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Ghanaian Traders Lament Over Nigeria Border Closure

January 31, 2020 4:25 am

 

Traders in Ghana have labeled Abuja’s decision to continue shutting its border as needless and un-African. On the contrary, Nigeria claims the border closure has spurred local production and reduced arms smuggling.

 

Gabriel Nartey casts a sad look as he sits idly in his spare parts shop located in Ghana’s capital Accra. The 50-year-old trader complained that he has not seen business this bad. “I am stuck, I am losing customers because I don’t have what they need,” Nartey told DW in an interview. “I don’t know what to do, it’s just a few who can go to …

Traders’ Crisis Bad Omen For Nigeria, Ghana Peace –Expert

December 16, 2019 7:16 am

Thirty-six years after the ‘Ghana Must Go’ episode, the cordial relations between Nigeria and Ghana is being threatened again, this time by the activities of Ghanaian traders under the aegis of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA).

Members of GUTA have accused Nigerians resident in Ghana of not respecting the rules and regulations on doing business by foreigners. They rely on Ghana’s Investment Protection Commission (GIPC) Act. Section 27(1) of the GIPC Act states that any foreigner or enterprise that is not wholly-owned by a citizen shall not invest or participate in the sale of goods or provision of …

John Dumelo Calls For Legalisation Of Polygamy In Ghana

December 5, 2019 11:06 am

Polygamy is a phenomenon often associated with African people. In almost all African societies, polygamy is an acceptable and valid form of marriage – in fact, monogamy was once associated with people of lower social status.

Award-winning Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has now opined that polygamy should be legalised in Ghana.

The screen star cum politician is of the opinion that most men have side chicks and have affairs outside their marriages  as such the ordinance law against polygamy needs to be repealed.

Dumelo is not only campaigning for men

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Ghana Gets $600m Loan Agreement To Boost Cocoa Production

November 12, 2019 3:43 pm

GHANA is moving fast at scaling up its cocoa value chain and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday presented what he described as ‘Ghana Chocolate’ to more than 2000 delegates at the African Investment Forum (AIF) holding in South Africa’s city centre in Johannesburg.
He said that other African producers of cocoa, especially Nigeria and ivory Coast, could enjoy cocoa boom and enhanced value chain.

In the last three days, proud President Akufo-Addo has been all over the Sandton City Convention Center venue of the African Development Bank (AfDB)-organised conference clinching big-ticket infrastructure financing deals from global investors.

The Tuesday …

Ghanaian FA Names New Head After Corruption Scandal

Ghana FA Names New Head After Corruption Scandal

October 25, 2019 5:30 pm

The Ghana Football Association (FA) on Friday named a new president more than a year after a corruption scandal forced a major shake-up of the game in the West African nation.

Kurt Okraku — chief executive of local Premier League club Dreams FC – filled the position left vacant since Kwesi Nyantakyi stepped down after an undercover documentary showed him soliciting kickbacks worth millions of dollars.

Okraku got the nod from the 120 delegates after beating former FA vice president George Afriyie at the second round of voting.

The expose by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas rocked football in Ghana …

Why I dissolved Ohanaeze branches in Ghana, London – Nwodo

Why I dissolved Ohanaeze branches in Ghana, London – Nwodo

August 18, 2019 1:35 am

President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has said he dissolved the organisation’s branches in Ghana and London because of increasing factions.

Nwodo said the leadership of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation was worried about the development and would no longer tolerate any faction in the body, anywhere in the world.

The Ohanaeze boss spoke at Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state during the celebration of this year’s New Yam Festival, organised by the President of Igbo World Assembly, Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze.

He lamented the seeming disunity among Ndigbo and urged the people to …

994 Nigerians deported from Ghana in 18 months

994 Nigerians deported from Ghana in 18 months

July 19, 2019 12:15 am

The Federal Government said 994 Nigerians have been deported from Ghana through the land borders in the last 18 months.

The chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, explained that 508 Nigerians were deported within the last six months, while 486 were repatriated in 2018.

She disclosed this in Abuja yesterday while meeting a Nigerian professor, Augustine Nwagbara, who was sacked by the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, for incitement.

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Dabiri-Erewa cautioned that the continent would suffer should Nigeria treat other nationals in the same manner. She said, “It …

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