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Fellow Ghanaians, Akufo-Addo to ease border restrictions

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is said to have been engaged in crunch meetings in the past few days over the restrictions imposed by the government in the fight against coronavirus. Two years after the advent of the pandemic, calls have been heightened for the country to review the curbs …

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Knife attack on SWESBUS student: We are not enthused by headmaster’s response – Family of victim

The family of a Swedru Business Senior High School student who suffered a knife attack in the hands of some school mates, say they are unhappy with response of the headmaster of the school to the incident. Ishmael Agyei, who is a final year student of SWESBUS was attacked by …

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27 institutions that owe ECG scheduled for disconnection

The Accra East regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled about 27 public and private institutions for disconnection from the national grid. The institutions that include the Accra Sports stadium and parts of the Kotoka International Airport were last Monday disconnected for owing millions of Ghana cedis. Speaking to Citi News, …

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Cambridge University issues statement on Barker-Vormawor’s arrest

The University of Cambridge has expressed concern about the wellbeing of embattled #FixTheCountry Movement convener, Oliver Mawusi Barker-Vormawor. The activist, who is a PhD candidate in the English university was arrested by Ghanaian security officials after he had arrived in the country at the Kotoka International Airport on February 11, …

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Two female miners dead as pit caves in at Denkyira Ayamfuri

Two females have reportedly died after a pit they were illegally mining at Denkyira Ayamfuri caved in. The small scale mining pit is said to have collapsed at about 3:00pm, Wednesday, March 17. The bodies of the two middle-aged women, believed to be Northerners, were trapped, while other miners managed …

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Restore our Embassy – Bulgaria to Ghana

The Bulgarian government is demanding the government of Ghana restore its Embassy in Accra after it was demolished by a private developer who has been identified as President Akufo-Addo’s appointee on the National Development Planning Commission (NDCP) Board, Dr Yaw Adu-Ampomah. Dr Adu-Ampomah allegedly entered the property illegally with heavy …

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Barker-Vormawor released

Lead convener of #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Mawusi Barker-Vormawor has finally walked out of the custody of the Ashaiman Police Command following the bail granted him by a Tema High Court on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. More soon   Source: www.ghanaweb.com

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Embassy demolition: We won’t retaliate – Bulgaria to Ghana

The Bulgarian Ambassador to Ghana and Nigeria, Mr Yanko Yordanov has said Bulgaria will not retaliate against the downing of its Accra Embassy despite the illegal action being in contravention of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961. A private developer who has now been identified as President Akufo-Addo’s appointee …

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VIDEO: Why you shouldn’t feed the baboons at Shai Hills

It’s instinctive, the urge to feed these intriguing creatures which line up the Dodowa-Doyumu stretch to Akosombo. These big and small olive baboons, sometimes mothers with babies are unavoidable and their entrancing looks will definitely get to you. So perhaps you keep it in mind to have a bunch of …

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Ahead of rainy season: Minister Inspects Dredging Works in Korle Lagoon

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Francis Asenso Boakye, has undertaken an inspection tour of ongoing dredging works in the Korle Lagoon in Accra. For the past years, Dredge Masters Limited (DML), a Ghanaian-owned leading provider of dredging services, has been carrying out dredging works in the lagoon in …

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