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US activist vows to sue gov’t over Seidu Agongo’s ‘unlawful prosecution’

Ghana’s enviable record as a beacon of democracy and the protector of human rights could come under global scrutiny soon as an American civil rights activist, Ms Valencia Williams, considers filing a deprivation of rights suit on behalf of businessman and philanthropist Seidu Agongo against the West African country’s government …

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Ramatu Aliu Mahama to be laid in state tomorrow

The remains of the wife of Ghana’s former Vice President, Ramatu Aliu Mahama, will be laid in state tomorrow April 9, 2022, at the Independence Square in the Greater Accra Region at 8:00am. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his Vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as well as all other dignitaries and …

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25 government bungalows allegedly sold to private developers in Tamale – Report

Government bungalows and hostel facilities, numbering at least 25 government, allocated to the staff of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in Tishegu, a suburb of Tamale, have allegedly been sold to private developers, Asaaseradio.com reports. The portal alleged that the private developer has taken over the hostel facilities and has started ejecting …

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Buried human skull, cat head exhumed from church alter at Kasoa

A mysterious discovery beneath the pulpit of a church at Kasoa has left residents in shock. The incident is said to have been confirmed by the General Overseer of Christ Charismatic Convention, Pastor Billy Sunday, in whose church the discovery was made. In an interview with Takoradi based Connect FM, …

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Passengers injured as trailer falls on ‘trotro’ and taxi cab at Kumasi Roundabout

Some passengers on board a mini commercial ‘trotro’ bus and a taxi cab sustained injuries when a trailer loaded with bags of cashew fell on the vehicles at the Airport Roundabout in Kumasi. The trailer is said to have failed when it was braking but managed to control the steering …

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Stop giving money to child beggars – Deputy Gender Minister

The Deputy Minister for Gender, Women and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has cautioned the public against alms giving to child beggars. According to her, the Ministry has information that a number of child beggars loitering the street are part of a trafficking syndicate. The children are reported to have …

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Social media influencers, celebrities blamed for rise in teenage pregnancy

A Bolgatanga-based Pentecost Church of Ghana Pastor believes the devil has sent his agents in the form of celebrities to influence young ladies especially on social media. He says this has led to the rise of teenage pregnancy as young girls are now influenced by the life led by some …

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PHOTOS: Bawumia, Alan others visit Aliu Mahama’s residence to mourn Hajia Ramatu

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on the morning of Friday, April 8, 2022, visited the Cantonments residence of the late former Vice President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, over the passing of his spouse, Hajia Ramatu Mahama. The former Second Lady of Ghana died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on …

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VIDEO&PHOTOS: Accra floods after an hour downpour on Friday

Parts of Accra have flooded following a downpour on Friday morning which lasted for about an hour. Portions of the Central Business District, Sahara, Odawna, among other areas were all not spared during the rain. The Ghana Meteorological Agency had predicted a thunderstorm on Friday, a few hours before the …

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All the 17 times Bawumia used the word ‘data’ in his TESCON address

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s address on the economy as delivered at the National Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) Training and Orientation Conference at Kasoa in the Central Region, on April 7, 2022, surely got the nation talking a lot, also too because of the high expectations that heralded …

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