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60-yr-old man arrested for sodomizing teenager with GH¢5

  A 60-year-old man, Job Kwansah Mbia, is currently in the custody of the Kasoa DOVSU for allegedly having anal intercourse with a 14-year -old girl. Speaking with Atinka News’ Jackson Gaisie, the victim who lives with her parents in the same neighbourhood with the suspect, revealed that he has …

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Dozens missing after India dam collapses

Dozens of people are missing and feared dead after a Himalayan glacier crashed into a dam and triggered a huge flood in northern India. As the dam broke open, a deluge of water poured through a valley in the state of Uttarakhand. Villages have been evacuated, but officials warned more …

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Assin Atonsu portion of Cape Coast-Kumasi highway caves-in

A section of the Cape Coast-Fosu-Kumasi Highway has caved in at Atonsu, near Assin Fosu in the Assin Central Municipality of the Central Region. The situation is making vehicular movement difficult. Residents said that section of the road had shown cracks, a sign of possible cave-in, for some years now. …

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Kotoko beat Karela United to end 5 year unbeaten home record

Coach Johnson Smith on Sunday afternoon led Asante Kotoko to defeat Karela United 2-0 in the Ghana Premier League as he returned to Anyinase to torment his former club. The Porcupine Warriors club today played as a guest to the side from Anyinase at the CAM Park in a game that served …

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Black Starlets safely arrive in Morocco for training program

Ghana’s U17 side, the Black Starlets have safely landed in Morocco on Saturday for a 6-day training program which starts on Monday. The 36-man contingent landed at the Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca at exactly 9:35 am. The team finally settled at the Annakhil Hotel after a 120km drive from …

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Arteta confirms Partey injury in Arsenal loss to Aston Villa

Mikel Arteta has confirmed Thomas Partey suffered a muscle injury in Arsenal’s loss to Aston Villa, but is unsure of the severity of the problem. Partey has been plagued by injuries since his move to Arsenal from Atletico Madrid last year, and a problem flared up again on Saturday. With Arsenal chasing …

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Songor Salt Project rebels are not from Ada – Residents reveal

The Ada District Police Commander, DSP George Aboagye has revealed that the ongoing impasse in Ada over the Songor Salt Project might be from the misinformation some leaders are giving to their followers. According to DSP George Aboagye, their investigations have revealed that people are revolting against the laudable project …

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Two female students of Saint Luise JHS kidnapped in Kumasi

Two final-year female students of Saint Luise Junior High School (JHS) in Kumasi have reportedly been Kidnaped. The victims after closing from school on Friday reportedly picked a taxi to transport them to Breman UGC where they live with their parents. Upon reaching Suame in the evening, the taxi driver …

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Police, residents rescue four children from suspected kidnappe

Residents at Esumeja in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region chased down and arrested an alleged kidnapper, rescuing four children last week, the police said. This was after one of the victims escaped from a cemetery deep inside the sacred Asantemanso Forest where the victims had been held hostage …

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Ashanti Regional Minister halts KMA’s decongestion exercise

Information reaching Modernghana News reveals that the intended decongestion exercise planned by the authorities of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly on Monday, February 1, 2021 is reported to have failed. The exercise, according to our source, the Ashanti Regional Minister Mr Simmon Osei Mensah allegedly halted the operation for the Assembly’s …

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18 months-old baby allegedly murdered

A child aged 18 months has allegedly been murdered by an unknown group of assailants at a community called Asonomaso in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region. Confirming the incident to this portal, Silver FM reporter Nana Mintah, said Kofi Sika got missing after playing with friends in …

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Woman mauled to death ‘by dog she rescued’

Woman, 25, chewed to death by her rescue dog that attacked her on her sleep A 25-year-old woman was savaged to death by her family’s rescue dog after it reportedly chewed her arm off as she lay in bed. Keira Ladlow, was alone at a house in the Kitts Green area of Birmingham, …

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Recruitment of doctors, dentists to begin 9 Feb

Recruitment of medical doctors and dentists who have completed their house jobs into the Ministry of Health, will commence on Tuesday, 9 February 2021. This was announced by the Ministry in a statement issued by its Acting Chief Director, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari on behalf of the Minister. The statement informed …

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Tomato traders assoc. to embark on strike from 7 Feb.

The Tomato Traders and Transporters Association of Ghana will embark on a strike action effective Sunday, 7 February, 2020. The strike action by the association is in protest against the spate of armed robbery attacks on its members on the Kumasi-Bolga-Burkina Faso road. According to the group, seven of its …

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Thief steals Mosque mats from Nima Police Station

A thief with bravery yesterday stole mats from the Nima Police Station Mosque in Accra. Mosque mats are usually joined together by sewing them, and on which the faithful, as they stand in rows, pray. Worshippers who turned up for the weekly Friday congregational prayers were stunned to learn about …

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