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Youth Activist,  Kwabena Frimpong Honored By Youth Group

Kwabena Frimpong, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and youth activist has been honored by the Youth Awards Ghana (YAG) group.   In a citation, the group acknowledged the youth icon for showing exemplary commitment to the development of the youth of Ghana.   The group particularly noted …

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International tourism to Ghana declines by almost 70 percent – GTA

Figures related to international tourism to Ghana showed a 69 percent decline in 2020, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has revealed. The authority explains the shortfall can been attributed to the adverse impact of the Coronavirus pandemic amid travel restrictions and lockdowns. Nelson Jones, the Acting Director of Public Affairs at the …

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Ignore drink-poisoning video, no officer involved – Bono police

The Bono Regional Police Command has dissociated itself from a video circulating on social media with an accompanying text insinuating that a Police Officer was poisoned to death during the celebration of his promotion. According to the Police, the video, which has gone viral, has no relation with the Ghana …

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Covid: South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over new variant

South Africa has put its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed “disappointing” results against its new Covid variant. Scientists say the variant accounts for 90% of new Covid cases in South Africa. The trial, involving some 2,000 people, found that the vaccine offered “minimal protection” …

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SC to decide Jean Mensa’s cross-examination today

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday, February 9, hear legal arguments from parties involved in the 2020 Election Petition on whether the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa will mount the witness box to testify or not. After the Petitioner John Dramani Mahama had closed his case after …

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Alleged killer of dancehall artiste in Cape Coast arrested

The alleged killer of the 24-year-old dancehall artiste, Mr Emmanuel Aikins, known in the music industry as “Unruly Grant” or “Soft Metal” who was stabbed to death in Cape Coast on Sunday, has been arrested by the police. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Irene Serwaah Oppong, the Central Regional Public …

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You can’t run away from cross-examination – Tsatsu to Jean Mensa

Lead counsel of John Dramani Mahama in the ongoing election petition hearing has insisted that witnesses for the first respondent ought to make appearance in the witness box for cross-examination. This follows a submission by the Lawyer of the Electoral Commissioner, Justin Amenuvor, that his side wishes to close their case …

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GFA seals partnership deal with Kasapreko Company Limited

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has agreed on a two-year partnership deal with Kasapreko Company Limited as an official partner of the senior national team, the Black Stars. The relationship commenced on February 1, 2021, and will see the ‘Awake’ brand of the company as the “Official Water Partner of …

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Man, 60, bribes girl, 14, with GHS5 for two rounds of s3x

Family members of the 14-year-old-girl who was allegedly defiled by a 60-year-old are demanding justice at the Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court in the Central Region. Per reports from the family, the suspect, Job Kwansah Mbia, allegedly sodomised the minor repeatedly anytime she visited his home to watch television, and in …

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Asante Kotoko confirms Abdul Gazale as head coach

Asante Kotoko have today, February 8, 2021 notified the Ghana Football Association of the confirmation of the appointment of Coach Abdul Gazale, a CAF License “A” holder as the substantive head coach of the club. Following the mutual termination of the agreement between Asante Kotoko SC and former Head Coach Maxwell Konadu, the …

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Three armed men murder security man at Ashongman

Three armed men on Monday broke into the GOIL Filling Station Ashongman Pure Water and took away GH¢2,006 and murdered a security man in the process. The night security man whose name was only given as Effo who is in his mid-forties was found dead in a minibus at the …

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National Cathedral: Construction work resumes

Construction work has resumed on the country’s National Cathedral at Ridge in Accra. This comes after work on the site designated for the construction of the Cathedral was stalled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. Demolition works on the houses and offices on the site earmarked for …

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Angry Kintampo traders seize 10 trucks of imported tomatoes

Ghana could face shortage of tomatoes in the coming days as tomato traders at Kintampo have impounded 10 trucks of tomatoes from neighboring countries amid a strike. Following the indefinite strike undertaken by the Tomato Traders and Transporters Association last week over robbery attacks, the Association has started impounding trucks …

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‘Missing’ St. Louis JHS girls found with their boyfriends

The two female students of St. Louis Junior High School (JHS) in Kumasi reportedly kidnapped have been found. They were found at Tafo in Kumasi by the police after a search party was commissioned on Sunday following a report by their parents, Kasapa News’ Ashanti regional correspondent Isaac Bediako Justice …

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NPP Chairman sacks pupils from classroom, locks up building

Jaman South Constituency First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Henry Yaw Afful has allegedly locked up the Ampenkro/Asatroa primary school. According to the Chronicles newspaper, the chairman who sacked the pupils from the classroom before the closure, claims the government has not paid him for a work done. …

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