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Mobile money operator shot dead by unknown assailants

A mobile money operator was on Tuesday shot and killed by unidentified gunmen at Denase in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region. Augustine Yaw Boadu, 40, was shot in his shop at about 19:43 hours, his younger brother, Atta Stephen had told the police. The victim sustained …

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[VIDEO]: Armed men attack Keta MP-elect at his residence

The Member of Parliament-elect on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Keta Constituency, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpe, has been attacked by some armed men at the dawn of Friday, December 11, 2020. According to reports by GhanaWeb’s correspondent in the region, the attack took place at MP-elect’s residence at …

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Kwesi Pratt descends on Akua Donkor

Senior journalist and political analyst, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has analysed Akua Donkor’s action prior to and after the Electoral Commission’s declaration of the winner of the 2020 elections. Per Mr Pratt’s perspective, madam Donkor made a mockery of herself following her loud jubilation at President Nana Akufo-Addo’s residence at Nima. …

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Amnesty International accuses military of human rights abuses

At least 10,000 civilians have died in Nigerian military custody since 2011, a report by Amnesty International (AI) indicates. The civilians were being detained in connection with the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in northeast region. According to Amnesty International many of the deaths were recorded …

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Consumer inflation falls into single digits

While Ghanaians were huddled near their televisions and radio sets on Wednesday, impatiently awaiting the official results of the December 7 general elections, major good news about the economy passed virtually everyone by. The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Annim announced that consumer price inflation for November was 9.8 percent. This …

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NPP holds Islamic thanksgiving prayers today for 2020 election victory

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, Friday, December 11, 2020, hold an Islamic thanksgiving prayer for victory in the December 7, 2020, presidential and parliamentary elections. The event is scheduled to take place at the Central Mosque in Abossey Okai, Accra. A flyer of the event sighted by GhanaWeb indicates …

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Mahama’s defiant statement shows he was misinformed – Ben Ephson

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Former President John Dramani Mahama made his ‘defiant’ statement about the just-ended Presidential and Parliamentary elections because he may have been misinformed by the leadership of his party, Pollster and Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper Mr Benjamin Emmanuel Ephson has said. “I think that …

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Akwatia NPP to punish saboteurs

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) branch in Akwatia has vowed to punish all party executives and members who sabotaged the party from retaining the parliamentary seat in the constituency. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, December 11 at Akwatia, NPP Chairman of the Akwatia constituency, Alhaji Baba Yakubu, decried how …

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EU Election Observation Mission Ghana Statement

Accra – 9 December 2020 – Ghana’s 2020 elections were organised in an efficient manner and took place in a peaceful atmosphere, according to the preliminary findings of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM). However, shortcomings identified by previous EU EOMs, mainly related to the transparency of campaign finance …

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Akufo-Addo’s thirst for power outweighs his love for Ghana – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama says Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s thirst for power outweighs their love for their country hence using the security agencies to kill Ghanaians who resisted attempts to change the verdict of the people. Some persons lost their lives in the Techiman South Constituency when the security personnel at the …

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Okala dies while jubilating over Akufo-Addo’s win

A member of of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in Saboba has lost his life in the course of jubilation after the party’s flagbearer was declared as the winner of the just-ended general election. The deceased, one Wassah Mohammed known popularly as Okala is said to have fallen off a motorbike …

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We are investigating incidents of ‘election killings’ – IGP

Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) says all recorded incidents of deaths and injuries in the just-ended elections are being investigated by the Police Service. He said the outcome of the investigations would be made known to the public. Mr Oppong-Boanuh said the elections resulted in five deaths …

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Three grabbed over stolen vehicles

Richard Ibrahim Adamu, a driver, who allegedly took two taxis from two of his colleagues to transport his clients but ended up selling them has been put before an Accra Circuit Court. With him in the dock are Alhassan Kamal, a Scrap dealer, who received the two taxis as scraps …

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Joe Ghatey discloses intentions to contest for Presidency in 2024

Even before Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo starts his second term as President, Ghanaian lawyer, academic and politician Joe Gharteyhave disclosed his intentions to contest for presidency in 2024. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will not be eligible to contest for another election in Ghana after his second term as President which will end in 2024. …

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Police retrieve loaded AK47 rifle from office of NDC MP-elect for Savelugu

A team of Police and Military officers have retrieved an AK47 rifle loaded with 50 rounds of ammunition from the office of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) Member of Parliament-elect for Savelugu in the Northern Region, Alhaji Iddris Yakubu Abdulai Wednesday evening. According to the Northern Regional Police Commander, COP Timothy Yoosa …

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Paolo Rossi: Italy’s 1982 World Cup hero dies aged 64

Italy’s 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi has died aged 64, his family says. Rossi became a household name after leading the Azzurri to victory at the tournament in Spain, finishing as top scorer and being named best player. At club level he first came to prominence as a prolific …

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SA enters second wave of COVID-19 infections

South Africa has officially hit the second wave, with 6 709 COVID-19 new cases reported in the last 24 hours pushing the total number of cases to 828 598. In a special briefing on Wednesday night, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, said the country now meets the resurgence criteria formulated by scientists …

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