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I left Roc Nation for more 0ne-on-one time – Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey’s looking to downsize and try something new — that’s the real reason she’s parted ways with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, not any personal feud … TMZ has learned. Sources close to the situation tell us … Mariah prefers to work with a smaller team where she has more personal time with managers, and Jay’s powerhouse agency has a more ...

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Ecobank to launch US$300m fixed rate reset tier-2 sustainability notes

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading Pan-African banking group with banking operations in 33 countries has notified the Nigerian Exchange Limited, the Ghana Stock Exchange and the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières that it is seeking to raise US$300 million from the international debt capital markets through the issuance of tier-2 qualifying Sustainability ...

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Vetting: Egyapa Mercer’s approval as Deputy Energy Minister frozen

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has suspended the approval of Mr Andrew Egyapa Mercer as a Deputy Energy Minister nominee. Class News’ parliamentary correspondent, Charles Akrofi, reported on Tuesday, 8 June 2021, that sources within the Committee say the Minority side proposed the suspension of Mr Mercer’s approval because they wanted to clearly understand his position on the PDS deal. ...

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IFEST commends MoE for NSAT introduction

The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) has commended the Ministry of Education for its proposal to introduce a National Standards Assessment Test (NSAT) and implement it this year. IFEST believes that tracking students’ performance in addition to monitoring the fidelity of the implementation of a standards-based curriculum is key to ensuring an improvement in learning outcomes. NSAT, according to IFEST, ...

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Go ahead and protest – Supreme Court to #FixtheCountry convenors

A five-member panel of the Supreme Court has said there is “no subsisting order” preventing #fixtheCountry protesters to apply for demonstration. The Supreme court in its ruling said the indefinite order that stops the applicants from demonstrating is quashed. The court added that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction when it gave that definite order restricting the applicants from demonstrating. ...

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Ghana needs lawyers with “bold spirits” – MountCrest Rector

The Rector of MountCrest University College, (MountCrest), Mrs. Irene Ansa-Asare Horsham has challenged law students to learn to be bold and assertive as they prepare to become legal practitioners, since Ghana needs law graduates who can speak truth to power and uphold Ghana’s motto, ‘Freedom and Justice’. Borrowing the words of the venerable English Judge, Lord Denning, the MountCrest Rector ...

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ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting

Law enforcement agencies say they have arrested hundreds of criminals around the world in a three-year operation, using a secure messaging app run by the American FBI. The operation, jointly conceived by Australia and the FBI, saw the app ANOM secretly distributed among criminals, allowing police to monitor their conversations without their knowledge. It has led to arrests in 18 ...

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