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New Kejetia market fire: NPP fulfils GHC100,000 promise

The traders who were affected by the Kumasi Kejetia Market fire outbreak have received a monetary donation from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the amount of GH100,000. The delegation, led by the party’s General Secretary, Lawyer Justin Frimpong Kodua, visited the affected traders on March 20, 2023, and …

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New Kejetia market fire victims appeal to NPP to fulfill their GHC100, 000 promise

Victims of the new Kejetia market fire incident have appealed to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to fulfill the pledge of GHC100, 000 they made to the traders. According to traders, the money will help them to recover some of their losses but nobody has attended to them since …

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Why pull down La General Hospital without building a new one – Mahama asks Akufo-Addo

Former President John Dramani Mahama has questioned the thought that went into President Nana Akufo-Addo’s decision to demolish what was a fully-fledged La General Hospital serving the La and surrounding communities in the Greater Accra. The hospital, which was upgraded from a Polyclinic into a General Hospital by President Mahama to expand …

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Yonny Kulendi is next Chief Justice – New report shoots down Torkornoo’s chances

The search for the next Chief Justice (CJ) to replace Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah is becoming topsy-turvy as an emerging report suggests Akufo-Addo’s former legal partner, Justice Yonny Kulendi, could be the next CJ instead of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. Earlier this week, graphic.com.gh reported that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has …

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It’s the first in my life’s history – Dampare tells Akufo-Addo at new barracks commissioning

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has described the construction of an ultra-modern barracks at Kwabenya by President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo Dankwa as unprecedented. Speaking at the commissioning of the first phase of the new facility, IGP Dampare said it is the first of its kind he …

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Akufo-Addo to appoint Gertrude Torkornoo as new Chief Justice of Ghana – Report

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reportedly pencilled in Supreme Court Judge Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as the next Chief Justice of Ghana. Justice Gertrude Torkornoo will replace Chief Justice Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, who is expected to retire on May 24, 2023, when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 years for justices …

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Akufo-Addo has signed three new tax bills into law – Information Minister

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assented into law, the three new tax bills passed by parliament late last month. This was confirmed by information minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah in an interview on April 16, 2023 with Accra-based Joy News. He told Emefa Apau on The Probe programme that the president’s lawyer Kow …

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GHS warns against new malaria parasite that kills, poses risk of severe illness

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has cautioned the public against new mosquito specie known to be deadlier and spreads malaria faster. The new strain was confirmed in March this year after samples were gathered from Tuba and Dansoman in the Greater Accra Region, Daily Graphic reports. ‘Anopheles Stephensi,’ which was first detected …

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Betting expert criticises new 10% tax on betting

Professional Gamer and betting expert Enoch Hood has shared his view on introducing a 10% tax on betting winnings in the country. Taking to Twitter, Hood said some people may turn to unlicensed or offshore betting sites to avoid paying additional taxes and it can result in an increase in …

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Sophia Akuffo reacts to Akufo-Addo’s new EC appointments

Sophia Akuffo, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, has reacted to the brouhaha surrounding the appointment of three new commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Ghana. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, March 20, 2023, swore-in three new members of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) at the Jubilee House. …

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