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Transport fares to go up Feb. 26, GPRTU in talks with govt over percentage

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has reminded commuters to expect an increase in transport fares from Saturday, 26 February 2022. Speaking in an interview, the Union’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Imoro Abbas said they are currently engaging the government on what percentage the upward adjustment should be. “We …

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17 burnt to death as petrol tanker catches fire in Nigerian state

No fewer than 17 persons died when a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan highway in the Ogun State of Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident happened around 5 am on Friday, February 18 before the Isara bridge. The spokesperson of the FRSC in Ogun, …

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Hundreds displaced in Assin Anwiasu after heavy downpour

Hundreds of residents in Assin Anwiasu in the Assin North District of the Central Region have been displaced following a heavy downpour that destroyed a number of houses on Thursday night. Over 50 houses and properties worth millions of cedis were affected by the rainstorm.     The chief of …

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WATCH: Akufo-Addo replies question on possible coup in Ghana on France 24

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at the international media for amplifying political instability in Africa and rather going lull on similar occurrences in the West. When asked if there could be a coup in Ghana, in an interview on France 24 in Brussels, Belgium, Ghana’s leader wondered why …

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Agona Nyarkrom: Angry youth rip off palace roof in attempt to steal stool [PHOTOS]

Some angry youth of Agona Nyarkrom in the Central Region have besieged the Nana Ampiawkoko Palace and ripped off portions of its roof in a bid to steal a black stool in a protracted chieftaincy dispute. Elders of the community according to Citi News sources had to run for cover for fear …

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Ghana’s richest investor in banking is worth over US$9 million – Report

Wealthy Ghanaian businessman Daniel Ofori’s investment in Ghana’s fourth-largest bank, Societe Generale Ghana, is now worth GH¢57.9 million (US$9.03 million), owing to a rise in the firm’s shares in 2021. Societe Generale Ghana, a subsidiary of the French international investment bank Societe Generale, operates as one of 17 operational divisions …

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Otto Addo to name Duncan, Schlupp in Ghana squad to face Nigeria

Ghana coach Otto Addo is set to name Cyprus-based Kingsley Sarfo, Alfred Duncan and Jeffery Schlupp in the Black Stars squad to face Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup playoffs. The interim Black Stars coach is reported to be interested in lining up the trio to man activities from the center of the …

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Snakebites among the real issues facing teachers in rural areas — GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has acknowledged the challenges that teachers go through in Afram Plains and in all other parts of the country. These challenges include snakebites especially in rural areas and also accommodation issues. To that end, the GES said measures have been put in place to deal …

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Randy Abbey breaks silence on juju allegations in Black Stars

Former Black Stars management committee member, Randy Abbey, has broken silence on alleged spiritual machinations in the camp of the Black Stars at the 2021 African Cup of Nations. There have been a widespread allegations about the use of juju among some Black Stars players, which many Ghanaians believe is the cause of the teams …

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Snakebites kill teachers in Afram Plains

Two teachers in Afram Plains in the Eastern Region of Ghana, have died as a result of their inability to receive medical care in that part of the country after they suffered snakebites. The Basic Education Coordinator for the Afram Plains North District, Taihdu Mohammed, while speaking in an interview …

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