GENERAL NEWS

Forest guard supplying seedlings for Green Ghana Project shot to death

Correspondence from Ashanti Region The Green Ghana Project has turned tragic for the people of Wonoo and Ashanti region as a forest guard has been shot dead in the process. The 38-year-old Benjamin Seidu, a forest guard allegedly met his untimely death when he and other colleagues were on their …

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#FixGhana movement not targeted at Akufo-Addo’s gov’t – OneGhana

The #Fixthecountry movement is not targeted at the current Akufo-Addo administration, Emily Kanyir Nyuur, Acting Director of OneGhana Movement, has said. She explained to Abena Tabi on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, June 12 that it is coincidental that the movement geared towards systemic problems has come at a …

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7 Fulani armed men kidnap colleague, takes ransom of GH¢29,000 before his release

  A Fulani man at Soalepe near Damongo was kidnapped by 7 other heavily armed and hooded Fulanis who demanded a ransom of GH¢50,000 before the release of the kidnapped man but the family handed over GH¢29,000 before the man was released. Bole based Nkilgi FM spoke to the Assemblyman …

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Police request for streetlight on Achimota-GIMPA road

The Accra Regional Police Command, has requested for streetlight on the Achimota-GIMPA road from the Forestry Commission, to prevent the recurrence of criminal activities within that vicinity. The police as part of their request, asked for a fence to be built around the Achimota forest to deprive criminals of hiding …

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Gov’t Blows GHS125 Million on tree planting excercise, Ghanaians React

President Akufo-Addo has led efforts across the nation to mark the maiden Green Ghana Day yesterday, with the planting of trees. This is a presidential initiative under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. The initiative is aimed at planting over 5 million trees in efforts to preserve …

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‘Pay or Die’ exposé: Keta MP wants health officials exploiting pregnant women punished

Member of Parliament for Keta, Kwame Gakpey, is urging the Ministry of Health to investigate and punish officials of various public hospitals charging pregnant women unapproved fees. Mr Gakpey described as appalling and disgusting, the practice uncovered in a Corruption Watch Documentary ‘Pay or Die.’ Despite provisions in the National …

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Paramount chief appeal for continuation of Keta sea defence project

The paramount chief of Some Traditional Area, Torgbi Adamah III, yesterday appealed to the government to commence the second phase of the Keta Sea Defence Project to minimise the sea destruction on communities along the coast. According to him, the project started from Blekusu stalled when it got to Agavedzi …

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VIDEO: Truck falls off at Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass

• The articulator truck fell off at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass • The truck failed its brakes whilst trying to make it to the top of the overpass • No death was recorded from the accident An articulator truck carrying gallons of engine oil fell off at the Kwame …

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Xtra Gold Mining company peddled falsehood to win public sympathy – Assemlyman

The Assembly Member for Kwabeng Electoral Area, and the President of the Concerned Citizens of the Atewa Landscape, Oteng Adjei, has described as palpable falsehood notice put up by Xtra Gold Mining Limited in a press statement dated May 17, 2021. It will be recall that Xtra Gold Mining Limited …

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Four dead bodies discovered in Lower Manya Krobo in two weeks

  The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal of the Eastern Region is reeling after the bodies of four men aged between 38 and 50 were discovered within the last three weeks at various parts of the municipality. The development is leading to a growing sense of insecurity in the area with …

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