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Chiana-Paga Constituents Root For Francis Abirigo

February 6, 2023

Some constituents in the Chiana-Paga Constituency in the Upper East Region are rooting for Mr. Francis Abirigo, a staff of Zoomlion Ghana Ltd, to contest the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to them, Mr. Abirigo is the best person to represent the constituency as the Member of Parliament (MP), considering […]Continue Reading

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Education Minister Dodges Grilling

February 6, 2023

The much-anticipated meeting of the Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, following an invitation by the Education Committee of Parliament to answer questions on allegations of corruption in the school placement exercise in 2022,could not come on last Thursday, February 2, as planned. This is because the minister failed to show up after adequate preparations […]Continue Reading

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NLA’s Dr. Gyamfi-Osew Installed As ‘Sompahene’ Of Okuapeman

February 6, 2023

Dr. George E. Gyamfi-Osew, the Director of Operations at the National Lottery Authority (NLA), has been installed as “Sompahene’’of Okuapemanbecause of his selflessness and contributions to the development of area. The chieftaincy title was conferred on him by the Okuapeman Traditional Councilon Wednesday, February 18, 2023 at a colorful ceremony. He is an accomplished Continue Reading

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Lawyer Charged With $400,000 Fraud

February 6, 2023

A private legal practitioner, Elis Kwame Quashigah, has been arrested and charged for allegedly defrauding an economist working with the African Development Bank to the tune of $400, 000. The embattled lawyer Quarshigah, who was arraigned on Friday, February 3, 2023, was slapped with six charges, to wit defrauding by false pretenses, four counts of […]Continue Reading

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Information Minister Strangely ‘Missing’

February 6, 2023

The current loud silence by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has set tongues wagging, as to what might have caused the eloquent young politician’s sudden quietness on all airwaves. Mr. Oppong Nkrumah, who is the chief spokesperson of the government, went into hibernation for the better part of last year, and even this […]Continue Reading

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Angry Gwira Traditional Council Bans Okobeng Mines

February 2, 2023

The Gwira Traditional Council in the Western Region has petitioned the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to probe the activities of Okobeng Mining Company Limited on their lands,and uphold the council’s decision to ban the mining firm from undertaking any mining activities in their area. According to the council, the traditional leaders have resolved […]Continue Reading

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Mahama Rules Out Duffuor As President

January 31, 2023

Former President John Dramani Mahama is subtly shooting down the possibility of a former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, becoming president in his life-time because age is not on his side Mr. Mahama explained that, with the African population largely youthful, the aged have no business staying or becoming presidents. Speaking at a forum at […]Continue Reading

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Small-Scale Mining Shoots Up Gold Export By 30%

January 31, 2023

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has disclosed that Ghana’s gold export has significantly increased by 30 percent, because of increased volumes from small scale mining in the country. Addressing a press conference during the 110th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in Accra on Monday, January 30, Dr. Ernest Addison said, “Gold export increased […]Continue Reading

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SHS Placement Fraud: Education Minister, Myself Must Take The Blame

January 31, 2023

The immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has said allegations of fraud in the 2022 Computerised Selection School Placement System (CSSPS)exercise should be blamed solely on the Education Minister and himself. According to the former GES boss, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum and himself were the only ones given access Continue Reading

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Over 30,000 Passports Uncollected

January 31, 2023

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is urging the public, especially those who applied for passports sometime ago, to go for them at their various centres. According to the ministry, its centres have in excess of 30, 000 printed passports gathering dust at its Accra and Kumasi centres yet to be collected. In […]Continue Reading