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Stranded: Egyptian travel blogger trapped in Sudan conflict

When Ahmed El-Badawy woke up to the sound of gunfire and heavy artillery in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, the Egyptian travel content creator did not think he would soon be stranded in a flat with little food or water and unable to leave. It was around 9 am on April 15 …

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The 1896 medal Queen Victoria gave to Ghanaian soldiers who fought in a war

Decorating servicemen and women with honours have long been a tradition of colonial and post-colonial regimes. These specially made medallions are usually embossed with seals, images, and dates to depict the very occasion for which they are given to the brave men and women who earn the right to be …

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DDEP: Top Nigerian bank slows down on lending in Ghana after losing billions

Top Nigerian bank group, Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, has announced plans to slow down on lending and bond trading in Ghana following a $77 million (N35.6 billion) impairment in its West African subsidiary. The banking group said that it will instead focus its activities on Nigeria and other high-yielding …

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Ghana misses out on Top 10 alcohol-consuming countries in Africa, Tunisia leads

The drinking habits on the African continent may vary from country to country but it’s turning out to be that there are some shockers in the forerun as countries with high alcoholic consumption. Attitudes towards alcohol consumption may differ in countries likewise religious beliefs about consuming alcohol may also differ …

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‘For the first time in my life, I borrowed money to pay tax to the government’ – Yonny Kulendi

His Lordship Yonny Kulendi of the Supreme Court of Ghana has bemoaned the challenges facing public servants in Ghana. In a recent speech, he highlighted the pressure that comes with being a public servant explaining that people in the community assume holding a big position in government automatically meant one is well-to-do. …

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FLASHBACK: How Ghana’s central bank was formed in the 1950s

Across the world, central banks play key roles in developing policies, regulation, and the management of a country’s finances, assets and other related securities. For Ghana, what many know as the Bank of Ghana did not only start from the idea of being a Central Bank in the 1950s. According to a …

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Kwame Ato Asare Ani and his accomplices finally arrested in Enchi

The prime suspect in the viral video abusing police officers at a galamsey site at Axim in the Western Region, Kwame Ato Asare Ani, aged 21, has been arrested together with two other suspects; Williams Kwofie aged 17 and Emmanuel Kojo Bronie aged 17. The three suspects were arrested at …

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The tragic death of two heroic police officers in 1998, Kwaku Ninja and Taller’s story

They were two of the Ghana Police Service’s notable officers until the icy hands of death snatched them in November 1998. The shock, disbelief and anguish that gutted the Service, and the entire nation, could literally be felt on the skin. Owusu Sekyere, popularly known as ‘Kwaku Ninja’, and Jerry Wornu, …

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Don’t rest in peace; arise and strike some people with strange illnesses – Schwarzenegger pleads on father’s grave

Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, popularly known as Afia Schwarzenegger, has run to her late father for help amid her many woes. The controversial Ghanaian socialite visited her father’s grave where she made a passionate plea to him to teach her detractors an unforgettable lesson. She has asked her late father not to …

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Police Inspector allegedly behind murder of lady shot 5 times in Kumasi – Report

Samson Kwame Nyamekye, Peace FM’s Ashanti regional correspondent, has alleged that a police inspector is behind the murder of a lady known as Maadwoa, who was shot to death in Adum, Kumasi. According to him, information available to him showed that the said inspector worked with the police SWAT unit …

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