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Final list for Speaker of Parliament out as race tightens

Barring any last-minute changes, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will once again choose a native of the Greater Accra Region as the speaker of the 8th parliament. Should that happens, it will be the third time the elephant family would be settling on someone from the region to lead …

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NDC begins it’s 2020 election petition today

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will start its legal challenge of the results of the December 7, election today, 30th December,2020. The date is the last day of the mandated 21-days given under electoral laws for any aggrieved party in the election to file a legal challenge of the process. …

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Akufo-Addo meets cabinet today over school reopening – Oppong Nkrumah

President Nana Akufo-Addo will tomorrow, Wednesday 30th December 2020 meet cabinet to decide on the possible reopening of schools in January 2021, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed. According to him, government has been in discussions with various stakeholders within the sector to come up with a comprehensive and …

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Police look for mothers of two abandoned babies

The Accra Regional Police Command is looking for the mothers of two infants abandoned at two different locations in the capital. The babies were dumped at Ogbojo and Agege, all suburbs of Accra. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Command, told the …

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Antoa Chief priest Calls Fameye To Come To His Shrine

The feud between musician Fameye and his former manager Ogidi Brown which lead to him revealing that he would be sending the musician to Antoa which is a god in Kumasi where people go to ask for solutions to their problem. In the latest development, the chief priest of Antoa has called …

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Diego Costa terminates Atletico Madrid contract

Striker Diego Costa has officially left Atletico Madrid as a free agent following the termination of his contract. The statement was released on Tuesday morning which confirmed that the striker had requested his release and the club has agreed. Aged 32, Costa has fallen from prominence at Atleti in recent times following the summer …

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Septic tank traps two to death

The Police is investigating the death of two persons whose bodies were found in a septic tank at Amasaman near Accra. A third person, Felix Azilagbeto, who was retrieved together with the two deceased: Ebenezer Boye Nartey, 35, and Samuel Oko Ayitey, 39, at the residence of one, Kwame Ayamba, …

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Pregnant woman survives gory accident, two others feared dead

A gory accident which occurred between the Ho to Asikuma junction road in the Volta region has claimed 2 unconfirmed lives while injuring many. The accident which occurred in the afternoon of December 29, 2020, involved a 15-seater minibus with registration number GS 7119-18. The bus is believed to have …

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Strangled lady survives attack by suspected ritualists

A young lady escaped death from her assailants after attempted murder on her life for shouting over a baby allegedly killed for sacrifice. She was strangled and dumped by her assailants on the streets of Cambodia a suburb of Accra at night but survived. The victim, Lydia, who stays in …

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The Deadliest Snakes In The World

Snakes. That word alone is enough to give people the creeps. What with their long, slimy bodies, lack of legs, beady eyes and extensive amounts of venom – it’s easy to see why so many people are terrified of such a creature. That’s why we decided to compile a list …

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Govt pays ¢1 billion out of debt owed SSNIT

The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang, has disclosed that the government has so far paid GH¢1 billion out of its debt owed to the trust. Although the Director-General did not mention the total amount owed, he said the part payment was made …

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Ablakwa exposes govt’s plot to impose a new Speaker of Parliament

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has alleged that the NPP government is planning to restrict MPs from freely voting for their own choice of candidate for the Speaker of Parliament position. According to him, the government in a bid to impose its own Speaker of Parliament …

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EC’s Jean Mensa going into the dock as NDC files election petition today

Barring any last minute changes, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will today file a petition against the 2020 Presidential result declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday, December 9. The Herald is informed that the party’s lawyers led by Tsatsu Tsikata, will be focusing on the Chairperson of the Commission, Jean Mensa to …

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Drunk teenage boy drowns in hotel pool in Kumasi

A 17-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a hotel pool in Kumasi after ignoring safety warnings, witnesses had told dailymailgh.com. This was after he was discovered drunk by his friends and managers of Pokuaa Hotel, while on a day out on Sunday, December 27. The victim, Stormy Brooks Lowell was …

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4 killed in head-on-collision near Dunkwa-on-Offin

Four people have been confirmed dead in an accident in which a Taxi and a Sprinter bus collided head-on, on the Dunkwa-Obuasi road of the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region Monday evening. Fourteen others who are in critical condition are on admission at the Dunkwa Government hospital …

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Ike Odame releases second single track titled “Awura Mu Awura”

Ike Odame releases second single track titled “Awura Mu Awuranin” Ghanaian gospel musician Ike Odame has released his second single titled “Awura Mu Awuranin” The musician released his first single titled ‘Madamfo pa’ in October 2020 and promised his fans that he will follow up with other singles ahead of …

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Joe Biden: ‘Enormous damage’ to US security agencies by Trump

Agencies critical to US security have suffered “enormous damage” at the hands of the Trump administration, US President-elect Joe Biden has said. Mr Biden said his team was not getting the information it needed, including from the Department of Defense, as it makes its transition to power. He spoke after …

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NDC Chairman who allegedly stabbed NPP supporters gets bail

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nkwanta South constituency, Prosper Akamani, who was detained for allegedly stabbing some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been released on bail. According to a Joy News report, Prosper Akamani has been granted bail of GH¢20,000 with two sureties. Reports …

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