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Police Officer Drowns In River In Attempt To Clampdown On Illegal Miners

A police officer stationed at the Sehwi Wiawso Divisional command has drowned in River Sui at Awukukrom in the Suaman District of the Western North Region . The victim, only identified as Lance Corporal Nuhu Abubakar with his colleague security personnel went to the area to stop galamseyers from operating. …

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British MP suspended for calling UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng ‘superficially’ black

A British Member of Parliament (MP) from the Labour Party, Rupa Huq, has been suspended by her party for alleged racist comments she made against British-born Ghanaian MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, who was recently appointed UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister). According to news.sky.com, the party suspended Rupa Huq for …

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Court throws out Aisha Huang’s bail request for 2nd time, adjourns case

An Accra Circuit Court has thrown out a bail application by lawyers for Aisha Huang and some 3 other Chinese Nationals for a second time. This follows their reappearance in court after an initial adjournment of the case on September 14, 2022. Aisha Huang and 3 others are in court …

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WATCH: The only time the Asantehene sits on the Golden Stool

The Golden Stool of the Asante Kingdom is one of its most significant traditional representations. The stool, made out of pure gold, stands at 18 inches high, is 24 inches long, and 12 inches in width, according to blackpast.org. The stool has been in existence since the reign of the …

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AYORKOR BOTCHWEY HOLDS BILATERAL TALKS WITH GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER

      Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has held bilateral talks with her German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock. Madam Ayorkor Botchwey is in Berlin, Germany to participate as a Guest Speaker in a two-day Conference being held at the German Federal Foreign Office from 26th to 27th September, …

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VIDEO: The 1700s Asante female royal who sacrificed her son to save her people

She was a courageous, outspoken member of the royal family in Asanteman in the 1700s until her outspoken nature got her ousted from her people in the territory which later became known as Gold Coast and subsequently Ghana. While little is known about her heroism in Ghana, the people of …

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Armed soldiers shoot four men, two JHS students in Bibiani

Armed soldiers have stormed the township of Bibiani and fired gunshots resulting in injuries to four men and two teenagers. According to a report by Onuaonline.com, the soldiers stormed the town, chasing after some illegal miners who had gone to mine in some old pits belonging to Mensin Gold Bibiani …

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‘Deportation from US’ publication: Presidential staffer threatens legal action

Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe has threatened legal action against Editor of The Herald Newspaper, Larry Dogbey, over a story he inists is defamatory. In the said story, Larry Dogbey alleged that Teiko Tagoe had been arrested in the United States and deported to Ghana despite using a diplomatic passport. The …

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Obuasi: CCTV cameras to monitor minors visiting pubs

The Obuasi Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has instructed pub operators to install CCTV cameras to capture minors who visit pubs in the Municipality. The Security Council believes the measure if implemented will end the disturbing practice where minors in the area troop to the pubs to have fun. The Municipal …

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