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SEC drafts new guidelines to check misappropriation of investments

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has begun drafting a new guideline on third party and related transactions that will prevent misapplication and misappropriation of investment funds by fund management firms. The collapse of some management firms was attributed to a third party and related transactions. The deputy director …

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SAD NEWS: Journalist shot dead at her home

A journalist working with Kenya’s state broadcaster was shot dead at her home in the outcasts of the capital Nairobi. Two gunmen entered Betty Barasa’s home as she was driving in from work on Wednesday evening. They ordered her husband and children to lie on the ground and one of the gunmen …

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Expert says George Floyd died from lack of oxygen

George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen as he was pinned “in a vice” against the street during his arrest, a doctor at the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis has said. Intensive care doctor Martin Tobin said Mr Floyd had died of asphyxia from the way …

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5 interesting facts about Sonnie Badu

  The British-born Ghanaian gospel musician, Sonnie Badu, is trending after social media doubted the authenticity of his educational certificates from the Trinity International University of Ambassadors. Sonnie Badu is a man of many trades and full of surprises. Here are five things you probably did not know about the Gospel singer. …

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Ghana star Thomas Partey is joint-highest earner at Arsenal

  Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey is the joint-highest earner at English side Arsenal. The 27-year-old Ghanaian shares the enviable spot with Gabonese superstar Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The two players are on a weekly wage of £250,000 respectively, translating into £13,000,000 annually. Willian da Silva and Alexandre Lacazette are on weekly wages of …

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PHOTOS: Prostitutes go on strike over Covid vaccines

Sex workers in a Brazilian city have gone on strike for a week, demanding to be included in the group of front-line workers receiving priority coronavirus vaccines. Pandemic-related hotel closures in the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte have forced thousands of prostitutes to solicit for clients on the street, they …

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Jordan Ayew pockets £32500 weekly at Crystal Palace

  Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew pockets £32,500 as weekly wages at the club. The 29-year-old is in the lower ranking on the salary table despite his improved performance for the club. The Ghana international has struggled to replicate his 2019-202 form this season by scoring just a goal so far. The …

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I don’t need to make any demands to gel with Akufo-Addo – Mahama

  The Office of Former President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed recent reports captured in the Daily Guide newspaper that he is making certain demands before jibing with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In its Wednesday, April 7 edition, the newspaper reported that the former president is demanding the return of a bauxite …

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Belfast: Rioting ‘was worst seen in Northern Ireland in years’

IMAGE COPYRIGHTCHARLES MCQUILLANimage captionThe gates of one of Belfast’s so-called peace walls were prised open before being set alight Rioting in Belfast on Wednesday night was on a scale not seen in Northern Ireland for years, police have said. During several hours of violence, police officers were attacked, petrol bombs …

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Body of Kasoa ‘ritual murder’ victim released for burial

The body of Ishmael Mensah who was allegedly murdered by some teenagers in Kasoa has been released to his family for burial. The body was released after Police completed post-mortem on it. The family has been unhappy with the delay in releasing the body since it contravenes their Islamic values. …

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Ahafo: Heavy downpour displaces 70 residents at Dwenase

A downpour on Wednesday displaced 70 residents of Dwenase, a farming community in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) learnt the rains, which accompanied a heavy storm, set in around 1930 hours, lasted for about 30 minutes and razed to the ground about …

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Excavator operator killed in gun attack at mining site

  One person was killed when two unidentified men raided a mining site at Attabrakoso, a community near Jacobu in the Ashanti Region. 30-year-old Richard Arthur, an excavator operator with Tolla Mining Company died when he sustained multiple gunshot wounds during the Tuesday dawn attack. The robbers also shot a …

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GHS worried as farmers use mosquito nets for farm fencing

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced plans to hand out insecticide-treated bed nets from May 18, this year, with at least 275, 967 households in the Upper East Region expected to be covered. The Upper East Regional Health Directorate made this known during a multi-stakeholder meeting it convened on …

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Goat thief lynched at Nsawam

The Nsawam Police in the Akwapim South District of the Eastern Region is investigating a case involving a suspected goat thief, whose beating allegedly resulted in his death. Police Sergeant Francis Gomado, Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, said the police received information about the incident on April 3 and …

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