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Doctor arrested for baby harvesting admits to selling more than 12 babies

One of the medical doctors arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office in connection with a recent crackdown on a baby-harvesting and human trafficking syndicate has admitted to selling more than 12 babies over the period. This was revealed by the Executive Director for EOCO, Commissioner of Police Frank …

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Dr Mahamadu Bawumia: The Muslim who served as Groomsman at his friend’s wedding in 1999

Through some recent engagements of the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, the ever-smiling devout Muslim has added a new twist to the long-standing religious tolerance and coexistence in Ghana. Throughout the 2020 Christmas period, the Vice President and his wife, Samira Bawumia, were seen moving from …

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Covid-19: Death toll now 367 as active cases jump to 3,286

Six more people have died from COVID-19 in Ghana with the death toll now 367, according to the Ghana Health Service. Active cases have also jumped to 3,286 with 679 cases recorded. Ghana has so far recorded a total of 60,794 cases with 57,141 recoveries and discharges. Meanwhile, more than …

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How an Ashanti King led an army to defeat the British and behead a governor in 1824

It’s almost 200 years since the Battle of Nsamankow, which was fought between the Ashanti Kingdom that occupied what is now southern Ghana and the British. In that war, during the reign of Ashanti king Osei Tutu Kwame Asibe Bonsu (c. 1801–24), the Ashanti brutally defeated the British, killing a …

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IMANI declares ‘war’ on Attorney General designate, Godfred Dame

Founder and President of IMANI Ghana Franklin Cudjoe says Ghana now has a Minister of Justice designate in Godfred Dame who eats and breathes injustice. According to him, Godfred Dame has never been interested in the grave disenfranchisement of almost 30,000 human beings by the do-no-good EC. He said Godfred …

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Fire sweeps through shops at Wa Central Market

A Saturday dawn fire at the Central Market in the Upper West Regional capital Wa has destroyed several items worth thousands of cedis, officials say. Firefighters were deployed to the scene to battle the blaze which started at about 1:10 am, the Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service said. Items …

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Photo: Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings weeps

Former First lady was at the requiem mass held for her husband, late former President Jerry John Rawlings at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra. Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings seems to have comforted herself by her demeanor throughout the service. Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings The former First lady was surrounded by …

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LIVESTREAMING: Ghana Armed Forces holds vigil in honour of Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings

The Ghana Armed Forces are holding a vigil at the Air Force Officers Mess in Accra as part of the final funeral rites of former President Jerry John Rawlings who passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The final funeral rites commenced today with …

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VIDEO: We can’t have sex because we share one room with our 24-year-old daughter – Man reveals

As intimate as sex is, it is obvious that no couple would want to do that in the presence of their children. Isaac Amedu and his wife, Georgina Coffie live at Tema in a tiny container with their 24-year-old daughter. Isaac’s goods were stolen at his house and has not …

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Rawlings was an enigma of personality – Palmer-Buckle

Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle has described the late former president, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, as an enigma of a personality who eschewed great single-mindedness and conviction in his life. The Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast was speaking at the Catholic Requiem Mass on Sunday, January 24, 2021, organized in memory …

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