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AUDIO: Check out earthquake-prone areas in Ghana including Jubilee House

Director-General for National Disaster Management Organisation, Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, has disclosed that some major parts of the country are prone to earthquakes. READ ALSO: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote against it He said in 1939, a major earthquake happened in Ghana …

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Education Minister ‘mobbed’ by traders in Kumasi over 2022 ‘agyenkwa’ budget

Dr.Adutwum leaving traders yesterday after addressing them at Kejetia The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum was on Tuesday morning mobbed by traders mostly market women at Adum in Kumasi after he announced on the radio that the 2022 budget read recently was to help improve the lives of …

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Shortage of water hits Ekwamoasi, residents use sachet water to bath

Residents in Ekwamoasi in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region have resorted to using sachet water to bath after an acute water shortage hit the community for the past five months. According to the residents, the breaking down of their five boreholes has made the situation worsen …

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Bush fire kills two siblings at Nasia

Reports reaching Rainbow Radio indicate that two children, age 6 and 15 have been burnt to death by bush fire in Nasia in the North East Region. According to a witness, Abdul Latif, a resident of Nasia, who confirmed the incident, the two boys died while helping their father on …

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Convoy of MPs foils highway robbery attack on Sampa-Mankraso highway

Armed robbers hold commuters, passengers hostage Sam George, others were on an official engagement MPs security exchange gunfire with armed robbers A convoy with Members of Parliament foiled a highway robbery attack on the Sampa-Mankraso highway in the early hours of Thursday, November 25, 2022. The robbers are reported to have held …

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Dagbon Union UK (DUUK) Marks International Day For Elimination of Violence Against Women

The Dagbon Union UK(DUUK) a charity organisation that advocates for women empowerment and abhors all forms of violence against women and girls has joined the celebration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for …

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Police justifies ban on smock wearing in Bawku

The Upper East Regional Police Command has indicated that the ban on smock-wearing in the Bawku Municipality is based on intelligence gathered in curtailing the crisis in the area. Speaking to Naa Dedei Tettey on Starr Today Thursday, the Public Affairs Officer for the Region, David Fianko-Okyere (ASP), said the …

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The 15 communities still under curfew in Ghana

Bawku is under renewed curfew Communities have been engaged in chieftaincy conflicts Some towns in Ghana are under 12-hour curfews Bawku is in the news again, and unfortunately for one of the obvious reasons, the town is back under curfew. In a statement signed by the Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, …

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Captial Bank case: Ato Essien diagnosed with sleep disorder

The founder of the defunct Capital Bank William Ato Essien has been reported sick and has been diagnosed with “Obstructive Sleep Disorder.” Mr Essien and two others are standing trial for some 23 charges and have been asked to open their defence. In court on Thursday, November 25, 2021, Mr …

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Denmark PM calls on Akufo-Addo

The Prime Minister of Denmark, Ms. Mette Frederiksen, on Wednesday, 24th November 2021, paid a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at Jubilee House to commence her two-day official visit to Ghana. Her visit to Ghana forms part of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations …

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