GENERAL NEWS

Citi FM Reporter Dies

Accra-based Citi FM reporter Pius Amihere Eduku has died. He died early Monday morning after battling an undisclosed disease for at least two months. Until his death, Pius was a business reporter and news anchor at the Accra-based media house. His colleagues and friends have taken to social media to …

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Kotoka Int’l Airport records 92 coronavirus cases

At least 92 travelers have tested positive for COVID-19 at Ghana’s airport, President Akufo-Addo has disclosed. “It has been six weeks since the reopening, and a total of thirty thousand, five hundred and sixty-four (30,564) passengers have been tested, from which ninety-two (92) have tested positive”, the President said in …

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Key suspect in murder of Prof Benneh dies at Police Hospital

A key suspect in the murder of a Law lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, Professor Yaw Benneh, has reportedly died at the Police Hospital in Accra. According to multiple news outlets, James Nana Womba, died on Saturday, October 16, 2020, after a short illness. “According to Police, he …

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Lady Brutalized for Asking Boyfriend to Marry Her

A 29-year-old woman, Mary Ama Nyorkey, has been brutalized by her boyfriend for asking him to marry her. The incident occurred at Adeiso Amaakrom in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region. The victim was beaten mercilessly by the boyfriend Delalu Kwasi Atakpa, 30, afflicting severe injuries on …

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Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association declare strike action

The Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union has declared a strike action and directed all drivers not to move their trucks on Monday, November 19, 2020. The National Secretariat of the Union has instructed all drivers to report to the various loading gantries at Tema TOR Union Offices, Takoradi, Buipe …

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Corrupt public officers could face 25-years in jail under new law

Public officers who are found guilty of corruption under the amended Criminal Offences law could face up to 25 years in jail. Section 260 of the memorandum that accompanied the bill stipulates that a public officer who fails a set of accountability requirements could be jailed between 12 to 25 …

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We Need A National Pastors’ Day – Maurice Amapaw Declares

Cape Coast, 18th October, 2020, Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has opined that we need a national pastors day in Ghana to celebrate pastors. “The pastors day that is dedicated by various churches to honour their individual pastors isn’t enough” he added. “We have National Farmers Day, National Teachers Day …

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GSS rolls out Pre-Certification Training Programme for national trainers

Ghana Statistical Service has launched the maiden Pre-certification Training for National Trainers with the initiation of registration, which does not require the payment of any fees. The online application for the training programme attracted 3,058 applications from all over the country. A competitive shortlisting, screening and interview process led to …

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Tapa chiefs and residents chase revenue collectors from markets

The Nkwakwahene of Tapa Traditional land in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region, Abrakwa and the youth of the area, on Friday chased out some Biakoye District Assembly Revenue collectors from the Tapa Abotoase Market. He said Nananom has appealed to the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, …

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Contractor blames thieves for the delay in Kumasi roads project completion

Incessant theft of components of earthmoving vehicles of a contractor assigned some roads within the Kumasi Metropolis is to blame for the delay in the completion of the projects Management Kofi Job Construction Limited have complained bitterly about increasing cases of removal of tipper truck and excavator batteries by thieves …

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