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NDC supporters clash with Manhyia District Police, vandalise police car

Some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have stormed the Manhyia District Police Command after alleging the police arrested one of their colleagues. The supporters pelted stones at the police officers, injuring scores while they damaged a vehicle belonging to police personnel. The demonstrators who are protesting against the Electoral Commission’s declaration …

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Fellow Ghanaians Akufo-Addo addresses you on COVID-19 today

The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today address the country on measures taken to fight the deadly COVID-19. This will be the twentieth address by the President after Ghana recorded cases of the deadly disease. The President is expected to address the country at 8pm. The President …

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PHOTOS: Fire destroys four-bedroom flat at Adansi-Asokwa

Fire has run through a four-bedroom flat at Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region destroying the entire edifice. Reports indicate the Fomena Fire Service was called in but could not get to the house upon arrival due to unavailability of access route. They had to join over six delivery holes …

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Two motorbike riders crushed to death

Two persons on a motorbike have been crushed to death by a speeding KIA truck on Tutu and Akanteng road in the Lower West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region. The Kia truck with registration number ER-246-15 knocked down the two who were on an unregistered motorbike. The rider of …

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Ablakwa wants IGP summoned to Parliament over election-related violence

The North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, wants the Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh, to be summoned by the House in relation to matters of election-related violence. According to Ablakwa, the IGP must answer to the house for the loss of lives and security challenges during the …

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VIDEO: ‘Defence Intelligence’ soldier arrested at Mahama’s office with loaded weapon – Kwesi Pratt alleges

Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, has alleged that a soldier from Defence Intelligence of the Ghana Armed Forces was arrested at the office of former President John Dramani Mahama with a loaded weapon. According to the veteran journalist, he got a hint of this news from social …

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We won’t go – Kantamanto fire victims reject gov’t’s temporary settlement

Some traders whose stalls and wares were destroyed in the Kantamanto fire disaster in Accra say they will not relocate to the car park of the Accra Railway Station as offered by the government. The angry traders wore red and chanted war songs in protest to their intended relocation. They …

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Ghana’s active COVID cases 991 with 331 deaths

Ghana is still battling with some 991 active COVID-19 cases, the country’s Health Service has reported. A total of 100 new cases were recently confirmed. The death toll has also climbed to 331. So far, a total of 53,653 cases have been confirmed since mid-March 2020. Some 52,331 of them …

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Tears flow as renowned multi-million businessman Atu Mould is buried

It was a solemn moment for family, friends and business partners as renowned businessman Atu Mould was on Friday, December 18, 2020, buried at a private ceremony at the Gethsemane Memorial Gardens at East Legon. A requiem service had been held for the 48-year-old at the St James Catholic Church …

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Meet the lawyer whose fees were paid by Dr Bawumia

A lawyer, who was recently called to the bar, Akbar Yussif Rohullah Khomeini, has showered praises on Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for paying his fees all through Law School. In a Facebook post, he said aside his school fees, Dr Bawumia also gave him ‘chop money’ for school. Mr …

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