A total of GH¢5.737 billion were borrowed by government in October and November 2018 through bonds and notes.
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Akufo-Addo removes Uuter Dery, Ayisi Addo and Habib Logoh from High Court bench
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has removed the last three high court judges in connection with the Anas Aremeyaw Anas investigations from office on the grounds of bribery and corruption.
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Suspended School Feeding coordinator refuses to hand over
A group calling itself concerned women of the New Patriotic Party has commended the Minister for Gender,Children and Social protection, Cynthia Morrison for cracking the whip on National Coordinator for the Ghana School Feeding Programme.
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Menzgold secretly paying off some clients Staff
Some staff of troubled gold investment firm Menzgold have accused management of the company of clandestinely paying off the premium of some customers.
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Robber gunned down, one other arrested
The Eastern Regional Police on Thursday dawn, gunned down a suspected armed robber when his gang engaged the police in a shoot-out at Apenkwa, a suburb of Koforidua Municipality.
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Reduce interest rate on agric to single digit – Agribusiness Chamber
The high interest rate on credit in the country is a major hindrance to private sector investment in agriculture, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Agribusiness, Mr Anthony Morrison, has said.
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Government to provide smartphones for all citizenry by 2020 Ursula Owusu reveals
The Minister for Communications and MP for Ablekuma West Constituency Ursula Owusu-Ekufful on Friday donated about 200 computers to schools in the Ablekuma West constituency under the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) cyber-laboratory project.
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‘Malaria-stricken farmers lose 60% of produce yearly’
Ghanaian farmers are unable to harvest 60 percent of their crops every year due to malaria, the Technical Adviser to the Private Sector Malaria Prevention (PSMP) programme, Tetteh Ogun has said.
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GES urged to reconsider stance against mobile phone use in SHS
Provost of the College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Prof Eric Magnus Wilmot, has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reconsider its stance against the use of mobile phones in Senior High Schools (SHS).
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Prosecute offenders of sanitation bye-laws Minister orders assemblies
The Ashanti Regional Minster Mr. Simon Osei Mensah has ordered Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to prosecute people who violate sanitation bye laws within their respective jurisdictions.
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Policeman embarks on Watch Your Tongue campaign
A peace campaign, “Watch Your Tongue†(WYT) which aims at highlighting the negative effects of bad utterances on people and society at large has begun. The initiator of the campaign, Corporal Daniel Ofori-Appiah, a court warrant officer stationed at the Accra Circuit Court seven, told the Daily Graphic last Tuesday that the campaign was birthed from a peace campaign he started during the 2016 elections to promote peace and unity.
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Yonkopa Cocoa robbed of GH¢380,000
Four suspected armed robbers last Thursday afternoon stormed the offices of the District Yonkopa Cocoa, a licensed cocoa buying company (LCBC), in New Edubiase and robbed it of GH¢380,000.
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Facebook reveals bug exposed 6.8 million users’ photos
Facebook announced on Friday that the social network had exposed the private photos of millions of users without their permission.
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Menzgold rubbishes ‘Customer Bash’ reports
Embattled gold dealership firm Menzgold Ghana have rubbished reports that the company is set to organize an end of year “Customer Bash”.
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Rajapaksa: Sri Lanka’s disputed PM resigns amid crisis
Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned as Sri Lanka’s prime minister, seven weeks after he was appointed in a surprise move that sparked a political crisis.
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Liverpool’s Mo Salah wins BBC African Footballer of the Year award
Egypt international Mohamed Salah has been crowned BBC African Footballer of the year award for the second year running.
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Names of all legitimate small-scale miners out Monday
The Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has revealed that the names of all small-scale miners who have been licensed and permitted to engage in mining activities will be published in the media on Monday, 17 December 2018.
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Dr. Kofi Amoah rallies support for Kotoko ahead of Kariobangi Sharks clash
Head of the GFA Normalisation Committee Dr Kofi Amoah has called for massive support for Asante Kotoko ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup match against Kariobangi Sharks.
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Arhin joins Black Meteors camp
Ostersunds FK midfielder Frank Arhin has joined the Black Meteors camp ahead of the AFCON Under 23 qualifier with Togo next week.
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Oil and Gas Awards has helped improve adherence in the industry CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of XO-DUS Communications, Richard Abbey, organisers of the 2018 Ghana Oil and Gas Awards has said, the periodic organization of the awards has helped improve adherence to safety in the industry.
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‘We are poised to make Takoradi Port a world class port’ – Captain Afadzi
The Director of Port at the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA), in Takoradi, Captain Ebenezer Kojo Afadzi has given a strong indication of management’s preparedness to transform operations to make the Takoradi Port a world class Port and a dominant oil and gas hub of the West African sub-Region.
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Nigerian military lifts Unicef ban after ‘spy’ row
Nigeria’s military has revoked its earlier decision to suspend activities of the UN children’s agency Unicef in the north-east of the country.
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Use electronic payments to beat traffic this yuletide – GhIPSS
Mr Archie Hesse, Chief Executive of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), has encouraged the public to heavily turn to electronic payment channels and avoid commuting through heavy traffic during the yuletide.
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Ghana’s Partey misses out on CAF’s 10-man shortlist
Thomas Teye Partey, Black Stars midfielder, failed to make the 10-man of shortlisted players for the 2018 African Player of the Year award.
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Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF under pressure to fix the economy
The party is holding its first annual conference since the army deposed Robert Mugabe, to discuss economy and factionalism.
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I’ll continue Mills’ policy for building party offices – Alabi
Professor Joshua Alabi, a flagbearer hopeful in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has promised to continue the program of building party offices for the NDC as initiated by former President John Evans Atta Mills.
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Akufo-Addo visits Noguchis birth place
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ended his three-day official visit to Japan on Thursday, 13 December 2018, with a visit to Inawashiro, the birth place of Dr. Hideyo Noguchi.
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Ban on small-scale mining to be lifted Monday December 17
The ban on small-scale mining will be lifted on Monday, December 17, 2018, the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has announced.
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Yussif Basigi blames Anas exposé for national teams poor performances
Head coach of the Black Princesses of Ghana, Yussif Basigi has blamed the poor showing of national teams in International competitions to the Anas exposé.
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CAF seals deal with Qatar FA over Super Cup hosting
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has sealed the deal with the Qatar Football Association (QFA) to stage the 2018 Total Super Cup in the Asian country.
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Black Queens removed from nominees for CAF Women’s National Team of the Year
The Black Queens have failed to make the final shortlist for the 2018 CAF Women’s National Team of the Year award.
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Police pick up ‘key suspects’ in Prampram Mankralo killing
The police have said some suspects have been picked up in connection with the gunning down and killing of the clan head of the Prampram Traditional Area, Nene Atsure Benta III.
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Ban on small scale mining lifted; miners to resume work Monday
Government has lifted the ban on small scale mining.
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Wa Regional Hospital runs out of anti-snake venom
The Upper West Regional Hospital in Wa has run out of anti-snake venom (ASV).
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Rawlings backs vigilantism?
Former President Jerry John Rawlings says the need for community vigilantism is “an absolute necessity†and “an absolute mustâ€.
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Moesha exposed over uncompleted East Legon Mansion
Some few days ago, Instagram Queen and actress, Moesha Boduong took pictures behind an uncompleted structure which is said to be a mansion she was constructing at East Legon for herself.
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About 100 Koforidua Technical University students arrested by Police
Close to hundred (100)students of Koforidua Technical University (KTU) have been arrested in a raid by SWAT team from the Eastern Regional Police Headquarters.
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Stark illiterate like Wontumi couldnt have read Article 66 and understood it- Kwaku Asafo Agyei
Kwaku Asaafo Agyei, the Ashanti Regional Deputy Communication Director for the National Democratic Congress (NDC)
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First Atlantic, Energy Bank merger bid awaiting BoG approval
The proposed merger of First Atlantic Bank and Energy Commercial Bank is receiving the attention of the Bank of Ghana as the industry regulator and its “No Objection†approval is expected shortly.
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Thomas Partey fails to make CAF 10-man shortlist for Footballer of the Year award
Ghana and Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey has been excluded from the Confederation of African Football’s ten-man shortlist for 2018 African Player of the Year award.
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Increase the producer price of cocoa – Armah Kofi Buah urges government
Member of Parliament of the Ellembele Constituency in the western region Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah have urged government to increase the producer price of cocoa to match the increment in fuel and transportation.
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Africa Trade Ministers discuss progress of free trade agenda
Mr Alan Kyeremanten, the Trade and Industry Minister, has joined his African counterparts to participate in the 7th African Union Meeting of Ministers of Trade in Egypt to discuss the progress made in the implementation of the free trade agenda.
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Well respect peace process in Dagbon – Abudu family pledges
With preparations underway for the commencement of the final funeral rites of Yaa Naa Muhammadu Abdulai in Yendi Friday, the leadership of the Abudu Royal Family have expressed their commitment to abide by the tenets contained in the road map to peace in Dagbon by signing an undertaking to vacate the temporary Gbewaa Palace after the performance of the funeral.
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Robber gunned down in shootout with police, one other arrested
A robber was killed on Friday dawn after a fierce exchange of fire between police and a group of robbers at Apenkwa, a suburb of Koforidua in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region.
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Nick Jonas opens up about his baby plans with Priyanka Chopra
Are Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra ready for babies?
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Zamalek finally settles debt owed Junior Agogo
Junior Manuel Agogo can laugh to the bank after news broke up that Zamalek has settled his $450,000 salary arrears to avoid points deduction.
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2019 Africa Under-20 Championship: Satellites placed in all-West Africa group
Ghana’s Black Satellites have been pooled with Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal in Group B for the 2019 Africa Under-20 Championship to be hosted in Niger.
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NHIA rolls out mobile renewal of health insurance scheme to improve operations
The mobile renewal of health insurance registration is to help ensure efficiency by cutting down cost whiles improving operations for quality health care, Mr Oswald Essuah-Mensah, Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs Directorate of National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has said.
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Ex-Angola minister dies in Mozambique hotel room
Angola has confirmed the death of its former Minister of Higher Education, Adão Gaspar Ferreira do Nascimento, in a hotel room in the Mozambican capital, Maputo.
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Hearts of Oak set to sign Benjamin Tweneboah
Accra Hearts of Oak are set to complete the signing of Benjamin Tweneboah from fellow Ghana Premier League side Elmina Sharks, as reported by Kick.gh.com