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COP Dampare Takes Over From Oppong-Boanuh As Acting IGP

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named Commissioner of Police (COP) George Akuffo Dampare as the next Inspector General of Police (IGP). COP Dampare will take over from James Oppong-Boanuh as head of the Ghana Police Service from 1 August 2021.         Oppong-Boanuh has been the …

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Mahama Remembers Atta Mills – Continue to rest in peace Prof .

Former President John Dramani Mahama has remembered his former boss the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills. Professor Mills died on the seat on July 24, 2012 at the age of 68, at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. He would have been 77 years today Wednesday July 21. Former …

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African Presidents Want USD100 Billion Support From World Bank

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo together with 22 other African leaders are calling on the donors of the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to raise an ambitious USD100 billion to support a resilient African post Covid-19 recovery and to help African countries transform their economies. They also pledged …

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Interventions To Create 1 Million Jobs To Be Announced In Mid-Year Budget – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says government will be announcing projects and programmes in the upcoming mid-year budget to help in creating some one million jobs.   The Minister of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Atta, is expected to present the mid-year budget review for the 2021 Financial Year in Parliament on Thursday, …

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Finance Minister To Account For Akufo-Addo’s Recent Foreign Trips Today

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to brief Parliament on the cost of President Akufo-Addo’s recent trips to Europe and South Africa later today, Wednesday, July 21, 2021.   This comes after the North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, filed two urgent questions on the use of a private …

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We Need Jobs Not Rice; No More Empty Promises – Busunu Youth Reject Damongo MP’s Donation [video]

A cross-section of the youth in Busunu in the West Gonja Municipality have rejected some bags of rice sent to them by the Member of Parliament of Damongo Constituency, Samuel Abu Jinapor for the celebration of Eid-Ul-Adha festivities. They did not only refuse the gift but also chased the people amidst chants of …

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365 Security Personnel Deployed In E/R For ‘Anti-Violence Advocacy Outreach’

At least 365 security personnel were yesterday deployed to five communities in the Eastern Region to engage community members on security issues. They comprised of 115 police and 250 immigration personnel with support from the Ambulances Service. The communities were Asesewa, Akateng, Somaya Aprede and Adukrom. Related Articles The programme …

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Don’t Abuse Our Atmosphere Of Free Speech, President Akufo-Addo Cautions Nation

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made a passionate appeal to journalists, political commentators and the Ghanaian population not to abuse the prevailing atmosphere of free speech, as any such mishandling could have a negative impact on the territorial integrity of the nation. Ghana is noted for its vibrant media …

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A/R: 16-Year-Old Boy Hit By Stray Bullet At Aboabo Confirmed Dead

    A young boy who was rushed to the Manhyia Government Hospital after he was hit by a stray bullet at Aboabo Number Two in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region, has been confirmed dead.   The 16-year-old boy, who has been identified as Abdul-Gafar Kassim, was …

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