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High Court issues bench warrant for Jomoro MP’s arrest

Eligibility of Jomoro MP to contest in 2020 election challenged Court orders Affo Toffey to produce evidence of Ivorian citizenship renunciation Jomoro MP accused of holding dual citizenship prior to election 2020 The Sekondi High Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of the Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo …

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Deceased woman found in refrigerator identify as Lizzy Mudenda

The woman whose body was discovered in a refrigerator in her boyfriend’s room at Ho-Fiave a fortnight ago, has been identified by the police as Lizzy Mudenda,age 22 and is a Zambian citizen. Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the Volta Region, DCOP Edward Kwateng, told the Ghanaian Times in …

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Drivers’ Strike: How Police forestalled chaos at Kasoa

Police took the swift intervention of the Central East Regional Police Command to restore order at Kasoa after chaos ensued over the strike action by private commercial transport unions across the country. The Kasoa Central Business District was plunged into disarray when some drivers attempted to compel their colleagues operating …

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Trotro Drivers Suspend Strike Action

Commercial transport bus drivers have been asked to suspend their ongoing strike action. Commercial vehicle drivers today, December 6, refused to convey passengers to protest the recent fuel price increments. Their action caused many commuters great difficulties to reach their workplaces and various destinations. A current message from the Ghana Private …

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A/R: Metro Mass Bus conveying worshippers to a prayer camp catches fire

More than 70 passengers escaped unhurt after a Metro Mass Transit Bus conveying worshippers to a prayer camp caught fire in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The bus which picked up the worshippers from Suame was headed to a prayer camp at Adadietem in the Ejisu Municipality, where congregants of …

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Avanti and Eur​opean Space Agency accelerate adoption of 5G with pioneering INSTANT5G project

New research project to develop 5G compliant satellite connectivity services for MNOs & Towercos  London, 6th December 2021 – Avanti Communications (“Avanti”), the leading provider of high throughput satellite capacity across EMEA, today announces the launch of INSTANT5G, a new research project endorsed by the European Space Agency, UK Space Agency and the …

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Manasseh digs into Akufo-Addo’s Forbes African of the Year award

Senior investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has taken to his social media platform to react after President Nana Akufo-Addo was adjudged Forbes African of the Year. Forbes magazine, in a statement, said “Ghana’s President, has repositioned the country in the global marketplace as one reliant on its own resources and …

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Nalerigu: Elderly woman beaten to death over witchcraft accusations

An elderly woman has been lynched in Nalerigu in the North East Region over suspicions of witchcraft. The deceased, identified as Mma Rukaya, moved to the area from Janga, in the same region, because of similar accusations. Read More: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP …

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6 die in head-on collision accident on Tema-Aflao Highway

A head-on collision involving two Ford transit mini buses near Sege on the Tema-Aflao Highway over the weekend claimed six lives and injured a number of passengers. Chief Inspector Stella Dede Dzakpasu, the Tema Police Regional Public Relations Officer, told the Ghana News Agency that four died on the spot …

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Dagbon Overlord lauds National Best Farmer Following visit by Agric Minister

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ndan Ya-Na Abukari II, has praised the National Best Farmer for 2021, 44-year-old Alhaji Mohammed Mashud, who hails from Mion District in the Northern Region. He said the award was for the people of Dagbon, thus urging the youth in Dagbon township and the country as …

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