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Bushfire burns man to death at Dodo-Pepesu in Oti Region

Zakari Yussif, a septuagenarian and a farm hand has been burnt by wild bushfire beyond recognition at Dodo-Pepesu in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region. The deceased, a resident of Dapaa Kukurantumi, who was believed to be working on a farm close to the inferno, tried quenching it, but …

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ECG Gives Krobos 2 Years To Clear Debts

Contrary to the three months grace period the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) gave to its customers to clear their oustanding debts, the power distribution company has given its customers in the Lower Manya Municipality two years period to spread and clear their accumulated debts between the period of 2018 …

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Truck kills 37-year-old KNUST laboratory technician

A 37-year-old laboratory technician with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) hospital, Emelia Amekuji has been confirmed dead after an articulator truck ran over her at Anloga junction in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred on Thursday, 10 February 2022. The deceased’s four-month-old baby …

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Akufo-Addo’s latest trip on private jet costing Ghana over GHC4m – Ablakwa

Lawmaker Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa who has been tracking President Akufo-Addo’s use of private jets for his travels has claimed the President has again rented the luxurious jet for his latest trip abroad. The President is currently on a ten-day working visit to France, Guyana, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. …

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Accra FM’s Bobie Ansah arrested by ‘security operatives’

Kwabena Bobie Ansah, host of ‘the Citizen show’ on Accra FM has reportedly been arrested by persons purported to be National Security operatives, after his show on Thursday, February 10, 2022. According to Kwame Kwakye, the producer of the show, he cannot really tell what occasioned the incident that happened …

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Partner me to build houses for teachers and all citizens -Afro Arab Group Chairman

Award-winning, astute business mogul Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu who recently was adjoined winner at the Youth Excellence Awards as the winner in youth in real estate has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to grant him the opportunity to build for teachers to pay in ten years without interest. …

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Kufuor extols Otumfuo’s contribution to Ghana’s exit from HIPC

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has extolled Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his contribution to the economic development of the country. He mentioned specifically the Asantehene’s input in Ghana’s exit from the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, at the time the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was hesitant to help. …

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Hard-hitting placards, red attires: All the photos from the NDC’s E-Levy demo

The opposition National Democratic Congress has staged a public demonstration against the government’s proposed imposition of a 1.5% levy on electronic transactions. The protest staged on Thursday, February 10, 2022, in Accra according to the NDC is to register its opposition to the tax policy which is currently a bill …

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Bawumia friend of the Church – Christian Council

The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev Dr Cyril Fayose, has praised Vice President Bawumia for his cordial relations with practitioners of all religions in the country, despite being a strong member of the Muslim faith. Rev Dr Fayose says he is sometimes “confused” when attempting to …

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Sacked Ghana Airport Managing Director is a hero– Manasseh

Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has said Mr. Yaw Kwakwa, the Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited who was unceremoniously sacked by President Nana Akufo-Addo is a hero who was ensuring McDan Aviation complied with the law. The appointment of Mr. Kwakwa was terminated in a letter dated February 4, …

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