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Akufo Addo sacks GTUC President

The President, H.E Nana Akufo Addo has sacked the President of Ghana Telecom University College, (GTUC) Prof. Nana Osei Darkwa from office. A letter communicating the termination of Prof. Nana Osei Darkwa’s appointment was signed by Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful dated September 25, 2017. “On behalf of H.E The President, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo, I wish ...

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Free SHS saboteurs are ‘devils’ – Chief

The Omanhene of Awutu Traditional Area, Nai Abokuadzi Agyeman Whettey Otabil III has described as ‘devils’ those against government’s free Senior High School (SHS) policy. According to him, the faceless people sabotaging and predicting failure for the policy are ‘unpatriotic’ who see nothing good in the NPP government. Nai Abokuadzi Agyeman Whettey Otabil III could not fathom why people will ...

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Increase Inadequate Funds For Judiciary – CJ Tells Gov’t

The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Sophia Akufo, has described the current budgetary allocation to the Judiciary by government as woefully inadequate. According to her, the meagre amount is not even released on time by the Executive arm of government which puts a lot of pressure on the judiciary. Justice Akufo added that there must be a total re-look at ...

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KNUST admits 13-year-old to pursue BSC Mathematics

Miss Ruth Ama Gyan-Darkwa, a 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kwadwo Gyan-Darkwa of Space Workers College, has been admitted as the youngest ever at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi. The girl, a native of Anyimon, Berekum in the Brong-Ahafo Region, and who lives at Prempeh College, Kumasi, where her father is a Senior ...

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Operation Vanguard backs extension of small scale mining ban, arrests 380 miners

The anti-illegal mining task force, Operation Vanguard has backed government’s intended decision to extend its six-month ban on small-scale mining activities because the objectives for the ban have all not been achieved. Minister of Lands and Natural Resources John Peter Amewu last week announced the intention for the extension while addressing journalists in the Amenfi East district of the Western ...

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Ghanaians react to ‘unsatisfactory’ description of the president by the New York Times

Two days ago, a health-related article was published by renowned American News Agency New York Times on obesity. The article sought to look at the causes of obesity and based their research on Ghana’s own franchise of America’s Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). In addition to indicating that having a meal at the popular restaurant was a ‘social status’ the report ...

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I’m not the only competent candidate to lead NDC – Alban Bagbin

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmaker for Nadowli /Kaleo, Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has denied claims he is the only better candidate to lead his party to recapture political power from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) The presidential hopeful is reported to have put himself as a better person ahead of other ...

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Bugri Naabu bribes group to protest against Akufo-Addo?

Tension is reportedly mounting amongst executives and some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Tamale, as a group affiliated to the party has disclosed the Northern Regional Chairman of the party, Mr. Bugri Naabu’s involvement in a plan to sabotage President Akufo-Addo’s visit to the region. The group, ‘Get All on Deck’ alleged that Bugri Naabu asked them ...

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