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Shut Down: It’s About Time Radio Gold & Radio XYZ Are Granted Amnesty – Baako Pleads

Kweku Baako Jnr is advocating for the reopening of some radio stations that have been closed down in the country. The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper held the view that even though some laws were violated by these media houses, “I think it’s about time amnesty” is granted them. Radio Gold …

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NDC MP donates “fake” thermometers to health centers

Member of Parliament for Talensi Constituency, Benson Tongo Baba’s Infrared Thermometers donated in the Upper East Region have been detected to be fake. The MP has made some donations to health facilities in his constituency as part of his contributions to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. It is unclear …

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‘Only 20 MPs out of 275 understand legislative work of parliament’ – Majority Leader

Majority Leader has expressed fear for parliament over the lack of quality of persons who get the opportunity to be parliamentarians. Out of the 275 MPs we have in parliament, only 20 of them are keen on the legislative work of the House. “We don’t have more than 20 MPs …

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta fires indirect warning to Partey amid transfer speculation

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has indirectly fired a warning shot to Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey that he is only interested in recruiting players who have a strong desire to don the Gunners shirt. Partey has been identified by Arteta as a priority target this summer, with the Spaniard keen …

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Business stories that made headlines this week

Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic In Ghana, it’s been a rather hectic week into the new month of businesses having to adjust to the new normal. With some firms and business having being forced to fold and lay off staff, others have introduced innovative measures due to social …

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Cedi falls by 1.18% to dollar, trades at GH¢5.93 at forex bureau

The Ghana cedi has returned to the depreciation trajectory despite a strong performance in the first three-and-a-half months of this year. As of 6 May 2020, the cedi had declined in value by 1.18% to trade at GH¢5.600 to the US dollar on the interbank forex market and 2.36% to …

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COVID-19 could kill 190,000 in Africa in first year, WHO warns

The novel coronavirus could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year if it is not contained, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The projections are contained in a new WHO Africa study …

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Man caged for avoiding court for 2 years

The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah, has remanded into police custody one Mohammed Buzu, who has been absent from court for two years for possessing firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. Buzu, a trader, was arrested in November 2017 and granted bail …

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Kumawood actors use black magic – Oboy Siki reveals [WATCH VIDEO]

Veteran Kumawood actor Oboy Siki has alleged that most Kumawood actors use black magic to challenge themselves. According to Oboy Siki, he does not believe someone in the industry used to juju to kill Bernard Nyarko as posited by many prophets and prophetess. In his view, the actors and actress don’t use …

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Islamist militants clash in West Africa

The Islamic State (IS) group has confirmed for the first time that it is engaged in heavy fighting with al-Qaeda linked militants in Mali and Burkina Faso. In its online publication, al-Naba, it described members of al-Qaeda’s Sahel affiliate as apostates and wild dogs. IS said it had targeted its …

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