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Go back to CNN and apologise – Christiana Awuni to Moesha

Ghanaian actress and social media influencer, Moesha Buodong a few days ago said she regrets some comments made during her 2018 interview on CNN. The social media influencer was heavily criticized when she revealed she was dating a married man because “Ghana is hard”. According to her, “In Ghana, our …

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Number of bodies retrieved from Apam River rises to 13

About 20 schoolchildren are feared to have drowned in the Apam sea in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region while swimming today Monday, March 8,2021. Speaking to EIB Network’s Central Regional Correspondent Yaw Boagyan, an eyewitness said the children were school Pupils whose ages are between 9 and …

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Akufo-Addo to speak on the State of the Nation at 1pm today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s planned state of the nation address to be delivered on Tuesday, March 9 will no longer take place at the designated time, 8:30 am. The programme has been shifted to 1:00 pm that same day, a statement dated March 5 issued by Parliament has said. The …

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Two Premier League Match venue license revoked; others warned

The Club Licensing Board, acting in its capacity as the first instant body of the Club Licensing process has revoked the Licenses of Berekum Chelsea and Elmina Sharks FC to use the Golden City park and the Ndoum sports stadium respectively. As part of the mid-season spot-check inspection and review, …

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New ministers to begin work tomorrow

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, has announced that all new ministers appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and now approved by Parliament, will begin official work tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. He made this known after a three-day retreat the president had with his new ministers at the …

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Senegal: Opposition leader released, more protest in the offing

The opposition leader in Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, whose arrest has sparked nationwide violent protest was released on Monday, March 8, 2021, but under judicial supervision according to his lawyers. Sonko was arrested and charged with rape which he denies and describes as politically motivated. He appeared in court on Monday, …

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Anas congratulates Adeti, others on Article 19 Press Prize Awards

Africa’s foremost investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has applauded EIB Network investigative journalist Edward Adeti, and some journalists in other media houses for winning the maiden Article 19 Press Prize Awards. Article 19 Press Prize is an award scheme put together by the African Heights Foundation in partnership with an anti-injustice …

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Fire guts storey building in Adabraka

A storey building located at Adabraka, a suburb of Accra has been gutted by fire in the early hours of Monday, March 8. The cause of the inferno is not yet known. Fire service personnel intervened to douse the fire and prevented it from spreading to other properties. An eye …

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Ghana wins ‘airport war’ with Britain

British online news platforms as well as some newspapers have been awash this week with news that British authorities would now allow flights from Accra, Ghana to land in Heathrow instead of Gatwick as had earlier been proposed by British authorities. Some of the reportage did very little to hide …

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12 drown in Ghana despite ban on swimming over coronavirus

At least 12 children have drowned while others are feared missing in Ghana’s Central Region despite a ban on sea swimming due to COVID-19, officials say. The victims were among dozens who had flocked to the Apam beach in the Gomoa West District to play football on March 7. The victims …

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Stop punishing children for speaking vernacular in school

The Dean at the Faculty of Ghanaian Languages of the University of Education Winneba, Professor Charles Owu-Ewie says it is unjust to prohibit children from speaking vernacular in schools. Speaking at a virtual symposium on the role of the mother tongue in improving literacy in Ghana on 3fm 92.7, the …

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20 children feared dead in Apam River

Some 20 unidentified children are feared dead after going swimming in the Apam River located in the Central Region on Monday, March 8. In a report by AdomNews correspondent, Kofi Adjei, the District Police Commander, DSP Moses Osakono confirmed that eight bodies have so far been retrieved from the river. …

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VIDEO: Prostitutes demand to be allowed to resume work after lockdown

Prostitutes in the Netherlands are protesting their continuous ban from practicing their trade. According to them, the government has allowed other contact trades such as masseuse to work while still restricting them from plying their trade due to COVID-19. Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, and is highly patronised. But …

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I didn’t want to be alive anymore – Meghan Markle

The Duchess of Sussex has said she found life within the British Royal Family so difficult that at times she “didn’t want to be alive anymore”. In a deeply personal TV interview, Meghan told Oprah Winfrey that she did not get help when she asked for it. She said a low point …

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Akufo-Addo delivers SoNA Tuesday

President Akufo-Addo will deliver the State of the Nation Address tomorrow Tuesday, March 8, 2021, the Speaker of Parliament has told the chamber. “The House will be privileged to receive the President who is obligated to deliver the State of the Nation Address. His Excellency has given an indication to …

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Massive fear as 3 police officers die within 24 hours

Three police officers have died within 24 hours under various circumstances according to confirmed reports sighted by MyNewsGh.com sparking fear among their colleagues. Sources reveal that Sergeant Jemima Aidoo, Sergeant Adjei Kumi and Chief Inspector Godfred Osei Atunku at various stations died between March 6 and 7 2021. In the …

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Cement price goes up

Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the price of cement has escalated over the last few days across the country. According to cement sellers and stakeholders, “clinker”, the raw material used to produce cement is imported and since its price has increased in the international market owing to the pandemic, a bag of …

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Unidentified dead body retrieved from Volta River

An unidentified dead body has been retrieved from the Adomi bridge stretch of the Volta River in Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region . The decomposing body of the deceased was found floating on the river at about 10:40am. A team made up of Police Personnel, Environmental Health officers, and …

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