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Panic in Abuja as man fakes having Coronavirus

The police in Abuja have arrested five persons for falsely claiming that they had contracted the dreaded Coronavirus disease. They were said to have stormed the Wuse District Hospital claiming that one of them had been infected by Coronavirus. The incident reportedly sparked panic and confusion and also disrupted normal …

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Truck plunges into river on Koforidua-Mamfe road

A Tipper truck conveying sand has crashed into river Asuoyaa on Okorase stretch of the Koforidua to Akuapem-Mamfe road in the Eastern region. The accident occurred Friday, January 31, 2020. Eyewitnesses say, the Truck which was heading towards Mamfe direction suddenly reversed when ascending the hill after the narrow bridge …

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Airbus confesses paying bribes to Ghana during Mills-Mahama administrations

It has emerged that Europe’s largest aerospace multinational Airbus paid bribes to high ranking Ghanaian public officials in processes leading to a planned purchase of military aircraft by Ghana between 2009 and 2015. Four other countries have also been mentioned in a trial heard in London reported by the Guardian …

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Two ‘illegal miners’ die in abandoned pit

Two men, described by the police as “illegal miners,” have been confirmed dead, while others sustained injuries after an abandoned mining pit collapsed on them at dawn last Tuesday. The incident happened at Panyinikrom, a farming community near Kyeremasu in the Dormaa East District in the Bono Region. The police …

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Bush fire catastrophe: two hunters roasted, one confirmed dead

Two men identified as Sulemana Abdallah and Osman Sadat believed to be in their late 20s have on Sunday 26th Jan. 2020, were found roasted around Nanzun in the karaga District of the northern region as a result of bush fire. Osman Sadat died upon arrival at the Tamale Teaching …

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Family kicked out of flight for body odour

A Michigan family removed from an American Airlines flight in Miami when staff claimed they had body odour are suing the airline. Yehuda Yosef Adler, his wife Jennie and their young daughter, were removed from the flight to Detroit last January. They claim staff made comments about their Orthodox Jewish …

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Brexit: UK leaves the European Union

The United Kingdom (UK) has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership – and more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum. The historic moment, which happened at 23:00 GMT, was marked by both celebrations and anti-Brexit protests. Candlelit vigils were held …

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NPP Primaries: Businessman vows to unseat Ken Agyapong

Mr. Joseph Aninkorah Kutin affectionately called (JAK) an Accra based businessman and a native of Assin Nyankomase has stuck to his intentions to wrestle the Assin Central seat from the incumbent MP Honorable Kenedy Agyapong in the NPP parliamentary primaries. He picked up his nomination form to contest for the …

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Coronavirus: WHO lists Ghana among top-risk African nations

The World Health Organisation has identified Nigeria and 12 others as high-risk African countries for the deadly coronavirus disease. The other countries are Algeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. A statement by the body said the identified African nations have …

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5 dead, 14 others in critical condition in Kasoa – Cape Coast highway accident

Five persons have died while 14 others have been injured in an accident at Gomoa Antseadze on the Kasoa – Cape Coast road, Saturday. The accident which occurred this morning is said to have caused a lot of traffic on the road. Officers of the Ghana Police Service and National Fire Service …

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