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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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Tanzanian PhD student dies of COVID-19 complications in India

Tanzanian national, Emmanuel Harrison Ngowi has died of Covid-19 complications at a government facility in the city of Vadodara while undergoing treatment, reports The Indian Express. Emanuel Harrison Ngowi, 34, had joined the PhD course for business economics at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) of Vadodara on March 27, and tested …

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Banking sector assets grow to GHC 152bn

Total banking sector assets as at end-February, 2021 increased by 18.5 per cent year-on-year to GH¢152.0 billion, marginally higher than the annual growth of 17.8 per cent as at end-February 2020. The higher growth in total assets reflected similar stronger growth in domestic and foreign assets of 19.1 per cent …

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DKB reports Akuapem Poloo to the police for ‘degrading’ his name

Presenter and comedienne, Derick Kobina Bonney, known in showbiz as DKB has reported actress Akuapem Poloo to the Ghana Police Service for “making degrading allegations against him on social media.” “On Thursday 29th April at 10:08am, I received a call to check out my name being tarnished on social media by Akuapem Poloo (Rosemond Brown). “I duly …

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Court throws out Techiman South NDC case

The Wenchi High Court has dismissed an application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to amend portions of its petition in respect of its earlier stance on collation of results in the Techiman South Constituency. The petitioners had originally claimed there was no collation of parliamentary election results in the Techiman …

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