Nigeria Market Blast ‘Kills At Least 47 In Borno’
An explosion at a crowded market in the north-east state of Borno in Nigeria has killed at least 47 people, officials say.
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No More Change Of Postings On Health Grounds – NSS
The National Service Scheme says it will no longer consider requests from service personnel for change of postings on health grounds. According to a statement signed by the Acting Executive Director, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, management is overwhelmed by the seeming abuse of requests for change of postings based on one health condition or the other,
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1,000 NSS Personnel Deployed To Direct Traffic
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has introduced a new module for this year’s service personnel, which will see them deployed onto the streets to help manage traffic. The module, known as the Urban Traffic Management, is to complement the efforts of the Ghana Police Service in traffic management in the country’s urban centres. A total
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NADMO Workers Protest Over Non-Payment Of Salaries
More than fifty workers of the National Disaster Management Organization, NADMO, from across the country, have picketed at the Ministry of Finance office in Accra to protest against non-payment of salaries. The agitated workers say they have not been paid for about two years. Others said they have also not received a penny in the
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Ghanaian Teacher Allegedly Rapes, Impregnates JHS Girls
An English teacher at Kokoligu R/C Junior High School, a village in Hamile in the Nandom District of the Upper West Region, is alleged to have raped and impregnated two 17 years old girls in the school. The two form two girls who are now pregnant between four and five months respectively, are among the
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The Politics Of False Accusation Must Cease – Arthur K writes
The controversy surrounding the speedy trial and conviction of Charles Antwi, the man accused of plotting to assassinate President Mahama, has become sadly partisan.
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Nigeria President Appoints Anti-Corruption Advisers
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a committee to advise him on how best to tackle corruption and reform the legal system.
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Ghanaian Minister Reaches Out To Ostracized Alleged Witches/Wizards
A total number of 302 alleged witches and wizards are currently camped at the Gnani witches and wizards home in Gnani in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region. 187 are women with 115 males. This was made known to the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, when she visited the
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Chelsea Agrees A Fee For Ghana’s Baba Rahman
Chelsea’s pursuit of defensive reinforcements looks like finally making some progress after they agreed a deal with Augsburg for Baba Rahman. The Ghana left-back, 21, has been earmarked as a long-term replacement for Filipe Luís, who was sold back to Atlético Madrid after only a season at Stamford Bridge. Negotiations have been continuing for weeks,
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Spio Garbrah’s Camp Dispel Rumors He Intends To Contest Prez. Mahama
It is folly and irrational for anyone to try to contest President Mahama, considering the unprecedented social and infrastructural transformations that are ongoing in the country, Alhaji Mohammed Naziru, Special Assistant to Dr. Ekwow Spio-Grabrah, Trade and Industry Minister, has said. Alhaji Naziru stated this in reaction to a press statement posted on social media
