The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has projected a win for its candidate in the Assin North by-election. The party disclosed that per its independent collation of results from the 99 polling stations across the constituency, James Gyakye Quayson. The NDC reports that its candidate had polled 17,205 votes representing 57.4% …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s what happened in Ghana 57 years ago today
It’s a day that will forever go down in memory! It was a good day for some and a bad one for others. The first ever coup d’etat Ghana experienced took place on this day; February 24, 1966. And to make it even more historical, it was Ghana’s very first …
Read More »57-year-old ‘hungry’ man jailed for stealing 2 bunches of plantain
A 57-year-old cocoa farmer, Emmanuel Addae, from Twifu Heman Nsuaem in the Central Region has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment for stealing two bunches of plantain. Mr. Addae said he harvested the plantain, which belonged to his friend because he was hungry. But the mistake he said he did …
Read More »Tunisia president sacks 57 judges
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists. In a television address, he said he had given the judiciary multiple opportunities and warnings to “purify” itself. Among the sackings announced in the government’s official gazette was Youssef Bouzaker, the former head of the …
Read More »57-year-old mother-of-four completes BECE sets eyes on Free SHS
Madam Elizabeth Yamoah, a mother-of-four, was among the hundreds of thousands of candidates who completed the 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) today, 18 September 2020. The 57-year-old woman, who said she was mocked at and ridiculed for attempting to get some education at her age, was …
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