GENERAL NEWS

EC ends nationwide registration of SHS students

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Friday began registering eligible voters in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country but there were setbacks at some of the schools. The two-day special exercise was targeted at final year students and those in form-two gold track who were 18 or more but could …

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Outrage As Soldiers Disperse Registrants In Ahafo Ano North Before Registration Ends

About 300 registrants at D/A Primary Akwadaanyame 1 in the Ahafo Ano North Constituency were forcibly dispersed by gun-wielding military officers from the 3rd Infantry Battalion at 4pm on Saturday before the closing of registration. The BVRs had been breaking down intermittently throughout the day, according to our correspondent. The …

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Police begin investigations into viral video of Policeman slapping a woman

The Police Administration says it has started an investigation into a video circulating on social media in which a Policeman is seen slapping a woman. There is a video currently circulating on social media in which a Policeman is seen slapping a middle-aged woman. According to eyewitness, the incident happened at Ofankor …

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One dead, others critically injured in fatal Anyinam accident

A 37-year-old driver has died in a fatal accident at Anyinam on the Accra to Kumasi Highway stretch of the the Eastern region The deceased driver Iddrisu Ibrahim driving a Toyota Corolla with registration number AW 826-17 died on the spot while other occupants – Abubakar Mohammed, 27,Abdulla Aziz,19, Salifu …

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Ban Counselor Lutterodt from media houses – Gender Ministry

The Gender Ministry has called on the National Media Commission to ban Counselor George Lutterodt from appearing on any media show in Ghana. The controversial counselor has been widely criticised for saying “every rape victim enjoys the act”. A statement signed Gender Minister Cynthia Morrison strongly condemned Cousellor Lutterodt and called …

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Parliament won’t shut down – Speaker

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has said Ghana will come to a standstill if Parliament is closed down since the legislative assembly “is in a peculiar situation”. He has consequently urged people calling for the shutting down of Parliament to relax since that is not within contemplation for …

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MoE, MLGRD, GES Undergo Disinfection

The ministries of education (MoE), local government and rural development (MLGRD) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) on Friday, June 10, underwent disinfection against the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).   The exercise, which was carried out by Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), was part of steps to sanitise the three state …

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Akufo-Addo in quarantine not isolation – Okoe-Boye contradicts Oppong Nkrumah

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye has contradicted claims by Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who had earlier stated that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is on a 14-day self-isolation. Dr Okoe-Boye clarified the terms isolation and quarantine with respect to COVID-19, saying, President Nana Akufo-Addo is rather …

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Man, 24, beaten to pulp by mob for stealing wee

A 24-year-old was nearly lynched by a mob for allegedly stealing quantities of marijuana to sell. The incident occurred Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Kyeremateng Yoyim a farming Community near Nkurakan in Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. The farming community is notorious for the cultivation of the substance …

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Attorney General sued over Auditor-General, Domelevo’s accumulated leave saga

The Attorney General’s Office has been named as a defendant in a suit seeking to set aside the 167 accumulated leave days of Auditor-General Daniel Domelovo which took effect on July 1. Prof Stephen Kweku Asare wants the Supreme Court to rule that the President’s directive is inconsistent with or …

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