Nii Armah Ashietey, an erudite public figure turns 70

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Nii’s political carrier began as the Chief Executive Officer of the Tema Municipal Assembly (TMA) in 1993 under the JJ Rawlings first term as a democratically elected President when Ghana returned to constitutional rule. Before he exited office in 2001, Nii Armah Ashietey was touted a fine leader in the history of the assembly. He motivated his team to work hard to develop the then Tema Municipality where he championed many projects especially in sanitation. Legend has it that he took on sanitation with both hands and made a great impact.

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Afia English Releases Second Book “Why Africa Is Rich In Natural Resources Yet Poor”

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She started afiaenglish.wordpress.com in 2013 as the first female to do entertainment blogging. Her educational and informative articles got her blog nominated as the ‘Best New Blog’ at the 2014 Ghana Blogging and Social Media Awards.

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Place cervical cancer prevention on NHIS to reduce deaths – Obstetrician

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He further explained that if the nation re-evaluates its national psyche and approach to dealing with the disease, by including vaccinations and screening under the NHIS then, the widespread cervical cancer health threat to the country’s women, can be reduced greatly.

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Mahama speaks against media personnel opposed to anti-corruption fight

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He cited the frustration of not resourcing the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu to enable him to fight corruption as well as the spanner thrown in the works of the Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo as examples of government’s lack of political will to fight the canker.

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Telecom giant MTN accused of paying bribes to Taliban, al-Qaeda

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Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN says it is reviewing allegations that it paid protection money to militant Islamist groups in Afghanistan. The allegations, made in a legal complaint filed in a US federal court on Friday, say the firm violated US anti-terrorism laws. It was filed on behalf of families of US citizens killed in […]

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David Dontoh leads governing Board of National Film Authority

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“We have a lot of talented people across all the spectrum of the industry — actors, actresses, promoters, producers, directors, technicians — and with the requisite support from the government, the banks, and the private sector, the authority should be able to put our industry on the continental and global maps.”

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48 hours means 48 hours – Supreme Court rules on detention of suspects

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“A person who is arrested, restricted or detained (a) for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of an order of a court; or (b) upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed or being about to commit a criminal offence under the laws of Ghana, and who is not released, shall be brought before a court within forty-eight hours after the arrest, restriction or detention,” she read.

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