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Man electrocuted at Maamobi while trying to steal cables

A man believed to be in his late 40s has been electrocuted on a transformer at Maamobi in the Greater Accra Region while trying to steal electric cables. The deceased, yet to be identified who wore a blue back trouser and T-shirt was spotted with his hands firmly stuck in …

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[VIDEO]: Tortibo residents share water with frogs, as clean water source dries up

Residents of Tortibo, a farming community with a few palm wine tappers in the Pupuni electoral area of the Asuogyaman district of the Eastern Region of Ghana, say they are forced to drink from a frog-infested water source due to the unavailability and access to clean and healthy water in …

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Kweku Baako reveals Mahama’s ‘new lover’

Ex-President and NDC Presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama has once again used the word ”sakawa” to qualify the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The former President first used the word when he shared an article authored by Bolgatanga Central Parliamentarian, Isaac Adongo which described Akyem people as ”sakawa boys and …

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Angry youth chop off man’s hand at Aboabo

A man in his thirties had his left hand chopped off from the wrist after he was slashed with a sharp machete by some feuding youth in the Aboabo Akorem community in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region The man, Murtala Abdul Karim an electrician, suffered the fate …

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Defunct S&L customers confirm receipt of locked-up cash

Members of the Coalition of Affected Savings and Loans Customers have confirmed to Class FM that some of them have received the full payment of their locked-up deposits in cash while some are yet to get theirs as promised by the government. According to the Chairman of the affected customers, …

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6 killed in Accra-Cape Coast highway accident

Six (6) persons have been confirmed dead in an accident that occurred on the Cape Coast-Accra highway on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The gory accident involved a Toyota Hiace commercial vehicle with the registration number GR 5059-20 and a Ford Transit bus with GS 6031-20 as its registration number. According …

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Okada, trotro, taxi drivers can swap old cars, bikes for new cars – Bawumia

The Akufo-Addo government is proposing a National Transport Recapitalisation Project which, if implemented, will provide a lease-to-own option to all commercial drivers, including Okada operators, to exchange their old vehicles or bikes for newly-assembled ones in Ghana. According to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the issuance of national identity cards along …

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Bawumia didn’t think about his Okada comments carefully – Political analyst

Political analyst and sustainable development practitioner, Michael Ebo has described Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s approach to solving the Okaada problem as an after-thought. The Vice President has announced that the government will not legalise Okada business. According to him, though it’s a tough decision to make, the government has had …

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No road no vote; our husbands can’t have sex with us – Santasi Apire residents cry outQ

Residents and motorists at Santasi Apire of the Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti Region have said they will not vote in the upcoming general elections if the government refuses to fix their roads before December 7. The residents made this known during a demonstration to draw the government’s attention to …

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Kyekyewere accident: “Killer” Burkinabe driver remanded

The Suhum Magistrate Court has remanded into Police Custody a 32-year-old Burkinabe driver who was driving the Articulated truck that crashed two buses killing 14 passengers on the spot at Kyekyewere stretch of the Accra to Kumasi highway. The plea of the accused, Seni Baguian, was not taken when put …

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