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GETFund scholarships scandal reveals more skeletons

The Herald’s digging of the Ghana Education Trust fund (GETFund) Scholarship scandal, which has rocked the nation is revealing deeper insight than the public had been informed about, among them are claims Education Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh and Minister of Procurement, Sarah Adwoa Sarfo, are holding some dirty secrets on the scheme. This paper is also informed party to these ...

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Ahafo Regional Minister Commends President Akufo-Addo For The Construction Of Ultra Modern Science And Technology Senior High School At Akrodie

The member of parliament for Asunafo North Constituency who doubles as the Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie has commended the first gentleman of the Republic of Ghana,H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for paying heed to his plea by given him Science and Technology second cycle institution, which is under construction at Akrodie,a suburb of Asunafo North municipality ...

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My son was a beneficiary of GETFund scholarship – Asiedu Nketia

My son was a beneficiary of GETFund scholarship – Asiedu Nketia More revelations are popping up after the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo released the list of beneficiaries of GETFund scholarship meant for ‘brilliant but needy’ students in the country. The latest is a confession by NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia who has admitted that his son was funded by the ...

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Akufo-Addo lied about oil wells – NDC

The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has disagreed with a statement by President Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) that their administration did not drill new oil wells between 2013 and 2016. According to them, records from the Petroleum Commission indicated otherwise, showing that the NDC government between 2013 and end of 2016 ...

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Coronavirus: UG lecturer backs Sammy Gyamfi over Cedi rise

An economist with the University of Ghana Business School Dr Lord Mensah has backed claims that the deadly Coronavirus could be a reason for the recent stability of the Cedi. According to him, Ghana does huge volumes of trade with China and therefore not surprising that traders may not be changing dollars for trips as a result of the situation ...

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GETfund saga: Dep. Agric Min. gives Auditor-General 24hrs to apologise

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akim Swedru and Deputy Minister of Agriculture Kennedy Nyarko Osei has given the Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo a 24-hour ultimatum to retract and apologise to him for including his name in the list GETfund beneficiaries. In a letter addressed to the Auditor-General by lawyers of the legislator Thursday, the legislator said Mr Domelevo should ...

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SONA debate: Support Akufo-Addo to do more – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged his colleague MPs and Ghanaians to support President Akufo-Addo to do more in resolving challenges confronting the nation. Mr. Nkrumah who was leading the Majority side in the debate on the state of the nation address in Accra on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, said President Akufo-Addo’s achievements and interventions so far does not ...

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Do your checks, you sued a ghost – Kevin Taylor to Ace Ankomah

It appears that Ace Kojo Anan Ankomah, the celebrated lawyer and managing partner at Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa and Ankomah (BELA), did not do due diligence in the suit he brought against Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, the social media critic. Hence, the subsequent judgement he won for being defamed by the defendant may become a point of ridicule for the respected lawyer. ...

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