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How Oppong-Nkrumah hatched plot to bring me down over galamsey fight – Frimpong-Boateng details in report

A report by the Chairman of the dissolved Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cited Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah as scheming to run him down. The 37-page report filed by the former Minister for Environment, Science and Technology dated March 19, 2021, was to brief the …

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AG asks Court of Appeal to overturn order to start Opuni’s case afresh

The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has filed an appeal against the High Court’s decision that the criminal trial of the former COCOBOD boss and two others should be heard de novo (afresh). The Attorney General’s grounds of appeal is that the trial judge, Justice Kwasi Anokye Gyimah, “misdirected himself” …

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Police retrieve exhumed bodies kept at Palace after Ofori Panin Fie sold cemetery to investor

The Suhum District Police Command in the Eastern Region on Thursday, April 20, 2023 stormed Amanase Chief’s Palace to retrieve skeletons of exhumed human bodies kept at the palace. The bodies were exhumed from the royal cemetery in the community after it was reportedly sold to an investor by Okyenhene …

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Mahama, Bryan comments failed to pass criminal test threshold – IGP

The Ghana Police Service has described as ‘not criminal’, comments that were made by the Agric Minister, Bryan Acheampong; Former President, John Mahama; and Chairman of the NDC, Aseidu Nketiah. The Inspector General of Police, Dr. Akuffo Dampare, said this following a meeting held with the leaders of both the New Patriotic …

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Be prepared for heavy rains, thunderstorms – Ghana Meteo warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has cautioned Ghanaians living in the southern parts of the country to be prepared for heavy rainstorms, which will be accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds on Tuesday, April 19, 2023. According to the agency, there will be rainfall of varying degrees along the coast …

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It’s the first in my life’s history – Dampare tells Akufo-Addo at new barracks commissioning

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has described the construction of an ultra-modern barracks at Kwabenya by President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo Dankwa as unprecedented. Speaking at the commissioning of the first phase of the new facility, IGP Dampare said it is the first of its kind he …

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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo commissions ultra-modern police barracks at Kwabenya

The first phase of the Police Service Barracks at Kwabenya was commissioned by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The project is in line with the government’s plan to build modern barracks for the security services, to accommodate their increasing numbers. Present at the ceremony was the President, Nana Akufo-Addo. Other …

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Video of boy studying under Accra streetlights goes viral

A boy sits on a stone by the roadside somewhere in Accra with his books displayed on a lawn behind a wall close to a drain. The place is Westlands, a suburb of the capital and the boy is 5-year-old Abraham. He confirms he is in class five and is …

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EOCO freezes 95 luxurious cars; directs owners to report before May 3

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has announced that some Ninety-Five(95) luxurious cars have been frozen by its Executive Director. These cars which are in the possession of some individuals and car dealerships are to be brought to the offices of EOCO no later than May 3, 2023. Owners …

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