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Two motor riders crushed to death in Oti

Two persons, yet to be identified have died at Yabram, a farming community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region on the Asukawkaw-Dambai highway on Tuesday at about 1550 hours. The two motorbikes travelling from opposite sides collided head-on, leaving one female in critical condition, who was rushed …

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Livestream: NSMQ 2020 winners, PRESEC-Legon visit Akufo-Addo

The winners of this year’s edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) Presbyterian Boys SHS have visited the Jubilee House to present their trophy to President Akufo-Addo. The three contestants, in the company of their coach are part of a delegation that has trooped to the seat of …

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No by-election in Mfantseman – Speaker

Speaker of Parliament Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye has said there shall be no by-election in the Mfantseman constituency following the death of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Member of Parliament and parliamentary candidate for the upcoming December polls, Ekow Hayford. This follows speculations that a by-election would have to be …

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Man dies after falling from bridge

A man died after falling from the Rooihuiskraal bridge in Centurion, Gauteng, on to the N14 highway on Tuesday afternoon. He was then hit by an oncoming truck. ER24 paramedics as well as other private medical services arrived on the scene at 13:10. Nothing could be done for the man, …

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I couldn’t sleep after Mali demolition – Ghana captain Andre Ayew

Ghana captain, Andre Dede Ayew has revealed that he could not sleep after Black Stars‘ defeat to Mali. In an international friendly that was staged in Antalya on Friday, October, 10, the Eagles of Mali stunned the Black Stars 3:0. The team came under intense pressure following the defeat. And the Swansea City ace in …

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Mahama promises Gomoa Nyanyano a salt factory

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has announced that his government will establish a salt factory at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region. According to the former president, the establishment of the factory will boost the local economy and give employment to the youth of the …

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COVID-19 to add 150m extreme poor by 2021

Global extreme poverty is expected to rise in 2020 for the first time in over 20 years as the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic compounds the forces of conflict and climate change, which were already slowing poverty reduction progress, the World Bank has said. The COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to …

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Aircraft nearly crashes into school building, disrupts learning

An aircraft almost crashed into a school building at Ajumako Okyeso in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region Wednesday morning after it made a forced landing. According to reports, this was after the aircraft had developed a mechanical fault. The development threw the JHS Two students who …

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Farmer sustains burns after he mistakenly set fire to petrol

A 40-year-old farmer at Assin Brofoyedru in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region, Robert Kwame Ziga, has suffered severe burns after he mistakenly set fire to petrol when he was about to cook. According to the victim, after trying unsuccessfully to lit fire to cook, he saw a …

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Opuni-Agongo trial: Fourth prosecution witness exposed in court

The fourth prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former COCOBOD CEO and two others was found wanting after it emerged that she issued different fertilizer certificates to Sidalco without recourse to an Act of parliament regulating how her office is administered. The witness, Dr. Felicia Ansah-Amprofi, who is the …

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Papavi and gang ‘hit’ Mahama

The Western Togoland separatist group has called out flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over comments made about them. According to them, the attention of the Governing Council of Western Togoland had been drawn to a video purported to originate from XYZ TV station which is making rounds on social media. …

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KIA truck kills two with two others in critical conditions

A KIA truck with registration number GR 3052-17 and heading from Yama in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region to Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region has killed two people. The unfortunate incident occurred at the far west corner of the Walewale market on the road leading …

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Two Woyome Mansions Sold! SC Reject Land

Two mansions belonging to NDC financier Alfred Agbesi Woyome have been sold to defray part of the GH¢51.2 million he fraudulently took from the state in 2011. The mansions at Trassaco Valley, Accra, which is Ghana’s most expensive residential area, were sold at a public auction on September 11 following …

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