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Abedi Pele, Muntari and 3 Ghanaian football stars who will make great careers as politicians

Sports News of Friday, 23 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Abedi Pele and Sulley Muntari   Asamoah Gyan’s official entry into the political space is expected to spur an influx of notable football and sporting stars into politics. Gyan, put years of speculations about his affiliations with the New Patriotic Party )NPP) to bed when he agreed to join Dr Mahamudu ...

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The battle lines are drawn, I’m leaving – NPP’s Obiri Boahen to form new party?

General News of Friday, 23 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Nana Obiri Boahen, former NPP deputy General Secretary   Nana Obiri Boahen, a former Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been captured on tape allegedly announcing a bid to break away from the NPP to form a new party. Boahen cited serial neglect by the party ...

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Finance minister pays courtesy call on Asantehene

Business News of Friday, 23 February 2024 Source: thebftonline.com   Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam and Asantehene Otumfuor Osei-Tutu II   The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace, Kumasi. The visit, the minister explained, was to seek the blessing of the Asantehene as the new ...

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Passengers must remove footwear for screening at Ghana’s Airports – GACL

General News of Friday, 23 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com File photo of Kotoka International Airport The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced the immediate implementation of a mandatory shoe removal policy for passengers at screening checkpoints across all airports in the country. In a statement, GACL notified the public of a directive from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) requiring ...

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I’m not going to be a ‘mate’ – Ken Agyapong on why he’s uninterested in being Bawumia’s VEEP

Politics of Wednesday, 21 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com« play videoClick Here to Watch in Twi Kennedy Agyapong is the MP for Assin Central and a former flagbearer hopeful of the NPP Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong appears to have taken a swipe at Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over the latter’s assertion that he is just like a driver’s mate in the Nana ...

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Ghana’s ghana.gov.gh platform rakes in GH¢210bn since July 2021

Business News of Tuesday, 20 February 2024 Source: thebftonline.com The ghana.gov.gh platform was launched in July 2021 ghana.gov.gh, the state’s one-stop shop for online services, has successfully enabled the collection of GH¢210billion since its roll-out in July 2021, the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed. Launched with the aim of streamlining government services and improving efficiency in financial transactions, ...

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Did we ever complain that Bawumia is a disgrace to us? – Bernard Mornah slams Fifi Kwetey

Politics of Tuesday, 20 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Bernard Mornah (L) and Fifi Kwetey (R)   The former Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has taken a swipe at the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for saying that Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is a disgrace to the people of the northern part of Ghana. Speaking ...

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Ofori-Atta speaks after reshuffle

General News of Sunday, 18 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Ken Ofori-Atta is the former Minister of Finance Former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has entreated the staff at the ministry to offer their unflinching support to his successor, Mohammed Amin Adam to ensure the successful execution of the IMF-ECF programme to transform the Ghanaian economy. He expressed optimism about the capabilities ...

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Reshuffle: Akufo-Addo responds to critics

General News of Sunday, 18 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com President Akufo-Addo has responded to criticisms after his recent reshuffle President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has responded to criticisms after he recently undertook a ministerial reshuffle exercise to fine-tune his government appointees. According to him, he decided to make changes to his ministerial appointees to ensure that the nation would continue to thrive. ...

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Alfred Agbesi Woyome challenges disbarment decision of Chief State Attorney

General News of Saturday, 17 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.live Alfred Agbesi Woyome Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome is contesting the decision by the General Legal Council (GLC) to disbar Chief State Attorney Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh over the alleged transfer of GH¢400,000 into his wife’s bank account. In a media statement on Friday, February 16, Woyome maintained his innocence, asserting that he has never engaged in ...

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