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Entries from January 2010

Gallant Ghana side lost to Egypt

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Ghana lost to Egypt in a 1-0 game to give the Pharaohs their third time win in a row to become the 2010 champions of the African Cup of Nations. I am really excited not because of the loss against my country but it was the best game of a depleted Black Stars in this [...]

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The (online) cult of Jason Ivler

January 30th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Jason Ivler, who who allegedly gunned down Renato Ebarle Jr., in a display of road rage last November 18, was recently apprehended by the NBI following a shootout at his mother’s house on January 18. Footage of the early morning raid quickly made it to news channels and websites, as transfixed viewers watched the exchange of [...]

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Ghana: Government blows GH¢21,600 on drinks

January 29th, 2010 · No Comments

The minority members of parliament were on Thursday taken aback when the Minister of Education, Mr. Alex Tettey-Enyo, told the house that as much as GH¢21,600 was spent on refreshments alone during the various educational fora that discussed the duration of the Senior High School programme.

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‘Female journalists can improve status of women’

January 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Pakistan Federal Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Mansoor Sohail said that active participation of women journalists could play a pivotal role in improving the status of women by highlighting their issues in a befitting manner.

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Ghana: Civil Society organisations mount pressure on gov’t over failure to pass RTI Bill into law

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Over five hundred people belonging to various civil society organizations yesterday took to the streets of Accra to mount pressure on the government to expedite action on the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill.

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Ghana make it to AFCON finals

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

IT is party time in the West African country of Ghana as they become the first country to qualify for the finals of the African Cup of Nations after beating traditional rivals Nigeria 1-0 in a hard fought semi-final on Thursday in Luanda.

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Gambian lawyers call for action on rights violations

January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Legal practitioners in the Gambia have call for action against human rights in the country amid public criticism against the Bar Association for their ineffectiveness in fight against human rights.
Members of the Gambia Bar Association made this revelation during an intense debate the debate was about whether the lawyers should speak against violations of citizen’s [...]

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Amnesty for sale @ Nsawam Prisons

January 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Sources close to the Chronicle indicates that authorities at the Nsawam Medium Prisons have allegedly offered for sale Presidential amnesty granted to a thousand and twenty seven (1,027) prisoners on humanitarian grounds to convicts.

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TOGO: Six candidates denounce the mistakes of electoral commission

January 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Six candidates to the presidential election of february 28 in Togo have spoken out their disagreement and their worries about the current electoral process. They express their position on Monday through a press release.
“The current process, especially the last electoral census is not credible” claim the release.

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Ghana: Interior Minister criticizes Police Commanders inept attitude

January 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Interior Minister,Cletus Avoka, is obviously not happy with the conduct of some senior police officers in the country.
This became clear when he took the opportunity to interact with various commanders of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) at the national police command conference in Accra yesterday.

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