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June 3 disaster, seven years on

Friday, June 3, 2022, will be seven years since Ghana experienced a twin disaster that claimed over 150 lives. The tragedy occurred after several hours of torrential rainfall in the capital city, Accra. During the downpour, fuel leakage from the GOIL station at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle caught fire from …

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Court refers Nduom to arbitration for license revocation redress

The Court of Appeal has referred Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom to Ghana Arbitration Centre for redress, following the revocation of his license during the financial sector clean-up exercise. The court took the decision on Thursday, June 2, 2022, after the Central Bank had filed an application that Dr Nduom refers …

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ECG goes after Wontumi Radio, TV over GHS300,000 power theft

Wontumi Radio and TV in Kumasi have been embroiled in a power theft which has compelled the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to chase after them. The two media houses owned by the Ashanti regional chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, Mr Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), were among …

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Fear grips Kpassa residents over rampant robbery

There are increasing fears amongst residents in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region. The worrying development ,according to the report, is as a result of rampant robbery which has hit some communities within the municipality recently. Ghanaweb.mobi discovered that these robberies were on the rise in Kpassa, the district …

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Minority fumes over additional GHC25m seed capital released for national cathedral

The Minority in Parliament is demanding answers from Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for releasing GHC25 million cedis to the National Cathedral Secretariat as additional seed money. The NDC MPs are questioning the basis for the release since no such allocation was made in the 2022 budget approved by parliament adding the move …

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My addiction to drugs caused my mother’s death, killed my manhood – Reformed addict

A reformed drug addict, Antwi Oakwa Enoch has shared his experience with cocaine and its adverse effects. Appearing on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, he said he had to sell his taxi, home appliances, and other items just to satisfy her desire for cocaine. According to him, his first encounter …

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WATCH: Terrifying accounts of how the military brutalised residents of Wa over a ‘missing’ phone

One of the witnesses in the case of some military men brutalizing residents of Wa in the Upper West Region on July 1, 2021, has given disturbing details of how the town came under the angry viciousness of some soldiers. Contained in the Investigative Report of the Committee on Defence …

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I ordered the flogging of ‘sex tape’ youth — Wa Naa makes U-turn

After denying knowledge of flogging two persons, barely 24 hours ago, Na Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the Overlord of the Waala Traditional Council has stated that their flogging was under his orders. The two were allegedly involved in a sex video scandal that went viral. He said it formed part …

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Wontumi TV and radio caught for GH¢300,000 power theft

Some businesses in Kumasi including the radio and TV stations of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi have been caught by the Electricity Company of Ghana for power theft. Wontumi Radio and TV, according to sources, are indebted to the power company in …

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Why Queen Elizabeth visited Ghana and danced with Nkrumah

Queen Elizabeth II has just made history as the only British monarch to be celebrating a platinum jubilee (70 years) on the throne. With that has come many interesting stories about the long, impactful life of the monarch who turned 96 years in April 2022. And with Ghana being one …

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