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NBU Staff train Assembly members on resource mobilisation

1,626Assembly members of Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly have been schooled on mechanisms they can utilize to mobilize resources for the development of their respective electoral areas. The above formed part of periodic training events organised by officials of the No Business As Usual (NBU) Project at their hub located within the Municipality. It was aimed […]

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CSOs, Some Religious Leaders Afraid to Speak Against LGBTQI Because Of Daily Bread and Visas-Razak Kojo Opoku 

1,458According to Franklin Cudjoe, IMANI is ever ready to accept ‘unconditional funding’ from Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender and Queer Individuals(LGBTQI) Groups, and use the LGBTQI unconditional funds to hold public officers accountable. Franklin Cudjoe respectfully needs to ponder and think deep before he makes some of these reckless statements. Franklin Cudjoe should understand that, unconditional […]

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Afigya Kwabre South: Quarry workers worried  over land encroachment, hints of possible increment of quarry dust by September

1,404 Association of quarry workers  in Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti region  are much worried over unlawful encroachment of quarry land by community members.  Mr. Adu Tutu Gyamfi , Chairman for the association speaking on behalf of his  members appealed for government interventions  to fight the encroachers in order to expedite their operation. […]

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NLA Shut Down illegal Short Code of Alpha Lotto Limited

1,441The National Lottery Authority(NLA) in collaboration with the National Communications Authority(NCA) has successfully shut down the illegal short code *896# operated by Alpha Lotto Limited. Alpha Lotto Limited was duly licensed by NLA under Act 844 to operate lotto via Point of Sale Terminals regulated by Act 722. However, Alpha Lotto Limited started operating in […]

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I don’t take Wontumi serious, I won’t respond to his allegations – Alfred Mahama

1,519 Alfred Mahama, the elder brother of former President John Dramani Mahama has said he won’t respond to the baseless allegations of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi-Boasiako popularly called Chairman Wontumi that he (Alfred Mahama) wanted to kill him (Chairman Wontumi) prior to election 2020. Chairman Wontumi has alleged that prior to […]

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Ayine’s comments on SC ruling unbelievable-legal practitioner

1,489Private legal Justice Abdulai has bemoaned the comments of the spokesperson for the petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing at the Supreme Court Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, describing it as unpalatable and undesirable to the court. He said this in an interview with Johnnie Hughes on the New Day show on TV3, Wednesday, February 17. […]

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Decision to scrap Covid subsidy fills struggling Australians with dread

1,506  Ebanie Fletcher has relied on Australia’s Covid-19 wage subsidy to support her family for almost a year. But the flight attendant is worried about her future following Canberra’s decision to scrap the A$80bn ($62bn) scheme next month as the economy recovers faster than expected. The Conservative government said the A$1,000 ($775) fortnightly JobKeeper payments […]

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Mastercard, MTN empower millions of consumers in Africa to make payments on global platforms, advancing digital financial inclusion

1,388   Mastercard and MTN empower millions of consumers in Africa to make payments on global platforms, advancing digital financial inclusion Partnership will enable millions of MTN customers to pay on global online platforms with a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to MTN MoMo wallet Mastercard’s technology will enable new digital commerce opportunities for consumers […]