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The World Bank warned Ghana against the number of Power Purchasing Agreements (PPAs) the Mahama administration was signing but the then government did not listen, President Akufo-Addo’s first Energy Minister in his first administration, Boakye Agyarko has said. “The World Bank gave the advise that if they didn’t cancel all …

The Institute for Security of Disaster and Emergency Studies has added its voice to calls for a full-blown Commission of Inquiry into the killing of two civilians at Ejura in the Ashanti Region on June 29. President of the Institute, Dr Ismael Norman sees it as highly unrealistic for the …

Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has expressed his disgust over the upheaval in Ejura in the Ashanti Region. Sarkodie in a tweet said “Definitely not the ‘Ghana’ we preach to the world.” His comment follows the gruesome murder of Macho Kakaa in Ejura over the weekend. There was also a violent clash …

The Youth Wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, has notified the police that it will organise a street protest dubbed ‘A March for Justice’ on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, to demand justice for all persons killed or brutalised by the various security agencies in the country. The demonstration …

One of two enumerators partaking in the ongoing 2021 Population and Housing Census exercise has met his untimely death at Saaka in the Upper East Region. Faisal Issah, and Gifty Abane, were involved in an accident on Wednesday morning, June 30, while heading to Googo and Tambiugu communities in Zebilla. …

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers has threatened to get its members to lay down their tools if the government fails to increase their salary by Friday, July 2. The Chairman of the group, Kingsley Anyimadu Darko, speaking to JoyNews said the high cost of living is affecting them. “We are …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed sadness at the deaths of three persons which occurred at Ejura in the Ejura/Sekyedumase District in the Ashanti Region.   The trio died in the space of 48 hours with youth activist Ibrahim Mohammed, 45, also known as Macho Kaaka dying on June 28 …

CHLiF-GH focuses on health improvement, outreach and campaign especially in liver cancer and related illness through awareness creation, testing and vaccination. Their maiden event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 3rd July, 2021 at Tepa in the Ahafo-Ano North District municipality on the Ashanti Region.     The foundation …

Multiple award-winning dancehall artiste and leader of the Shatta Movement, Shatta Wale, has described as “educated fools and ‘disappointmented’ graduates’ social media activists who are engaged in the #FixTheCountry campaign. The past few months have seen Ghanaian youth take to social media to demand accountability, good governance and better living …

The Ga West Municipal Assembly has instituted a taskforce to ensure that trucks loaded with onion off-load at Adjen Kotoku market. According to them, the taskforce will be stationed at vantage points on the Amasaman to Nsawam Junction stretch to ensure that drivers of these trucks comply with the directive. …