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A 25-year-old Owusu Bempah fined for bonking a dog

A 25-year-old Owusu Bempah, also known as Agbey, is met with the wrath of the Apatim Traditional Bestiality Council. After claims were made by a local, Kwaku Charles, Mr. Bempah was embarrassed in the Wassa East District that he had been involved in a sexual ‘congress’ with a pregnant puppy. …

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3 victims of Mighty gas explosion dead

Three victims from a gas explosion incident at the Mighty Gas filling station in Ho are said to have died while on admission at the Ho Teaching hospital. The incident which occurred on the morning of Wednesday, 11th November 2020 left 14 persons; including 12 males and 2 other females …

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Watch Video: Okada Riders Fight On The Streets Of Accra

A video which is currently at the disposal of mynewsghana.net has seen moment some okada riders were seen engaging in a fistfight on the road as people watched in amazement at the scene of the event. From the video, some four men could be seen fighting over an issue which …

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Woman Dies in Gas Explosion Disaster in Ho

One of the badly injured victims of last week’s gas explosion disaster at Mighty Gas filling station in Ho in the Volta Region has died The only female victim died at the Ho Teaching Hospital where she was on admission with 13 others since the incident occurred on November 11, …

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Shepherd and Mary Bushiri taken into custody in Malawi

Authorities in Malawi say the government was compelled to arrest  fugitive couple Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary after Interpol in Pretoria sent an alert for the couple to be arrested. Malawi minister of information Gospel Kazako  said the couple, who fled SA  last week, were  in police custody. Speaking to eNCA on Wednesday, Kazako …

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Government accepts bids for 7-year cedi and 3-year dollar bonds

Government accepted all bids for the 7-year cedi bond and the 3-year dollar bond issuance, according to auctioning results obtained from the Bank of Ghana. For the 7-year cedi bond, it raised GH¢1.03 billion at a rate of 20.5 percent, whilst it got US$388.9 million dollars for the 3-year dollar bond …

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Strategy for achieving US$25.3 billion by 2029 under NEDS outlined

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority has outlined an integrated list of 17 existing high performing and industrial priority products that could catapult the projected Non-Traditional Export (NTEs) revenue from the current total earnings of US$2.9 billion to US$25.3 billion by 2029. The move forms part of strategic efforts under the …

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COCOBOD denies wrongdoing in purchase of insecticides

The management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has denied any wrongdoing in the matter of the purchase of insecticides for cocoa farms. A statement issued by the management on Tuesday, November 17 said its attention has been drawn to a document circulating on several online and social media platforms …

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VIDEO: ‘You’re A Goat’ – Opambuor Tells Rev. Owusu Bempah

The founder and leader of the Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre, headquartered in Ahenema-Kokoben, Kumasi, Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwah Yiadom caused a stir on live television after he had come down heavily on colleague pastor Prophet Owusu Bempah. According to the senior pastor, Reverend Owusu Bempah has planned to disrepute his hard-earned …

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Rawlings family calls on Mahama, NDC leadership

A delegation from the family of late former president Jerry John Rawlings led by the former diplomat, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, paid a courtesy call to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama and the party leadership. The visit was to …

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Breaking News: Pedestrian Shopping Mall At Circle On Fire

Information in indicates that a pedestrian shopping mall at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra is on fire. The cause of the fire which reportedly started at 1am, Wednesday, is not yet known. Personnel from the Ghana Fire Service are currently trying to douse the fire. Some of the traders are …

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President Ramaphosa speaks to President-elect Biden

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday evening engaged in a telephonic call with US President-elect Joe Biden to discuss ways to strengthen US-Africa relations and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. President Ramaphosa says he is hopeful of a strong partnership between the United States and the African continent in promoting peace and …

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Eastern Cape Grade 11 pupil arrested for taking gun to school

An 18-year-old Grade 11 pupil was arrested in Bethelsdorp in the Eastern Cape for allegedly taking an unlicensed firearm to school. According to police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu, on Monday at about 12:00, members of the Bethelsdorp Reaction Task Team responded to information that a pupil was possibly in possession of …

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FULL DOCUMENT: Read Akufo Addo’s Reply to Martin Amidu

The presidency has finally released an 8 pages documents in response to concerns raised by the embattled Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu. The Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu took Ghana by surprise when he submitted his letter of resignation citing interference on the side of government and other activities by government and …

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Odawna market gutted by fire

The Odawna market near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle has been gutted by fire at Wednesday dawn. Personnel from the fire service were able to bring the fire under control. John Ofori, an eyewitness told Citi News that “We saw the smoke from afar, so we thought it was the [GCB] …

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International airlines plan direct flights to Kumasi

AviationGhana sources have confirmed that two major international airlines are planning to start a direct service between their hubs and the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi when the Kumasi International Airport is completed. The two airlines believe that the region has the numbers to make any such future operation successful. “We …

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