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US and China trade angry words at high-level Alaska talks

US and Chinese officials have exchanged sharp rebukes in the first high-level talks between the Biden administration and China, taking place in Alaska. Chinese officials accused the US of inciting countries “to attack China”, while the US said China had “arrived intent on grandstanding”. Relations between the two superpowers are …

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Bawumia launches 100-day census countdown today

Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia will announce the 2021 Housing and Population Census (PHC) today, Friday, March 19, when he launches the 100-day count down to the Census. The Census Night is the reference date for census enumeration and all questions asked during the enumeration would relate to that night. It also …

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VIDEO: Man peels coconut husk with teeth

A young man has shocked social media with an unbelievable display of strength after using his teeth to peel coconut husks. Coconut husks are usually too hard to peel off so the tool used is machete. In the video, the gentleman simply set his teeth on the coconut and used …

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Man jailed 8 years for stealing GH¢159,300 from Damongo Bank

A Tamale High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old system administrator to eight (8) years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing GH¢159,300 from the coffers of his former employer, the Buuwulonso One Stop Rural Bank at Damongo in the Savannah Region. Cephas Agbodo, who had moved on to Borimanga Rural Bank …

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Aduana Stars defender Farouk Adams granted Gh 60,000 bail

Aduana Stars defender, Farouk Adams who has been accused in the hit–and–run incident which claimed the life of Police Officer Amos Mattey has been granted a bail of Ghc60,000 by the Berekum Circuit Court, with four sureties. Adams was charged on four counts of Careless and inconsiderate driving and negligently causing …

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Damongo Chinese rosewood company finally closed down

A Chinese rosewood company located at Yipala near Damongo capital of the Savannah Region has finally been closed down by the Chiefs, Assemblyman and people of the electoral area. The company which used to be called BrivyWelss but now known as Zagos New Style Company Limited are dealers in rosewood …

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The woman set to become Tanzania’s next president

On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and now Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due to take his place as the country’s head of state. First elected as Magufuli’s running mate in 2015, she was re-elected last year along with …

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Ahuofe Patri finally ‘agrees’ to marry Kalybos

Ghanaian actress, Ahuofe Patri, seems to have finally agreed to marry her colleague and good friend, Kalybos, after rejecting him for many years. In a new post on Instagram, Kalybos, dazed by a photo Ahuofe shared, begged her to marry him. She first laughed over the proposal and then agreed …

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Minority vows to reject 2021 budget over under declared deficit

The minority in parliament has served notice of a possible rejection of President Akufo-Addo’s 2021 budget over what it terms deceptive reporting of the 2020 deficit figures. According to the caucus, the budget statement sought to blame COVID-19 for what it calls the abysmal performance of the economy in the …

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First year SHS students report to school

First-year Senior High School (SHS) students Thursday reported to school to begin the 2021/22 academic year. A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to the St Thomas Aquinas SHS and Accra High School saw the ‘freshers’ going through the registration process. Mr Paul K. Amoasi Baidoo, the Headmaster of …

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Koku Anyidoho ‘fires’ Ofosu Ampofo, says he should step down

A former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho has asked the current National Chairman of the party Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo to step down if he cannot uphold the party’s constitution. His comments come after Mr Ofosu Ampofo dismissed his earlier suggestions that he Mr Ofosu Ampofo should take over the leadership of …

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CK Akonnor names final squad for AFCON qualifiers

Black Stars Head Coach C. K Akonnor has named a 29-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe. The team is a mixture of home based and others who play abroad. Coach Akonnor who has been training with home-based players …

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VIDEO: Boy allegedly burns girlfriend after she jilts him

Two sisters, 18-year-old Emelia Adomaa and 14-year-old Portia Sadia who live in Dormaa in the Bono Region of Ghana have suffered severe burns after Emelia’s former boyfriend set their room ablaze. According to the girls’ elder sister, Formaa Ernestina, Emelia’s 22-year-old boyfriend got infuriated after she told him about her …

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Accident in Sawla claims 8 lives; 22 in critical condition

Eight people, including a 28-year-old driver’s mate, Bashiru Mahama, have died in a gory lorry accident on the outskirts of Sawla. Some 22 others are also in critical condition after the Wa-Kumasi bound Sprinter Benz bus with registration number AS 3022-15 somersaulted and crashed into a nearby bush on the …

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10-month-old baby buried at Gomoa Nyanyano

  Residents of Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa East District of Central Region have been thrown into a state of shock after they discovered the body of a 10-month-old baby buried at the seashore. The baby was wrapped with a white cloth inside a black polythene bag In an interview …

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EOCO Rescues Three Stolen Babies As 11 Suspects Face Jail

The Economic and Organised Crime Office has saved three babies from a baby-selling syndicate barely two months after busting a baby-harvesting ring in Accra. This crime ring steals babies from their mothers in the hospitals after delivery and sells them between GHC28,000 and GHC30, 000. Eleven suspects have been arrested …

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Man commits suicide at Wassa Akropong

An unknown man believed to be in his thirties has been found dead in a bush at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. He is alleged to have committed suicide with his pair of trousers. According to an eyewitness, Asamoah Peter, he went to the bush to look for mushroom …

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