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Reopening for SHS 1 students postponed to 18 March

First-year Senior High School (SHS) students across the country are expected to report to school from Thursday, 18 March to Sunday, 21 March 2021 the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced. First-year SHS students across the country were initially scheduled to report to school on Wednesday, 10 March 2021. However, …

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Deputy District NADMO Director Killed By Unknown Gun Men

The Deputy Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation (NaDMO) in the Nabdam District has been murdered by three unidentified armed men in the Upper East Region. The gruesome incident is said to have occurred at the Pelungu market on Saturday, February 27. Mr Dominic Kulkong, 31, was shot during …

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PHOTOS: Neglected Kwame Nkrumah guest houses in ruins

They were established to primarily serve as resting places and hideouts for Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, in the wake of the struggle for independence and political upheaval. Located on the Karimenga hill top in the West Mamprusi Municipality and along the Nakpanduri Scarp in the Bunkpurugu/Nakpanduri District in …

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NADMO Director gunned down by robbers

The Deputy District Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, Dominic Maaya, has been killed, The Chronicle newspaper has reported. The news outlet disclosed that Mr Maaya was shot and killed by masked armed men at the Pelungu Market on …

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Daniel Domelevo to hold ‘retirement’ thanksgiving service

Former Auditor General Daniel Domelevo will on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, organize a thanksgiving service to celebrate the end of his tenure at the Auditor General’s Department. Daniel Domelevo was forced into retirement by the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after going on leave for 167 days. The President in …

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Performance of Ghanaian players abroad

GHANAsoccernet.com brings to you a comprehensive report on the performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad over the weekend in their respective leagues. Our European football expert Herbert Boakye Yiadom brings to you a report on the players below from goal scorers, time duration on the field etc. ENGLAND In the English …

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Ghana‘s Fatawu Issahaku wins Best Player Award at the U-20 AFCON

Ghana’s sensational midfielder Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has been chosen as Player of the Tournament after Ghana’s triumphant display at the just-ended U20 AFCON in Mauritania. The sensational player who plays for Steadfast FC was named the player of the tournament after scoring two goals in 6 games for Ghana. Fatawu, …

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Ghana suffers nationwide power cut over ‘systems challenge’

Ghana has been hit with a nationwide power outage following a ‘challenge’ with the power systems, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has announced. A statement by the power distributor Sunday afternoon said technicians are currently working to resolve the challenge. Some parts of the country have been experiencing power cuts in …

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Senegal shuts schools amid violent unrest

Schools in Senegal will shut until March 15, the education ministry said on Sunday, after days of violent protests that have paralysed parts of the capital Dakar and are expected to continue next week. At least five people have died in demonstrations sparked by the arrest on Wednesday of Ousmane …

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LIVESTREAMING: Date Rush on TV3

Season Four of the popular TV relationship reality show ‘Date Rush’ returns tonight on TV3. The programme gives eligible single ladies and gentlemen the opportunity to find a life partner. The show is simple but intense and fun for the growing number of viewership it garners every weekend. Not surprisingly, …

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Huge explosions rock Equatorial Guinea’s main city

At least 20 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in a series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea, local media report. Around 300 people were injured following the blasts, which happened near a military barracks in the main city of Bata on Sunday. Images on social media showed …

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VIDEO: Did Hawa Koomson jubilate before her approval?

In a viral social media video, new Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson is captured happily dancing supposedly before her ‘shocking’ approval by a majority vote in parliament. In the video, Hawa Koomson is seen dancing to a background song while telling someone in Twi that “)mo se )mo hia …

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GRIDCo speaks after nationwide ‘dumsor’

The Ghana Grid Company Limited has said its technical team is working to restore power after some challenges led to a total shut down. This release comes after all parts of the country experienced interruption in power supply around 2:00pm on Sunday March 7, 2021. According to GRIDCo, the technical …

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Pastor cuts off boy’s thumb over GH¢10 theft

The Head of the Bethel Prayer Centre at Morle in the Jaman North District in the Bono Region, Prophet Osei Blankson, has allegedly slashed the thumb of an 11-year-old boy with a blade. The man of God carried out the act after he accused the boy of stealing his GH¢10. …

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