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September, 2023

  • 11 September

    Anto-Abosso Quarry Explosion : Quarry Company has no lease or permit

    The Minerals Commission, on Monday, said Sta Addsams Enterprise, the quarry company, whose site was exploded last Saturday at Anto-Abosso in the Shama District of the Western Region has no lease or permit to undertake any quarry activities.  The Commission said at the time of the explosion, the company had no lease, approval or permit and, therefore, was operating illegally. …

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  • 11 September

    Newborns to get Ghana Card numbers in middle of September

    Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has announced that newborns would be issued national identification numbers by the middle of September 2023.  He said the move followed the successful integration of databases of the Births and Deaths Registry, the National Identification Authority and the Ghana Health Service. He stated that all babies born …

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  • 11 September

    It’s not my job to convict or clear persons accused of corruption – Akufo-Addo

    President Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government’s commitment to fighting corruption, saying he will not set aside due process in the fight against the canker. Speaking at the Annual Bar Conference of the Ghana Bar Association in Cape Coast, the president said his government has taken steps to strengthen the country’s anti-corruption institutions, including the passage of the Right to Information …

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  • 11 September

    Akufo-Addo: Mahama’s allegations of judicial bias ‘dangerous and reckless’

    President Akufo-Addo has strongly criticized former President John Mahama for his recent remarks alleging that the Judiciary has been packed with judges aligned with the ruling NPP party. Addressing the Ghana Bar Conference at the University of Cape Coast, President Akufo-Addo expressed deep concern over Mr. Mahama’s comments, describing them as “very dangerous” to the progress of the country. He …

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August, 2023

  • 31 August

    Return Cecilia Dapaah’s seized money within seven days – Court orders Special Prosecutor

    An Accra High Court has mandated the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to return Cecilia Dapaah’s seized money to her within a period of seven days. The former Sanitation Minister found herself entangled in a legal dispute when her assets were seized by the OSP. However, the court has overturned this action, directing the OSP to return the confiscated funds to her. The …

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  • 31 August

    Return home to help build nation – Sakyi-Addo advises scholarship beneficiaries

    Young people who get the chance to study abroad have been advised to make it a point to return home and use the skills, knowledge and expertise to help in developing the country. This is because it was the role and responsibility of young people as children of the country to come back and share what they had learnt with …

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  • 31 August

    African military reshuffles: Paul Kagame follows Paul Biya in shaking up military after Gabon coup

    The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has made some major changes in his country’s military following the coup d’etat in the Central African country, Gabon. This follows a similar move by the President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, who for unknown reasons made significant changes in his country’s Ministry of Defence. A presidential decree dated August 30, 2023, which was signed by …

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  • 31 August

    Leaked tape: We’ll be fair to you – Atta Akyea tells implicated Police officers

    The parliamentary committee probing the leaked tape in which some senior police officers are heard in a conversation with the former Northern regional chairman of the NPP Bugri Naabu, plotting the removal of the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has assured to be fair to the Police officers. During the hearing convened on Thursday, August 31, the committee encountered …

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  • 31 August

    Typhoid cases on the rise at Jato Akura, Kintampo

    Typhoid cases continue to rise at Jato Akura and its surrounding farming communities in the Kintampo North Municipality of the Bono East Region due to a lack of potable water. Health authorities in the area say that over the last eight months, the Kintampo Municipal Hospital has recorded 14 cases of typhoid. The General Surgeon at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, …

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  • 30 August

    NPP Primaries: Aspirants, agents who wage war against the party will be sanctioned – Afenyo-Markin warns

    The spokesperson for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) election committee, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, warned aspirants and agents against the violation of electoral rules ahead of the special delegates congress because the party will deal with such individuals ruthlessly. He emphasized that the NPP election committee is committed to conducting violence-free and peaceful elections to uphold the integrity and principles of the party. Afenyo-Markin …

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