Ten persons have reportedly been arrested in a joint police-military operation in the late hours of Thursday, February 23 after a gun battle ensued between two feuding factions at Wenchiki in the Chereponi District following the installation of a new Nagbandi chief. The suspects have been locked up at the Chereponi District Police Station. Conflicting...
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‘Cut your salary and I’ll reduce mine’ – Stephen Amoah tells Ato Forson
The Deputy Minister-designate for Trade and Industry, Dr Stephen Amoah, says he will sacrifice his salary as a contribution to dealing with the prevailing economic crisis only if the Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, is also willing to cut his salary. The Minority Leader, Dr Ato Forson during the vetting of the Nhyiaeso MP...
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Our pillar of support is gone – Becky’s Orphanage Home on Atsu’s passing
Director of Becky’s Orphanage Home Seth Asiedu expressed his sorrow over the passing of Christian Atsu, whom he referred to as the “pillar of support” for the orphanage. Atsu, a former player for the Black Stars, had been involved with the orphanage since 2016, providing assistance to uplift the spirits of the orphans. Atsu’s efforts...
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MPs dance ‘agbadza’ as Parliament commemorates 30 years of democracy
It is not just another day in Parliament. Today’s scenes are colorful as the House commemorates 30 years of Ghana’s democracy. In Parliament on this occasion are statesmen including past and present Speakers and legislators. Some other special guests were also invited. A spectacle, however, ensued when the choir performed a musical interlude. It is...
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You deny poor pensioners their money and quote the Bible? – Bolga Central MP asks Ofori-Atta
The Bolgatanga Central MP, Isaac Adongo appears to have had enough of the Finance Minister’s incessant biblical quotations during every address to the nation. Ken Ofori-Atta appeared before Parliament on Thursday to brief the legislators about the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme and as has become the norm, he concluded his statement with a quotation...
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Mankessim murder: Police conclude investigations, await advice from AG
The Ghana Police Service has completed investigations into the killing of Georgina Asor Botwe, a 25-year-old prospective student nurse at Mankessim. The police are however awaiting further directions from the Attorney General’s Office, where the docket on the case has been sent. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Daniel Gadzo, the prosecutor, updated the Cape Coast...
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Your continuous picketing over DDEP unnecessary – Ofori-Atta to pensioners
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has tagged the continuous picketing by pensioner bondholders for an exemption from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme as unnecessary. He maintains that the voluntary exercise has concluded and that the government will honour its obligations to bondholders, including retirees who voluntarily opted not to participate in the programme. For the...
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Titus Glover refutes allegation that politicians are behind Bawku conflict
Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Member of Parliament for Tema East, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover has debunked allegation that politicians are fueling the Bawku conflict. Titus Glover admitted in an interview with Johnnie Hughes on 3FM Sunrise Morning Show that it is a fact that in Bawku, the Mamprusies...
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Over 160k without schools as Computerized School Placement opened
The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana TVET Service on Wednesday released this year’s Computerized School Placement exercise with a total of 372,780 out of the 538,399 candidates who qualified to be placed successfully placed, representing 69.24 percent. However, 165,619 qualified candidates, representing 30.76 per cent, who could not be matched with any of...
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Ofori-Atta hasn’t responded to pensioners’ letter but has done for other groups – Sophia Akuffo
Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has wondered why the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has failed to respond to their letter requesting for exemption of pensioners from the domestic debt exchange programme when he has done so for other groups. She says it is becoming worrying that their concerns have not been addressed by the Minister. Speaking to journalists...