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BNI, CID foil coup plot on Jubilee House; three arrested

Government has announced a planned attack on the jubilee House has been detected and foiled by a combined team of CID and BNI operatives. The planned attack was intended to distabilise the country, government said in a statement. The said operation, according to a statement from the Information ministry, took place on Thursday September 19,2019. The statement said three people ...

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I’m above politics – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has said the throne he occupies puts him miles above partisan politics. He said he would continue to contribute his quota to the peace, unity and growth of the country. Addressing a durbar during an Akwasidae festival in the United States of America (US) on Wednesday, he said he doesn’t have special preference for ...

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T’di missing girls were killed nine months ago

The DNA test that was conducted on the bodies of the Takoradi kidnapped girls revealed that they were killed by their abductors over nine months ago, Starrfm.com.gh has gathered. The scientific tests on the bones noted specifically that they had been dead between nine months and a year. The DNA test which was conducted at the Spanish Lab in Accra ...

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Short C’ssion failed to address main terms of reference – Gov’t

Government has accused the Emile Short Commission which investigated the violence which characterised the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election saying the Commission failed to address its main terms of reference. “The Report failed to address the first and most critical of the terms of reference which was to make full, faithful and impartial inquiry into the circumstances of, and establish the ...

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Cedi’s drastic appreciation won’t be good for economy – Expert

Economist, Prof. Eric Osei Assibey has observed that a drastic appreciation of the cedi – which is highly doubtful — won’t benefit the local economy. Prof. Assibey explained that, should the cedi appreciate from its current GH¢5.51 against its major trading partner, the dollar to GH¢1 to $1, it would be detrimental to the country’s export revenue. Speaking on JoyNews’ ...

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AGI rubbishes claims of 51% shares in PDS

The Association of Ghana Industries has rubbished media reports indicating that they have 51% shares in the Power Distribution Service (PDS) concession agreement which has been diverted to Enterprise Group. According to a statement copied to GhanaWeb and signed by Mr Seth Twum-Akwaboah, AGI stated that they were part of the initial stakeholder engagements over the concession agreement but their ...

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