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Mahama calls for probe into murder of Kenya’s electoral commission IT Manager

Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his condolence to the family of slained Kenya’s electoral commission ICT Manager Chris Msando and called for investigations into the murder. Mr Mahama who is in Kenya as the leader of a 15 member election observer mission composed of eminent persons from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean and Pacific regions made the call ...

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UK issues alert on possible terror attack in Ghana

A security alert released by the UK government indicating an imminent terrorist attack has settled on the minds of Ghanaians. On Thursday, August 3, the alert from their website indicated, “terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in Ghana. While there have been no recent attacks in Ghana, terrorist groups in West Africa have demonstrated their capability and ...

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Ibrahim Mahama hot over road, bauxite contracts

The troubles of Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Mahama, have deepened, as he has been dragged to court a day after the Northern Regional Minister abrogated a road contract awarded to him. Firebrand Brong-Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC, has filed a suit against Mr Ibrahim Mahamar over the ...

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Free SHS funding not sustainable – IEA

The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) says the NPP government’s source of funding for the Free SHS program is not sustainable. The government has announced that its much touted Free Senior High School policy will commence in September this year. The policy will, however, be enjoyed by only students who pass their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The Minister of ...

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I’m glad justice has been served – Marwako victim

Evelyn Boakye, the victim of the Marwako assault case, has said she is now satisfied that justice has been served. Boakye told Accra-based Kasapa FM that “I went in for justice from the beginning of the case and justice has to be served. If the nine months jail sentence is what is justice for Jihad Chaaban to pay for what ...

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African men getting sterile as sperm count declines

Scientists have found a 72 per cent decline in sperm count in African men over the past 50 years says a study. It was published in the African Health Sciences, June 2017 issue, made available to the Ghana News Agency. Dr Pallav Sengupta, the Head of Physiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Lincoln University College, Malaysia said: “This is a threat ...

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Duncan-Williams is apolitical – Sammens

The Founder of the Action Chapel International Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams is apolitical but passionate about national leadership, one of his avowed supporters Samuel Attah Mensah has said. According to the CITI FM CEO, claims that the influential preacher has an affinity for the National Democratic Congress are baseless. “ If there is any pastor that suffered under the leadership of ...

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I’m “exceedingly impressed” with Akufo-Addo – Sammens

The Chief Executive Officer of Accra-based Citi FM, Samuel Attah-Mensah, has described as phenomenal the first six-month of president Akufo-Addo. According to him, the Akufo-Addo led government has started on the right footing and in no time it will fix the challenges faced by the country’s economy. “The President has impressed me exceedingly; abundantly and more than you can wish ...

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Ghanaians happy with Galamsey fight – Tijaniyya leader

The President and Leader of the Tijaniyya Muslim Council of Ghana, Sheikh Khalifa Abul-Faidi Abdulai Ahmad Maikano, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for not relenting in his fight against the illegal mining phenomenon, known as ‘galamsey’. According to Sheikh Khalifa Maikano, “we hail and appreciate your efforts in combating the menace of galamsey in the country. And, if ...

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