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Drama as police lock courtroom to prevent Maadwoa’s relatives from attacking Inspector Twumasi

Tensions ran high at the Asokore Mampong District Court in the Ashanti Region yesterday May 30, 2023, as police personnel were forced to lock the courtroom to prevent the family members of the late Maadwoa from entering. The deceased is suspected to have been shot and killed by her police …

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Suspect arrested in murder of Ghanaian-American lawmaker in New Jersey

A Virginia man has been arrested for the murder of Ghanaian-American New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was gunned down outside her home in February. Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, who apparently knew Dwumfour from church, was taken into custody Tuesday morning on charges including first-degree murder, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda …

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What kind of childish statement is this? – NPP MP slams Ambulance Service over vehicle found in Dubai

The Member of Parliament for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro, Sylvester Matthew Tetteh, has slammed the Ghana National Ambulance Service (GNAS) over the statement it issued regarding its vehicle that was found in a car dealership in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Speaking during a panel discussion on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana programme, on Tuesday, …

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Wives, relations of 300 illegal miners trapped in AngloGold mine besiege site crying for help

Wives and other relations of the over 300 illegal miners reportedly trapped in a mine shaft belonging to multinational mining giant AngloGold have besieged the site carrying for them to be rescued. A video shared by UTV showed several people, predominately women, crying behind a fence where they claimed their …

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Meet the world’s first surviving nonuplets

A world record has been set by a Malian couple, Kader Arby and wife Halima Cisse for giving birth to the world’s first surviving nonuplets at a single birth. This was sighted in a Twitter post by the Guinness World Records official handle. According to the report, the couple got …

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DIASPORA4DMB CONGRATULATES DR MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA

  NPP Presidential Primaries: Diaspora4DMB (Diaspora for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia) Congratulates Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for picking up the nomination forms. On behalf of the executive board and the entire members, we wish to congratulate the incoming Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party and subsequently President of the Republic of Ghana …

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Asantehene destools Antoa chief

The King of the Ashanti Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reportedly destooled the chief of Antoa, Nana Owusu Agyeman I. According to multiple palace sources, the Asantehene ruled against the 96-year-old and ordered his destoolment as the chief of Antoa during a judicial hearing on Monday, …

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Youtong and fuel tanker crash claims 15 lives, 25 left with injuries

There are reports that more than a dozen persons have died in a fatal road crash on the Accra-Cape Coast Road. The crash, said to have happened at Gomoa Okyereko in the Central Region, is reported to have happened between an Accra-bound Youtong bus, and a fuel tanker with the …

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I did not insult you my friend – Mahama to Nana Akomea

Former president John Dramani Mahama has denied insulting the managing director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea as the latter claims. In a tweet refuting this claim by Nana Akomea, Mahama wrote that he did not insult the former in any way but believes Akomea’s choice to misinform the public on ex-gratia was …

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Former IGP Peter Nanfuri laid to rest in Jirapa

The mortal remains of the former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) rtd, Mr Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri has been laid to rest at Jirapa with a high police honours. The final funeral rites of the late IGP witnessed the performance of the police burial festival as done for a police officer of …

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