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Fuel prices drop again; petrol, diesel down by about 5%

February 16, 2023

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) have started reducing prices of petroleum products at the pumps from today, February 16, 2023. This is the second time fuel prices have been reduced this year. GOIL has reduced its prices. A litre of petrol is going for ¢14.50. This represents almost 5 percent reduction from the previous price. […]Continue Reading

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Akufo-Addo reconstitutes Hajj Board, Ben Abdallah Banda leads new team

February 16, 2023

President Akufo-Addo has reconstituted the National Hajj Board. The move sees former Offinso South legislator, Ben Abdallah Banda as the board’s new chairman. Ben Abdallah Banda is the new Hajj Board Chairman He is currently the Presidential Coordinator for Zongo and Inner-Cities development. Alhaji Banda takes over from former Chairman, Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe (I.C.) Quaye. Continue Reading

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We will resist any attempt to amend Audit Service Act – Dr. Kojo Asante

February 16, 2023

Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement, CDD-Ghana, Dr. Kojo Pumpuni Asante, has indicated his organisation’s resolve to resist any attempt by the Attorney-General to amend the Audit Service Act. This follows the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, describing the publication of the covid-19 audit report as premature and unconstitutional. He argues that the report Continue Reading

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Resign Or We Push You Out

February 16, 2023

The woes of the embattled Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, are far from over, following the embarrassing corruption issues linked to his office in the 2021 “School Placement ForSale” scandal. Even before the dust could settle, a ranking member of the Education Select Committee of Parliament is urging the minister to resign honourablyand […]Continue Reading

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Fire Guts Structures At Old Fadama

February 16, 2023

Barely a month after fire gutted several structures at the Timber Market at Moose, near Ofankor, in the Ga North Municipality, similar fire has engulfed another timber market, also in the Greater Accra Region. Yesterday’s fire, The Anchor gathered, occurred close to the Timber Market at Old Fadama, popularly called Sodom and Gomorrah, in the […]Continue Reading

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Builsa South MP Donates Delivery Kits To Health Centre

February 16, 2023

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South Constituency, Dr.Clement Apaak,has donated a set of brand-new delivery kits to a critical health facility in the area to facilitate smooth health delivery. The donation was made to the Kasiesa CHIPS Compound on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at a brief ceremony. Presenting the items on behalf of the […]Continue Reading

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Bond market: Market turnover rises 93.5% to ¢1.33bn

February 14, 2023

Market activity on the bond market rebounded sharply, as total volumes of Government  bonds increased by 93.5% week-on-week to ¢1.33 billion as the government concluded the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. According to trading results, total turnover of Government of Ghana bonds rose 93.5% to ¢1.33 billion. The October 2024, June 2025, November 2026 and June […]Continue Reading

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My Lover Is Now My Enemy

February 14, 2023

The former Chief Justice, Madam Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo, has described the on-going Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), rejected by pensioner bondholders, as a lover who turns out to become an enemy because of his deceitful ways. According to her, the situation is unpleasant and will simply term it as not just a case of […]Continue Reading

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Ahanta Traditional Council Endorses Labianca Owner

February 14, 2023

The Ahanta Traditional Council in the Western Region has officially endorsed the selection and subsequent appointment of Nana Akwanzi Abroba IV, a chief of Princess Town,as the new acting president of the council. The new acting president, prior to her appointment, was known in private life as Madam Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh, the owner of […]Continue Reading

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Don’t Deal With Impostors On Otano Lands

February 13, 2023

The AwkraboyeDoku Family of Atrekor-We in Teshie, a large suburb of Accra, has warned the public to avoid dealing with individuals who are not legally authorized to conduct any land renegotiation involving the Otano lands,located at Adjiringanor and Adentan Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. According to the family, it has observed that some individuals […]Continue Reading