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Weija: Vehicles destroyed as fire sweeps through mechanic shop, warehouse

A raging fire has swept through a warehouse at Brigade in the Ga South Municipality, destroying properties running into hundreds of thousands According to eyewitnesses, the fire started around 9 pm on Friday, sweeping through the warehouse, which also serves as a mechanic shop. Several vehicles belonging to customers were …

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Tamale interchange unfriendly to pedestrians – Regional MTTD warns residents

The Tamale Interchange is not pedestrian-friendly, the regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), has cautioned residents against misusing the facility. According to Chief Superintendent Mahmud Yussif, the recently commissioned facility was tailored more for the use of vehicles and not for human beings. “Looking at the nature of the …

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NDC’s Baba Kamara appointed sole distributor of Dangote fertilizer across West Africa

Former Ghana Ambassador to Nigeria under the John Mahama administration and National Security Advisor Alhaji Yussif Baba Kamara has hit a jackpot from African Billionaire Aliki Dangote. Dangote has appointed the National Democratic Congress big man to lead the introduction and distribution of Dangote Industries’ fertilizer to the Ghanaian market …

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‘Stop fooling’ – Adom-Otchere goes wild on NDC’s Zita Benson over dumsor at KIA claims

Paul Adom-Otchere, the board chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, GACL, has berated private legal practitioner, Zita Benson, over her account of events that compelled an Accra-bound British Airways plane to make return unceremoniously to Heathrow. Adom-Otchere in commenting on an allegation by Zita Benson that the plane could …

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Why Ghana-bound British Airways plane failed to land in Accra

On Friday, April 8, 2022; reports emerged that an Accra-bound British Airways aircraft had to make a U-turn and return to London due to some reasons. The issue took over social media with some persons concerned over the possible reason of the failure of the plane to land in Accra …

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Prof. Adei wrongly claims corruption ‘was worse under Mahama’ per CPI data

Professor Stephen Adei, a former rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, GIMPA, has in a recent interview claimed that despite ‘too much corruption’ in the current government, the situation was worse under the John Dramani Mahama administration. The academic and trained economist did not give any …

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Damongo Nurses Training College students threaten demo to remove Principal

Tension is brewing at the Damongo Nurses Training College in the Savannah Region, with students planning a demonstration against the Principal of the institution, Hajia Iddrisu Rabiatu. The students are accusing Hajia Rabiatu of running down the school and have vowed to protest to demand her removal. There are reports …

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Windstorm destroys tents at Appiatse

Several tents housing residents of Appiatse at the Dumasi Resettlement Camp have been destroyed by a windstorm that swept through the area on Friday April 8. Several houses and trees in the area have also been affected. Prestea Huni Valley Municipal Director of the National Disdaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Francis …

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Fire destroys 15 shops at Suame Magazine

Fire has gutted about 15 shops at Suame Magazine industrial cluster, in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi. Mechanic shops at the Zone 13 of the Suame Magazine enclave were also destroyed by the inferno. An eye witness who had his shop burnt said “I had a distress call around 3AM. …

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Ghana’s thankful to the USA – Akufo-Addo to departing Amb. Sullivan

President Akufo-Addo has lauded the United States Government for its support to Ghana over the years. He mentioned areas such as health, security and education adding that the US government during the heat of the global pandemic supplied Ghana with medical stuffs as well as the provision of vaccines among …

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