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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has threatened not to include Sarah Adwoa Safo and Mike Oquaye Jr. in his future government if the two cause any confusion in the Dome Kwabenya constituency where they are contesting each other to represent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the parliamentary candidate for the December elections this year. This was disclosed by Mr ...

The CEO of Fight Ready Boxing Syndicate John Manfo has disclosed to Starr Sports that he did not benefit from investing in former WBO Super Bantamweight champion Isaac Dogbe. The businessman reportedly pumped thousands of dollars into the boxer’s career. Manfo contributed immensely to help Dogbe get a shot at the world title after he paid the purse bid of ...

An American Christian missionary has pleaded guilty in a US court to sexually abusing young girls at the orphanage he started in Kenya. Gregory Dow, 61, admitted to four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in a foreign place. The orphanage was in operation from 2008 to 2017 when Mr Dow left Kenya. The FBI and ...

Sekou Nkrumah has advised the opposition NDC to change their flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, in order to come back strong to contest Nana Akufo-Addo for the presidency in the December elections. According to Dr Sekou Nkrumah, son of Kwame Nkrumah, the corruption and incompetent scars of the eight-year rule of the NDC under the late President Mills and later under John Dramani ...

A Biostatistician Dr Justice Ahetor has called on relevant health agencies to as a matter of urgency test all dead bodies since the first case of the coronavirus was recorded in the country in March.  This, in his opinion, will assist the government in controlling the spread of the virus in case they may have succumbed to the virus.  He noted that ...

The Electoral Commission has refuted claims by the Minority in Parliament that the commission is knocking off over 6,000 centres for the upcoming voters’ registration exercise. Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu after a meeting between the special budget committee and the chairperson of the EC Jean Mensa told the media that the EC plans to cut down on registration centres. But ...

Aggrieved customers of the defunct DKM and depositors of the microfinance and savings and loans companies which closed down under the Akufo-Addo government have expressed disappointment in the government for not fulfilling its side of the bargain to refund their locked up funds in full. Prior to the 2020 State of the Nation Address, a letter signed by Executive Secretary ...

The Denzel Group headed by Mr. Harris Owusu Gyeabour offered a scholarship package worth $44,000 to 10 muslims as part of the centenary celebrations of the National Chief Imam, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu. The Chairman of Denzel Group, Mr. Harris Owusu Gyeabour, in his presentation on behalf of the Institution said the scholarship scheme was provided to ...

Ghana has recorded 229 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 12,193, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. According to Dr. Patrick Kumah-Aboagye, Director-General of GHS, the cases were recorded in nine regions. The Ashanti Region, he said, confirmed the most number of new cases. At a press briefing, Tuesday, June 16, Dr. Aboagye said ...

The CEO of the National Health Insurance Authority, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, has announced that she has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. Speaking in an interview on Asaase Radio, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, she revealed that tests conducted on her by health professionals came out positive on Sunday. Since then, she has tried her possible best to reach out to ...