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No ID cards, no MoMo cash-out transactions – MTN

MTN MoMo has announced that effective 2nd April 2021, all MoMo customers will be required to present valid ID cards before any MoMo cash-out (withdrawal) transaction can be processed. As a result of this directive, all MoMo agents will be required to select the ID type and enter the ID …

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VIDEO: Castro is still alive-Kwame Yogot

Fast Rising star, Kwame Yogot says he still believes Castro is alive and not dead as people believe. According to him, Castro started supporting his music career but ‘things fell apart’ when he disappeared. Speaking with B Ice on Agyenkwa FM, a sister station of Atinka FM, Kwame Yogot said …

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Cape Coast: Ghastly accident kills four in Nyinasin

Four persons have perished in a ghastly accident on the Cape Coast-Praso road in the Central Region. The motor accident, which happened on Monday 15th March 2021 occurred at Nyinasin on the Coast-Praso highway. Four persons died on the spot, leaving two people in critical condition. Speaking to Atinka News’ Central …

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Chiefs around Lake Bosomtwe pledge to protect the lake

Chiefs around Lake Bosomtwe in the Ashanti region have pledged to protect the natural reserve after being summoned by the Manhyia Palace following TV3’s exposé. A private developer has destroyed over 500 trees planted along the bank of the Lake at Pipie despite bye-laws declaring 100 meters from the water …

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Ofori-Atta justifies new taxes by Gov’t

Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta has justified the 1 percent COVID-19 levy introduced in the 2021 budget statement following the agitation over the new tax. Ofori-Atta believes this will among other things prop-up the health system against the pandemic and also support the payment of COVID-19 vaccines imported into the country. …

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Two People Drown In A Galamsey Pit

Two people who work at a Galamsey site at Sefwi Datano have been drown to death. This incident happened at Sefwi Datano in the Western Region of Ghana. Mustapha and Mumuni are the names of the deceased and they were very closed friends. It was reported that Mustapha went into …

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Man sets family ablaze; 11-year-old stepson dies from burns

A 35-year-old driver has been arrested by the police after he allegedly set his family ablaze at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti region after accusing the wife of having an extramarital affair. The suspect’s 11-year-old stepson, Prince Oti was burnt to death while his wife, Patient …

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Kenyan court to rule on female genital mutilation ban

The High Court in Kenya is due to rule today (Wednesday) on whether to decriminalise female genital mutilation for adult women. The case is in response to a 2017 petition by a doctor who argued that banning the practice was unconstitutional as women had the right to choose what to …

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