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Wealth amassed by Sir John within three years was too much – Obiri Boahen

Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen has slammed the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission for amassing too many properties within the short period he was an appointee. Nana Obiri Boahen believes that if the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, could …

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June 4 armed demo: Captain Smart ‘exposed’ by WhatsApp conversation

Captain Smart, host of Onua FM Morning Show, is on record to have said he is not aware of any letter by his group, #FixTheCountry Movement, notifying the Ghana Police Service of a planned demonstration on Saturday, June 4, in which they [protestors] requested to hold weapons and to hire …

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VIDEO: Body of boy struck by lightning moved for burial after Nogokpo priest performs rituals

The body of a 17-year-old who is alleged to have suffered a lightning strike in the Ho municipality has been moved for burial after being left in the open for over 24 hours. The boy, identified as Emmanuel Doli, a former student of the Sokode Senior High Technical School, was …

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Head of Nigeria’s Methodist Church freed by kidnappers

Nigeria’s senior most Methodist Church leader has been released by kidnappers barely 24-hours after he was abducted. The Prelate, his Eminence Samuel Uche, was kidnapped along with two other clerics by unknown gunmen on the Lokpa axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday, May 29. He was released along …

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I feel disrespected by leadership of GFA – Nii Odartey Lamptey

Former Black Stars player, Nii Odartey Lamptey has said he felt ‘disrespected’ by successive leaders of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for their failure to acknowledge his role in taking the sport to a next level. The one-time FIFA U-17 World Cup winner believes he has been continuously unrecognized, snubbed …

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Cedi has depreciated by 15.8% – BoG Governor

Bank of Ghana Governor Ernest Addison has said developments in global capital markets, combined with internal challenges that resulted in the rating downgrade of Ghana’s economy, have played out to exacerbate price and exchange rate pressures in the domestic economy. The Ghana cedi, he noted, came “under severe pressure in the first …

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Four Ghanaian players who were abandoned by their fathers

  Child neglect is a societal problem which occurs mostly when the parents split up. When there is a divorce, in most cases, the men tend to abandon their children leaving all responsibilities on the women. It happens in many societies and Ghana is no exception. Some Ghanaian players struggled …

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It was really tough when I was released by Chelsea – Rak-Sakyi

Teenage English-born Ghanaian winger Jeserun Rak-Sakyi has  recounted how he was let go by Chelsea after they West London club deemed him not good enough. The 19 year old says that it was very difficult as all he knew was Chelsea and all of a sudden he had been rejected …

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Student nearly lynched by Watchdog C’ttee members while returning from evening classes

A 17- year-old form three pupil at Breman Nwomaso in the Central Region has escaped death after the Community’s watchdog Committee members nearly lynched him while returning from evening classes around 10pm. According to the victim, he and his colleagues were returning from evening classes when they met over ten …

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