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Stop work: Gov’t reacts to demolition of Bulgarian Embassy after Ablakwa’s intel

The government has ordered for work to be stopped on the land that once housed the Bulgarian Embassy at 10 Kakramadu Road, East Cantonments, Accra. The decision to stop an ongoing development on the land comes after the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa blew the whistle that the …

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Supreme Court may unanimously rule 2022 SONA as unconstitutional – Adongo teases

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has teased President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the continuous delay in delivering the 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA). According to him, Akufo-Addo is afraid to address the nation after putting the country into economic misery. In a post on his social media handle, Mr. …

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‘It’s mindless’ – Ablakwa demand probe after demolition of Bulgarian Embassy in Accra

The Member of Parliament of North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed anger that the Bulgarian Embassy in Accra at 10 Kakramadu Road, East Cantonments, has been completely razed in a “lawless, provocative and mafia-style operation”. According to Mr Ablakwa, information available to him indicates that “armed rogue elements …

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Don’t insult our intelligence – Local Governance expert slams Samira Bawumia

Local Governance Expert, Ing Amon Kotei has chastised the wife of the Vice President of Ghana, Samira Bawumia for claiming Ghana has seen widespread development under the Akufo-Addo administration. According to him, Samira Bawumia has no basis to make that statement and described it as entirely false. “She should only …

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Unidentified killed and half-buried body discovered at Bole

An unidentified person suspected to have been killed by assailants has been found half-buried at a place called RTF near the cemetery road of Bole in the Bole District of the Savannah Region heightening fears among residents of the town. The latest strange killing and half burial discovered on Sunday, …

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Why should we pay to preach in town? – Street preachers in New Juaben protest fee regime

Street preachers in Koforidua who call themselves Christ Preachers Association (CPA) have raised a red flag over the New Juaben Municipal Assembly’s intention to accredit them at a fee in the coming weeks. The Assembly’s intended step is to regulate the activities of the street preachers and to serve as …

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Two dead in fire incident at Asante Mampong

A 90-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy have reportedly died from a fire outbreak recorded at Worakese near Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region. This was after a fire, which according to firefighters, started around 3:40am, razed through a five-bedroom house on Friday March 11, 2022. Ghana National Fire Service …

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Asokore – Senchi residents scrape stones from newly constructed road

Some residents of Asokore Senchi have been captured in a viral video scrapping stones from their newly constructed roads. The residents say they are going to use the stones from the road which construction is currently ongoing, to fill roads leading to their home and their bathrooms because they are …

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Kumasi: Asafo Assemblyman registers 300 residents under NHIS

The Assembly Member for Asafo Electoral Area in the Kumasi metropolis, Hon Ernest Okai, has registered 300 residents under the National Health Insurance Scheme in the Ashanti region. Those benefitted from the free scheme are the residents from Asafo BB/Bayakasoa, who are mostly vulnerable and financially challenged to access the …

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Over 30 houses at Janga destroyed by a rainstorm, many displaced

Some residents at Janga in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region have been displaced following a rainstorm that ripped off over 30 houses in the community on Sunday evening (13 March 2022). Several houses, provision stores, drugstores, football game centres, container kiosks, and other structures have been …

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