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‘Trotro’ crashes 3 PRESEC students to death

Three students of Presbyterian Senior High School (SHS) at Adeiso in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region have been crashed to death by an urvan passenger bus. MyNewsGh.com confirmed that the three who were on a motorbike with registration number M-20-GR 6731 were run over by the vehicle …

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VIDEO: Chocoboy drops banger ‘yɛɛba’ featuring DarRich

Fast rising afro-pop/hip-hop artiste, Chocoboy, aka “The Beast” has dropped a new song titled “Yɛɛba” featuring DarRich. The sensational musician who defied the gloom COVID-19 cast over the music scenes last year, to release his debut “Bright Future” in 2020, is here with another one. After chalking huge success, with his debut, …

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Education Minister appears before Parliament over controversial textbooks

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, will on Monday, March 22 appear before Parliament following an urgent question filed last week by North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The question is related to the content of controversial textbooks said to denigrate some ethnic groups – particularly Ewes – in Ghana. …

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Tension at Akropong as armed men steal traditional stool

Tension is brewing in Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region over stolen traditional black stool by unidentified armed men. The stool which belongs to the Oyoko royal family was stolen by knife and gun-wielding men at night. The incident has been reported to the Akropong police but no arrest has been …

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Four men electrocuted in scaffolding accident

Four men were electrocuted Sunday at Anwomaso Bebre near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region, forcing authorities to cut the power supply in the area. The victims –include a carpenter, a father and his son and one other –were said to have raised a scaffolding pole to begin work on a …

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They don’t care! Owabi Dam is ‘dying slowly’

The Owabi Water Supply System is a three million gallon per day (3mgd) conventional treatment plant with a daily average production of 2.4mgd. The treatment plant is the main source of water supply to the north-western part of the Kumasi metropolis. Areas like Kwadaso, Asuoyeboah, Abuakwa, Nkwawie, Akropong, Koforidua and …

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Ken Ofori-Atta returns home after post-COVID-19 treatment in the US

Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister-nominee, has returned home seeking further medical attention in the United States of America for what was reportedly some complications following his recovery from COVID-19. Ofori-Atta had reportedly tested positive in December last year and the situation grew worse early this year. A report by Asaase …

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Former MP involved in car crash

The former Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region, Derick Ohene Assifu Bekoe, was involved in a motor accident in the late hour of Sunday. The accident occurred at Sukunu Bethlehem, near Asuokow on the Asamankesse-Nsawam highway, in a head-on collision. The MP is currently receiving …

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Govt, labour, face off over public sector wages

After nearly two decades of a cosy relationship between the central leadership of organized labour and government, a deep dispute is brewing following the announcement of a plethora of new taxes in the 2021 budget proposals and a subsequent warning from the Ministry of Finance that the resultant erosion of …

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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on unannounced Kabul visit

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, weeks before a planned withdrawal of all remaining US troops. After meeting President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, he called for a responsible end to the war but would not say whether the deadline would be met. Mr Austin …

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Ex-convict gets 40 years for attempted robbery

The Adenta Circuit Court ‘B’ has sentenced an ex-convict of Ankaful Prisons to 40 years imprisonment in hard labour for assault and attempted robbery. Stephen Senam, 25, pleaded guilty on all counts and was convicted on his own plea. He was sentenced to 20 years on each count for attempted …

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EIU report: We’re working to ‘break the eight’ – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the Akufo-Addo administration intends to break the cycle where political power changes every eight years since the 4th republic constitution came to being. It comes after the Economist Intelligence Unit  (EIU) projected victory for opposition NDC in the 2024 elections even though the polls …

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