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W/R: Residents overpower ECG cable thief

The alertness of residents of Essipon in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region has led to the arrest of a young man suspected to be among a syndicate behind the stealing of ECG cables in the area. According to the residents, the thief – who gave his name …

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No law is sacrosanct – Majority Leader reacts to ‘re-introduction’ of road tolls

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has reacted to the announcement by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, that road tolls are to be re-introduced. According to him, there is no law that is enacted by parliament that is untouchable. His reaction was also in response to the Minority Leader, Haruna …

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ECG cuts power to Obaa’s Golden Plaza over GHC58K power theft

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected power to Obaa’s Golden Plaza, a hotel located in New Abirem in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region over power theft. ECG disconnected power supply to the facility after detecting an illegal meter bypass at the hotel on Thursday July …

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Ghanaian-American faces 20-year jail-term, $US500K fine for fraud in US

A Ghanaian-American by the name of Kenneth Anim, aged 38, has been arrested and charged with matters relating to money laundering. According to indictments in the Southern District of Texas of the US Attorney General’s office dated July 12, 2022, noted that the accused was arrested “following the return of …

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Government has printed GH¢22b worth of new cedis without parliamentary approval – Ato Forson alleges

Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, a former deputy Finance Minister, has alleged that government through the Bank of Government (BoG) has printed an amount of GH¢22 billion in new currency notes without Parliamentary approval. According to him, the new notes were printed between January and June 2022 on the orders of the government …

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Police staff killed in accident on Tema-Aflao road

A staff of the Ghana Police Service met his untimely death at Tema Community 25 Estate Junction on the Dawhenya stretch of the Tema-Aflao road on Sunday, July 24. The Motorway Command of the Ghana National Fire Service received a distress accident call at 9pm and got to the accident …

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I will make Russia an ally in my government – Kyiri Abosom

The founder and leader of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) party, Pastor Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has indicated that Russia would be an ally of his government when he becomes President. According to the politician cum founder and leader of the Life Assembly Worship Center, the …

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35-year-old man trapped to death in a well at Wassa Akropong

The Police in Wassa Akropong in the Western Region are investigating circumstances that led to the death of a 35-year-old, in a well in which he was working. Kwabena Boateng is alleged to have been working on a well constructed for a client at Wassa Akropong when the misfortune happened. …

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NABCO to end in September 2022 – Ofori-Atta

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed that one of the government’s youth employment initiatives Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCO) programme will end on September 1, 2022. “Mr Speaker, our iconic National Builder’s Corps (NaBCo) programme, which was initially to run for three years and extended for an additional year, …

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Woman killed as car rams into chop bar

A Kia private car with registration number AS 7369-21, has killed a 48-year-old woman at Asante Akyem Juaso in the Ashanti Region The car is reported to have ran into a chop bar after the vehicle’s brakes failed. The woman, according to eyewitnesses, was selling her goods near the chop …

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