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Akufo-Addo now ‘King of Promise Keepers’

The Paramount Chief of Gonja, the Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa, has conferred the title ‘Gariba Yenawura Wura’, to wit “King of Promise Keepers”, on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo“. This, according to the Yagbonwura, is in recognition of “your good works done Savannah Region”, adding that “the people of the …

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Eid-ul-Adha: Strictly adhere to COVID-19 protocols – Rawlings

Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife, Nana Konadu have advised Muslims to adhere strictly to all the COVID-19 protocols as they celebrate the Eid-ul-Adha festival. “Let us use the day to pray for our dear nation as we work to combat the deadly pandemic that has plagued the world. …

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95 Ghanaian nurses arrive in Barbados

About 95 nurses from Ghana were shuttled off a chartered flight into the Grantley Adams International Airport on Thursday. The 95 Ghanaian nurses arrived via Azores Airlines. The chartered flight was scheduled to arrive at 5.50 pm. Prior to the arrival, originally it was communicated that the cohort of nurses …

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UK Embassy In Ghana Reopens On August 5

As UK Visas & Immigration continues its phased resumption of services, it will be reopening additional centres from the week of July 27th. The following countries are; Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), Malta (Valletta), Mauritius (Port Louis), Nigeria (Abuja, Ikeja, Victoria Island). And from the week of August 3rd in …

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Another Woman Accused Of Witchcraft In Critical Condition

Another woman accused of witchcraft, who has been brutally tortured by the two spiritualists is currently on admission at a hospital in Salaga. News of witches being tortured has started coming up at the police stations, following the recent brutal lynching of a 90-year old woman, Mariama Akua Denteh at Kafaba. …

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Bawumia and Samira wish Muslims a happy Eid-ul-Adha

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Samira Bawumia, have sent well wishes to the Muslims as Ghana joins the world to mark Eid-ul-Adha. “As we celebrate Eid today, the sacred day of Arafat, let us thank the Almighty Allah for granting Muslims across the world another Eid. Let us …

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Two out of every five Ghanaians are poor – Ghana Statistical Service

For every five Ghanaians, two of them are identified as multidimensionally poor – meaning more than 45 percent of the country’s population are affected by multiple types of poverty, a Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) report has revealed. Multidimensional poverty considers the many overlapping deprivations that poor people experience. The Multidimensional …

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SHOCKING VIDEO: Woman confesses to killing her two children with rat poison

A young woman in Tema New Town was nearly lynched on Thursday evening by her neighbours for poisoning her two children to death. The yet-to-be-identified woman, according to a neighbour, Eric, said on many occasions that she will poison her two children aged 3 years and one-and-half years. But Eric …

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Support Gov’t to Fight COVID-19 New Juaben South MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of New Juaben South, Isaac Appaw-Gyasi, has appealed to the citizenry to support the central government’s efforts in fighting the novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19).   “So far the Akufo-Addo government has been very proactive in our nation’s battle against the coronavirus epidemic in …

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VIDEO: Galamsey feeds my people, we will not stop – DCE

President Akufo-Addo’s resolve maybe to stop illegal mining popularly referred to as galamsey but this vision of his is certainly not shared by all his appointees. One such appointee is the District Chief of Executive of Amansie West who has vowed to ensure the perpetuation of galamsey despite its devastating …

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