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Volta separatists leader flees

The secessionist, Charles Komi Kudzordzi, aka Papavi Kudzordzi, is on the run as security agents go after him following his so-called declaration on Saturday of independence of an imaginary country called Western Togoland. Technically on bail after he was arrested earlier, alongside other members of his political grouping, the Homeland …

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Savannah Regional Minister Assures Residents Of Makango Of A Bridge to Link Mankango and Yeji

  The Savannah Regional Minister, Hon. Adam Braimah Salifu has hinted of plans to construct a bridge to link Makango and Yeji in the very near future. Speaking to the media after visiting Makango where a ferry carrying passengers and vehicles sunk after loading enroute to Yeji last Friday 15th …

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Video: Chief goes on knees to beg Akufo-Addo to fix bad roads

Travelling on Ghana’s roads has become a nightmare as the country records more deaths from fatal road accidents. Ghanaians across the country continue to complain about the poor state of roads in the country. Former President Jerry Rawlings on Friday, November 15 complained about the deteriorating roads in the Hohoe …

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Mine caves in, 2 KILLED

Two workers of Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited at Gbane in the Talensi District in the Upper East Region died in an underground mine accident last Monday. The miners, Jonathan Tengbil and Solomon Tohsongba, were said to be watering a working area described as “3346 Stope” to control dust and gases …

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Ekumfi juice factory stirs excitement in parliament

There was excitement in parliament especially among majority members of Parliament (MPs),when the now popular Ekumfi Fruit Juice product known as “Eku Juice” popped up in the law making chamber during the 2020 budget debate. The Minister for Information and MP for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah displayed the nicely …

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Court revokes bail of ‘President, Ministers and transition team’ of Independent Western Togoland

An Accra High Court is set to revoke the bail granted President of the ‘Independent Western Togoland, his ministers and transition team’ for going contrary to the bail conditions. All suspects are to be apprehended and put behind bars their wanton violation of the court orders in respect of their …

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Maj. Mahama died of head injuries – Pathologist

Specialist Pathologist Dr Lawrence Edusei, who conducted a postmortem on the body of Major Maxwell Mahama, has told an Accra High Court that multiple head injuries caused the death of the military officer. His observation also included bleeding in the brain and lungs of Mr Mahama who met his death …

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Life Returns To Abandoned Village After Cocoa Farm Rehabilitation Programme

Cocoa farmers who were forced some two years ago by the ravaging impact of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) to desert their farms and hamlets in parts of the Western North Cocoa Region are beginning to return to their villages to resume farming. This trend of farmer returns …

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FACT CHECK: 2019 Damba Festival, the first in over three decades?

Claim: 2019 Damba Festival is the first in over three decades Source: President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Verdict: False Researched by Rabiu Alhassan Some parts of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s speech at the Damba festival in Yendi, in Ghana’s Northern region is generating some disquiet on social media and …

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Galamsey to blame for several mine related accidents – Lands Ministry

The Ministry of Lands and Natural resources has attributed the rise in mining-site accidents to the activities of illegal miners. Deputy lands and Natural Resources Minister, Benito Owusu Bio, in an interview on Eyewitness News, said Ghana was noted for safety until the rise in illegal mining brought several accidents. …

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