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Stop The Lies – Afia Schwarzenegger Criticizes Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang Over Free SHS Policy Claim
Ghanaian socialite Afia Schwarzenegger has publicly criticized National Democratic Congress (NDC) running mate, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, for her comments about the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy. In a video shared by Afia Schwarzenegger, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang asserted, “I want you all to understand that when we talk about Free SHS, we [NDC] started it.” Afia Schwarzenegger challenged this…
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Tailor convicted for stealing from church offertory box
A 35-year-old tailor accused of dishonestly appropriating an unspecified amount of money from the offertory box of Star of the Sea Catholic Church has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court. Moses Vincent, on a second occasion, allegedly stole an envelope containing GH₵600 placed on the Church altar. Vincent was charged with two counts of unlawful entry, two counts of stealing…
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Omanhene of Sampa Sues Dormaahene, Bono House Of Chiefs Over Alleged Sabotage of Gazette Process
Tolee Samgba Gyafla II, the Omanhene of Sampa, has initiated legal action against Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, the Omanhene of Dormaa and President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs. The lawsuit, filed in the Kumasi High Court, accuses Agyemang Badu II of deliberately stalling the gazetting process of Gyafla II at the National House of Chiefs. Tolee Samgba…
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Kasoa South ECG and Police service arrest 10 people over power theft at Buduburam
The Electricity Company of Ghana in collaboration with the Police service has arrested over 10 suspected people involved in illegal connection and fake meter installation at Buduburam. The operation undertaken by ECG Kasoa South District identified over thirteen thousand fake meter installations in Kasoa, Nyanyano, Buduburam, Fetteh Kakraba, Fetteh, Akosti, Ngleshi Amanfrom and other communities. Mr Samuel Affum Mensah, Operation…
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While Ablakwa, others lobbied me for projects, U/E MPs didn’t care – Fmr Energy Ministry Chief Director
A former Chief Director at the Ministry of Energy, Mr Lawrence Apaalse has called out Members of Parliament(MPs) from the Upper East Region for failing to take advantage of his presence at the Ministry as Chief Director to lobby for projects that other MPs from other parts of the country were lobbying for. He lamented that while MPs like Samuel…
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No teacher will be left out in laptop distribution – GES boss assures
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr. Eric Nkansah, has said his outfit is working to ensure no teacher eligible for the One Teacher One Laptop Programme is denied the gadget in the ongoing nationwide distribution mop-up. He gave the assurance in Kumasi on Friday when he supervised the distribution of computer laptops for teachers, otherwise known as Teachers’…
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Bailout review: Ghana to receive $360m from IMF following board approval
Ghana has secured the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Board approval for the second review of the IMF-supported post-COVID-19 Programme for Economic Growth (PC-PEG). This allows for the immediate disbursement of SDR 269.1 million (about US$360 million) to Ghana. According to the IMF, Ghana’s performance under the programme has been generally strong. The Bretton Woods institution said in a statement on Friday: “All…
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IGP leaked tape: COP Mensah and 2 others cited for professional misconduct
Sanctions against the three implicated senior Police officers have been recommended by the majority of Parliamentary Committee members who investigated looked the leaked video that revealed a plot by senior police officers to oust the Inspector-General of Police. The Committee chaired by Samuel Atta Akyea of Abuakwa South, discovered that officers COP Alex George Mensah, Supt. George Lysander Asare, and…
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Dubai properties exposé: ‘We are absolutely certain’ – OCCRP Africa editor speaks
Africa Editor of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which recently published a report on alleged dirty money in Dubai, says they stand by their report despite pushback by some of the listed property owners. Beauregard Tromp, told Accra-based Asaase FM (June 28, 2024) that his outfit retained full documentation on their reports stressing that they went through…
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Former Konga CEO, Nick Imudia commits suicide
The former Chief Executive Officer of Konga, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Nick Imudia, has allegedly committed suicide in his home. According to reports, Imudia, who was until his death, the CEO of D.light, a leading innovator in the distribution and financing of residential solar energy solutions and transformational household products, reportedly killed himself on Tuesday night, June 25, by…
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