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Speaker directs Roads Minister to furnish parliament with roads data under Akufo-Addo

The first deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has directed the Minister for Roads and Highways to furnish the house with the data on the total number of roads the Akufo-Addo government has constructed since assuming office. This information, the Speaker indicated, should be put on the table by …

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Parts of Greater Accra, Eastern Region to experience power outage

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced it will be undertaking planned maintenance works, today, February 16. This is to improve service delivery in parts of the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions, according to a communiqué. The affected areas in Greater Accra will experience outages from 9:00 am to …

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Abronye DC granted GH¢100,000 bail

The Bono Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties. The outspoken NPP chairman was at the Accra Circuit Court A on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, after he was detained by the police …

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Don’t hail coup; it will destroy your life – Kufuor

Former Ghana President, John Agyekum Kufuor has advised Ghanaians not to hail coup plotters. Speaking to the VOA in an interview, the revered Ghanaian leader stressed that a coup is not an experience he will recommend for any generation. He said people who intend to stage coups should not be …

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VIDEO: Irate youth of Lamashegu sets fire officer’s house ablaze

Some irate youth at Lamashegu in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region have set the house of a fire officer ablaze. The youth had threatened to take revenge over a police shooting in the area on Sunday. But there was a mistaken identity as a policeman who was believed to be a target …

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Bono East immigration repatriates 358 irregular migrants

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has repatriated 358 irregular migrants in the Bono East to their respective countries of origin, Chief Superintendent Mr. Enoch Abrokwa, the Bono East Regional Commander of the GIS, has announced. He said those irregular migrants had entered the country through unapproved routes and they were …

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One dead, 4 injured in Kwame Danso fire tender accident

One person has died with four fire officers left in critical conditions following an accident involving a motorcycle and a Fire Tender at a section of the Kwame Danso-Atebubu road. The accident occurred at about 10:40 am on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, when the motorbike rider carelessly crossed a Fire …

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WATCH: This 5-year-old Ghanaian doing pre-algebra goes viral on TikTok

In recent times, there have been tons of viral videos and social media posts featuring children who are not just showing the world how cute they are but their incredible talents. Through various acts of singing, dancing, writing, solving complex equations, or being philanthropic, these children have been the biggest …

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Top clergymen meet Mahama to discuss matters of national interest

A delegation from the Charismatic and Pentecostal Council has called on former President John Mahama at his office in Accra to discuss a wide range of issues regarding the economy. The delegation headed by the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Boafo, met with Mr. …

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Shama chief descends on Akufo-Addo gov’t over abandoned hospital project

Acting President of the Shama Traditional Council Nana Kwamina Wienu II has described as frustrating and unfair instances where governments go ahead to cut the sod for the construction of projects amidst pomp and pageantry only to abandon them almost immediately after. According to the traditional ruler, the joy and …

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