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Centre for Nigerian Citizenship Identification opens in Accra

Dantata Universal Services Nigeria Ltd. (DUS) in partnership with VFS Global, an outsourcing and technology services specialists for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide, have opened a centre in Accra to offer enrolment services for Nigerians residing in Ghana wishing to obtain their National Identification Number (NIN). The centre was officially opened by the Nigeria High Commissioner to Ghana, Femi Michael ...

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Algeria election: Fresh protests as Tebboune replaces Bouteflika

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Algerian capital, Algiers, in protest at the results of Thursday’s presidential election. They chanted slogans against the winner, ex-PM Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a former loyalist of ousted leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Protesters are demanding that the whole political establishment be swept away. Polling day itself was marred by protests and ...

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Let’s commit to implementing anti-corruption laws – GII

The Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has called on the government to commit to implementing anti-corruption laws and policies to nib the menace in the bud. Linda Ofori-Kwafo in her speech at a corruption forum to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day in Accra on Thursday said that corruption is taking a toll on the country’s economy. “Fighting corruption ...

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Over 50 migrants deported from W/R in 2019

The Western Region Commander of the Ghana Immigration Services, DCI Dr. Prosper Price Delali Asima, has disclosed that over fifty migrants in the Region were deported back to their home countries for irregular migration. “The nationalities of those deported vary. We have mostly Chinese and Nigerians. But we also had Pakistanis, Americans and Canadians. Majority of them overstay their permit ...

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I was suicidal after driving Acheampong, Utuka to their deaths – Captain Budu Koomson

Captain Budu Koomson

  Retired army officer, Captain Budu Koomson, has disclosed that he nearly took his own life after the June 4, 1979, revolution. The security consultant told JoyNews’ Daniel Dadzie on the AM Show Friday, that he had to undergo two years of counselling after he witnessed some of the most gruesome murders and tortures within the period. “Thankfully, I am ...

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Here is why WhatsApp may stop working on your smartphones in 2020

WhatsApp will stop working on millions of phones in the next couple of months as the company withdraws support for some older mobile platforms. From February 1, 2020, any iPhone running iOS 8 or older will no longer be supported, along with any Android device running version 2.3.7 or older. Users of these operating systems are already unable to create ...

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Anin-Yeboah nominated as next Chief Justice

Justice Anin-Yeboah

President Akufo-Addo has nominated Justice Anin-Yeboah as Chief Justice subject to Parliamentary approval. JoyNews correspondent, Kwei Parker-Wilson reports that the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, has referred the letter to the Appointments Committee of the House. If approved, Justice Anin-Yeboah, who is the fourth longest-serving Justice of the Supreme Court, will succeed Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo, who retires ...

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Affirmative action: Let’s go beyond the talk and get the bill introduced in parliament – Minority leader

Minority leader has said its time we go beyond the talk and ensure that the bill on affirmative action is brought before parliament for consideration. Speaking on the floor of parliament, the leader said, “…we should go beyond the talk and get the bill introduced in this house because we have to fight using policy and iatrical dominance of Ghanaian ...

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Indecent dressing not invitation to rape – DOVVSU

Chief Superintendent Mercy Wilson Brown, Volta Regional Coordinator, Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has said a girl’s dressing is not an invitation for a boy or a man to sexually abuse her. She said, “even if she walks naked, the highest you can go is to report her to the Police for indecent ...

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World Bank to reduce number of development projects in Ghana

Pierre Laporte, World Bank Country Director

The World Bank Group (WBG) has hinted of a reduction in the number of projects it carries in Ghana. The Bretton Woods institution says it is rather focusing more on larger projects that which has bigger impacts Speaking at the commencement of stakeholder consultations with other development partners, the Bank’s Country Director Pierre Laporte said his outfit is seeking to ...

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