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NPP MP escapes death in gory Koforidua accident

MyNewsGhana.net gathers that the Member of Parliament(MP) for Akyem Oda Alexander Akwasi Acquah escaped death after his pickup was crushed into by a commercial vehicle Monday evening. Alexander Akwasi Acquah was returning to Accra from Koforidua where he is said to have attended an official event. Reports indicate that a commercial …

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Fuel tank explosion in Wa kills two

A petrol tanker exploded inside the Upper West Region capital, Wa, on Sunday, killing two people and injuring one other, according to media reports. The deceased, 24-year-old Amidu and Issahaku, were working on leakages on the tanker at the Wa Magazine when the explosion occured, news portal myjoyonline.com reported. It …

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Shell in court for Nigeria oil spills liability ruling

Royal Dutch Shell Plc faces the latest ruling in a long-running legal dispute with Nigerian farmers who say the energy giant is responsible for oil leaks that have polluted their villages. The case is the first in which a company and its foreign subsidiary have been tried in the Netherlands …

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Ghana FA receive 2nd share of FIFA coronavirus relief package

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) have received the 2nd slice of the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Funds. The nation’s football governing body via their website confirmed the Association have received the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Fund over the weekend. “Immediately FIFA sent the template and held an online meeting on the subject, the GFA staff jumped into action, …

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Akufo-Addo Names Council of State Appointees

Pursuant to Article 89(2) of the Constitution of Ghana, the President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo has released a list of appointees for the Council of State. A statement from the Communications Directorate of Jubilee House released Monday and signed by Acting Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, …

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Radio Gold founder Baffoe-Bonnie is dead

The founder of the now-defunct media organization, Radio Gold, Kwasi Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie has passed away. According to a report from Starrfonline, Kwasi Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie died Monday, February 1, 2021, after battling a short illness. The NDC affiliated station, Radio Gold was shut down about two years ago by the Akufo-Addo …

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Don’t lecture us, answer my questions – Akoto Ampaw to Asiedu Nketia

Lead Counsel for the 2nd Respondent in the 2020 Presidential Election Petition, Lawyer Akoto Ampaw, demanded during cross-examination that witness for the petitioner, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, answered his questions without verbose explanations. In the estimation of the Lawyer Akoto Ampaw, the witness’s explanations to some of the questions amounted to an attempting …

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Meet Rawlings’s only surviving paternal sister

Mrs Judy Nkansah Nee John is the only surviving sister of former President Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings from the paternal line. With her maiden name as Judy John, she was the younger daughter of James Ramsay John, following the first; the former president. Paying her final respects to a beloved elder …

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Group confers award on Francis Owusu-Akyaw for selfless service

Mr Francis Owusu-Akyaw, NPP member and minerals expert receiving his citation from a member of the Youth Awards Ghana (YAG). A group by name Youth Awards Ghana (YAG) under the auspices of Nkay Events Management over the weekend conferred an award on NPP member and Minerals expert, Francis Owusu-Akyaw. In …

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Wa East: NPP Youth Wing Fronts For Majeed Nasir, As DCE

A youth wing in the Wa East Constituency in the upper west region of Ghana has called on the ruling New Patriotic Party to appoint Majeed Nasir as the  District Chief Executive (DCE) for the district. The vocal young group, made of members across the political divide, cited the integrated …

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Five dead in Somalia hotel attack

A gun battle between militant Islamists and Somali security forces at a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, is now over. At least five people were killed in the attack at the Afrik Hotel, which began with a car bomb on Sunday. Al-Shabab said it was responsible. The group, which is …

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