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High cost of food items: Lands available for food production declining, galamseyers are taking over – Kareweh

General Secretary of the General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) Edward Kareweh has attributed the rising cost of food items to factors including the decline in lands available for food production. He revealed that most of the farmlands have been encroached upon by illegal small-scale miners (Galamsey), thereby rendering the farmers …

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President Akufo-Addo’s fight against corruption has been abysmal – Domelevo

Former Auditor General Daniel Domelevo has described the fight against corruption by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as abysmal. To him, if the president wants to be seen to be fighting corruption he should be more proactive in finding out from his appointed who among them have acquired state properties. …

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Domelevo calls for publication and verification of assets declared by public officials

Former Auditor General Daniel Domelevo has called for the publication and verification of assets declared by public office holders. He says it is important to verify the assets declared to avoid speculative declaration. Publish the assets, until we do that the declaration is useless. So one, you have to publish …

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Rework Mallam market from your pocket – Minister tells contractor

Local Government Minister Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah has expressed dissatisfaction with the construction work at the Mallam Market in Accra, describing it as “extremely poor.” In a stern tone, he ordered the contractors to redo the facility, stating that the current work was unacceptable and would not pass inspection. “I …

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Tears as Akufo-Addo’s driver who died in accident laid to rest in Gomoa Kweikrom [Photos]

The driver of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who died in an accident at Bunso, Kwesi Atta, popularly known as Champion Atta, has been laid to rest at Gomoa Kweikrom in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.   Adom News reported that, the driver of the Toyota Land …

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Our mother is dead, but it wasn’t because of my late sister – Brother of late KNUST graduate reveals [Audio]

George Boateng, the brother of the late Lois Abena Koranteng, a 24-year-old graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has refuted media reports that their mother passed away due to shock from his sister’s death. The recent passing of Lois Abena Koranteng has deeply saddened the public. …

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Nkrumah’s cane walking stick and how he used it to send unique messages to his photographer

Using a walking stick might seem old-fashioned today, but in Kwame Nkrumah’s era, it had a distinct fashionable appeal. Dr. Nkrumah often carried one or several walking sticks during his official duties. However, Ghana’s first President’s walking stick was not just a fashion accessory or a walking aid. It was …

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UCC to confer honorary doctorate degree on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in September

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is set to confer an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. According to the university, the ceremony for this award will be on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at the New Examination Centre. The Director of the Directorate of …

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Kpone-Dawhenya residents demonstrate over bad roads; heavy traffic congestion

Residents of Tema Community 25, Kpone, Prampram, Gulf City, and commuters on the Tema to Aflao road have protested against heavy traffic congestion, and are demanding the completion of the abandoned road expansion project. President Akufo-Addo broke the ground on October 25, 2020, to upgrade the dual carriageway to international …

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Concern against CJ’s request for more justices isn’t about competence but timing & procedure – Kpebu

Private legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu, has said that the concerns raised against Justice Gertrude Araba Esaba Torkonoo to President Akufo-Addo requesting for the addition of five more justices are not about the competence of the names that have come up. He says the concerns are about the timing and the …

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