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Construction works to resume on National Cathedral project
The Board Chairman of the National Cathedral Ghana, Apostle Professor Opoku Onyinah, says Auditors of the project, Deloitte Ghana, has confirmed that the managers of the project have followed due process in managing the project's finances.
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Democracy Hub protest was more political than conservationists - Gideon Boako
The spokesperson for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr Gideon Boako has described the weekend's street protest by the group known as Democracy Hub as something which was primarily politically motivated than genuinely focused on conservation issues.
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Neglect of rural educational infrastructure leaves teachers struggling in Afram Plains
The government's investment in educational infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, has come under scrutiny. One of the most pressing concerns is the lack of adequate teacher accommodation in deprived communities, forcing many teachers to abandon schools in under served districts, leading to significant teacher shortages.
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Ghana ready to host Sudan in AFCON qualifier - NSA
The National Sports Authority (NSA) has given an assurance that Ghana is fully prepared to host the upcoming 2025 AFCON qualifier against Sudan, highlighting measures taken to restore key stadiums to meet Confederation of African Football (CAF) standards.
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Meet the top 10 world's fastest women: Sha'Carri Richardson topples Julien Alfred in new list
Meet the world's fastest women for the 2024 season toppled by American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson and Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred.
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WhatsApp to allow tagging of contacts in status updates
WhatsApp is set to introduce a new feature that allows users to mention contacts in their status updates, making the messaging platform more similar to Instagram stories.
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BoG launches gold coins as new investment option
The Bank of Ghana has launched the Ghana gold coin to provide more investment opportunities to Ghanaians.
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BoG drops policy rate to 27%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has dropped the policy rate by 200 basis points to 27 per cent.
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Katanga alumni disassociate itself from planned galamsey demo
The Katanga Alumni Association, made up of former students of the University Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) also known as "Katanga", has disassociated itself from an alleged planned demonstration by the body against illegal mining (Galamsey).
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Nigeria: Education minister’s phone line hacked
The phone line of the Nigerian Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has been compromised.
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Police debunk claims of detaining minors, pregnant woman
The Ghana Police Service has stated that all 54 persons arrested for unlawfully protesting have been put before court in line with due process of law.
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6.2 Million children to be issued instant Ghana Cards
The National Identification Authority (NIA) is to register and issue instant Ghana Cards to 6.2 million children between the ages of six and 16 years, from October this year to March 2025.
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Beyond Nkrumah Park, a Madame Tussauds
Last Saturday, September 21, after over 40 years of advocacy, pleas, threats, legal wrangling in court, often daggers drawn between Old Students and the Nsein Traditional Council, Kwame Nkrumah finally got his name back on a school he built.
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Tug of war? - Brig Gen. Dan Frimpong (Rtd) writes
How time flies is an idiom used to say that, time passes/has passed quickly. For example, when a gentleman was told that a young man had entered the university, he exclaimed, “What? Kofi is already in the university? I was at his naming ceremony! How time flies!”
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Revoke L.I on mining in forest reserves with immediate effect — GAAS
The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) is demanding an immediate halt to illegal mining in forest reserves and water bodies across the country.
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Changes in management won’t affect power supply — ECG Board
The Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured the public of regular supply of power in spite of changes in the management of the establishment.
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Allow stakeholders to support Free SHS funding — MOBA panellists
The government should allow stakeholders in the educational space to support the financing of Free Senior High School (SHS) education instead of insisting on exclusively funding it, panellists at the Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) Annual Engagement Series have advocated.
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Woman with 12-year-old girl at Democracy Hub protest charged with offence of exposing child to danger - Police
The woman who was seen with a 12-year-old girl at the Democracy Hub street protest has been charged with the offence of exposing a child to danger.
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Democracy Hub protester on remand Gloria Vera Louise is not pregnant as claimed - Police
The Ghana Police Service has clarified that it is not true that one of the accused persons in the Democracy Hub street protest case was pregnant and the police have kept her in custody without medical care.
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Policemen who detained Democracy Hub protesters beyond 48 hours facing disciplinary action - Police
The Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB), formerly known as PIPS has been directed to investigate the circumstances under which two suspects in the Democracy Hub street protest were kept in Police custody beyond 48 hours without being sent to court.
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John Jinapor alleges that fuel procurement disputes forced ECG MD Dubik Mahama’s resignation
The Ranking Member on the Energy Committee of Parliament, John Abdulai Jinapor has alleged that the resignation of Samuel Dubik Mahama as Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), was linked to a dispute over fuel procurement for power generation within the energy sector.
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Democracy Hub case: We feed accused persons with “Papaye” — prosecution
A claim that the police have been failing to provide food to members of the Democracy Hub pressure group, that participated in a a street protest at the weekend and were arrested and detained by the police has been rejected in court.
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2024 WASSCE: WAEC uncovers several infractions
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said all examination officials found to have engaged in malpractices in the just ended2024 West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would be sanctioned.
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Democracy Hub case: Oliver Barker-Vormawor charged with stealing
State attorneys have charged Oliver Barker-Vormawor, one of the accused persons in the Democracy Hub case, with stealing.