Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started increasing the prices of petroleum products at the pumps. The marginal increase is due to the depreciation of the cedi and the slight increase in the price of crude oil. It is the first in about a month. The prices are, however, slightly lower at some OMCs. Now,...
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50 women abducted by suspected rebels in Burkina Faso
Gunmen abducted some 50 women in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Soum on January 12 and 13, the government says. Armed men seized the women as they were picking wild fruit outside the village of Liki, about 15 kilometres from the town of Aribinda, and in another district west of the town. According to local...
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Darul Ulum AL-Islamiya holds its third annual graduation ceremony.
The Darul Ulum Al-Islamiya on Saturday 14th of January 2023. held its third annual graduation ceremony at Kasoa in the Central Region. This event took place on the premises of the school with portions of the Qur’an recited by the graduates. Special guest of honor, chief Alhaji Tanko Pro Umar thanked the leadership of the...
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Debt exchange not just about people’s investment but lives and livelihoods – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has asked the government to tread carefully with its debt exchange programme. According to them, the impact of the policy will be dire on the bondholders, should the government proceed with it in its current form. The leader of the caucus, Mr Haruna Iddrissu, addressing a press conference in Parliament on...
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Gov’t extends Debt Exchange Programme yet again; to Jan. 31
The government has yet again extended the Domestic Debt Exchange (DDE) Programme. This will be the second extension given after agitations among individual bondholders to sign on to the Programme. The decision is to allow the government to further engage with these bondholders. The government had initially extended subscription to the Programme from Friday, December...
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Police officer, wife & 3-month old baby burnt to death in A/R
An officer with the Anti-Robbery Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has been killed after fire gutted his residence at Apromase in the Ashanti Region. Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi, together with his wife, Yaa Achiaa, and their three-month old baby were burnt to death in the disaster said to have occurred Sunday night. It is unclear...
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Bawumia is NPP’s best chance for 2024 victory – Finder Editor
The Editor of the Finder newspaper, Elvis Darko, says the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is the best chance the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has to win the 2024 elections. Speaking on Prime Morning Wednesday, January 11th 2022, Mr Darko said Bawumia is the best candidate the NPP can field considering he has been...
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Ignore the naysayers and build the Cathedral to the glory of God – Anglican Archbishop implores Akufo-Addo
The Metropolitan Archbishop of the Anglican Church for the province of West Africa, Rev. Dr Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to complete the National Cathedral before he leaves office. He said the President’s resolve to complete the controversial project shows his commitment to God. Speaking at the Second Presidential New...
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Police arrest 17-year-old boy for impregnating 10 ladies
Nigeria’s Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy, identified as Noble Uzuchi over the impregnation of 10 ladies. The suspect was nabbed alongside his accomplice, Chigozie Ogbonna, a 29-year-old man. According to the law enforcement authorities, the two suspects, and two other ladies, Favour Bright, 30; and Peace Alikoi, 40 were allegedly running a baby factory....
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Assistant Headmaster shot in the eye while easing himself in a bush at Ekumfi
Classes came to a halt when teachers of Ekumfi Akra Methodist Basic school in the Central Region heard the news that a 35-year-old assistant headmaster of the school is battling for his life after he was shot in a bush near a teachers’ bungalow. A yet-to-be-identified assailant fired live bullets on Shadrach Frimpong while he was attending...