEO: I rejected $50,000 offer to endorse homosexuality – Shatana

In recent weeks we have watched with profound concern how some celebrities banded together to publish an open letter calling for the LGBTQ+ community in Ghana to be treated equally. Sister of the late Terry Bonchaka, Shatana, born Ranaya Pappoe has however revealed celebrities are often given payment for supporting …

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Tony Lithur deserves GH¢300,000 paid him by UPSA; Alabi responds to Auditor General

  Former Vice Chancellor for the University of Professional Studies, Professor Joshua Alabi has indicated that private legal firm Lithur Brew and Company deserve an amount of GH¢300,000 paid to it by the University during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor. The Auditor-General in its latest report directed the former Rector of the University …

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World Bank approves US$60 million grant for Ghana, others

The World Bank Board of Directors have approved a $60 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to help Ghana and some other African countries strengthen the resilience of their agricultural sectors to the threat posed by climate change. The grant fulfils the World Bank’s commitment at the 2019 United Nations …

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