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01 Aug

(VIDEO) Support JFK To Break The 8 Easily- Ashanti NPP Advised

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A Senior Research Fellow at the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Dr Smart Sarpong has admonished the New Patriotic Party (NPP) fraternity in Ashanti Region to throw its unflinching support for the newly elected general secretary of the party, Justin Frimpong Kodua. According to Dr Sarpong should the Ashanti NPP support JFK as Justin Frimpong Kodua is fondly called, breaking the eight years political regime will be a mere formality. Speaking on Wontumi TV Morning Show, He said if the NPP polls 86% votes in Ashanti, the 2024 election will be a foregone conclusion for the party. He urged that "JFK…

01 Aug

PICTURES: NPP Has Completed 1,180km Of Roads In Ashanti Region Since 2017- Dr Bawumia

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The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned the 100km Kumasi inner roads and adjacent streets project. The benefited Constituencies are Suame, New Tafo, Manhyia, Bantama, Kwadaso, Subin, Oforikrom, Nhyiaeso and Asokwa. Speaking at the event, Dr Bawumia said the commissioning of the projects is a clear indication that the government is working massively. He said many roads have been completed. According to the Vice President, the Ministry of Roads and Highways, Feeder roads and Urban roads have completed 1,180km of roads in the Region since 2017. He said in addition to the 100km inner ring roads,…

01 Aug

This Is Evil Corruption; You’ll Be Found Out – Ursula Warns Qwik Loan Customers Who Don’t Want To Pay

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The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has warned Qwik Loan customers who do not want to pay their debt hence, refusing to re-register their SIM cards that they would be found out. She described their action as evil corruption. It is recalled that Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Samuel Nartey George, said some Qwik Loan customers who were yet to settle their debt had decided not to pay and were waiting for their SIM to be blocked. Speaking on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, July 30 in connection with the earlier plan to end the SIM re-registration by today, Sunday,…

01 Aug

Check Services You’ll Lose After August If You Don’t Register Your SIM Despite Extension

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Despite the latest extension of the SIM card re-registration by the Minister of Communication and Digitalisation, one stands to lose some services if they don’t register their cards by the end of August. According to Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the new window of opportunity – which extends the deadline to Friday, September 30 – will be reviewed at the end of August and those who have still not registered will face consequences. “The program will be extended to 30th September to end on the anniversary of its commencement,” Mrs Owusu-Ekuful, who is also the Ablekuma West Member of Parliament, said on Sunday,…

01 Aug

I Will Seize Everything – Osei Kuffour Threatens To Storm Hearts Of Oak Office Over $15,000 Debt

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Former Accra Hearts of Oak captain, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour, has revealed that he will take hold of everything in the club's office if they fail to settle his $15,000 in bonuses for winning the CAF Champions League in 2000. According to Kuffour, the management and the players put pen to paper and agreed on a $25,000 bonus for each player if they win the Champions League. Speaking in an interview with Dan Kwaku Yeboah TV, the former Black Stars player said he got between $8,000 to $10,000 of the bonus. "Yeah, we had money but they (Hearts of Oak) did not give…

01 Aug

Today In History

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A smile is the best remedy for each failure. Strive more. If you fail, strive again. Never rush things too hard, they might break into pieces which you can never fix. On This Day, 1 August 1774 (248 years ago): British scientist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. https://youtu.be/HFUnTwHcEWQ

01 Aug

Ursula Reluctantly Extends Deadline For SIM Re-Registration

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Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has extended the deadline again for the SIM re-registration exercise which should have ended today Sunday, July 31. She said she reluctantly granted the request to prolong the deadline following a number of genuine reasons that have been given by stakeholders including the telecom companies. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Sunday July 31, she said “The NIA has not been able to issue all eligible persons with the Ghana Card. As at Thursday July 21, 2022, 16,969,034 individuals have registered for the Ghana Card, with about 16,535,623 cards printed. 15,702,719 cards have…

01 Aug

2022 WASSCE Begins

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This year’s West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) is scheduled to start today, Monday, August 1 with project work subjects. According to the schedule of examining body West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the exams will finish on Tuesday, September 27. A total of 422,883 candidates from 977 schools have registered for the exams. There will be 72 with visual impairment and 14 with hearing impairment. In all 60 subjects, comprising four cores and 56 electives, will be written by candidates. The first core subject will be the English Language Orals on Monday, August 29 while its essay and objective papers will…

01 Aug

Africa Needs More Than Emancipation; Real Liberation—Prof. Mama

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Prof. Amina Mama, Visiting Lecturer, University of Ghana, says Africa needs more than emancipation; real liberation of its economy as well as culture and politics. She said “we want more than emancipation. We will mark emancipation to remind ourselves that the true path is liberation, and that freedom is not given. Our governments could be doing better but it would only be better if we push them.” “We may be emancipated, but we are not emancipated enough because we cannot protect ourselves or enrich ourselves. We are the richest continent on the planet, with 30 per cent of the world's…

01 Aug

Côte d’Ivoire And Ghana Decide To No Longer Sell Their Cocoa At Origin Differentials Below Zero

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Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have decided to no longer sell their cocoa at origin differentials below zero, from as much as 125 pounds below the ICE terminal market, their joint Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI) announced in Accra. The origin differential is an additional country quality premium that has traditionally been determined by the market. It is a key factor in determining cocoa prices and together with the Living Income Differential (LID), as well as the Intercontinental Exchange Europe Price (the London Futures market for cocoa), guarantees a higher price for farmers in the world’s top cocoa producers. The new…