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VIDEO: Kufuor attends Rawlings’s funeral in wheelchair

It is no secret that former presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufuor had a frosty relationship. While they both tried in the public space do downplay suggestions of some hostility between them, their public statements were more than enough to convey such thoughts to Ghanaians. This deep-seated spite between Rawlings and Kufuor …

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Tamale Super Ladies goalkeeper Mutaka Kailatu dies

Tamale Super Ladies goalkeeper Mutaka Kailatu has died. The young shot-stopper was confirmed dead on Monday, 25th January, 2021 after a short battle with illness. The sad news was broken by her club on Twitter. “Management of Tamale Super Ladies are SAD to announce the DEATH of one of the …

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Nasia accident: 25 in critical condition, others dead

Five persons have died with about 25 others in critical condition following a car crash at Nasia in the North East region. According to reports, a Bawku bound bus was traveling from Kumasi in the Ashanti region to the Upper East region and upon reaching Nasia, the bus crashed into …

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Fire ravages dormitory facility at Paga SHS

Fire has destroyed a girls’ storey dormitory facility at the Paga Senior High School in the Kassena-Nankana West District, our Upper East Correspondent – Senyalah Castro, reports. The Tuesday morning fire completely destroyed the roof of the structure, electrical components especially at the top floor, books, personal provisions and other …

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Four dead in gory accident on Kumasi-Bawku road

Four persons have been confirmed dead after their vehicle traveling from Kumasi to Bawku crashed into the Nasia bridge in the North East Region Tuesday morning. Thirty others who were on the vehicle have also been hospitalized at the Walewale Government Hospital after they sustained injuries. Reports say the vehicle …

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Supreme Court threatens to throw out Mahama’s 2020 election petition

Former president John Dramani Mahama has until Wednesday 27 January 2021 to file his witness statements else his 2020 election petition will be struct out, the Supreme Court has warned. Mahama’s lawyers failed to comply with the apex court’s orders to file the statements by 21 January and instead filed an application …

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Chairman of Melcom Group dead

Chairman of Melcom Group of Companies, Bhagwan Ramchand Khubchandani has died. He died on January 25, 2021, at 84. The astute business mogul was awarded Ghana’s Greatest Entrepreneur of All Time at the last Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards. Under his watch, the Melcom has progressed into six separate …

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GIS intercepts 119 ECOWAS nationals at Sogakope

A total of 119 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nationals have been arrested for entering Ghana through unapproved routes. The illegal travellers included 116 males and three females, comprising 67 Nigerians, 35 Nigeriens, nine Togolese, four Beninese, three Ivoirians and a Ghanaian. They intended going to Ghana’s capital, …

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Watch video of Kufour filing past Rawlings’ mortal remains

Former president of the Republic of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, has paid his last respect to his late former colleague, Jerry John Rawlings. The former President joined President Akufo-Addo and other former heads-of-state to file past Mr Rawlings’ mortal remains Tuesday morning. Even though the former President had to be wheeled, it didn’t …

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LIVESTREAMED: 2020 Election Petition hearing

The Supreme Court will today, January 26, 2021, hear the John Mahama election petition. Lawyers of former president John Mahama have filed a motion seeking leave to file “an additional ground of review” to the review application on the interrogatories. Mr Mahama and his lawyers per the motion for leave …

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Kotoko banned from signing players

Asante Kotoko is in hot waters after being handed a one-period registration ban and fined ¢10,000 for abusive conduct after the Player Status Committee ruled on a petition from former player Abass Mohammed. The Committee found the Porcupine Warriors guilty for abusive conduct after excluding the striker from their squad and …

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Shortage of Rawlings’s funeral cloth hits Accra market

Textile traders at Rawlings Park, Minaba plaza, and its environs in Accra Central have witnessed a boost in sales following the outdoor of the late Jerry John Rawlings’s funeral cloth. According to some traders who spoke to GhanaWeb, the constant buying of the various types of funeral cloths released on …

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Boy, 10, drowns in mining pit near school at Anyinam

A ten-year-old boy has been found dead in a mining pit near a school at Anyinam in the Atiwa East Distirct of the Eastern region. The deceased allegedly drowned in a pit after school hours. His body has been retrieved by the Police and deposited at the Kibi Government Hospital …

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Biden Adds South Africa To COVID Travel Bans

The Biden administration has renewed Trump-era Covid-19 travel bans on non-US visitors from Brazil and most of Europe, including the UK and Ireland. The White House also imposed a new ban on South Africa over its virus variant. Former President Donald Trump had ordered the bans to end on 26 …

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I would have slapped the hell out of Cecilia Marfo – Kumchacha

Ghanaian preacher, Nicholas Osei, popularly known as Prophet Kumchacha, has reacted to how Cecilia Marfo slapped Brother Sammy some time ago. Some years ago, the veteran Gospel musician and Prophetess, who was supposedly in the spiritual realm slapped Brother Sammy at an event. During a discussion on UTV which has been sighted …

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