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Ghana Library Authority declares 2022 as the ‘Year of Books’

The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has declared 2022, as the ‘Year of Books’ under the theme “Libraries as Community Anchors for Transformation” as a prelude to Accra being declared the World Book Capital in 2023 by UNESCO. Mr. Hayford Siaw, the Chief Executive of GhLA made this known at an …

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Bolgatanga butchers drag feet over evacuation directive

Butchers in Bolgatanga are currently in a state of fret, following an order by the District Chief Executive, directing them to move to a newly built abattoir in a neighbouring community, Yorgo. According to the District Chief Executive, their current place of operation did not meet the standard of an …

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New video of man who fired AK47 to ‘welcome 2022’ emerges

LThe Ghana Police Service on Saturday, December 1, 2021, announced a GH₵5,000.00 bounty for information leading to the arrest of a man seen in a viral video shooting an AK47 assault rifle into the air ostensibly to welcome the New Year. Over 24-hours after the police announcement on the incident …

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81 persons killed in road crash

Some 81 persons were killed in road crashes between December 19 and December 25, 2021. The crashes involved 610 vehicles nationwide. During the same period in 2020, the country recorded 67 deaths through crashes. Provisional data from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, made …

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Burn down my church if NDC does not win 2024 presidential election – Prophet Kobi

Founder and General Overseer of the Glorious Wave Church International Prophet Badu, has Kobi asked the ruling New Patriotic Party to burn down his church auditorium if the National Democratic Congress does not win the 2024 presidential election. In his prophecies for the new year, the man of God said …

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VIDEO: IGP Dampare schooled on ‘chibom’ recipe by traders at Lapaz

Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare paid a visit to traders at Lapaz during the early hours of the New Year. During his visit, the traders schooled him on one of the Ghanaian street delicacies, egg sandwich, popularly known as ‘Chibom’. Speaking in Asante Twi, the IGP asked ‘How …

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New Year party turns bloody; two killed

Two persons have been killed after a fight broke out at a New Year party Saturday night at Yagaba in the Mamprugu Moaduri district of the North East Region. Police in the area told JoyNews the violence was started by an alcohol fueled argument between the youth of Yagaba and …

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Five persons die in accident at Assin-Anyinabrim

Five members of a family of six, traveling from Kumasi to Cape Coast in a Toyota Camry saloon car, died on the spot when their vehicle collided with a Dad Truck at Assin-Anyinabrim in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The gory accident happened at 1106 hours Saturday …

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Police place GH₵5,000 bounty on man who fired gunshots ‘to welcome 2022’

The Police have announced a GH₵5,000 bounty on information leading to the arrest of a young man who fired gunshots to celebrate entry into the New Year. A statement of January 1, 2022, was accompanied by a video that the Police said they had intercepted. “The Police have intercepted a …

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Akufo-Addo repent! I counted 22 Land Cruisers in your convoy – Prophet Oduro

Prophet Kofi Oduro is unhappy with President Akufo-Addo He slams politicians over medical tourism Read More: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote against it Prophet Oduro warns Akufo-Addo against some members of his inner circle Prophet Kofi Oduro of the Alabaster International …

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