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Workers of Kumasi abattoir want MD sacked

A meeting between management and workers of the Kumasi Abattoir Company Limited is expected to be held later today, Friday, after a protest nearly halted operations at the slaughter house. The aggrieved workers are demanding the immediate removal of their Managing Director Joseph Owusu Boadi, who has been accused of …

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DKB forgives Akuapem Poloo, drops defamation suit

Comedian Derrick Kobina Bonney, popularly known as DKB, has dropped all legal actions he had initiated against embattled actress Akuapem Poloo for accusing him of hoarding a GH¢4,000 donation. DKB had reported the matter to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service and sworn heaven-and-earth to get …

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REVEALED: Why Agradaa went into fetish priesthood

Reverend Nyansa Boakwa host of NsemPii aired on Happy 98.9 FM has given a brief background about Ghanaian fetish priestess now evangelist Nana Agradaa. According to him, she used to sell clothes in the market and when she wasn’t making enough, she decided to go into fraudulent activities to make …

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MTN to increase call, data charges from Saturday

Telecom giant MTN Ghana says it is reviewing its call and data tariffs upwards beginning Saturday, May 1, 2021. MTN says the move is to make room for the 1% increase in  National Health Insurance Levy by the government. Government introduced the increased tax as part of measures to plough back revenue …

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18-year-old boy, kills brother, 25

An 18-year-old boy has allegedly killed his 25 year-old elder brother at Essaman, a fishing community near Sekondi. The deceased, Benya Akroma, was said to have met his untimely death when he intervened in a fight between his younger brother, Emmanuel Akroma and their mother. Speaking to journalists later, the …

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SAD PHOTOS: Ambulance carrying pregnant woman involved in accident

An ambulance driver carrying a pregnant woman has been involved in an accident at Sefwi Bekawi. According to reports, the Sefwi Bibiani-Anhwiaso Bekwai ambulance was contacted to transport a woman in labour to the Wiaso Government Hospital. But, prior to reaching their destination, the woman is said to have delivered …

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Twitter co-founder to relocate to Ghana in June – Communications Minister

s Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has disclosed that co-founder of popular social media platform, Twitter is expected to relocate to Ghana in June this year. According to her, Jack Dorsey’s decision is in line with the establishment of Twitter’s presence in Africa along with its headquarters slated to be in Accra-Ghana. “Jack …

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COVID -19 And Disability: 80% of children failing in their learning

  Most children living with disability in Ghana are particularly vulnerable to stigma and discrimination, and are often segregated. They may not appear in the national statistics, becoming ‘invisible’ to decision makers, service providers and the public.    While data on the estimated 80% children living with disability across the …

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Israel stampede: Dozens killed in crush at religious festival

At least 44 people have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival in the north-east of Israel. The national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said dozens more had been wounded at the Lag B’Omer festival, at the foot of Mount Meron. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it …

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VIDEO: Young men goes haywire after taking mixed of drugs

 Young-men-goes-haywire-after-taking-mixed-of-drugs-just-to-get-high A video of young men dangling out of control due to drugs abuse has surfaced on social media and caused an uproar. The abuse of drugs has gained a worrying trend with many campaigns being launched to admonish the youth against abuse. Many young people, in responding to why …

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National team schedule of matches from May 2021 – Dec. 2022

The Ghana Football Association wishes to announce the programme line up for the Black Stars from now until the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon. Ghana has qualified for a record ninth Africa Cup of Nations tournament on the spin and are set to battle other African giants in the continental …

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560 MSMEs to compete in AfCTA, other formal markets

About 560 Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in the local sector are being supported to formalise their businesses to enable them to compete in formal markets, including the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Under an intervention called Progressive Licensing Scheme, the beneficiaries are being aided to have one …

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