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Heavy security at Akropong as House of Chiefs dethrones Okuapemhene

The Eastern Regional House of Chiefs has nullified the enstoolment of Odehye Kwasi Akufo as Okuapemhene. Odehye Kwasi Akufo was enstooled by the Paramount Queenmother Nana Afua Nketia Obuo as successor to the late Okuapemhene Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwa III without due traditional process. The Okuapeman stool has three ruling houses- …

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Zoomlion Supports COVID-19 Fund With GHC100,000

Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has presented an amount of GHC100,000.00 to the COVI-19 National Trust Fund.     The donation which was made by officials of Zoomlion took place on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 at the Ministry of Information (MoI), Accra.   The donation was made by the Corporate Affairs Manager, …

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Galamsey pit kills 2 in Ahafo Region

A galamsey pit at Ntotroso in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region has collapsed, killing two persons in the process. The victims, Kwabena Saaben and Joshua Baidoo were each believed to be 32 years old. In an interview, the District Police Commander of Asutifi North and South, DSP …

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Your behaviour is critical in Covid-19 fight – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians

President Akufo-Addo says the personal behavioural choices of Ghanaians is the single most important thing if the country is to win the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing members and leaders of the Creative Arts industry in Ghana, at the seat of the country’s Presidency, Jubilee House, today 30th of …

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Foreigners under mandatory quarantine in Kumasi demand repatriation [ Watch Video]

Thirteen Togolese and Beninois who have been under quarantine in Kumasi are pleading with authorities to repatriate them over what they describe as poor living conditions. They were arrested over a month ago for illegally entering the country and tested for Covid-19 before being put under quarantine at a facility …

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Account for lockdown brutalities – Francis-Xavier Sosu to govt

Human rights lawyer and NDC parliamentary candidate for the Madina constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu has criticised the Akufo-Addo-led government for failing to account to the people of Ghana on what has been done to seek justice for persons who fell victim to brutalities during the three-week partial lockdown in Greater Accra, …

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A Female Presenter Killed In Accident At Atebubu

A female radio presenter with Atebubu-based Star FM in the Bono East Region, Edna Aba Botchway has been killed in an accident. Information available to this portal reveals that she was on a motorbike with another colleague when they were hit by a truck carrying pure water. The late Edna …

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Pentecost deacon hit by stray bullet in Takoradi

A Church of Pentecost deacon has been hit by a stray bullet under a strange circumstance at Hwindo within the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. The 44-year-old Jonathan Appiah was on his way to his farm Wednesday morning when he was hit in the head and rib region, causing …

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Ghana records 403 new cases of Coronavirus, tally now 2074

Ghana’s Coronavirus case count has leaped from 1671 to 2074 after 403 new cases were recorded. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced the new figures on its website Thursday morning. The Greater Accra region remains Ghana’s epicentre with 1,795 cases followed by Ashanti with 99. Eastern is next with 70, Central has …

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Boy, 1, drowns in a well

A one-and-a-half-year-old boy who was playing with his siblings at Atasamanso, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, has drowned in a well. The mother of the victim, Serwaa Abrafi, said her child was rescued after half-an-hour of the incident and rushed to the  Atasamanso hospital but was confirmed dead on …

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