GENERAL NEWS

Akufo-Addo to account for corruption fight Monday

President Akufo-Addo will tomorrow Monday, September 9, 2019, outline major strides made in his national anti-corruption fight. The president in 2016 campaigned on a platform of ensuring that the national exercise to curb corruption is bolstered especially with his personal record of incorruptibility and commitment to strengthening institutions responsible for …

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Kwame Nkrumah Circle traders find innovative way to punish thieves

As Ghana looks for innovative ways to deal with her many problems, some traders at Odo Rice, near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle have also found a more productive way to deal with common thieves in the area. What pertained in the past, by way of punishment to suspected thieves when …

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Collapsing Sogakope bridge kills 5

At least five persons have died in crashes on the deteriorating Sogakope Bridge that spans the lower part of the Volta River. District Chief Executive (DCE) for South Tongu, Emmanuel Louise Agamah, says the bridge is now a death trap and needs urgent repairs to save lives. “This bridge is …

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PDS Not Cleared; Gov’t Will Disclose Report Soon – Deputy Info Minister

Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam Hadzide has denied reports and claims that the PDS scandal has been cleared. According to him, the reports coming out are in bits and pieces and that they do not represent the true reflection of what is being discussed on social media. Speaking on Okay FM’s ‘Ade …

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Woman drowns in a reservoir at Anomabo

A 45-year-old woman identified as Maame Adwoa, slipped and fell into a community reservoir when she attempted to fetch water leading to her death at Anomabo on Thursday. Mr Eric Arthur, Central Regional Director of Communications of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), confirmed the tragedy to Ghana News Agency. …

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Akufo-Addo opens Omnifert Fertiliser factory

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the OmniFert Fertiliser Factory, a wholly-owned Ghanaian fertiliser manufacturing company. At the commissioning ceremony on Friday, 6 September, 2019, President Akufo-Addo applauded the promoters of this project for the work they have done in establishing a world-class facility, which, when its second phase …

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How the U.S kicked me from the police service because I was a former Ghana Police – Man tells his story

A Ghanaian based in the United States of America has revealed how he lost his chance to serve in the U.S Police force merely because he was a former Ghanaian police officer. Francis Kyeremeh, who was a police personnel and served as the bodyguard of Former Asowkwa MP, Maxwell Kofi …

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Pastor dies of starvation while observing 30 days fast

A Zambian pastor identified as Brighton Samajomba has reportedly died of starvation 10 days before the end of his annual 30-day fasting programme. Samajomba, 37, of “Heaven Is My Home” in Solwezi, Northwest area of Zambia, was reportedly found dead by his wife in the early hours of the 20th …

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Final year UG medical student dies from suspected suicide

A student of the University of Ghana Medical School is reported to have taken his own life on Wednesday. Joseph Obeng Opuni’s lifeless body was found in his hostel room in the early hours of September 4, campus-based UniversNews reports. A source at the University told JoyNews that the deceased …

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Gov’t urged to include gun factory in 1D1F policy

Government has been urged to include a gun-manufacturing factory in its grand industrialization plan dubbed One District, One Factory. Chief Executive of the African Centre for Security Studies Paul Boateng claims it can curb the proliferation of firearms in the country. The security analyst who made the call on Adom …

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