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Man found dead in Aboabo Stream

A body of a man has been found in the Peleele River at Aboabo Number One, in the Asokore Mampong Municipality. The body, according to eyewitnesses, was found around 6am on Sunday, but what claimed the man’s life was not immediately known. There are conflicting reports about what might have …

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LGBTQI worse than COVID-19 – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has warned diplomats and other organizations threatening some MPs behind a private members’ bill seeking to criminalize activities of LGBTQI to desist from such actions. Speaking at the speaker’s prayer breakfast meeting, Alban Bagbin assured the bill will be passed before the year ends …

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Kumasi floods: Minister orders demolition of buildings in water ways

The Minister in charge of Works and Housing, Hon Francis Asenso Boakye on Monday, June 28, 2021, ordered the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Ashanti Region to pull down all structures in waterways. His call follows the recent flooding in some parts of Kumasi that claimed seven lives. …

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You are a lawyer, speak with facts – Kwame Nkrumah Tikese slams Sammy Gyamfi

  • Sammy Gyamfi alleged that the mob attack on Ibrahim Anyass was orchestrated by by known members of the NPP • He claims Anyass published the names of persons who threatened to take his life • Kwame Nkrumah Tikese was unhappy with his statement, urging him to back his allegations with …

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CCTV footage of Jamestown ‘Bullion Van’ robbery surfaces

• A bullion van was attacked by armed robbers at Adedenkpo-Jamestown on June 14 • One Joyce Afua Amankwa died from a gunshot during the robbery incident • Two weeks after the attack, CCTV footage of the incident has emerged Closed-Circuit Television [CCTV] footage of the deadly armed robbery attack …

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‘I know the person who threatened my husband’ – Wife of deceased #FixTheCountry campaigner speaks

  Zahada Hudu, the wife of the deceased #FixTheCountry campaigner who was killed after receiving threats on social media has said she knows those who were threatening her husband. According to her, she wants the police to thoroughly conduct investigations into her husband’s murder so that the perpetrators will be …

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#FixTheCountry campaigners to storm IGP’s office over murder of member

#FixTheCountry campaigners have announced plans to storm the office of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh. The action, scheduled for Tuesday, June 29, 2021, follows the death of a social activist and member of the movement, Anyass Ibrahim, aka Macho Kaaka. Macho Kaka, is reported dead after he was attacked by a …

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Tears flow at one-week memorial for woman killed in Jamestown robbery

There was weeping and wailing at the residence of 40-year-old Joyce Amankwah who was killed when robbers shot into her store two weeks ago at Adedenkpo, a suburb of James Town. Family, sympathisers, and well-wishers say they are yet to recover from the incident. The family last two weeks flee …

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#FixTheCountry conveners demand justice for deceased campaigner

Conveners of #FixTheCountry are demanding justice for their deceased colleague who died three days after suffering a mob attack at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. Kaaka Anyass Ibrahim Mohammed, known on social media as Macho Kaaka, sustained life-threatening injuries after he was attacked by a mob on Saturday, June 25, …

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