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The outgoing Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul Hamid, has given approval for a series of mass recruitments within the Authority despite being on the verge of leaving his position. On the 11th of December, 2024, Abdul Hamid circulated a confidential memo labeled “Transfers, Movements, Appointments, and Upgrades” to both Management and staff, detailing the controversial recruitments and redeployments. “As a follow-up to the memorandum dated 20th November, 2024, outlining measures to enhance the Authority’s efficiency in addressing the needs of internal and external stakeholders, the following transfers, movements, appointments, and upgrades will come into effect…

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Independent investigations have uncovered discrepancies in claims made by the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) following a recent incident at the National Assay Centre. The statement, purportedly issued by a “Corporate Affairs” unit, appears to be misleading as PMMC lacks a designated Corporate Affairs or Public Affairs department. This revelation casts doubts on the authenticity and source of the statement, raising concerns about internal communication protocols within PMMC. The situation is further troubled by the disclosure that the audit department was unaware of the transfer of gold from the Diamond House to the Aviance Cargo Terminal. This deviation from standard…

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A plan by SIC Insurance PLC to hold its 2024 Annual General Meeting on December 17, 2024, is now effectively on ice, after its third highest shareholder secured a court injunction against crucial items on the agenda of the AGM. Mr. Daniel Ofori, who commands 11,570,515 shares, representing 5.9% of SIC’s total share secured the injunction through a 13th December, 2024 suit at the High Court in Accra. And by dint of this suit, the man who only has fewer shares than the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Finance and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)…

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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth who became an instant hero after he stood the might of two armed soldiers, has met with President-elect, John Dramani Mahama. Yahya Al HaQ met Mr Mahama at his Cantonments office in Accra together with the Ashanti Regional Communication Officer of the NDC Abass Nurudeen days ago. Mr Mahama after meeting the Obuasi East constituency Communication Officer commended him for his exceptional display of bravery in the face of the armed soldiers who could have harmed him their rifles. Abass who made this public with photographics tweeted on X “Yesteray, I pad a courtesy…

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President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has sent a stern warning to people desirous of serving in his government, to assess themselves very well before they come into government. According to him, his second term is not going to be business as usual stressing a lot is going to be expected of his appointees. He insists people want to be appointed must be ready and that if they not, they should not deceive themselves and come into government. Apparently since his overwhelming win last Saturday December 7, Mr Mahama has been bombarded with calls, text messages among others, by people wanting to…

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In a moving and inspirational homily delivered on the Third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday, Rev. Fr. Michael Dziwornu Etsey of the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Adabraka, Accra, encouraged the faithful to embrace the joy and hope of this sacred time. Gaudete Sunday, positioned a few days before Christmas, is a day of celebration and rejoicing within the Christian calendar. It signifies the halfway point of the Advent season, a period of anticipation and readiness for the birth of Jesus Christ. The rose-colored vestments worn by clergy and the lighting of the rose-colored candle in the Advent wreath…

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