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Police, residents clash over death of 27-year-old man at Liberian Camp

Some infuriated youth have attacked the police station at Liberian Camp near Kasoa in the Central Region over the alleged shooting of a 27-year-old man identified as a Nigerian. The incident which happened today July 18, 2020 has sparked an outrage among the youth in the areas, as they have …

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‘Only wicked people don’t pay back what they borrowed’ – Agyinasare

Anybody who borrows from another person and does not pay back, is a “wicked person”, Bishop Charles Agyinasare has said. In a recent virtual sermon in which he taught his audience about poverty, wealth and rebuilding one’s life after COVID-19, the Presiding Bishop of Perez Chapel International said true Christians honour their …

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Chaos at Buduburam as Nigerians attack police station, one goes naked in protest

A 27-year-old Nigerian has allegedly been shot dead at Gomoa Buduburam near Kasoa in the Gomoa East District of the Central region leading to a clash between police officers and some irate Nigerians. According to witnesses, the deceased, identified as Precious Watta Billions, prior to his death, was seen with …

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82 year-old retired priest’s house gutted by fire in Kumasi

A retired first female priest of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Mrs. Dora Ofori Owusu, 82, has lost her house to a fire disaster in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The incident which occurred on Friday, destroyed two separate apartments rendering 5 tenants homeless. Not even the intervention of …

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[VIDEO]: How a Ghanaian lady forced into slavery in Lebanon tries to find a way to escape

Every year, several Ghanaian women migrate to Lebanon in search of work to help their families back home or to better themselves. The opportunity in Lebanon is seemingly unmissable. Advertised as a sponsorship that helps a person grow financially through employment, the Kafala system, could convince someone unsuspecting young women …

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Try to record rapists secretly – Maurice Ampaw advises ladies

Renowned Ghanaian legal practitioner Maurice Ampaw has advised women particularly those working in corporate offices and institutions to have a secret gadget that would record rapist or men who would force to have sex with them without mutual understanding. He says footages are used as evidence to buttress usually claims …

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[Watch] : Wife sustains serious injuries after wee smoker husband pushed her into fire

A 22-year-old young man, Emmanuel Inkoom, has allegedly caused severe burns on both legs of his wife, Matilda Badasu, 23, over a misunderstanding between them. According to the victim, her husband pushed her into the fire while she was cooking, an allegation the husband has denied. “I was trying to …

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NMC cannot help you – Ursula tells GBC

The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has called for cool heads to prevail as she resolves to engage further with stakeholders in the impasse over her directive for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to reduce its digital terrestrial channels. She, however, said the National Media Commission (NMC) cannot resolve the matter. …

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We don’t do propaganda – Peace Council to NDC

The National Peace Council says it will not be the mouthpiece of any political party in the country as the nation heads into the Presidential and Parliamentary polls in December. It comes after the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) labelled the Council ‘hypocritical’ for not openly condemning the ruling New …

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How the Fantes of Ghana were led to their present home by animals disguised as men

The place of mythology in the historiography of a people is debated but not discarded even by hardcore scientific historians. The point here is that beneath the embellishment, origin stories and other cultural explanatory theories hold truths necessary to a good reconstruction of what may have happened thousands of years …

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