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Amidu declines request to probe missing excavators

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declined official request to probe the missing excavators scandal. Following the media expose on the scandal, the Executive Director of Alliance for social equity and Public Accountability, Mr Mensah Thompson petitioned the OSP to investigate the alleged thievery and related corruption offences …

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Fire guts Wa Islamic SHS girls’ dormitory, displaces 205 students

The Wa Islamic Senior High School (SHS) girls’ dormitory, in the Upper West region, has been gutted by fire at the weekend, displacing 205 students. The female students had their text books, exercise books, mattresses, food items and beds destroyed by the fire. The dormitory, burnt by the fire, was …

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Planned maintenance by ECG to cause ‘dumsor’ in parts of Accra

Power to many parts of Accra will be disrupted from Tuesday, February 25, 2020, as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) begins a planned maintenance exercise. The exercise, according to the power distributor, is expected to end on Friday, February 28. Meanwhile, frequent power cuts in parts of the country …

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Kwame Nkrumah’s words about the 1966 coup led by Kotoka

Kwame Nkrumah’s words about the coup which deposed him headed by Colonel Emmanuel Kwesi Kotoka and Major Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa: “I left Accra on 21st February 1966. I was seen off at the airport by most of the leading government and Party officials, and by service chiefs. I recall the …

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VIDEO: Family locks up son for 19 years over health condition

A family in the Nkwanta South District of the Oti region has for over 19 years locked up their 26-year- old son, Abass Basty, over a medical condition. The only place he finds solace in is the little room where he passes urine, defecates, eats and sleeps with the only …

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Caterpillar Kills 3 In Gory Crash

There were bloody scenes at Aputuogya Nkwanta in the Bosomtwe District when three people were killed in a gory crash on Friday morning. A speeding caterpillar reportedly veered off the road and ran over four people, killing three instantly. The fourth victim, who survived the bloody accident, reportedly sustained life-threatening …

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Man murders brother and commits suicide

A 53-year-old man, Batori Gbari who stabbed his 56-year-old elder brother to death has also committed suicide. Police sources from the Upper West Regional Police command said Gbari allegedly used a kitchen knife to stab his elder brother, Tinye Kummunri to death after a misunderstanding, and later hang himself on …

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WATCH: Stephanie Benson films herself mirroring her ‘tonga’ in latest sex education video

Stephanie Benson has become a fully blown Kama Sutra lecturer on her own and her class size on social media seems to be increasing at a fast rate because a lot happens during her sessions. The 52-year-old’s latest sex education with demonstration is about teaching women to know their private …

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Petrol Tanker Runs Over Vehicles And Kills One Woman In The Process

Tragic news coming from Nigeria states that a middle-aged woman has been involved in a gory accident which has cut short her existence on earth. The accident happened in Jos, where the vehicle she was sitting in, was run over by the petrol tanker that suffered brake failure around Polo …

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