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SAD VIDEO: Yaw, 30, Electrocuted At Kwame Baah Krom

A self styled electrician identified as Yaw Aputu believed to be in his 30s has been electrocuted at Kwame Baah Krom(community) near Assin North Municipality of the Central Region. According to the report gathered by Filasconews.com, the deceased Yaw, was a professional mason and hails from Assin Adubiase in the …

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‘Central Region To Become Rice-producing Hub’

Efforts are underway to make the Central Region a rice-producing hub. This, according to the Central Regional Minister, Mrs. Justina Marigold Assan, will enable the region to unleash its full agricultural potential in rice production. In pursuit of that, she revealed that a strong collaboration was being forged with Korea …

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I have been through pains and aches, we understand what we are doing – Ofori-Atta

Embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has spoken about how invested he has been in the management of Ghana’s economy citing the exertions that he has been going through. In an interview posted on Joy FM’s social media handles, the Minister is heard stressing that the managers of the economy understood …

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Rotation Nurses angry over one-year unpaid arrears

There is hunger and anger among rotation nurses in the country as government has failed to pay their one-year arrears. The about 5,239 interns nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals have worked for almost a year without payment of their emoluments. The situation coupled with current economic crises in the …

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‘Business is tough, the economy is tough’ – Kennedy Agyapong laments

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has admitted that things are hard under the present economic conditions, especially so for businesses. Without enumerating the specifics of his claim, the outspoken lawmaker called for decisive action by way of rethinking plans, policies and programmes to ensure Ghana is weaned off donations …

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Build democracy, stay off calls for Akufo-Addo to resign – Ahiagbah to media

Director of Communications of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, Richard Ahiagbah, has charged the media to play a part in keeping out calls for the president to resign. He is of the view that for a president who has the mandate to serve, the media harping on issues relating …

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I decorated Tetteh Quarshie ‘under bridge’ with personal funds – Akufo-Addo’s daughter

Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, daughter of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has refuted claims that she received a US$25 million government contract to decorate some parts of the capital. In a statement released on November 2, 2022, she disclosed that all three art projects were executed through fundraising activities by the Creative Arts …

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Ghanaian jailed 10 years in Dubai for trafficking weed

A 40-year-old Ghanaian man, Joshua Opoku has been jailed in Dubai for trafficking a narcotic substance believed to be cannabis also known as weed. Mr. Opoku was said to have been arrested at an airport in Dubai after the Gulf country’s officials found the substance on him. According to the …

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How Akufo-Addo’s brother was grilled in court over use of presidential jet

When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s brother appeared before the Accra High Court where he is suing Class Media Group, the Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Mensah Thompson, and others for defamation, Lawyer Victor Adawudu drilled him under cross-examination. Lawyer Adawudu was representing the …

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Economic Fighters League to join Martin Kpebu’s ‘Kumi preko reloaded’ demo

A pressure group, the Economic Fighters League, has stated that it will be joining the “NanaMustGo” (Kumi preko reloaded) demonstration being organised by renowned lawyer, Martin Kpebu, on Saturday, November 5, 2022. In a press statement sighted by GhanaWeb, the group indicated that its decision to join the demonstration to …

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