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‘Wait and see!’ – Trotro driver narrates how he went totally blind after passenger’s threat

A passenger bus (trotro) driver in the Ashanti Region has narrated how he became totally blind weeks after a verbal altercation with a passenger who threatened him to wait and see. Isaac Moro, alias Atimbila, shared his predicament on Kumasi-based Sompa FM’s Sompa Asem Mp3 nipa show which was aired …

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DVLA sacks three, interdicts 13 staff

The Board Chairman of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Frank Davies, has revealed that his outfit has sacked three and interdicted thirteen of their staff, with others facing termination of their appointments citing indiscipline issues, Graphiconline.com reports. According to the board chairman, the authority would not protect any …

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Otumfuo destools chief of Bekwai-Abodom over ‘abandonment’ of stool, galamsey

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has destooled Nana Saforo Koto, the Chief of Bekwai-Abodom. The destoolment is as a result of Nana Saforo Koto’s inability to defend himself against nearly 20 charges presented by concerned residents within his community. The charges against him predominantly revolve around the alleged unrestricted …

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Anas, Tsikata, Naana Jane, Chief of Staff: NDC, NPP ‘unite’ at Kwesi Pratt’s 70th birthday bash

A plush birthday was held in Accra on August 9, 2023 at the Sky Bar for Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. The birthday bash was for his 70th anniversary and was organized by his family. It was, however, very well attended especially by prominent public personalities …

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Fire razes down about 15 wooden structures at Ashaiman

A raging fire destroyed about 15 wooden structures at Official Town at Ashaiman on Friday, August 4 at about 5 pm. One of the victims, Gladys Adenyo, in an interview with JoyNews said she only has her life, that of her three children and the clothes they were wearing at …

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Super-duper! – Martin Kpebu on freeze of Cecilia Dapaah’s accounts

Lawyer Martin Kpebu has expressed excitement at steps being taken by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) with respect to the case involving former sanitation minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah. Reacting on Accra-based Citi FM on August 09, 2023; to reports that te former minister’s accounts had been frozen, Kpebu …

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Dr. Apaak celebrates Kwesi Pratt on his 70th birthday

The Member of Parliament Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak has celebrated the Managing Editor of Insight newspaper, Mr. Kwesi Pratt on his 70th birthday. In a tweet the Builsa South lawmaker indicated that Mr. Pratt is a mentor to many. He added that Mr. Pratt’s contribution to the socio-political history of Ghana …

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EXCLUSIVE: Cecilia Dapaah’s bank accounts containing millions of dollars frozen

GhanaWeb can confirm that the embattled former minister of sanitation and water resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah’s assets and bank accounts containing millions of dollars and cedis have been frozen by the office of the Special Prosecutor. Documents sighted by GhanaWeb from our sources at the court also confirmed that the Office of the …

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NDC sacks its regional women organiser who declared love for Alan Kyerematen

The Kumawu office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sacked its Women’s Organiser, Akua Afriyie, for openly declaring her support for one of the candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer race, Alan Kyerematen. According to a 3news.com report, the sack was informed by a video in which she declared her admiration for …

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Watch as 27 juvenile prisoners take part in 2023 BECE under tight security

Some 300 students took part in the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Bethany Methodist Junior High School, one of the centres for the examination in the nation’s capital, Accra. According to one of the supervisors, who spoke to GhanaWeb’s team during a visit to the centre, 162 of …

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