February 2019

The seat of government will from August this year be powered by solar energy, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. Delivering his 3rd State of the Nation Address Thursday, February 21, the President said the move is part…
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President Akufo-Addo delivering his 3rd State of the Nation address (SONA 2019) on the floor of parliament said the two years of his government has been hard but fruitful, stating that the government has been able to accomplish a number of…
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Salaries of public sector workers went up by 10% this year, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said in his third state of the nation address to parliament on Thursday, 21 February 2019. Nana Akufo-Addo said: “Workers in the public sector…
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President Akufo-Addo has said the recent GDP growth in the country has placed it among the highest in the world. Addressing his 3rd State of the Nation Address in Ghana’s Parliament in Accra, Akufo-Addo further noted despite the…
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President Nana Akufo-Addo has disclosed that the 62nd Independence Celebration on 6th March, 2019 will be held in the Northern Regional Capital, Tamale. According to him, the move has been necessitated at solidifying the peace and unity…
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The Minister for Foreiign Affairs and Regional Integration Ms Ayorkor Botchway has been hosted by the President of Tunisia during her two day tour to the North African country. President Beji Ciad Essebssi met Ms Botchway on Tuesday…
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An airport worker in southern California has been killed after a tyre exploded during maintenance work, officials said on Wednesday. The accident happened in a workshop at the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana around 23:30 local time…
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Russia’s parliament has voted to ban soldiers from using smartphones while on duty, after their social media use raised issues of national security. The bill forbids military personnel from using a phone with the ability to take…
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US President Donald Trump says a woman who left the US to become a propagandist for the Islamic State (IS) group will not be allowed to return.On Twitter, he said he had instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "not to allow Hoda Muthana…
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The family of Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, say they plan to challenge the move to strip her of UK citizenship.Her family's lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, said they were considering "all legal avenues" to…
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