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Fulani Herdsmen in Bloody Attack Was Caused By Misunderstanding over A Rope – Police

A preliminary investigation by Asesewa Police in the Eastern Region has revealed that the bloody cutlass fight which led to the hacking of five Fulani herdsmen was caused by disagreement over the rope. Asesewa police had a distress phone call from Akateng on July 22, 2020, that some Fulani herdsmen were fighting …

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IGP despatches homicide experts to hunt for killers of 90-year-old ‘witch’

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh, has despatched homicide experts from the National Police headquarters to the Savannah region, to help search for the murderers of Madam Akua Denteh, the 90-year-old woman who was beaten to death at Kafaba near Salaga for allegedly being a witch. The move …

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Residents at Yeji homeless after heavy downpour

Residents of three communities at Yeji, the District capital of Pru East District in the Bono East region has been displaced after a heavy downpour. The communities; Kwayease, Kyerepu and Katakpinji have been submerged in flood, forcing residents to abandon their homes while seeking refuge in other parts of the …

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Restrictions on transport sector lifted

The restrictions in the transport sector have been lifted to allow for full capacity in domestic airplanes, taxis, ‘trotros’ and buses, President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced. The President said this in his 14th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus. He said the new directive follows extensive consultations to embark upon …

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APJ blasts NDC for refusing to reprimand Sammy Gyamfi for threatening security forces

The National Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi is facing the wrath of pro NPP Pressure group, Action Patriot for Justice (APJ) after his comments that supposes that security officers will lose their jobs if President Nana Addo is voted out of power. According to APJ, the NDC has …

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I miss going to church – Akufo-Addo

Ghanaian leader, president Akufo-Addo has said he has missed the normal worship at church after placing a ban on places of worship due to the coronavirus pandemic. In his 14th address to the nation on Sunday, July 26, 2020, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said the restrictions on places of worship have been …

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Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 14th address to the nation on measures taken against spread of Covid-19

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I am happy that I have the opportunity this evening to engage with you, again, in your homes. I want, at the outset, to thank all of you for your prayers and expressions of good wishes when doctors advised me to go into quarantine for two …

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Free electricity till end of the year – Akufo-Addo

Government has announced the extension of free electricity supply to lifeline tariff customers until the end of the year. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made this known during his 14th live televised address to the nation on Sunday, July 26, 2020. He stated that government will review the early announcement …

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Akufo-Addo lifts restrictions on religious gatherings, service hours increased

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that from 1 August 2020 the restrictions on the number of congregants worshipping at a time in Church, Mosques will be lifted, with the length of worship extended. Speaking in his 14th address to the nation on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo noted that he was pleased …

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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo’s 14th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will for the first time since his return from self-isolation be addressing the nation on the measures his government is taking to fight the spread of the novel Coronavirus in Ghana. Today’s address which marks the President’s 14th address to Ghanaians comes a day after the country’s case count …

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