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AstraZeneca vaccine is safe; no side effects recorded yet – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority has assured the Ghanaian public that the AstraZeneca vaccines are safe adding that no side effects have been recorded in Ghana yet. Over 300, 000 Ghanaians have been given the jab after the country took delivery of some 600, 000 doses of the vaccines last …

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Serwaa Amihere, other four Ghanaian female celebrities who have been ‘single-shamed’

In Ghana, discrimination against women who are ripe for marriage but are still single ‘rears its head’ in every aspect of life. Although tying the knot isn’t the only fulfilment in life for some women, especially celebrities, they are often looked down upon and asked questions mostly regarded as rude …

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VIDEO: 14-year-old boy who slept in Trotro for months starts school

Emmanuel Agomeda, the 14-year old who left home to hustle in Accra after his stepmother denied him food has finally started school. After his first encounter with SVTV Africa, SVTV Africa Foundation secured a place for Emmanuel to stay in Accra with his aunt. Currently, the foundation together with benefactors …

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Police Hospital to bury 200 unknown bodies to decongest mortuary

The Ghana Police Hospital has noticed the general public of an intended mass burial for about 200 unidentified and unclaimed bodies as part of routine measures to decongest the mortuary. The unidentified and unclaimed bodies, according to the Police Hospital, are made up of mostly paupers, unknown former patients, abandoned …

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Three Black Satellites players earn Black Stars call up

Black Stars Head Coach C.K Akonnor has handed call ups to three players of the victorious Black Satellites squad. The trio, Ibrahim Danlad, a goalkeeper of Asante Kotoko who was adjudged the overall best goalkeeper of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania, Philemon Baffuor of Dreams FC who …

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Ghana’s LGBT+ group raise $37k, target $100k to acquire new office

The LGBT+ group in Ghana is gathering momentum online to raise funds to acquire a permanent administrative office space in Accra. This was after the opening and subsequent closure of their office in Ashongman in Accra last month. The group on its Twitter page has indicated that it had managed …

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National Health Insurance levy increased by 1 percent

As part of measures to help recover Ghana’s economy, government has announced a one percent increment (1%) in the National Health Insurance Levy(NHIL). This is to say that the hitherto 2.5% NHIL charge on goods and services has increased to 3.5%. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader in Parliament …

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Nigeria gunmen kidnapped three teachers, no kids taken – Kaduna govt

Gunmen on motorbikes stormed a primary school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kaduna and kidnapped three teachers but no children, a state official said on Monday after the fifth school abduction in three months. It was the first attack on an elementary school in a wave of such attacks …

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Ghana to observe national prayer service over LGBTQI+

Ghanaians will on Sunday, March 21, 2021, hold a national day of prayer over the recurring debates of the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, I+ (LGBTQI+) agenda in Ghana. This will be organised by the Ghana Christian Council and other Ecumenical bodies in collaboration with the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual …

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Today in History: Bawumia must be automatic replacement for Akufo-Addo – Sir John

Late former General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly referred to as Sir John in March 2019, declared Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia as the perfect replacement for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Sir John at the back of his assertion called on members of the NPP …

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