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Why Togbe Afede rejected Kennedy Agyapong’s ‘Yam Festival’ gifts

Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, on Friday, September 9, rejected some gifts presented by Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, MP, Assin Central, as part of his contribution to the people of the Asogli State who are celebrating the annual Yam Festival. The MP had visited Ho on Friday to …

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3 perish in Techiman accident, 2 in critical condition

Three persons have been confirmed dead in an accident at Nkaeso in Techiman, Bono East Region. Two others are in critical condition following a head-on-collision between a Matiz taxi and a Hyundai mini truck on Thursday, 8 September, 2022. The Matiz taxi was travelling from Sunyani, towards Techiman, and while …

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Bride found murdered one week after marriage; throat and thigh cut

A 32-year-old woman has been found dead in her house barely one week after she got married to her husband. The woman identified as Muniratu Moro, who got married as a second wife is said to have been found lifeless in a pool of blood in her marital home at …

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Three die as UEW-branded bus crashes at Apirede

Three people have reportedly died after a University of Education, Winneba (UEW) branded bus crashed at Apirede, a community in the Okere District of the Eastern Region. According to 3news.com, the bus which was carrying students crashed after it veered off the road into a valley at Apirede on Friday, …

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VIDEO: Angry taxi driver goes naked, invokes curses over blocked SIM card

There is growing public frustration over the impact of the punitive measures being implemented in line with the ongoing SIM re-registration exercise. As earlier announced by the Ministry of Communications, persons with unregistered SIM cards effective the beginning of the week have been restricted from some mobile network services such …

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This week on #TwitterGhana: Burna Boy & Stonebwoy to headline Afrochella, Apple releases iPhone 14 and 14 plus and many more

    Get the latest news in music, movies, sports, entertainment and more on Twitter. Here is a recap of some of the trending stories during this week on #TwitterGhana Hermes Wins #BBNaija HoH, Replaces Bryann with Adekunle Big Brother Naija 7 housemate, Hermes, emerged the new Head of House …

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FDA should be decentralized with modern labs- Lecturer

A Senior  Lecturer at the Planning Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Stephen Takyi has urged Government to decentralize the Food and Drugs Authority FDA by using the district assembly sub-structures and also resource the Authority with ultra- modern laboratories to make more efficient …

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Kumasi: Hundreds keep wake at Mobile Network Providers Offices for sim cards registration

Offices of Mobile Network Providers across the Ashanti Region are recording heavy human traffic as people rush to get their sim cards re-registered. The development follows the roll out of punitive measures by the National Communications Authority (NCA) where some mobile network subscribers have been barred from making calls. OTEC …

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Women still leading as illiteracy figures hit 7.9 million – GSS report

An upcoming report from the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed that 7.9 million persons aged 6 years and older in Ghana are illiterate. This means that they cannot read and write with understanding. This figure as broken down by the GSS noted that 4.6 million females are illiterate and 3.3 …

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Pass anti-LGBTQ+ Bill by October ending or we hit streets – Pentecostal Council to Parliament

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, GPCC, has given Parliament a deadline by which time to pass the anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer; LGBTQ+ Bill, currently before the House. The bill, officially known as ‘The Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill’ was laid before the House earlier …

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