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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo speaks on measures taken to fight COVID-19

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is addressing the nation on measures his administration has put in place to intensify the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Today is the 28th address, and the President is expected to outline key interventions that would be implemented going forward to reduce the spread and …

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Disaster looms on White Volta as commuters board canoes without life jackets

The lives of passengers and canoe operators on Zantani River (White Volta) in the Tolon District of the Northern Region are in danger as they cross the river with weak canoes without life jackets. On a visit to the area, Adom News‘ Illiasu Abdul Rauf observed that Zantani and other communities …

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LIVESTREAMED: Joyce Blessing hosts United Showbiz on UTV

This week’s edition of United Showbiz is LIVE. Gospel Musician Joyce Blessing is in the seat as the host for this week. She will be joined by Amanda Jissih, Philipa Baafi, Kwesi Ernest, Piesie Esther and Francis Amo. Regular panellists A Plus, Bulldog and Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo are not on today’s …

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Akufo-Addo to deliver SONA on March 30

President Akufo Addo is finally set to deliver the State of the Nation Address in Parliament next week Wednesday. This is according to Habib Iddrisu, who is the Deputy Majority Whip. The President was scheduled to appear before the House last three weeks but that constitutional obligation was postponed indefinitely, a situation …

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Dr. Bawumia to speak on the economy on April 7 in Cape Coast

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will speak on the Ghanaian economy in April, his spokesperson, Dr. Gideon Boako has said. Following worsening effects on the Ghanaian economy, including price hikes on fuel and basic commodities and depreciation of the Cedi, there have been calls on the Vice President to …

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Man shoots and kills girlfriend, turns gun on himself

Limpopo police said a 26-year-old man allegedly shot dead his girlfriend in a village in Bothashoek on Sunday and later turned the gun on himself. Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the man allegedly shot 19-year-old Dimakatso Mashaba several times at her home in Dithabaneng village. “It is alleged that …

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Fitch, Moody’s downgrades put ‘severe pressure’ on cedi – BoG

The Sovereign credit rating downgrades of Ghana by Fitch and Moody’s led to “widened yield spreads on both cedi-denominated government of Ghana bonds and the country’s Eurobonds”, the Bank of Ghana has said. “These downgrades reflect market and investor concerns about fiscal and debt sustainability”, Governor Ernest Addison told journalists …

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Why Bawumia is mute on the economy – Obed Asamoah explains

Former Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Obed Yao Asamoah, has opined that the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is silent on the economy as a result of his reported presidential ambition. According to him, a realization has dawned on the Vice President that he may lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into …

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Bundesbank: War in Ukraine could slam brakes on German economy

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have knock-on effects on the German economy, slowing its growth potential and even potentially knocking it into recession at times this year, warns the country’s central bank. “The effects of the Russian invasion on Ukraine should noticeably weigh on German activity in March,” reads the …

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Nsesereso R/C Basic School pupils still sit on bare floor, stones to study

Some future leaders of the country in a farming community of Nsesereso near Dormaa Ahenkro through no fault of theirs cannot study under a convenient and congenial environment. These leaders of tomorrow, some of who could be Presidents, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Medical Doctors, Teachers, Chiefs, Businessmen and women and …

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