Author Archives: larryehu

Defence deal: Hanna Tetteh sold us, not NPP – Nitiwul

The Akufo-Addo government should be applauded by Ghanaians for not hiding the security deal between Ghana and the government of the United States of America contrary to what the Mahama administration did in a similar 2015 agreement, Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has said. The Bimbilla lawmaker told journalists in Accra on Wednesday, 21 March that unlike the 1998 and 2015 ...

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Boko Haram frees most of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls

Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the girls were released “unconditionally”. “No money changed hands,” he told reporters in the capital, Abuja. He added: “As of now, the number (of girls confirmed to have been released) has increased to 101.” One of the missing girls’ parents, Kachalla Bukar, said Boko Haram militants shook hands and took pictures with them before leaving. ...

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You should’ve slapped Cecilia Marfo back – Counsellor Lutterodt tells Brother Sammy

Controversial counsellor Reverend George Lutterodt says gospel musician, Brother Sammy should have slapped musician Cecilia Marfo back during her deliverance session at a praise concert in Kumasi. Renowned gospel musician who doubles as a Prophetess of God, Cecilia Marfo, held a praise concert last year at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. In the course of the event, Cecilia ...

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‘Free SHS can become another GYEEDA scandal’ – Ayariga sues Akufo-Addo gov’t

An opposition MP has dragged the Akufo-Addo administration to court over the allocation of more than seven billion cedis for development programmes. The Bawku Central MP says there are no guidelines to ensure that the multi-billion cedi funds are not abused or misused. The Akufo-Addo administration is supervising the rolling out of expensive existing and new social intervention programmes like ...

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Confed Cup: Aduana gets Fosa Juniors of Madagascar in playoffs

Ghana’s Aduana Stars will slug it out with Fosa Juniors of Madagascar in the Caf Confederation Cup playoffs. The Dormaa-based club dropped to Caf’s second-tier competition after being bundled out of the Champions League this past weekend by ES Setif of Algeria. However, they will be expected to make amends by eliminating the relatively unknown Fosa Juniors and advance to ...

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‘I think US-Zim relations will be fantastic,’ says envoy

Harare – The United States ambassador to Zimbabwe, Harry Thomas, has reportedly said that his country is willing to assist the southern African country in growing its economy and creating jobs following the resignation of ex-president Robert Mugabe last year. According to the state-owned Herald newspaper, Thomas made the remarks as he was paying a courtesy visit to Zimbabwe’s deputy president Constantino Chiwenga this ...

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African nations sign largest free trade agreement since WTO

Kigali – African leaders on Wednesday signed what is being called the largest free trade agreement since the creation of the World Trade Organisation. The deal creates a continental market of 1.2 billion people, with a combined gross domestic product of more than $3.4 trillion. A major goal is to boost intra-African trade and rely less on the volatility of ...

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Ghana Airports moves to service loans secured for Terminal 3 project

Ghana Airports Company Ltd says it has already commenced repayment of loans secured for the $250 million Terminal 3 project at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The project is a capital investment project by the Ghana Airports Company limited to enhance infrastructure at the international airport in the country. Speaking to JoyBusiness on a tour of the new terminal which ...

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