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Punish secessionists without fear or favour – Togbi Sri to Gov’t

The Paramount Chief of the Anlo Traditional Area, Togbi Sri III has asked the government to deal ruthlessly with persons involved in the secessionist uprising in some parts of the Volta Region on Friday. On the wee hours of Friday, September 26, some armed men reportedly attacked the Aveyime and Mepe Police …

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Separatists attack: 19 pellets retrieved from Police Commander’s body

A total of19 pellets of DB bullets have been retrieved from the body of the South Tongu Divisional Police Commander, ASP Dennis Fiakpui, following Friday’s attack and disturbances by persons believed to be members of the Western Togoland separatists movement. The separatists at the dawn of Friday, 25th September 2020 …

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Mahama, NDC deafening silence on Western Togoland attack worrying – Vim Lady

Broadcast Journalist with Despite Media, Afia Pokuaa known widely as Vim Lady has questioned why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leadership has failed to condemn the secessionist attacks in the Volta Region. The country woke up to the news of some secessionist group blocking roads leading to the Volta Region …

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What may have spurred the Western Togoland turf war – Awoemefia’s Spokesperson hints

The whole brouhaha about a separation and eventual creation of an independent nation, may have emerged as a result of cumulated feelings of marginalization by some sections of the Volta Region the Spokesperson to the King of the Anlo State, Togbi Sri III has suggested. Though Tobgi Kumassah maintains that …

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EC ends voter exhibition exercise today

The Electoral Commission (EC) is expected to end its voter exhibition exercise today, Sunday, September 27, 2020. Registered voters who have not yet verified their registration details thus have by close of today to do so. The exercise, which began on September 18 in over thirty thousand exhibition centres across …

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Mortuary Workers In Critical Condition As Truck Veers Of Road In Volta Region

Five people who escaped a near-death accident on the Akatsi-Wute road in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region are in critical condition. A pick truck they were travelling on veered off the road causing it to somersault severally before landing in a nearby bush. The critically injured, four …

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WATCH: Ghana Police retrieve the stolen vehicle from Western Togoland rebels

The Landcruiser double cabin pick-up vehicle that was stolen by Western Togoland separatist group in the wake of their attack on some police stations has been retrieved. MyNewsGh.com has confirmed that the vehicle which was taken from the Sogakope Division by the rebels, was discovered in the outskirts of a …

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It’s a scam – NDC cautions against fake fundraising website

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has distanced itself from a website www.jmdonations.org purported to be for fundraising purposes for the party’s flagbearer. The website which is a fundraising and a platform to indicate ones preparedness to volunteer for the campaign for the former President has pictures of him and his running mate …

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Mahama, NDC mourns with Rawlings over mother’s death

Former president John Mahama, and the leadership of the NDC, on Friday morning, called on former President Jerry John Rawlings to commiserate with him following the passing of his mother, Madam Victoria Agbotui. President Mahama, in a brief remark, described the loss of Madam Agbotui as a shared one because …

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Hohoe Chiefs dissociate themselves from secessionists’ group

The Chiefs and people of Gbi-Hohoe have dissociated themselves and condemned the activities of the secessionist group calling itself the “Homeland Study Group Foundation,” seeking independence for Volta Region. Togbe Adzimah V, Divisional Chief of Gbi-Abansi in the Hohoe Municipality addressing the media in Hohoe said the chiefs, elders and …

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