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Free SHS: Gov’t announces monitoring team

The Ministry of Education has announced a monitoring team to oversee government’s flagship education program – Free SHS. The team include representatives from the National Ambulance Service, National Fire Service, National Security, school heads and Auditors. The minister of education Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh announced this at a consultative meeting held with heads of senior high schools. Government on Thursday, ...

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NDC left an empty warehouse, GHC40m debt at NADMO – Agyeman-Prempeh

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has revealed that it is indebted to its suppliers to the tune of GH¢40 million which is the reason they are unable to swiftly respond to emergencies in recent times. According to the Director General, Eric Nana Agyeman-Prempeh, the said amount was what his outfit succeeded from the previous administration with an empty warehouse ...

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Obinim helped me when I was facing challenges – Kumchacha

The founder and leader of Heaven’s Gate Ministry International, Prophet Nicholas Osei aka Kumchacha has confessed that the only pastor who helped him when his house was gutted by fire in 2013 was Bishop Daniel Obinim of the International Godsway Church. According to him, all his pastor friends abandoned him when he was left with virtually nothing because at the ...

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Akufo-Addo visits Nigeria today

President Akufo-Addo will leave for Nigeria today, August 1 on an official visit. He has been invited by the Acting President of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as a special guest of honour for the graduation ceremony of Nigeria’s National Defense College. According to the Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, the President will return later today after the ceremony. ...

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Ricketts-Hagan projects GH¢140 billion debt by current gov’t

A former Deputy Finance Minister has projected a national debt figure under the current administration that will far exceed the previous administration’s figure after four years. Kweku Ricketts-Hagan believes if the current borrowing pattern under the Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration continues, Ghana’s debt stock in 2020 will exceed 2016 figures by at least GH¢18 billion. “Since they came to office, the ...

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Kwesi Ahwoi to contest for NDC flag-bearer position

Posters of Mr. Kwesi Ahwoi for Presidential Candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has popped up and flooded social media. Although the NDC has not opened nominations yet, some bigwigs and other members of the party have shown their interest in taking flag-bearer position to lead the party, the National Democratic Congress in 2020. Last three months, similar ...

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Free SHS students to get 4 core textbooks in first year

The Government will provide four core textbooks for all first-year students when the Free Senior High School (SHS) takes off next September, Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, announced on Monday. Additionally, there will also be “one hot meal a day for day students.” In a Mid-Year Review of the 2017 Budget, presented to the House, Mr Ofori-Atta said in order ...

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Finance Minister presents mid-year budget review today

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, will present his midyear Budget Review and Economic Planning to Parliament Monday, July 31, 2017. The presentation is in fulfilment of the constitutional mandate requiring the Minister to give an account of the performance of the economy before the commencement of the second half of the year. The Presentation today will not see a request ...

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Owusu Bempah fights Otabil

Leader and founder of Glorious Word Power Ministry International (GWPMI), Reverend Owusu Bempah, has sent a strong warning to the General Overseer of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, for calling Christians who follow some prophets foolish. Rev. Owusu Bempeh accused the ICGC leader of describing Christians who give huge sums of money as offering to prophets just ...

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NPP losing ground in Northern Region – Party Chairman warns

The Northern Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Daniel Bugri Naabu, has accused the party’s MPs in the region of fomenting trouble in the governing party. According to him the MPs are behind the rejection of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s District Chief Executive nominees for some areas in the region. Addressing party functionaries at the Northern Regional Delegates’ conference ...

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