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Tipper drivers announce 50% hike in prices of sand, gravel due to fuel price

The Tipper Drivers Association of Ghana has increased the prices of sand and gravel by 50 per cent. According to the drivers, the increment in the prices were necessitated mainly by the high cost of fuel products in the country. Addressing a press conference at Kasoa, the National Chairman of …

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Bawumia cuts sod for first Inland Marine Port in Northern Ghana

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for work to begin on the construction of the first Inland marine port in the northern parts of Ghana and an accompanying Industrial Park at Debre in the Savannah Region. The multimodal transport corridor, known as the Trans-Volta Logistics Corridor, …

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Justice For All Programme: 3 remand prisoners freed, 27 others granted bail at Nsawam

A total of 27 remand prisoners at the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons in the Eastern Region have been granted bail under the Justice for All Programme (JFAP). Three others have also been discharged unconditionally by the court during the virtual court sitting. Also, six other applications were struck out while …

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Patients should be ready to pay fuel cost – National Ambulance Service

Head of Public Affairs of the National Ambulance Service, Simon Yusif Kewura, says Ghanaians who need their services would need to cater for fuel cost. Speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam Show, he noted that the issue of ambulance charges will continue to persist due to resource constraints. “These ambulances for constituencies …

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7 ‘ill’ dimensions of NPP’s ‘Break the 8’ agenda – Prof Atuguba lists

Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof. Raymond Atuguba, has asserted that the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) quest to ‘break the 8’ is anchored on seven points. Speaking at the 4th Triennial Conference of the Ghana Studies Association (GSA) under the theme “Ghana at Crossroads” and held at …

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Poor roads: Ashanti MPs demand urgent meeting with Akufo-Addo

embers of Parliament in the Ashanti Region are demanding an urgent meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over what they call the lack of development in the region. The Ashanti Caucus says the region is lagging behind in the areas of infrastructure and other amenities after years of voting …

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Cocaine, marijuana, aphrodisiacs sold in brothels in Koforidua

The two major brothels uncovered in Koforidua the Eastern Regional capital for accommodating sex trafficking victims mostly from Nigeria, also peddle hard drugs. The Bula Spot and Little Ben brothels peddle drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, marijuana candies, and other hard drugs inside drinking spots at the brothels. “Inside the …

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Atta Mills had sinus infection – Brother discloses condition late president died with

On July 24, 2012, President John Evans Atta Mills becomes the first Ghanaian President to die in office. The cause of death has become a bone of contention with a former aide of the late President suggesting that the late President’s death was not natural. Koku Anyidoho, has constantly accused former President …

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We didn’t know of upgrades to Atta Mills’ tomb – Family belies Anyidoho

Some members of the family of late President John Evans Atta Mills have belied a statement by Koku Anyidoho, that some members of the family were informed about upgrades at the Asomdwee Park, where the former president was buried. Anyidoho, a former aide to Atta Mills and his Atta Mills …

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Life after jail has not been easy for me – Abuga Pele reveals

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Chiana-Paga, Abuga Pele has revealed that life after incarceration has not been an easy one. According to him, he is still struggling to put his life together after spending some years in jail and was granted a presidential pardon which saw him regain his …

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