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BCI President Dr Wiafe Addai wins Woman of the Year 2022 award

The Founder and President of Breast Care International (BCI) Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has been honoured as the Woman OF THE YEAR 2022 by the Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF). As the world celebrates the International Woman Day (IWD) 2023, the honorary award was in recognition of her selfless dedication …

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Otumfour Osei Tutu II Foundation to support young women into STEM education

The Otumfour Osei Tutu II Foundation has pledged to come out with landmark initiatives to empower girls and young women in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. The move according to the foundation formed part of their grand plan to bridge the gender gap in technology …

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VIDEO: Why Volta went crazy for Akufo-Addo during Independence Day celebrations

Generally, the excitement that follows the celebration of Ghana’s Independence Day in a selected region is expected. Since 2019, President Akufo-Addo has taken the celebrations to various regions including the Northern Region (Tamale), Ashanti Region (Kumasi), and the Central Region (Cape Coast). The reception has been amazing so far, with …

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I’ve relocated my UK-based children to Ghana because of hardship – Chairman Wontumi

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, has revealed that he had to bring his children back home from the United Kingdom (UK) because there is unbearable hardship there. “There is too much hardship in the UK. As I speak …

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Go to Ukraine if you want to fight – Former Ashaiman MP tells Military

Alfred Kwame Agbesi, the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Ashaiman Constituency has condemned the military swoop of March 7 on a part of the Ashaiman township. Likening the swoop to a declaration of war on the people in the constituency, Agbesi said anyone interested in …

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Aisha Huang’s son pleads guilty to charges, fined GHc10,800

The son of En Huang (Aisha Huang) the Chinese galamsey kingpin who was arrested for immigration and other charges has been convicted after pleading guilty to charges. Huang Lei was arrested in November last year and had been last remanded into Nsawam Medium Security Prison after initially pleading not guilty …

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Sperm Merchants: The cartels harvesting and selling used condoms for rituals in Ghana

It took the boldness of a journalist to pursue his curiosity after he first heard about something almost unbelievable in 2017, and which has now been established as a thriving sperm harvesting industry in the country. Titled “Sperm Merchants,” the TV3 journalist traced the trail of how mostly prostitutes, have …

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Slain soldier in Ashaiman laid to rest

Soldier Imoro Sherrif was allegedly stabbed to death in Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman. His remains have been laid to rest. It was a difficult morning as military personnel took their 21-year-old colleague to his final resting place, showing their human side. The 37 Military Hospital in Accra prepared the …

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My life is in danger – Police informant in gold scam syndicate arrest in Accra says

A man who says he was the informant who helped the Ghana Police Service with intelligence in the arrest of a gold scam syndicate, in March 2022, at Adjen Kotoku, a suburb of Accra, says his life is now in danger. The supposed informant said that despite him providing the …

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Ashaiman swoop: Five key things John Mahama addressed in his statement to military

Former president John Dramani Mahama on March 8, 2023 formally reacted to a military swoop that took place a day earlier at Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra. Mahama’s statement posted on his official Facebook page addressed the three legs of the ongoing saga that started with the killing of a …

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