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E-levy cake was a gift – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said the E-levy spelt cake he cut during his 65th birthday was a gift from a businessman who is not even a family remember nor affiliated to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to him, his intent was not to provoke Ghanaians as it is being speculated by some social media users. Some Ghanaians ...

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E-levy: ‘Yentua’ demo today

The demonstrators are expected to converge at the Obra Spot where the march will commence through the Kwame Nkrumah Avenue through Farisco, Striking Force, the Kinbu Road, the Octagon, the National Theatre through the AU Roundabout and finally end at the Parliament House. The Police said the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) will deploy personnel to assist with traffic ...

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Ghana Card is now e-passport – ICAO declares

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has given its seal of approval for Ghana’s national Identity Card, the Ghana Card to be recognized globally as a valid e-passport Thus, holders of the Ghana Card as well as its future biometric equivalents can present it as official documentation at all 197 (ICAO) compliant countries and 44,000 airports worldwide and board flights ...

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#FixTheCountry declines to join NDC’s E-levy demo

The #FixTheCountry Movement has declined a request by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to join its impending demonstration against the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy). The Movement in a statement said it has received an invitation from the NDC on Friday, February 4, 2022 to joined their proposed E-levy demonstration scheduled for Thursday, February 10, 2022. They have however, catalogued ...

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“Coup Leaders Are Even Better Than The ECOWAS Leaders” – Kwesi Pratt ‘Bites’

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper has expressed his disappointment in ECOWAS leaders after another coup d’état in Burkina Faso. “I’m so disappointed in the ECOWAS leaders…the coup leaders are even better than them. Currently, over 70 percent of Burkina Faso are now under the control of Islamic insurgents; were the ECOWAS leaders asleep when that was happening?” he queried ...

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Ghana Tech Lab advises youth to prioritize mentorship

The Business Development Associate at Ghana Tech Lab, Ibrahim Halidu, has said the youth cannot achieve success without the guidance of mentors. According to him, mentors are highly experienced people with the expertise they need to develop themselves and their businesses. He was speaking during a webinar organized by the Ghana Mentorship Network under the auspices of Ghana Tech Lab ...

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2022 Spelling Bee: First Lady applauds 10-year-old champion

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has applauded 10-year-old N’Adom Aboagyewaa Darko-Asare, a 5th grader at DPS International School, for winning the 2022 Spelling Bee competition. “She exhibited sheer brilliance and calm determination to emerge champion,” Mrs Akufo-Addo said in a statement. Ms Darko-Asare spelt the word, “BATHYPELAGIC” to emerge the champion in this year’s event to beat the First runner-up Nii ...

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Exhibit genuine sense of reconciliation as you return – UEW Council Chair to Avoke

The Council of the University of Education Winneba has reinstated Professor Mawutor Avoke as Vice chancellor of the University following the judgment of the High Court. The Council had earlier said it will respect the judgement of the court in full. The chairman of the University’s council in a personal note to Professor Avoke urged him to genuinely pursue reconciliation ...

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Bawumia, NAPO ticket scary for NDC – Atubiga

A former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Stephen Atubiga has noted shivers have been sent down the spines of his former political party over a possible Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ticket for the 2024 elections. According to him, the NDC leadership have had sleepless nights mapping out strategies to neutralize the potency of the ...

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Black Stars players didn’t bring ‘juju, mallams’ to camp – GFA

The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, (GFA), Henry Asante-Twum has dismissed claims that some players in the senior national team, the Black Stars, brought with them black magic popularly known as juju, during the AFCON tournament in Cameroon. The Black Stars embarrassingly exited the tournament at the group stage without winning a single match. It is the worst ...

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