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VIDEO: Kweku Baako reveals who recorded Akufo-Addo’s ‘bribe’ video

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper has claimed that the person who secretly recorded the viral video of then-candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, taking the $40,000 cash in a brown envelope is one Salis Yakubu Atsuluho of ‘The Salis newspaper’. Baako disclosed that he introduced the …

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Indomie, MoMo cause of rising teenage pregnancies – Research

A new research conducted by Star Ghana Foundation has revealed the love and desperation for Indomie, mobile money and social media addiction by young girls has been the cause of the increased rate of teenage pregnancies in Ghana. According to the research, young girls in their teen ages allow men …

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One dead, 3 injured in gun attack on Miaso-Akanteng road

One person has been shot dead and three others seriously injured in a gun attack on the Miaso-Akanteng road in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred at around 4.40 am on Wednesday, 2 December 2020. According to an eyewitness, some unknown gunmen attacked and shot …

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IMANI, ACEP lose funders – Report

A report issued by IMANI Africa has revealed that the think tank lost three major funders due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Founding President of IMANI, Frankin Cudjoe, revealed this in a statement that was issued after an IMANI-GIZ Policy Dialogue on COVID-19 and its Impact on Ghanaian Businesses, …

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One shot dead, others injured in gun attack at Fanteakwa

One person has been shot dead while three others are seriously injured in a gun attack on the Miaso to Akanteng road in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred Wednesday dawn at about 4:30 am. A resident told Starr News that unknown gunmen ambushed and …

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Audit Service reacts to alleged missing GH¢52 billion at GCB

The Audit Service has reacted to a news report of a missing GH¢ 52.5 billion which has been transferred from Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) to unknown sources. A statement issued by the service indicated that it has taken note of the news report and the interest it has generated. According …

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Former PPA boss sues CHRAJ

Adjenim Boateng Adjei, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority has dragged the Commission of Human Right and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to the Accra High Court over what he considers to be unfair hearing and misinformation by CHRAJ in its probe of the ‘Contract for Sale’ documentary. …

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Nat’l security interdicts officer who assaulted a soldier

Upon the instructions of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Ministry responsible for National Security has interdicted, with immediate effect, Mr Gerard Nana Osei-Tutu, an official of the Bureau of National Communications of the National Security Council Secretariat for attacking a soldier. A statement released by the Ministry of Information and …

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Kia truck crash into gas truck causing gas leakage at Kaase

A KIA truck has bumped into a gas truck causing gas leakage at Kasse at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on Tuesday, 1 December 2020. Confirming the incident to Class91.3FM’s Ashanti regional correspondent Elisha Adarkwah, the PRO of the Ashanti arm of the Ghana National Fire Service, …

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Otumfuo Condemns Open Defecation

THE ASANTEHENE, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has strongly condemned open defecation and other acts that have the potential of destroying the environment. He has consequently admonished the citizenry to collectively work together so that the environment will be tidy at all times to stop the spread of diseases. Otumfuo, particularly …

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