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Nyinahin bauxite: ‘Give us concession, CEO post’ – Tano-Offin chiefs tell ‘deceitful’ GIADEC

Traditional leaders of Tano-Offin have accused the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) of opaqueness in its operations and plans as far as the mining of bauxite in the Nyinahin forest reserve in the Ashanti Region is concerned. In a statement of protest jointly signed by Nana Tabbri Gyansa III, Mpasaso Omanhene (No1); Nana Kusi Amankwaa Marfo II, Nkawie Paninhene; ...

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‘Galamsey’ back in full swing as illegal miners ravage Oda River, Forest Reserve

After three years of intense war against illegal mining popularly known as ‘Galamsey’, it appears the efforts are not paying off as illegal miners continue to pillage Forest Reserves and pollute water bodies for gold. In the Oda River Forest Reserve in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti region, seven hectors of the 16,000 hectors of Forest Reserve have been wiped ...

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Here’s how to tell your partner what you want during sex

Many are shy about telling their partners what they they really want from sex. It’s time to change that. There are times when sex becomes too boring and too predictable. Sustaining intimacy in every relationship requires deliberate effort and you have to be bold and specific about what you need, want and enjoy. Assumptions aren’t a good choice in this ...

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Galamsey operators invade Oda River Forest Reserve

Hundreds of illegal miners have invaded the Oda River Forest Reserve in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region, leaving officials of the Forestry Commission frustrated. The illegal miners, who are said to be riding on the shoulders of “big men” are depleting the 16,000-hectare forest with impunity. This came to light when the Minister of Lands and Natural ...

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‘Import of basic food stuffs stopped due to Planting for Food & Jobs

The successful implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) has cut the import of food stuffs from neighboring countries, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has told journalists at a press conference at the ongoing World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, 23rd January, 2020. Describing the revival of Ghanaian agriculture as one of the outstanding developments that ...

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‘Sit up or we’ll withdraw our support’ – Otumfuo warns KMA

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has sent the strongest signal to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly that his stool will not hesitate to withdraw its financial support to the Assembly if it continues performing abysmally in the delivery of its mandate. This was contained in a fiery address delivered by the Bantamahene Baffour Amankwatia VI at the swearing-in ceremony of ...

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‘Useless’ CPP should dissolve into NDC – Sekou Nkrumah

Son of Dr Kwame Nkrumah founder of the Convention People Party (CPP) Sekou Nkrumah is calling on his father’s legacy CPP to dissolve itself because it has become irrelevant. “I think it is time the CPP party fold up and allow members to join the NDC!” He wrote. According to him, the CPP is irrelevant and miserable after more than ...

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Chief Justice petitioned to remove Judge on NCA trial

Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, the first accused person in the National Communications Authority (NCA) case involving the purchase of an Israeli spy device, has petitioned the Chief Justice, Kwesi Ani Yeboah, to remove the trial judge, Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, because he is afraid the judge, will not give him a fair trial. In the petition dated January 20, 2020, Mr Baffoe-Bonnie, ...

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Dutch Ambassador to Ghana lauds Ardhi Investment Group

The Dutch Ambassador to Ghana, Ron Strikker has lauded Ardhi Investment Group, a wholly Ghanaian owned agribusiness startup for investing into Greenhouse farming which is already making waves, providing jobs for the people and producing more vegetables to feed the nation. “I think what you did here today, started your own company in exactly along the lines of experience, being ...

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