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Larry King veteran US talk show host dies from Covid-19

US talk show host Larry King has died at the age of 87. The TV star was taken to hospital in Los Angeles in late December after testing positive for coronavirus. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded, tweeted. No cause of death was …

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Fire gut shops in Wa ‘Kejetia’ Market

Fire razes seven shops at the Wa ‘Kejetia’ market in the early hours of Saturday, officials say. The owners of the shops and their relatives were in tears at the time the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the scene at about 0800hrs. Mr Nayaru Mahamud, the Chief Security Officer of …

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West Gonja: Man kills self after stabbing two women in Nabori

A man from Nabori in the West Gonja District shocked residents in the Savannah region when he knifed two of his sisters-in-law killing one, before stabbing himself. Mwinwele David, a private security officer was confirmed dead moments after committing the crime. One of the two victims also died at the …

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A1 Bread begins operations in America

Popular indigenous bread production company A1 has begun operations in the United States of America. The initiative is part of Select USA, an American government program, designed to help foreign products penetrate the U.S. market. Ghana’s embassy in the USA announced the development in a Facebook post. “We are happy …

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Sarkodie Threaten to Sue Anyone Behind his Death Rumors

After false rumors circulated that Sarkodie is dead, he has finally come out to react and debunk it with threats following. Long long ago, rumors started circulating about the death of Sarkodie which happened in a car crush but all were false and the rapper has come out to debunk …

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GIRSAL guarantees GH¢66 million of credit to agribusinesses

The Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) has issued guarantee cover for loans of about GH¢66 million given by financial institutions to agribusinesses. This was made known by Ken Ofori -Atta, the President’s nominee for Minister of Finance, in a speech read on his behalf by the former …

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Akatsi Police arrest members of cattle rustling syndicates

Akatsi Police have arrested two suspected members of a cattle rustling syndicate and saved some of the animals. The suspects, identified as Gariba Ali and Gideon Xenyo, both 25 years, are being held in the custody of the Akatsi Police. Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr Joseph Atsu Dzineku, the Akatsi …

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Petitioner’s case is grounded on extreme speculations – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) says Mr John Dramani Mahama’s election petition is grounded on extreme speculations and ought to be dismissed by the Supreme Court. In its preliminary objection raised through its Counsel, Mr Justine Amenuvor, the EC held that the petition did not merit a trial as same constituted “a total …

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Fomena MP takes Speaker seat during Rawlings tribute

Andrew Amoako Asiamah, independent MP for Fomena and Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, took the Speaker seat for the first time on Friday, January 22, during a plenary session of the house. He took the seat at a time lawmakers were paying tribute to former President Jerry John Rawlings. Speaker Bagbin announced …

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VIDEO: Death-trap school building collapses on boy, 13

A death-trap school building of the New Nsuta Junior High School (JHS) in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region has collapsed on a 13-year-old boy. The incident is said to have occurred in the early hours of Friday, January 22, 2021. The victim, identified as Bernard Kwabena Opoku, a …

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SarkCess Music Denies Rumors Of Sarkodie’s Death

The management of the most decorated Ghanaian rapper Michael Owusu Addo popularly known as Sarkodie has shot down rumors of his death which is fast spreading on social media. The news of the rappers death was first spotted on an online TV station called Agyaadu TV. Social media users have …

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Akufo-Addo chairs virtual ECOWAS summit

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo joined his West African counterparts for a virtual summit today. Over a dozen of regional leaders participated in the 58th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The meeting was under the chairmanship of president …

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