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Konongo – Odumasi road now a death trap

Even as the government spends huge sums of money on road safety awareness programmes, Odumasi – Zongo road in the Asante Akim Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region has turned to be a death zone. This crucial market road has become a death trap for its narrow width as residents …

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Help maintain the peace for 2020 elections – IGP

James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has called on the general public to assist police in combating crime since it is a shared responsibility. He said, this collaboration should be maintained, especially, towards the upcoming 2020 general elections. He said successes so far chalked by the Police could …

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Bus loaded with passengers catches fire

A Sprinter Bus carrying passengers caught fire on the Suhum stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway. Passengers on board the Sprinter bus with registration number GG 2858-18 traumatically escaped through the Windows and main door. No major injury was recorded. In a separate development, there was a near-fatal accident which involved …

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Ashanti Region records 334 deaths through road crashes

A total of 334 persons lost their lives through road crashes in Ashanti Region between January and November 2019, according to the regional Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD). The figure is part of the total reported road crashes for the period, which stood at 2,911. This indicates a …

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REVEALED: Aponkye used all his life savings for Assembly elections

Failed Assemblyman is counting his losses after using all his life savings to campaign for the elections. Nana Adabor Ibrahim Issah Ampim, a barber by profession vying to be the Assemblyman for Adukrom Nima in the Ashanti Region lost to Abdul Rashid who polled 1,056 of the total votes cast. …

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How a Methodist pastor invoked ‘Antoa’ on soldiers after receiving dirty slaps in Akrokerri

A couple of hefty slaps from some operatives of Operation Vanguard at Akrokerri in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti region was just what it took for a Methodist Pastor to abandon his Christian faith and run for refuge under the dreaded Ashanti deity, Antoa, MyNewsGh.com reports. Rev. Shadrach …

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Pastor who ordered congregants to drink bath water breaks silence

Blinks Mensah, the ‘pastor’ who ordered his congregation to drink water he had dipped his body into has publicly spoken for the first time since the video of the act went viral. For the first time, Blinks has explained that the video was staged or acted. Speaking on Accra-based Okay …

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Terrorists likely to attack Ghana – UK gov’t cautions citizens

The government of the United Kingdom has issued a security alert to British citizens living and travelling to Ghana, warning of an imminent terrorist attack. This is an update of an earlier alert issued in June following the kidnapping of two Canadian citizens who were in Ghana on an exchange programme. In …

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Court to rule on bail application for treason case today

An Accra High Court on Thursday fixed December 20 to deliver its ruling on a bail application put in by seven out of 10 persons held for treason. The 10 accused persons have been charged with acts intended to destabilise the Government. The court fixed the date after it had …

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$56m Industrial Hemp export deal signed

The Hemp Association of Ghana (HAG) has signed a deal with a Ghanaian-owned Cannabis business operator based in Portugal. The deal will gross a staggering $ 56 million in five years from merely cultivating and exporting industrial hemp from a land size approximating 100 acres. The deal will rake in …

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