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South Sudan transition stuck in mud of floods, politics

South Sudan’s intended transition to a full democracy is getting stuck in the mud, five years after a peace agreement was signed between various protagonists giving the country some semblance of stability. There has been sporadic violence, mostly between government forces and groups that held out on the peace deal. …

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Masked Thugs attack, rob registrants at Achimota EC Office

Masked thugs reportedly launched an attack on Ghanaians who were waiting to register for their Voter ID Cards at the Okaikwei North District office of the Electoral Commission in Achimota during the early hours of Sunday morning. The assailants disrupted the queue, causing injuries to some individuals, and then fled …

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Jean Mensa receives award for protecting public purse

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, has received the prestigious title of the best head of entities under the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) category for the 2022-2023 auditing year, as declared by the Internal Audit Agency (IAA). Jane Mensa earned this accolade for her exceptional leadership in …

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Top five scandals that rocked J.A. Kufuor’s government

For most governments under the Fourth Republic in Ghana, corruption-related scandals have always dominated their tenure and marred some of the successes chalked. While the sentiment of the average Ghanaian is that the two major political parties; National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic are both corrupt, there is the recurring …

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Man arrested for defiling of 4-year-old girl in Wa

The Upper West regional police CID has apprehended a 22-year-old man in connection with the alleged defilement of a 4-year-old girl in Wa, citinewsroom.com has reported. The incident transpired on a Saturday afternoon at an uncompleted building located in the Banmaarayiri community. The child’s mother had sent her daughter to …

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Fire destroys several shops at CMB market in Kantamanto

Fire has razed down several shops at the CMB area at Kantamanto in Accra in the early hours of Sunday, September 17, 2023. According to a Citi News report, the fire which’s source is currently unknown has destroyed wares worth million of Ghana cedis. A video posted by the Ghana …

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Five illegal miners jailed 125 years for mining in River Ankobra

Five illegal miners who were caught mining in the Ankobra River without authority have been sentenced to a total of 125 years imprisonment in hard labour. Richard Kumasi, Fiamahe Jerry John, Korblavi Kumasi, Daniel Afenu, and Matthew Gedie, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit crime and undertaking small scale …

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Former Lighthouse pastor charged for stealing GH¢7,000 freed

Pastor Lawrence Nii Narku Odonkor, former pastor of Lighthouse Chapel International (Akyem Oda) branch, who was accused of stealing over GHC7,000 belonging to the church, has been acquitted and discharged. Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court earlier, Pastor Odonkor pleaded not guilty to two counts of stealing and for dishonestly …

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