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Trump campaign website hacked in ‘cryptocurrency scam’

The official website of US President Donald Trump has been hacked by an apparent cryptocurrency scam. His re-election campaign team is investigating the security breach. “The world has had enough of the fake news spread [sic] daily” by the US president, a message on www.donaldjtrump.com briefly displayed. The campaign team …

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Aflao Immigration officials seize parcels of cannabis

The Aflao Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has seized 116 compressed parcels of cannabis, weighing 69,557.3 grams at an unproved route to Togo. Two persons, who were carrying the substances contained in four bags, into the neighbouring country, escaped arrest. Speaking to GNA, Chief Superintendent, Frederick Baah Duodu, …

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2 miscreants arrested for attempting to disrupt voting in Ho

Two miscreants were yesterday arrested by personnel of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Ghana Police Service, for their attempt to disrupt a simulation voting exercise in Ho, yesterday. The SWAT team arrived swiftly at the scene amid warning shots when one of the trouble makers was …

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President of Barcelona and entire Board of Directors resign

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned, with the entire board of Directors also stepping down from their posts. Bartomeu’s decision comes after several months of criticism in the wake of Barcelona’s 8-2 Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich, as well as Lionel Messi’s shock request to leave the club …

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IMF debunks Ghana’s HIPC status

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has debunked claims that Ghana has been classified as a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) based on data on its website. A statement by the IMF indicated that the recent update of Ghana’s debt-to-GDP ratio has NOT triggered any decision or action by the institution. …

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Ofori-Atta presents 2021 Q1 budget statement to Parliament today

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the government budget statement for the first quarter of the 2021 fiscal year to Parliament today, Wednesday, October 28. He is expected to announce key decisions including measures to resuscitate the economy following the coronavirus pandemic. In the event the governing party wins this year’s election, …

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Man stabs his father to death

A-29-year old man, who allegedly stabbed his 52-year-old father to death and injured his wife, on Saturday at Kotobabi in Accra, has been arrested by the police. The suspect, Samuel Ofosu, is in the custody of the police assisting in investigations. The body of the father, Kofi Ofosu, has been …

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Family demands justice for 13-yr old defiled girl

The family of a 13-yr old girl who was allegedly defiled at Agbo-to-me-korpe, a farming community and a suburb of Afife in the Ketu North Municipality has called on the court to ensure that justice is delivered for their daughter. The incident which occurred in June this year has forced …

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Man arrested for possessing pistol

A 36-year-old man, Kofi Klutse has been arrested for allegedly possessing a foreign pistol after he was realized to be a key suspect in a case under investigation by the Akatsi Police Command. The suspect, popularly known as ‘Wonderful Tiger’ was arrested at Tordzinu near Akatsi in the Volta region. …

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Two NDC activists remanded

The Kumasi Circuit Court has remanded two National Democratic Congress (NDC) activists and two others into police custody. Awudu Suley aka Scorpion and two others have been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery. The three were arrested after the police raided the office building of Member of Parliament …

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GII, ACEP other CSOs sue Akufo-Addo

Nine Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have jointly sued President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Supreme Court for asking the Auditor General Daniel Demeleo to proceed on a 167-day accumulated leave. In a statement Monday, the CSOs said: “We had hoped that the President would reconsider his decision in light …

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HOT VIDEO: Kpone Chiefs & Akufo-Addo in hot exchange of words

Day one of President Akufo-Addo’s Greater Accra Regional tour on Sunday, October 25, 2020, took an interesting twist, as videos have emerged of a meeting at Kpone under the Katamanso Kpone District, which recorded high tempters and heated exchange of words. It was reported that, some of the chiefs and …

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Tight security at Shini after chieftaincy clashes

Security has been beefed up in the Northern Region town of Shini in the Tatale District following clashes between two faction in what is suspected to be a chieftaincy feud. Two people have received gunshots wounds and are currently receiving treatment at the hospital. According to the police four houses …

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7 confirmed dead after ghastly accident on Wenchi-Wa highway

A ghastly accident on the Wenchi-Wa highway road has claimed the lives of seven persons at New longoro on Monday October 26. It has been confirmed that the Mercedes Benz sprinter bus with registration number AS 7457-20 from Wa in the Upper West Region, was heading towards Kumasi with passengers …

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