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Radio presenter, five others injured in gas explosion at Kpasa

A radio presenter with Ke FM at Kpasa in the Oti Region together with his five friends has sustained injuries after a gas cylinder in their room exploded. Three of the injured are said to be in critical condition and on admission at St. Joseph’s Hospital, while the other three …

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Council of State member fished out by Special Prosecutor for corruption, GH¢1.074 million recovered

An amount of GH¢1.074 million has been retrieved by the Office of the Special Prosecutor from a company belonging to a member of the Council of State. The amount from Labianca Company Limited, a frozen foods company owned by Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh, represents a deficit in import duties paid …

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Boy, 18, died in Kronom-Kyerease fire disaster; two others injured

A boy believed to be 18 years old has died while two others have been admitted at the hospital in a fire disaster at Kronom Kyerease in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The deceased who was only identified as Atta was allegedly burnt beyond recognition after he tried …

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Nkrumah’s PDA killed JB Danquah, don’t belittle his role in independence struggle – Sekou Nkrumah

Dr. Sekou Nkrumah has condemned any attempt that seeks to belittle the role of Joseph Boakye (JB) Danquah in Ghana’s Independence struggle. According to the son of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, it was JB Danquah who once when introducing Nkrumah said that if the leaders will let the people down …

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‘We did not engage in any acts of violence’ – Commonwealth Hall

Commonwealth Hall, one of the resident halls on the University of Ghana campus, has denied being part of the violence that took place on Friday, August 5. In a statement co-signed by JCR President and Secretary, Paul Anim Inkoom and Daniel Kofi Boakye, the student leadership stated that: “The attention …

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Police commence investigations into alleged attack on Kofi Adomah Nwanwanii

The Ghana Police Service has stated that it has launched investigations into the alleged assassin attack on the host of Angel FM Morning Show, Kofi Adoma Nwanwanii. According to a communique by the law enforcement agency on the matter, investigations kick-started immediately after the notice of the attack came to their attention. …

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Gas explosion leaves 7 injured at Kpassa

Seven people including a journalist have sustained multiple degrees of injuries after gas exploded in an apartment in the Nkwanta North district of the Oti Region. The explosion is said to have occured at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday evening in a residential neighbourhood apartment at Kpassa. According to sources, …

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Fire destroys compound house, school at Bubuashie

A raging fire has destroyed a compound house and wooden structures meant for remedial classes for Senior High School (SHS) students at Bubuashie in the Greater Accra Region. The structures, according to reports, are located behind the Accra Academy SHS. The cause of the fire is yet to be established. …

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Queenmother of Aninkroma celebrates her 5th anniversary on her estoolment

The Queenmother of Aninkroma, a farming community in the Atwima Nwabiagya North district in the Ashanti region, Nana Akosua Akyaa II, has celebrated her 5th anniversary on her estoolment, with colourful durbar. The durbar was graced by Asantehene’s Assinhene of Sepaase, Nana Yaw Akuoko, who chaired the occasion, Bantamahene, Baffour …

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VIDEO: Soldiers storm Krobo land over ECG poles cutting

Military Officers have deployed in the Krobo land over cutting down high-tension wooden electricity poles with a chainsaw at Adelakope on the Tema-Akosombo highway in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region which connects power to communities such as Akuse junction, Akorley and Aseseeso in the Okere district”. …

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