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Techiman North DCE assures traders of govt support

Hon Everson Addo Donkor the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the  Techiman North   in the Bono East region has assured  traders of Offuman, a farming community in the district that the assembly will not discriminate against any kind of business but will rather ensure that they are supported for their businesses to grow …

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‘Meet me at the FPU’ – Junior officer challenges Chief Superintendent of Police

A viral video on social media shows a junior officer of the Ghana Police Service blatantly disrespecting a senior officer who is at least of the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police. In the said video, the junior officer, who identified himself as a member of the Formed Police Unit (FPU), can …

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Man found dead in uncompleted building at Buokrom

The lifeless body of a young man has been discovered in an uncompleted building at Buokrom – Quarry, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The body of the deceased who was only identified as Kwabena Atuahene was seen in the uncompleted building decaying days after his demise. The …

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Sagong community burnt over renewed clashes between Anufors and Konkombas

A community, within Chereponi in the North East Region, Sagong, has been burnt to the ground following renewed clashes between the Anufors and the Konkombas in the area. The clash believed to be a result of a five-year conflict over a parcel of land which is located between Gbalo (an …

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VIDEO: Angry Kwesi Pratt walks out of a live radio interview

The managing editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Junior, stormed out during a live panel discussion on Atinka FM. This was after the seasoned journalist had complained of being debated by the programme host instead of him facilitating the show. In a video of the incident sighted by GhanaWeb, …

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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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