GENERAL NEWS

Cardinal Turkson gets top Vatican appointment again

The Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, has been appointed head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The appointment of Cardinal Turkson was made by Pope Francis on Monday, April 4, 2022. The 73-year-old Cardinal Turkson succeeds Argentine Bishop, Marcelo …

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Over 80 buildings in Agavedzi destroyed by tidal wave

The assemblyman for Agavedzi electoral area, Eben Affah, has disclosed that over 80 houses have been destroyed by the tidal waves that hit some communities in the Ketu South Municipality on Sunday, April 3, 2022. According to him, aside from the destruction of properties, the disaster has brought to a …

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Profile of Rev. Professor Aaron Micheal Oquaye

Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye was born on 4th April 1944 to Mr. E.G.N. Oquaye of Osu, Accra (a cocoa merchant) and Mrs. Felicia Awusiki Oquaye, (nee Azu) of Odumase-Krobo the third of 7 children. He was brought up at Asamankese in the Eastern Region where he attended the Catholic and …

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The story of the golden bed that led to the dismissal of a minister in 1962

A Thursday, April 19, 1962, article in the Daily Graphic had the headline, “Edusei Removed from Office” but it turned out that this was not just a usual case of a government appointee being removed from office by way of a formality. “The appointment of Mr. Krobo Edusei as Minister …

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150 stalls burnt to ashes at makeshift market in Takoradi

Over 150 stalls have reportedly been burnt to ashes at the makeshift market in Takoradi. The fire, according to sources, started around 2 :18 am on Monday April 4 ,2022. Items lost include raw food items such as yam , corn dough , beans , as well as packs of …

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5 dead, 7 injured in fatal accident on Accra-Kumasi highway

At least five persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident on the Bunso stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway in Eastern region. Seven others who sustained injuries have been admitted at the hospital. The accident occurred Monday April 4 at about 3:55am when the suspect driver now …

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WATCH: How Akufo-Addo allegedly flew private jet from US to UK

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is currently in the UK after speaking at Bishop TD Jakes’ International Leadership Summit (ILS), North Carolina, USA. In the UK, the President is expected to launch one of his government’s flagship tourism drive projects, dubbed “Destination Ghana”, and hold bilateral discussions with the British Prime Minister, …

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Tidal waves hit Ketu, Ada; scores displaced, stranded

Tidal waves have hit parts of the Volta and Greater Accra regions just as happened last year. Pictures and videos of homes inundated with seawater in places like Agavedzi in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region as well as Aklabanya in the Ada West District of the Greater …

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Two killed in motor accident at Gomoa Amenfi

Two people died instantly and two others sustained various degrees of injury in a motor accident, which occurred at Gomoa Amenfi near Winneba Junction in the Central Region. Sergeant Maxwell Yeboah of the Effutu Municipal Police Division of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department, told the Ghana News Agency that …

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Former President John Mahama Meets NDC- USA Chapter As Ghanaians In USA Calls For His Come Back

The National Democratic Congress Chapter in the United States of America (NDC-USA), led by the hardworking Chairman Maame Aba Dadzie, threw a rapturous welcome for H.E. John Dramani Mahama, the former President of the Republic of Ghana and Flagbearer of the NDC during election 2020. Among his entourage was Hon. …

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