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Charlotte Osei launches ‘Thirsty Woman’ platform

The former boss of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, has launched a women empowerment and fulfilment platform. It is her way of addressing the many questions she says young women ask her all the time about life and how to navigate the complexities they are dealing with. Charlotte Osei’s Thirsty Woman …

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Release Bulldog: Menzgold customers to NIB

Aggrieved customers of defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold are calling on the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to release artiste manager Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson popularly known as Bulldog in the showbiz industry following his comments made on Accra-based UTV on 9th January, 2021 in relation to Menzgold saga. Bulldog was …

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Speeding driver ‘chopping love’ with girlfriend kills girl; family demands justice

The family of a ten-year-old who was killed by a speeding driver making out with a lover while driving on the Aduman–Aduamoah road in the Afigya Kwabere District of the Ashanti region, is seeking justice. The driver who had a female sitting on his lap while driving suddenly burst into …

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2-year-old boy drowns in gutter

A two-year-old child has drowned in a gutter full of water at Netro, a suburb of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The little boy was said to have been playing at the back of his house while his 19-year-old mother was also washing. After a while, …

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11-year-old boy invents bicycle in Oti region

Richard Akoto Darko, who uses the Facebook profile name @richakotodarko, has unveiled a new revolutionary vehicle. Richard brought to light the creativity of an 11-year-old boy from Jasikan in the Oti Region as he posted pictures of the kid’s beautifully made tricycle. The photos posted on his Facebook wall on …

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More Private Schools In Central Region Benefit From Reopening Disinfection

Scores of private basic schools in the Central Region on Monday, January 11, 2021, begun undergoing mass disinfection against the new coronavirus (Covid-19).    The exercise was also to allow for the safe reopening of all the schools on Friday, January 15, as directed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo …

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Rawlings’ burial service pushed to January 27

The burial service for the late ex-President, Jerry John Rawlings, has been moved to Wednesday, January 27, 2021, after an earlier postponement. It will be held at the Independence Square in Accra from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, according to a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and …

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COVID-19 vaccines safe but more education needed – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has allayed fears of Ghanaians over the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. President Akufo-Addo in his 20th address to the nation on the management of the COVID-19 pandemic said Ghana won’t be left out in accessing approved vaccines. Despite the good news, some Ghanaians are worried about …

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Parliament approves US$162.9 million Barclays Bank loan

Parliament has approved a US$162, 931,563.27 Barclays Bank PLC loan to finance the design, construction, and furnishing of seven district hospitals and provide an integrated IT system by NMS Infrastructure Limited. The money is part of the amendment agreements to the ECGD Loan Agreement between the Government of the Republic of …

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Two-storey warehouse at Suame Magazine on fire

A two-storey building warehouse at Suame Magazine, zone 2 in the Suame Metropolis of the Ashanti region is on fire. The fire broke out at the warehouse containing spare parts at around 7:00 am on Tuesday, 12 January 2020. Firefighters have been at the scene for about two hours fighting …

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