GENERAL NEWS

A/R: Queen Mother Escapes Assassination 

The Queen mother of Kumeso in the Ashanti Region has reportedly survived lynching by unknown assailant. Nana Akua Pokuaa says she escaped from being burnt as an angry mob marched to her house, suspecting a group who are opposed to her position. According to the acting Queen mother, it is …

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Asamponhene’s Death: Ejurahene Condemns Atrocious act, Calls For Arrest

The Paramount Chief of Ejura Barimah Osei Hwedie II has condemned the killing of Otumfour’s Asamponhene Oheneba Kwadwo  Afodour , calling for the swift arrest of the killers. He has appealed to the general public to assist the police to bring the perpetrators of that horrible act to book. Addressing the …

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BOST board must go – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has called for the dissolution of the board of the Bulk Oil and Transport (BOST) Company Limited following the resignation of its second Managing Director withing a space of three years. According to the CEO of COPEC, Duncan Amoah, the board which supervised …

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GWCL technician dies while fixing Ho water crisis

A technician with the Ghana Water Company Limited in Ho has died during repair works on the main pipeline that conveys water from the production point at Kpeve to the Volta Regional capital. Christopher Somey, 28, is reported to have drowned in the Tsawe River close to where the broken …

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Fulani group in Mali dispatches team to Bagurugu after attacks on members

A powerful international welfare body for the Fulani ethnic group, Tabiltal Pulaaku, has dispatched its top officials in Ghana to a far-flung village in the Northern Region district of Kagara, after a local mob raided and destroyed a Fulani settlement. This action which took place on Monday, followed a misunderstanding between settler farmers and the …

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Ghana Artisans Association Gives gov’t 14 Day Ultimatum Over Failed Promises

The Ghana Artisans Associations made up of over 20 different artisan groups across Ghana with numerical strength of over 5000 have sent a strong signal to the government over what they described as neglect and failed campaign promises and hinted of an upcoming massive nationwide demonstration if things remain the …

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Corruption among immigration officers worrying – Council Chair

The Chairman for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Council, Dr. Edward Prempeh, has described as worrying, the recent perception of corruption among personnel of the Service. He said the incident is tarnishing the good image the Service has earned over the years. A recent JoyNews documentary on securing the country’s …

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Two persons found dead in separate ‘mysterious’ circumstances

Residents of two separate municipalities within the Ashanti region woke up Tuesday morning to the spectacle of what could be described as ritual killing, throwing the vicinity into a state of shock and agony, MyNewsGh.com reports. At Suame Market in the Suame Municipality, a young man believed to be in …

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Bawumia supports Catholic Church rectorate project

The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia donated towards the completion of the Catholic priest’s rectorate at the St Paul’s Catholic Church at Walewale in the North East region. Dr Bawumia who is an indigene of Walewale in the West Mamprusi district, made the donation of GH¢20,000 to …

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Water shortage hits Ho first time in 30 years

Residents in Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, have been without potable water for past 10 days, as a result of the damage caused to the main pipeline that conveys water from the production point at Kpeve. According to officials of the Ghana Water Company Limited, the damage was occasioned by the …

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