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Over 500 students of Kumasi Technical Institute sent home for misconduct

Authorities at the Kumasi Technical Institute have sent more than 500 students home due to misconduct and violation of school rules. The students involved according to a citinewsroom.com were all residing in the boarding house and allegedly caused damage to school properties during a rampage on May 17. While school …

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LIVESTREAMING: Vetting of Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo

The Appointment Committee of Parliament is grilling Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, the nominee for Chief Justice, in a crucial vetting process, today, Friday, May 26, 2023. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo put forward Justice Gertrude Torkornoo’s name for the esteemed position in April 2023. The President’s nomination aimed to …

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I ‘take care’ of Akufo-Addo – NDC woman

Communication Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Margaret Ansei has said that she has the right to hold the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo responsible because she takes care of him with her contributions as a taxpayer. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Thursday, May 25, 2023, the NDC Communicator called out …

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I could have exercised better judgment in my choice of words – Kpessa-Whyte apologises to Supreme Court

Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, a Research Fellow with the History and Politics Department of the Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana, has apologized to the Supreme Court of Ghana over his statement describing the Supreme Court as stupid. Kpessa-Whyte, who is an ardent member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in a statement sighted …

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Religion is anti-critical thinking: Class 4 textbook lists ‘negative effects’ of Christianity

A primary four history textbook has become the center of discussions after it emerged that it had content that in many parts listed disadvantages of religion, specifically of Christianity. The book, History of Ghana for Basic Schools, Learner’s Book 4, was authored by Francis Benjamin Appiah and Henry David Appiah. …

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Wild reactions as Pete Edochie shake hands with Ooni of Ife

Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has left tongues wagging after a video of him meeting the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi emerged on social media. The veteran actor is seen shaking Ooni’s hand in a viral video, and this gesture has drawn conflicting emotions. Many people think the …

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China likely to seize Ghana’s mineral and electricity revenue over default of loans – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that the Chinese government would likely have access to Ghana’s mineral revenue and electricity revenue due to the government of Ghana’s failure to honour its loan agreement. According to a news report by myjoyonline.com, the fund indicated that this might happen because the government of …

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Ernest Yaw Anim of NPP wins Kumawu by-election

Ernest Yaw Anim of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been declared winner of the May 23 by-election in the Kumawu Consutituency of the Ashanti Region. The NPP polled 15,264 (70.91%) of valid votes cast as against the National Democratic Congress’ Kwasi Amankwaa who had 3,723 votes (17.29%). Kwaku Duah, …

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Ghana’s public debt reduces to GH¢434.6 billion, 71% of GDP

Ghana’s public debt stood at GH¢434.6 billion as of December 2022 according to the Bank of Ghana’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data for April 2023. This is a reduction of GH¢141.1 billion in the country’s public debt. This represents 71.6% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. This is a reduction …

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