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NPP polls: Chaos at New Juaben North over “missing forms

There was confusion Saturday morning at the New Juaben North constituency office of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) after executives of the party failed to open nomination for the polling station elections. Over one hundred members of the party became stranded at the party office which was locked denying …

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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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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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NAGRAT strike looms over deletion of names of teachers from payroll

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) will soon go on strike unless names of teachers deleted from the government’s payroll unfairly are restored. This has been hinted by NAGRAT President Angel Carbonou. Speaking to journalists in Accra on Thursday, February 17, 2022, the NAGRAT leader described the reasons given …

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‘The beef turn Burger’ – Sam George makes peace with Shatta Wale over kissing row

Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, and Ningo Prampram MP, Sam Nartey George, have squashed their ‘24-hour’ long beef on social media. The two have been going on a back and forth following a viral video in which Shatta was seen kissing one of his team members. In the video which has been …

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Ghana driver unions divided over proposed transport fares

Driver unions in Ghana are sharply divided as a section of the unionized coalition has broken ranks to announce a 30 percent increment in the fares despite an engagement with the government. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) for instance has announced that commuters should expect an increment in …

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Concern ahead of Ghana’s clash with Nigeria as attacker Daniel-Kofi Kyere sweats over fitness

Ghana international, Daniel-Kofi Kyere is sweating to stay fit ahead of Ghana’s all-important clash against Nigeria in the final phase of the African qualifiers to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The FC St. Pauli man was one of the bright spots at the end of Ghana’s shambolic showing at the …

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Snakes, weeds, miscreants have taken over Trade Fair site – MP laments

The sorry state of the Trade Fair centre redevelopment project has left some residents and their Member of Parliament (MP) in the La-Dadekotopon Constituency of the Greater Accra Region seething with anger over the manner the project has been abandoned by the government. According to the MP, since the Trade …

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Minority files motion for Agyeman Manu’s removal over Sputnik V vaccines

The Minority in Parliament has filed a motion for a vote of censure against Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu over his role in the procurement of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia through a middleman. Parliament Wednesday by consensus adopted the report of the committee which indicted the Minister of failing …

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Farmer attempts suicide after shooting wife over sex

A 31-year-old farmer has been nabbed by the Adansi Nyakumase police for attempting to kill his wife, 21-year-old Doris Amoah. Charles Soglo’s defence is that his wife, with whom he shares the same bed, has for some time refused to have sexual intercourse with him. He confessed that on the …

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