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Illiterates and imposters cannot dissolve a legally registered council with a mere press conference – King Oyanka

The Chief of Oblieman in the Ga West Municipality, His Majesty Nii Ayitey Anumle Oyanka I has fired an imposter Mustafa Ofoli Quaye who claims to be the head of the Tackie Oblie family for duping him an amount of Gh¢ 4,000 in 2014. King Oyanka hinted that the self-acclaimed …

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Why Dzifa Attivor was buried at a police station in Abutia

Hundreds of thousands of sympathizers thronged Abutia-Teti in the Ho West District last Saturday, February 19, 2022. They were there in a mournful and celebratory mood. To mourn the passing of Madam Dzifa Attivor, a former Transport Minister under the John Dramani Mahama administration. But also to celebrate the life …

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Accra: Chiefs demand compensation over siting of Weija Dam

The Weija Traditional Council is demanding compensation from government over the siting of the Weija Dam on its land. The Traditional Council says 44 years after their forefathers gave the government over 50,000 acres of land for the construction of the dam, they are yet to receive any compensation. At …

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Police invite Nigel Gaisie over 31st night ‘Umuofia’ prophecies

The founder and leader of Prophetic Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Giasie, has received an invitation from the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service. The invitation by the police according to GhanaWeb sources is in relation to some prophecies issued by the man of God during his end of …

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“I’m tired, I want to join my ancestors”: 106-year-old woman laments

A 106-year-old woman who lived through the First World War is yearning to die because she feels “weary and frail” and that death has forgotten her. Speaking in an interview with Afrimax TV Euphrasie Kanyundo lamented that has spent too much time in this world and wants to leave. “I …

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Chief Justice probes gunshot incident in court

Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has confirmed the shooting incident that occurred in court on Wednesday, February 23. A statement issued by Justice Cynthia Pamela A. Addo, Judicial Secretary on behalf of the Chief Justice said this is the first time such an incident has occurred hence has caused fear and panic. The …

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SAD PHOTOS: Two injured in gory accident at Okponglo

Two persons have reportedly been injured in a multiple-vehicle accident at Okponglo on the Legon-Madina road. The incident is said to have occurred on Tuesday night. This was after a tipper truck from Madina hit a Kia Rio saloon car which also run into a Kia Picanto and an Opel …

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A/R: Soldiers set four excavators ablaze in private residence

Armed Military personnel believed to be members of the anti-galamsey task force have allegedly set ablaze four excavators parked at a private residence of a man believed to be small-scale miner. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 23rd February 2022 at Ntobronso, a Community in the Nkawie District of the Ashanti …

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5,000 residents living without electricity in rural communities in Lower Manya Krobo

More than 5000 residents living in various rural communities in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal of the Eastern Region known as the ‘Middle Belt’ have bemoaned the lack of electricity in their communities, saying the situation is adversely impacting their livelihoods and social activities. The communities include yongwasi suisi, Gyekiti, …

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Group petitions OSP over CoS’s 120K to Adwoa Safo

An anti-corruption group, Crusaders Against Corruption has petitioned the Office of Special Prosecutor to investigate circumstances under which the Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei Opare caused 120,000 to be deposited into the accounts of MP for Dome Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo. It has come to light that Adwoa …

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