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‘A good chunk of our 23.6% inflation was imported’ – Ofori-Atta speaks on inflation rate

Q Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said a number of African countries are facing economic challenges. The minister was speaking at a press conference held in Accra on Thursday, 12 May 2022. According to Mr Ofori-Atta, 41 African countries have been hit by a severe food crisis, as well as fuel …

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Calling a man ‘bald’ is sexual harassment – Court rules

Calling a man ‘bald’ is sex harassment, an employment tribunal has ruled after an employee complained about being called a ‘bald c***’. Tony Finn had worked for the West Yorkshire-based British Bung Company for almost 24 years when he was fired in May last year. He took them to the …

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How an ethnic conflict that nearly killed this Nigerian and his family inspired him to co-found a fintech

Razaq Ahmed is a Nigerian fintech entrepreneur born in the Nigerian state of Kano. He co-founded CowryWise which seeks to empower Africans to invest. The fintech makes premium financial services accessible to customers via its digital savings platform. “It automates the process of saving and investing money,” the platform explains. …

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If I score Akufo-Addo 20% I’ve done him a big favor – Kumawood actor

Kumawood Actor Oboy Siki has said he is rating President Akufo-Addo’s second term with a 20% score as a favor because the President actually deserves far less.ò According to the celebrated  ķ, no Ghanaian can say he or she hasKumawood been comfortable under Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s second since January …

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Former Asutifi North MP involved in a horrific accident

A member of Ghana’s erstwhile 7th Parliament, Benhazin Joseph Dahah, has survived a ghastly accident which has seen his Toyota Landcruiser badly mangled. According to the former MP for Asutifi North, it took his seat belt, the strong airbags fitted in the car, and God’s sheer grace for his life …

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Maternity Unit of 37 Military Hospital closed down for a week to make way for fumigation

All persons needing services of the Maternity Unit of the 37 Military Hospital between Wednesday May 11, 2022, and Wednesday, May 18, 2022, would have to look elsewhere or wait until the announced dates have been exhausted. This is because the management of the Hospital has announced that it is …

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We visited a shrine in search of Castro – Asamoah Gyan recounts in new book

On July 6, 2014, Ghanaian musician, Theophilus Tagoe, popularly known as Castro, was reported to have drowned while trying to rescue a woman in the Volta River estuary. A boat cruise organised by Ghanaian footballer Asamoah Gyan one Sunday afternoon led to the disappearance of the musician and another, Janet Bandu, whose bodies …

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My publicist had a bad mouth odour – Wendy Shay

Wendy Shay has shockingly disclosed that one of her publicists has a very bad mouth odour and an attempt to prompt him has led to a marred relationship. Sharing a post on Twitter on May 8, 2022, she said she tried to help the said publicist but has turned out to …

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Ghana has become a tourist destination for Adwoa Safo – Ablakwa mocks

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has reacted to the continued absence of his colleague lawmaker, Sarah Adwoa Safo (Dome-Kwabenya), from the country and Parliament for that matter. Ablakwa likened the protracted absence of Adwoa Safo to someone who was treating Ghana as a tourist destination having settled-in quite well in the United States. …

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Ofori-Atta would be in a 6×6 jail cell for standard NPP has set for Ato Forson – Twum Boafo

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Board, Kwadwo Twum Boafo has accused the current government of undertaking deliberate efforts to reduce the number of minority members in the current parliament of Ghana. According to Twum Boafo, the ruling New Patriotic Party has resorted to prosecuting four minority MPs in …

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