Yearly Archives: 2019

Photos: Potholes on Eastern Corridor Road now dams, residents angry

Residents of Jasikan, Kpeve, Have, Hohoe, Nkonya and other adjoining communities in the Oti and Volta regions have described the bad nature of their roads, particularly the Eastern Corridor Road as ‘One Road One Dam.’ Hohoe to Jasikan stretch According to drivers and motorists who ply the road daily, the …

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Makola market traders to sue White Chapel over illegal demolition

Eighteen Makola market traders are planning to sue White Chapel Limited, the new owners of their shops, for an illegal demolition exercise. Although the new owners gained custody of the property on October 30, this year, the traders were hopeful that they would be given a notice before the demolishing. …

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Trailer crashes woman to death

The life of a woman (yet to be identified) came to an abrupt end when a trailer, carrying two 40-footer containers crashed her to death at Asikuma in the Eastern Region. The incident which occurred on Friday, November 8, 2019, at about 6:000pm attracted a large crowd. Residents, traders and …

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Kwesi Ahwoi surest bet as running mate to John Mahama

2020 is an election year and ahead of the December Presidential election, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama is expected to select a running mate to partner him to wrestle political power from the Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo led New Patritic Party (NPP) administration. …

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Washing bay attendant crashes 2 persons, legs amputated

Reports reaching Empire News reveal that a 29-year-old washing bay attendant, Thomas Quansah has crashed 2 persons resulting in one of the victim’s legs being amputated instantly. The incident is reported to have happened on Sunday at the Eclipse washing bay at Nkroful. The washing bay attendant is said to …

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Elephant named after Osama bin Laden kills five people in India

An elephant named after the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that killed five Indian villagers has been caught after a massive operation to hunt down the creature, officials said on Monday (Nov 11). Wildlife officers tracked the pachyderm – dubbed “Laden” by the locals it menaced in northeastern Assam …

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Ghana withdraws recognition of Kosovo as independent state

Ghana has withdrawn its recognition of Kosovo as an independent state. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Monday said the withdrawal came after it observed that, the recognization which was inspired by the quest for peace and harmony was, however “premature.” Ghana in 2012, …

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Mahama challenges government to fix hardships

Former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged the government to fix the unfavourable economic climate it has created and not apportion blame. He empathised with traders on their poor sales, attributing the situation to unfavourable economic climate created by government which was a fact the …

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