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Court denies KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping wife bail again

A Kumasi High Court has denied the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) lecturer being prosecuted for allegedly kidnapping his wife, Dr Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey, bail. According to the presiding judge, the bail cannot be granted because the filing of witness statements has not been completed, myjoyonline.com reports. …

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Opuni’s review against Supreme Court ruling on Honyenuga refused

A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has refused a review application from Dr. Stephen Opuni, seeking to reverse its earlier decision for Justice Honyenuga the continue presiding over his trial at the High Court. The ordinary panel of five had on February 22, dismissed the application for prohibition on grounds …

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Nominee for Court of Appeal post tainted by illegal Law School admissions – Report

It is emerging that a Court of Appeal judge nominee, Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, was implicated for illegally admitting students into the Ghana School of Law for the professional law course. According to a document from the General Legal Council (GLC) and shared by US-based Ghanaian journalist Kevin Taylor, Mr. Opoku Agyemang …

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‘Be bold and propose to a man if you love him’ – Apinto Queen mother tells women

The Queen mother of Apinto Divisional Council, Nana Abena Boaduwaa II has encouraged women to be bold to approach and propose to men they are attracted to. She advised that any woman who falls in love with a man to find a proper way of approaching him or invite the …

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‘World Bank Country Director is an NDC man’ – Sam George ‘mocks’ government

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has commented on a harsh verdict on Ghana’s economy by the World Bank representative, Pierre Laporte. The lawmaker sarcastically labelled the World Bank official a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, describing him further as a Jeremiah and naysayer who …

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Thunder strikes ECG transformer at Abrepo-Bronikrom

Rainstorms coupled with thunderstorms have hit an ECG transformer stationed at Abrepo-Bronikrom resulting in a blackout in the area and has halted business activities in the community. Residents recounted that there was a heavy downpour for over two hours coupled with thunderstorms on Monday, March 8. They noted a great …

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3 dead, several others injured in accident at Mim

Three persons died with several others injured on Tuesday, following an accident at Mim, a farming community in the Asunafo North District of the Ahafo Region, DGN Online can report. The incident occurred when a driver of a wooden laden KIA Rhino truck summersaulted and run over them. According to …

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Girl who died at Volta Independence Parade rehearsal honoured

This year’s Independence Day celebration in the Volta Region was held in honour of 14-year-old- Etornam Gorni Attippoe who died ten years ago during a rehearsal for the 2012 Independence Day parade. The JHS 1 pupil of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Junior High School, Ho Fiave collapsed during …

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Did an increase in the cost of Akufo-Addo’s favourite private jet lead him to fly commercial?

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, March 7, 2022, left Ghana to the United Arab Emirates as the head of Ghana’s delegation to the 2020 Dubai Expo. While the president’s travels generally generate news, his recent travel to Dubai has ignited another conversation that has always come up on all his …

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Dredge Masters MD Inducted Into Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame

The Managing Director (MD) of Dredge Masters Limited (DML), Captain Ansar Ahmed Khan, has been inducted into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame Awards 2022 at the plush Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra. He was presented with a plaque in recognition of his induction into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame. …

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