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21 customers of GWCL in Koforidua dragged to Court

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Eastern Region has intensified efforts to retrieve arrears owed it by its customers by dragging about twenty-one ( 21) of them to court. The amount owed by those before the court sums up to GHC 279,755.83 as of June 2022. These are …

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George Mireku Duker’s bodyguard shot dead at a galamsey site

  An alleged bodyguard of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Member of Parliament, George Mireku Duker has been murdered at a galamsey site. It is also alleged that the deceased whose name was only given as Eric worked as an illegal miner under the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mr Benjamin Kesse. He …

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Sabina Sabia Bolsong: The 2022 Call to the Bar overall best Mensah Sarbah prize winner

A total of 785 new lawyers were called to the Ghana Bar on Friday, November 11, 2022. The candidates, presented by the Ghana School of Law to the General Legal Council, GLC, consisted of professional law and post-call law students. The 2022 call to the Bar marks the 59th Anniversary …

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‘Anas and his mafias are more corrupt than the word itself!’ – Presidential staffer

Samuel Bryan Buabeng, a presidential staffer, has accused investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas of being corrupt stressing that people now know him for who he is. In a tweet critical of the journalist, Buabeng cited how other journalists engaged in whistleblowing did not cover their faces yet carried out their …

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ECOWAS not chasing our officers for ‘missing $800,000’ – Ghana Armed Forces

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has refuted news publications alleging that some of its officers are being chased by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for stealing $800,000 which was to be used as allowances for peacekeeping troops. According to GAF, the said $800,000 was paid to the …

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Agradaa fails to find sureties for bail, police keep her in custody

The founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, Evangelist Patricia Oduro, a.k.a. Mama Pat, is still in police custody despite the court granting her bail on October 17, 2022, This comes after a court presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah suspended an application for the variation of the …

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Ghastly accident in Tano North reportedly claims lives of 6 children, many critically injured

It is being reported that some children on board a school bus with about 50 pupils in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have died after a ghastly accident. According to a post made by a Facebook user, Andy Frimpong Manso, the fatal accident happened on the Terchire-Adrobaa …

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Pot with snake and headless vulture discovered at Sehwi Essam market

Market women of Essam-Debiso were left in utmost shock after a pot containing some items believed to be for ritual purposes was discovered. The pot containing a live snake and a headless vulture was found wrapped with a black cloth and red bandage and hidden in the heart of the …

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Akufo-Addo, other big names who debated a vote of censure against a minister in 1999

In 1999, when Ghana’s sitting president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was the Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, the House considered a motion that was filed against the Minister of Finance at the time. It was a debate that had been prompted by a motion filed by a member of …

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How medics on Accra-Amsterdam KLM flight saved a ‘dying’ passenger

An Accra–Amsterdam-bound KLM flight recently had to land in the Spanish city of Valencia because of a medical emergency aboard the flight. According to a Facebook user, Benjamin Akyena Brantuo, the unidentified passenger experienced a medical situation, triggering a call by the crew for any doctors on board to volunteer …

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