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Kumasi High Court One Adjourns Fraud Case Against Yahaya Tamimu and others to March 3rd
07 Feb

Kumasi High Court One Adjourns Fraud Case Against Yahaya Tamimu and others to March 3rd

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Kumasi-based businessman and road contractor, Michael Opoku Gyebi, has allegedly been defrauded of GH¢12 million by five individuals, including 34-year-old Yahaya Tamimu and Abdul Majid Alhassan, in a fraudulent heavy-duty truck deal. Three of the suspects remain at large. According to prosecutors, Tamimu first gained Mr. Gyebi’s trust and convinced him that he could facilitate the purchase of 87 Sinotruck HOWO TX 6×4 tipper trucks from Dubai at favourable exchange rates. Believing the deal would enhance his road construction business, the complainant agreed. However, after transferring funds to the accused, the trucks were never delivered, leading to an investigation. Tamimu…
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Bekwai MP Makes Clarion Call on Government to Resource Ghana National Fire Service
06 Feb

Bekwai MP Makes Clarion Call on Government to Resource Ghana National Fire Service

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In a passionate submission on the floor of parliament, the Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Hon. Ralph Poku-Adusei echoed the sentiments of Hon. Mike Aidoo, MP for Oforikrom constituency, emphasizing the dire need for the government to adequately resource the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). The Bekwai MP's plea was deeply personal, as he recounted his own harrowing experience of losing his house to a fire in 2018. This traumatic event, coupled with a recent incident in his constituency, where he had to personally intervene to support the local Fire Service, has driven his advocacy for improved resources for the…
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Argentina moves to withdraw from WHO after US exit
05 Feb

Argentina moves to withdraw from WHO after US exit

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Argentina on Wednesday revealed plans to pull out of the World Health Organization, WHO. This is following US President Donald Trump’s executive order last month to pull the United States out of the global health group. Trump, who Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei considers a close ally, moved to exit the organization on his first day in office on January 20. It was gathered that Milei ordered Argentina’s withdrawal because of deep differences regarding the WHO’s management of health issues. According to the presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni, notably among the issues was the COVID-19 pandemic, citing Argentina’s months-long lockdown under…
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05 Feb

‘I want Iran to be a great, successful country on one condition’ – Trump

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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he wants Iran to be a great and successful country. Trump, however, said that it would be on the condition that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. “I want Iran to be a great and successful country, but one that cannot have a Nuclear Weapon. Reports that the United States, working in conjunction with Israel, is going to blow Iran into “smithereens” ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED. “I would much prefer a Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement, which will let Iran peacefully grow and prosper. We should start working on it immediately, and have…
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Premier League to still introduce semi-automated VAR offside this season
05 Feb

Premier League to still introduce semi-automated VAR offside this season

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The Premier League has announced that “significant progress” has been made with testing of semi-automated VAR offside technology, SAOT, in recent weeks. It also confirmed there there still plans to introduce the new system this season. Clubs unanimously voted to bring in the technology almost a year ago. It was intended to reduce the time for an offside check by an average of 31 seconds. However, the system was not ready at the beginning of the season. But it was supposed to be brought in “after one of the Autumn international breaks.” However, no information has since been given on…
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Flick confirms Barcelona’s first-choice goalkeeper
05 Feb

Flick confirms Barcelona’s first-choice goalkeeper

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Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick has confirmed that Wojciech Szczesny is his first-choice goalkeeper. Szczesny has been selected more frequently than Inaki Pena as the Barcelona’s starting goalkeeper in recent weeks. Pena had previously established himself as Barcelona’s first-choice keeper after Marc-Andre ter Stegen was ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee ligament injury last September. However, speaking at a press conference ahead of Barcelona’s Copa del Rey quarter final against Valencia on Thursday, Flick confirmed that Szczesny is the club’s number shot-stopper. “Szczesny is our first goalkeeper now, it’s confirmed,” Flick said. “It’s not just about…
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We must not normalize parliamentary wrestling
05 Feb

We must not normalize parliamentary wrestling

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In the immediate aftermath of the December 7 polls, several constituency collation centres nationwide descended into disorder. From issues of inconsistent figures in polling station data to accusations of intimidation, uncertainty swept across our much-touted beacon of democracy. The constituency collation centres which the Electoral Commission had eloquently explained would be the coordination point for all polling stations within the constituency had become anything but the expectation. Indeed, they had turned into a wrestling ring for punches and disorder. Candidates and their allies alike resorted to violence to prevail in an uncertain environment where the loudest and most uncompromising had…
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Govt cannot continue to feed teacher trainees –Education Minister
05 Feb

Govt cannot continue to feed teacher trainees –Education Minister

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The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has disclosed the government’s decision to suspend the provision of feeding allowances for teacher trainees in colleges of education across Ghana. The announcement was made at a meeting with the principals of several Accra-based educational institutions. Haruna Iddrisu claims that the government can no longer continue to feed teacher candidates, citing the policy’s unsustainable nature and lack of compliance with international best practices in higher education. The Minister emphasized that the government should not be in charge of providing food for tertiary students, claiming that it was impractical for the state to continue doing…
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Gas Supply Disruption: WAPCo Shuts Down Pipeline Today
05 Feb

Gas Supply Disruption: WAPCo Shuts Down Pipeline Today

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Beginning today, the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo), which operates the pipeline, will shut it down for regular maintenance. In order to inspect and clean the 569 km of pipeline as required by law, the company will be able to launch its Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG). The procedure will drastically reduce the flow of gas from Nigeria to Ghana. In the Tema Power Enclaves, where massive megawatts of electricity are required for industrial, commercial, and residential purposes, the shutdown will also impact the reverse flow of gas from Atuabo in the Western Region to the nation’s power plants. The…
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